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Tsuhsih Temple pigs of God festival - Sanxia

On the 6th day of the Chinese lunar year, the Tsuhsih Temple holds a pigs of God contest where the aim is to raise the fattest pig. The controversial...

by Craig Ferguson in Taiwan on 28/01/2012

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People come together to celebrate Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan

The Chinese Lantern Festival traditionally takes place on the 15th day of the first lunar month. In Pingxi, Taiwan, a massive release of sky lanterns...

by Craig Ferguson in Taiwan on 26/01/2012

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Prayers and Rituals for the Year of the Dragon

The first 6 days of the Chinese lunar new year, traditional temples are packed with worshipers who come to ask for good fortune, receive blessings,...

by Craig Ferguson in Taiwan on 24/01/2012

28/01/2012 - Tsuhsih Temple pigs of God festival - Sanxia - Taiwan - On the 6th day of the Chinese lunar...
26/01/2012 - People come together to celebrate Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan - Taiwan - The Chinese Lantern Festival...
24/01/2012 - Prayers and Rituals for the Year of the Dragon - Taiwan - The first 6 days of the Chinese lunar...
18/01/2012 - Chinese Lunar New Year Market - Taipei - Taiwan - Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations...
14/01/2012 - Ma Ying-jeou wins 2012 Taiwan Presidential Election - Taiwan - Incumbent Ma Ying-jeou and running mate...
13/01/2012 - Thousands Rally on the Eve of Taiwan's Elections - Taiwan - On the eve of the 2012 Taiwan elections...
03/10/2011 - Keelung City shipwreck kills four and spills oil - Taiwan - Workers from the EPA cleaned up a strip...
03/10/2011 - The oil spill from a shipwrecked cargo vessel - Keelung City - Taiwan - A Cargo vessel ran aground and broke in...
03/10/2011 - Keelung shipwreck kills four, spills oil - Taiwan - Four sailors were confirmed dead and...
15/07/2011 - Hotel scaffolding collapse in Taichung leaves 12 injured - Taiwan - Ten stories of scaffolding around the...

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Tsuhsih Temple pigs of God festival - Sanxia
On the 6th day of the Chinese lunar year, the Tsuhsih Temple holds a pigs of God contest where the aim is to raise the fattest pig. The controversial practice is opposed by animal activ...
People come together to celebrate Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan
The Chinese Lantern Festival traditionally takes place on the 15th day of the first lunar month. In Pingxi, Taiwan, a massive release of sky lanterns takes place in the period between l...
Prayers and Rituals for the Year of the Dragon
The first 6 days of the Chinese lunar new year, traditional temples are packed with worshipers who come to ask for good fortune, receive blessings, make offerings and pray for a prosper...
Chinese Lunar New Year Market - Taipei
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations begin on New Year's Eve when families get together for a feast. Special markets are set up providing food, snacks and candy. Dihua Street and Na...
Ma Ying-jeou wins 2012 Taiwan Presidential Election
Incumbent Ma Ying-jeou and running mate Wu Den-yih of the KMT won the 2012 Taiwan Presidential election with 51.6% of the vote, a margin of 6% or 800 000 votes over challenger Tsai Ing-...
Thousands Rally on the Eve of Taiwan's Elections
On the eve of the 2012 Taiwan elections, candidates Ma Ying-jeou (incumbent) of the KMT and Tsai Ing-wen of the DPP held final rallies across the island nation. Polls suggest this will ...
Backstage at a Chinese Opera
Behind the scenes at a Taiwanese/Chinese Opera performance in Taipei. The Taiwanese style of Chinese opera originated a century ago in Yilan, Taiwan and can commonly be seen at temples ...
The oil spill from a shipwrecked cargo vessel - Keelung City
A Cargo vessel ran aground and broke in half near Keelung City. The oil spill has spread to cover an area of 3km long and about 20m to 40m deep. Taiwan. 3rd October 2011
The remains of the Jui Hsing gravel ship after wreck - Keelung City
The remains of the Taiwanese-owned, Panama-registered Jui Hsing gravel ship that ran aground and broke in half. Four crewmembers were killed, while six remain missing. Taiwan. 3rd Octob...
Keelung City shipwreck kills four and spills oil
Workers from the EPA cleaned up a strip of beach near Keelung after the Jui Hsing, a Taiwanese-owned cargo vessel registered in Panama, ran aground and broke in half, causing an oil spi...
Keelung shipwreck kills four, spills oil
Four sailors were confirmed dead and six were missing after rescuers saved 11 from a freighter that ran aground near Keelung and broke in half, causing an oil spil. Keelung City, Taiwan...
Hotel scaffolding collapse in Taichung leaves 12 injured
Ten stories of scaffolding around the Splendor Hotel in downtown Taichung collapsed. Reports that at least 12 people were injured including one person in a critical condition. Taichung,...
Anti-nuclear protest in Taipei
About one hundred anti-nuclear protesters made speeches and collected signatures for a petition outside Taipei Station. Former premier Frank Hsieh attended the protest. Taipei, Taiwan. ...
Thousands Take To The Streets to Protest Nuclear Power in Taiwan
Thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday to protest against a new nuclear power plant.
Taiwan's Shark Fishing Industry
Taiwan has the fourth largest shark catch in the world, a large part of which goes to fuel the global trade in shark fins, long considered a delicacy in traditional Chinese culture.
Tour de Taiwan - Stage five in Taichung
Cyclists raced around Taichung for stage five of the Tour de Taiwan. Shinichi Fukushima of Japan won the stage. Taichung, Taiwan. 24/03/2011
Anti-nuclear Protest in Taiwan
An anti-nuclear protest with the theme "No to nuclear power" was held in Taipei in the wake of the nuclear incident in Fukushima. Taipei, Taiwan. 20/03/201
DPP rallies for change in Taichung
Several thousand people joined a rally in Taichung to support Su Jia-chyuan, the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Mayor of Taichung in the election to be held on 27th N...
Anti-corruption march in Taipei, Taiwan
100 000 people tooks to the streets in an anti-corruption rally ahead of local elections in, Taipei, Taiwan. 21/11/2010.
Anti-petrochemical protest in Taipei
Thousands of people marched through Taipei to protest against expansion of the petrochemical industry in Taiwan. Many came from Changhua and Yunlin counties which are directly affected ...

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Hello, did anyone get pics

Hello, did anyone get pics from the protests against the lifting of the ban on US beef imports in Taipei ?

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Typhoon Morakot is expected

Typhoon Morakot is expected to hit Taiwan in the next few days. Images and reports welcome.

Taiwan legalises

Taiwan legalises prostitution, 600,000 people are involved in sex-related jobs. Images and reports are welcome.