Built in 1921, the Bluenose was a Nova Scotia Grand Banks fishing schooner designed  specifically  to win races against the Gloucester fishing schooner of New England . After dominating these prestigious schooner races for many years, the Bluenose was sold into trade in the Caribbean, .....

Born in Sanxia Township in Taipei County, Lee Mei-Shu developed an interest in both music and fine arts as a child, owing to the fine upbringing he had. After graduating from Taipei Normal School in 1918, Lee served as a teacher and, during summer vacations, as an apprentice under Ishikawa Kinichirou. In 1928, he was admitted to the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, henceforth dedicated himself to various art movements in Taiwan

This provincial silver ingot, weighing more than nineteen hundred grams, was the official currency of the Yuan dynasty. As you can see, it is shaped like a flat weight. On the front of the silver ingot is engraved “provincial”, “fifty Liangs”, and the names of the officials that were responsible for the casting. ...

A native of Manka, Wang Shui-King specialized in window advertising and interior design for jewelry stores and boutiques when he was young. He learned painting from experienced painters such as Li Shi-Qiao and Yang San-Lang. In 1949, his work was selected to the Fourth Taiwan Art Exhibition

Mullet roe is an important product of Taiwan’s fishery industry. Women here are working with mullet roe so that it may be sent to market.

The three-spined Cavoline (Diacria trispinosa) has a flattened shell that is open at the front. The sides flare forward to a tip like the wings of a spaceship. Towards the rear is a long and slim blunt tail that looks like a spaceship tailfin with a light on the end. ......

The predecessor of Kaohsiung Ammonium Sulfate Co., Ltd. was located in Hanyang County, Hubei Province and belonged to the Bureau of Ordnance, Ministry of National Defense. The factory manufactured gunpowder and ammonium sulfate fertilizer. Dr. Huang Chao-hui was its manager. .....

This is a box used by the shamans of the Paiwan tribe and referred to as kanepochi or anepochi in that tribe’s native language. These boxes were mostly made from wood. They served as containers for objects used in divination rites. .....

Built in 1637, this ornately carved and gilded British warship was called by Dutch seamen " The Golden Devil" and was said to be 150 years ahead of her time.She was larger and more powerful than any other ships of the day and fought in many battles.(Original source ： Classic Sailing Ships)

Pinnate is a term used to describe feather-like or many-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis in plant structure. ......