Experiencing

Language :

Mandarin / Taiwanese / Hakka / Indigenous Languages

Taiwanese language may refer to

• Most commonly
  • Taiwanese Hokkien, spoken by about 70% of the population of Taiwan

Customs:

In the picture below is show the customs of all the Taiwanese’s aborigines. 

              

Aboriginal celebrations reenact ancient scenes when hunting played an important role in indigenous diets.

A welcoming ceremony performed by Amis tribal dancers.

Going Shoeless

In Taiwan, shoes are left either outside or in the entryway. Though this is employed in the home, it can also apply to classrooms or even dressing rooms in clothing stores.

Religion:

Taiwan is highly of religious belief, with the practices of Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Mormonism, the Unification Church, Islam, and Hinduism, as well as native sects such as Yiguandao and others. The country not only respect traditional faiths but also opens its arms to other types of religious thought from the outside.

Climate:

Taiwan enjoys warm weather all year round. Weather conditions fluctuate during spring and winter, while in summer and autumns the weather is relatively stable. Taiwan is extremely suitable for travelling, as the annual average temperature is a comfortable 22 degrees Celsius with the lowest temperatures on the lowlands generally ranging from 12 to 17 degrees.

During the summer time (June to August). During raining season (March to May), continuously drizzling rain will sometimes fall on Taiwan. During winter there no snow at Taiwan. During the autumn (September to October), you can wholeheartedly enjoy the cool and comforting weather, while Taiwan’s relatively warm and short winters (November to February) are the time for you to see the beautifully coloured of trees.

Money conversion:

1 New Taiwan dollar(TWD/TND) = 0.0322 Australian dollars(AUD)

1 AUD = 31.09055 TWD

1 New Taiwan Dollar= 0.0341 US dollars

Food:

Taiwan has many popular things, therefore it have food in it too. A lot of people will want to come to Taiwan again and again because of food, there are so many foods in many part of Taiwan.  Food in Taiwan look very delicious and test so yummy. Also a lot thing in Taiwan are very expensive but for the food is very cheap it just about $100TND about AUD$3 so you can test whatever you want.

1. This is call Taiwan’s Beef Noddle.

2. Soup beef noddle  “xiao-chi”

 

3. o-a-mi-suann (slender noodles with oysters). 

1. 4. uann-kue (“bowl-pasties”)

Gua bao (割包)

It’s a hamburger, Taiwan-style.

Pineapple cake (鳳梨酥)

This Taiwanese pastry is one of the best souvenir options. These mini pineapple pies are filled with candied pineapple.

Oyster omelet (蚵仔煎)

It was voted best snack to represent the island.

Bubble tea (珍珠奶茶)

Bubble tea is representative of the “QQ” food texture that Taiwanese love.

Flag:

1. This is the national flag of Taiwan.

National Dress:

There are many different types of traditional clothing in Taiwan. Such as headdresses, kimonos, tunics, and sashes, and even particular kinds of ceremonial wedding dresses with many different colour but usually Taiwanese wear dark colour it’s their favourite colour.

These women with the three different colour but the same dress is dance the aboriginal of Taiwan. They wear the same dress and it show the custom of people who live in Taiwan.

 

In the picture below is call Headdress.

This is a picture of a chiang-piao.

Modern Dress in Taiwan

This beautiful ladies are wearing Taiwanese’s aboriginal dress and dance on 2005 for the Taiwan University of Art.

Wedding dress that have white/pink/red and also another colour and it look very nice to all the people who want to be marry in Taipei.

(Costume role-play) by National Taiwan University Stadium (國立台灣大學綜合體育館) in Taipei capital city of taiwan.

Time Zone:

Taiwan is 2 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time, and on the same time as Perth. With daylight saving in Australia, this becomes 3 hours.

National Flower of Taiwan

    

Plum Blossom (Prunus Mei), a flower which produces shades of pink and white and gives off a delicate fragrance, adopted as the national flower of Taiwan on July 21, 1964.The Flower has great symbolic value for the Chinese people because of its resilience in harsh winter weather.

Apart from that Taiwan also has selected floral emblems for its Counties, Magnolia is the flower emblem ofChiayi County, Common Bombax of Taichung County and Gaillardia ofPenghu County.

• Surrounded by water on all sides, Taiwan, with its excellent topography and climate, has an outstanding environment for growing flowers. According to statistics, there are over 4,000 native vascular plant species (including ferns and flowering plants) in Taiwan.

National animal of Taiwan:

The Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), also called the Taiwan Magpie or Formosan Blue Magpie or the “long-tailed mountain lady“, is a member of theCrow family. It is an endemic species living in the mountains of Taiwan at elevations of 300 to 1200metres.

In 2007 National Bird Voting Campaign held by Taiwan International Birding Association, there were over 1 million votes cast from 53 countries. Taiwan Blue Magpie defeated Mikado Pheasant and was chosen as Taiwan’s national bird, though it has yet to be formally accepted.

   

National holidays:

2013 Date	Name	Remarks
January 1	New Years Day	Republic Day
February 9	Chinese New Year	Day before 1st day of 1st lunar month
February 10	Chinese New Year	1st day of 1st lunar month
February 11	Chinese New Year	2nd day of 1st lunar month
February 12	Chinese New Year	3rd day of 1st lunar month
February 13	Chinese New Year	4th day of 1st lunar month
February 24	Lantern Festival	15th Day of 1st lunar month
February 28	Peace Memorial Day
April 4	Childrens Day
April 5	Tomb Sweeping Day
May 1	Labour Day
June 12	Dragon Festival
September 19	Mid-Autumn Festival	TBC
October 10	National Day	Celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911
October 13	Double Ninth Day	Autumn Remembrance

Life style in Taiwan/ What do they do for fun?

Taiwan might have a lot of thing to do for making fun, but they are really big in nature. Nature hikes around yaming Mountain and other mountains and stuff are very common. The zoo is also very cool, it is REALLY big and great. Also, walking around Taipei 101 or watching birds,  it is very expensive if you buy anything but food is not expensive.

For some people about evening they going out to eat dinner at the restaurant together with family or friend. Then after dinner they enjoy themselves by singing karaoke and other.