An Invitation
History
Canadian Presbyterian minister George Mackay on a visit to the Chilai Plain
The Dutch built this fortress—known as Fort Zeelandia
The first student demonstration in Taiwan’s democracy movement
The Hung Yeh little league team won the 1968 World Little League Championship
Map of the island of Formosa and coastal China
Performers play pipa lute and sanxian
“Pig Lord Contest”—a religious festival held at the City God Temple in Tahsi, Taoyuan County
Pingpu aborigines (one of Taiwan’s aboriginal groups)
A presidential election rally of Mr. Chen Shui-Bian and Ms. Lu Hsiu-Lien
Reverend Mackay pulls teeth of converts at the Wunuan Pingpu Church in Ilan County
Solar salt fields in the Tainan area during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan
Taiwanese partisans exhort 100 000 citizens in Ketagalan Boulevard, Taipei, to “stand up for Taiwan”
A Traditional Market in Taiwan
Nature
Acorus gramineus macrospadiceus, a variety endemic to Taiwan
The butterfly Cepora nandina eunama
The butterfly Danaus chrysippus
The butterfly Ixias pyrene insignis
The Chiangchun Rocks on Green Island
Chinese Crested Terns (Matsu Terns)
The Chingshui Cliffs along the old Suao-Hualien Trail in eastern Taiwan
The Coastal Range of eastern Taiwan
Coastal reefs on Hoping Island, Keelung City
The “Double Heart” fish trap on Chimei Island, Penghu County
Dusk at Nanhu Fishing Harbor on Chimei Island, Penghu County
The Formosan Landlocked Salmon
Green Island’s Chaojih Hot Springs at dawn
Green Island’s Chiangchun Rocks
The high mountain forest community
Jialuo Lake in Tatung Township, Ilan County
The Light-vented Bulbul (also known as the Chinese Bulbul)
The Morrison azalea (Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum), a species endemic to Taiwan
Mt. Yushan is a symbol of the spirit of Taiwan
Nuphar shimadai, an aquatic plant endemic to Taiwan
The Peihai Tunnel Complex on the offshore island of Matsu
A Penghu resident looks for shellfish in the tidepools at dawn
The rare water plant Brasenia schreberi
The sea shimmers in Lanyu’s Tungching Bay
Sedum morrisonensis, a high mountain species endemic to Taiwan
Shuanglien Pond in Ilan County is an important aquatic plant conservation area
A snowy scene in the Syueshan Range
Swertia matsudai, a species endemic to Taiwan
The Taiwan pleione (Pleione formosana), a species endemic to Taiwan
The Tapaisha Diving Area on Green Island
Towering Mt. Yushan—at 3952 meters Taiwan’s highest peak
Architecture
Beinan Park, Taitung County Museum of History and Prehistory
Central Taiwan Changhua County Confucius Temple
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial and two Yuan buildings at night, Taipei
Chinan Presbyterian Church in Taipei
The Erkun Fortifications, Tainan County
Etron Technology’s “smart building” in the Hsinchu Science Park
“Fairy Ribbon” at Maoluo Creek in Nantou County
Fort Providencia in Tainan was a fortress built during the Dutch period
Historical building of National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei
The Hsiaoyun Mansion in Shenkang, Taichung County
Internal structure of the Luce Memorial Chapel at Tunghai University
The Lin Family Gardens in Panchiao (home of Lin Pen-yuan)
Luce Memorial Chapel at Tunghai University in Taichung
Martyrs’ Shrine in Taoyuan County
Mengchia Lungshan temple in Taipei
National Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei
National Taiwan University’s bamboo house at Hsitou in Nantou County
Office of the President in Taipei
An octagonal plafond ceiling about the stage at Lungshan Temple in Lukang
Part of the Lin Family Gardens in Panchiao
Peitou Hot Springs Museum, Taipei
Seaside stone towers on Hsihu Island, Penghu County
Shihsanhang Museum of Archeology, Taipei County
Taipei International Financial Tower
Taipei Museum of Fine Art, Taipei
Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp. building, Taipei
The Tehyueh Mansion in Shuitou, Kinmen County
A Tsou (one of Taiwan’s aboriginal tribes) men’s house with a wooden structure, Chiayi County
Yingko Ceramics Museum in Taipei County
Performing Arts
Atayal warriors in traditional costume
Bunun children in full traditional costume
Carved flowers decorated the interior of a temple
God impersonators lead a procession for a temple festival
Guardian deities painted on a temple door
A “household generals” ritual performing arts troupe
The joyful Rukai harvest festival
The Legend Lin Dance Theatre performs the “Anthem to the Fading Flowers.”
Matsu (one of the leading deities)
Men of the Tao Tribe perform a ritual dance
A modern dance company—the Taipei Crossover Dance Company
The number one tragic female role in Taiwanese opera
A Paiwan man in traditional costume asks for a woman’s hand in marriage
A performance of “Bamboo Dream” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 1
A performance of “Bamboo Dream” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 2
A performance of “Cursive II” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Performance of “Diamond Heart” by the U Theatre
Performance of “Listen to the Heart of the Sea” by the U Theatre
A performance of “Nine Songs” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
A performance of “Silent Pestle Sound” by the Neo Dance Company 1
A performance of “Silent Pestle Sound” by the Neo Dance Company 2
A performance of “Songs of the Wanderers” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 1
A performance of “Songs of the Wanderers” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 2
A performance of “Water Moon” by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Production of oil-paper umbrellas in Meinung, Kaohsiung County
Roof decorations at Pao-an Temple in Taipei
Rukai on a swing celebrating the harvest
Scene at a temple festival in Taiwan
The Taipei Dance Circle performs the “Kuroshio current.”
Taipei holds a lantern show for the Lantern Festival.
Visual Arts
Aboriginal Girl, Shui-Long Yen
Bustling South Street, Hsueh-Hu Kuo
The Depths of My Heart, Tsan-hsing Kao
Door of the Taiwan Taiya, A Sun Wu
Drifting Uniform II, Donald Han
Early Spring of Kenting, Mei-Shu Lee
Floating Coordinates, Ming-huei Chen
Hidden in a Sack, Wen-hsiang Chen
Indulgent but not Confused, Ming-tse Li
In the Manner of a Phoenix, Yang Ying-feng
Ling Chih-kao: Echo of a Historic Photo, Chieh-Jen Chen
Mt. Kuanyin Sunset, Te-Cheng Liau
On the Island-Exile III, Cheng-jen Chang
Orange Blossoms, Houei-Kuen Chen
Second-generation Taiwan Futeh Temple, Shy Gong
Secret Strength, Hsien-kun Chan
A Spring Night’s Dream II, Tian-chang Wu
Taichi Series-Taichi Arch, Ju Ming