21. Pale rose-toned jacquard satin with floral design and black satin trimming
(Showcases/A Slice of Wonder)

This garment is a Chinese vest, a type of casual wear from the Qing Dynasty. ..... Late Qing Dynasty (1860~1890’s) Length: 86 cm Width: 91 cm   This garment is a Chinese vest, ...

22. Apricot silk satin with floral design
(Showcases/A Slice of Wonder)

Speculated to be made in 1860’s, this garment displays the style popular in late Qing Dynasty. ..... Late Qing Dynasty (1860~1890’s) Length: 108 cm Width : 132 cm   Speculated ...

23. Black satin with embroidered vignettes
(Showcases/A Slice of Wonder)

This piece of the late-Qing Dynasty was fashioned after the style of female garments in Han Dynasty, ..... Late Qing Dynasty (1860~1890’s) Length: 108 cm Width: 156 cm   This ...

24. Light blue jacquard satin with “joy and luck” floral design
(Showcases/A Slice of Wonder)

This Chinese Tao shirt is an example of the fashion known as “Min style,” ..... Late Qing Dynasty(1860~1890’s) Length: 100 cm Width: 140 cm This Chinese Tao shirt is an example ...

25. Richly-colored satin with embroidered flower and butterfly motifs
(Showcases/A Slice of Wonder)

The streamers of polychrome satin fabric that hang from the skirt's white cotton waistband are decorated with floral and butterfly patterns. .....   Late Qing Dynasty (1860~1890’s) ...

26. The History of the North-South Railway
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

1908 marked a significant year in Taiwan’s railway history. Before the Japanese Colonial Period began in 1895, railways in Taiwan were planned and constructed under the rule of Liu Mingchuan, the ...

27. Bathing Around The World
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

The first thing a newborn does besides crying is taking a bath. The new baby, eyes closed and wet all over after leaving the mother’s womb, is washed in warm water immediately after birth. The clean, ...

28. The Playfulness of Academic Crossover
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

Before I came in contact with the Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Program (TELDAP), I had never thought about the unlimited potential of academic crossover and the many amusing concepts and interesting ...

29. Splendid and Confident – Taiwanese Career Women in the Japanese Colonial Period
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

The profile of modern career women in Taiwan has gone through a lot of changes over the past hundreds of years. At its very beginning, the type of work done by women was merely family-based handiwork on ...

30. Highlights from the Collection: Taiwan First Expo
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

The year 1935 marked the 40th anniversary of Japanese colonization in Taiwan.  To show how far Taiwan had progressed under its rule, the colonial government decided to host a large-scale exposition ...

31. Formosa, the Treasure Island in the Age of Discovery
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Europeans fleets frequently sailed the seas near Africa, Asia, and the Americas, looking for new trade routes and partners. During their journeys, Europeans discovered ...

32. Maria’s Worries: The Endless War between Workers and Employers
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

Since the enforcement of Employment Services Act in 1992, the introduction of foreign laborers (including in-home caregivers and housekeepers) has been going on for 18 years. However, they have not been ...

33. Rare Collections: short coat for men from the Taus/Yamis
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

According to the statistic of Council of Indigenous People, Executive Yuan, in November 2009, the Tau tribe, who migrated to the Orchid Island, southeast of Taiwan, hundreds of years ago, now amount to ...

34. Encounters Across Time and Space – The Folk Artist Digital Museum
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

This is the story of a series of encounters: In Taipei, elementary school kids play melodies by master composer Lee Tai-hsiang on recorders; In Douliu, Yunlin County, junior high schoolers sing folk songs ...

35. Old Yeh: The Figure
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

Old Yeh was not my biological father, but he was as kind to me as any father could be and inspired me in my quest for literary creation. The first time I picked up Old Yeh from his old residence in ...

36. The Slow Ship Back to Taiwan: Mori Ushinosuke, a Man Who Cared About Taiwanese Aborigines
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

Mori Ushinosuke (1877-1926?), a thin eighteen year-old with the eyes of an adventurer, travelled to Keelung on a transport vessel loaded with Japanese army when Japan took over Taiwan in 1895.  Although ...

37. The Quest for the River of Gold
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

The eastern coast of Taiwan is flanked by vast mountains whose summits are perennially shrouded by mist. Off the coast are unfathomable trenches beneath the Pacific Ocean. The topographical variety of ...

38. John Dodd, Li Chunsheng, and the Age of Taiwanese Tea
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

It was these two men who made Taiwanese tea known world-wide, and brought unprecedented prosperity to Dadaocheng. Their success has won them the title: "Fathers of Taiwanese Tea".   ...

39. Hill-fish or Tortoise-fish? Confused About the Difference
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

The _^Shanhai Jing_^ (Classic of the Mountains and Seas) writes that Lingyu (Hill-fish) has the face and limbs of a human, the body of a fish, and lives in the sea.   _^“Lingyu (Hill-fish) ...

40. Chenghuang—City God, Judge, and Underworld Official
(Facets of Taiwan/Lives & Cultures)

According to the Book of Rites, the eight gods revered during the zha ceremony are Xianse; Sise; Nong; Youbiaozhui; Maohu; Fang; Shuiyong; and Kunchong. Of the seventh among these, Shuiyong, the classic ...