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Beautiful Taiwan 台灣
Amy, Soar and Ting

2. Geo location & weather
Location:
Weather– North: Subtropical; South: tropical
Average warm ( January 14 ºC, July 30 ºC)
Typhoons between June and September

3. Population & Language
Total: 23,239268 ( March 2012)
• Han Chinese (98%) -
Hokkien (70%), Hakka (15%), and
Other Han Chinese (13%)
• Aborigines (2%) –
14 different tribal groups,
each with a different
language & culture
(Formosan language)

4. Economy
10/05/12

5. Political Controversy
Facts:
• Taiwan has democracy
• Different passport and visa
• Taiwan has never been ruled by the
communist China government
• International political status unclear

6. Brief History
Earliest (with archeological evidence) since 5000 BC.
Aborigines has been in Taiwan before 13th Century.
1624-1662 Dutch colonised Southern Taiwan.
1626-1642 Spanish colonised Northern Taiwan.
1662-1895 Chinese (Ming & Qing Dinasty)
1895-1945 Japanese conolised Taiwan
1945-present R.O.C. (Republic of China, not to be
confused with PRC-People’s Republic of China)

7. Major city - Taipei
North of Taiwan 台 北
Cultural and economic capital, 3
million people in a fast-paced and
crowded city with major universities

8. Major city – Taichung
台中
Middle of Taiwan 台 中
Nice weather all year round- well
sheltered from the mountains around
Third largest city in Taiwan- population:
2.66 million

9. Taichung- Attractions
National park: Shei-Pa Sun-Moon Lake (日月潭)
the largest lake in Taiwan
(雪霸) National Park
Food
Night markets

10. Major city - Kaohsiung
• Southwest of Taiwan
• Tropical weather –
South of the Tropic of Cancer
• ‘Kaohsiung Incident’
• Second largest city in Taiwan (population
2.9 million)
• ‘Harbour capital’ of Taiwan – Port of
Kaohsiung

11. Major tourist attractions
• Former British Consulate - Overlooks the
famous Siziwan Bay and the Port of Kaohsiung
• Kenting National Park

12. Food!
• World famous food
• Night-market culture
• Family & social gatherings

13. Food!
• Must-try items
Fruits, seafood, night markets

14. More Food!
• Cultural diversity in food
• Exotic items?

15. Notable movies
The Wayward Cloud
City of Sadness (1989) (2005) Sadiq Bale (2011)

16. Notable cultural events
• Lunar New Year
• Lantern Festival
• Dragon Boat Festival
• Mid-Autumn Festival

17. Visiting Taiwan
Transportation – be creative!
Accommodation – stay with local
Costs – reasonably low
Must-see places – Taroko Gorge, Islands around,
mountains
Simple words that will get you far
Shie-Shie (thank you)
Hao (good, agree, nice)
Hao-chi (delicious)