http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=586&ctNode=3008&mp=2
The link above gives quality information regarding Taiwan's culture. The webpage describes where Taiwan's culture has come from and how it was developed. The site is credible because it is a government website for the Ministry of Education. There are different categories of culture, and this webpage examines the social and the aesthetic aspects of culture.
http://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/taiwan-guide
The second link is a more in-depth look into Taiwan's culture today. This site is great because it explains the culture within peoples' interactions. A big part of culture is how the people of the region/country express themselves and the proper etiquette in a given situation. This website looks at the social aspects of culture as well as the belief system of the people.
The link above gives quality information regarding Taiwan's culture. The webpage describes where Taiwan's culture has come from and how it was developed. The site is credible because it is a government website for the Ministry of Education. There are different categories of culture, and this webpage examines the social and the aesthetic aspects of culture.
http://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/taiwan-guide
The second link is a more in-depth look into Taiwan's culture today. This site is great because it explains the culture within peoples' interactions. A big part of culture is how the people of the region/country express themselves and the proper etiquette in a given situation. This website looks at the social aspects of culture as well as the belief system of the people.
This map shows the distribution of the Hokkien language in Taiwan. Mandarin-Chinese is the main language spoken which is a social element of culture. The Hokkien language comes from the Fijianese descendents.
Project, J. (n.d.). Han Chinese, Min Nan in Taiwan. Retrieved February 14, 2017, from https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11344/TW
The two images above represent the average age of women in Taiwan at the time of their first marriage. In the first image, the year is set in 1905. The age that the average Taiwanese woman first got married was 18.1 years old. Now looking at the more current date of 2005, the average woman in Taiwan gets married for the first time at 27.8 years old. This is almost a 10 year age difference in a 100 year span.
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The two images above display how the hourly compensation has changed over time in Taiwan. This is the amount of financial compensation per non-working hour. On the left, the hourly compensation was $1.03 in the year 1980. The other image displays the the hourly compensation at $6.43 in 2006. Over those 26 years, the amount went up by $5.40, or $0.21 per year.
This map shows the major religion in the different of Asia. Half of China is blue which indicates that Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are widely practiced. The other half of China follows Theravadin Buddhism, according to the map.
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What Taiwan Eats
BStaple foods: Rice, meats like pork, chicken, and beef, wheat or rice noodles, and soup.
Drinks: coffee, high quality tea, and a range of alcoholic beverages
Aboriginal food: there are many delicacies from the aboriginal people of Taiwan. High mountain bees and a dish called "damamian" are a couple. Yams, taros, and millet were a staple for the indigenous people.
Vegetarian: There are many food options for those who do not eat meat because many Taiwanese people do not eat meat certain days of the month for religious or spiritual reasons.
Night markets are a very popular way of getting food in Taiwan. The food is already made and are inexpensive.
Source: http://lifeoftaiwan.com/about-taiwan/food-drink/
Drinks: coffee, high quality tea, and a range of alcoholic beverages
Aboriginal food: there are many delicacies from the aboriginal people of Taiwan. High mountain bees and a dish called "damamian" are a couple. Yams, taros, and millet were a staple for the indigenous people.
Vegetarian: There are many food options for those who do not eat meat because many Taiwanese people do not eat meat certain days of the month for religious or spiritual reasons.
Night markets are a very popular way of getting food in Taiwan. The food is already made and are inexpensive.
Source: http://lifeoftaiwan.com/about-taiwan/food-drink/
Beef Noodle Soup Recipe
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Beef Noodle Soup is called "niu rou mian" in Taiwan, and it is one of the main comfort foods of the island. This was created by the veterans in Kaoshiung after leaving mainland China during the Chinese Civil War.
In Taiwan, food and religion are a bit connected. There are a lot of vegetarian restaurants and options in Taiwan because on certain days of the month, for religious reasons, many people do not eat meat.
Taiwan grows its own rice and also has a wide variety of vegetables including cabbage, taro, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, and several others. A quarter of the fish eaten in Taiwan comes from farms instead of fishing. Taiwan does import a lot of vegetables and meats, however. Taiwan imports from many Asian countries as well as the United States, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands.
http://www.worldsrichestcountries.com/top_taiwan_imports.html
http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/10-classic-taiwanese-dishes-2376671
In Taiwan, food and religion are a bit connected. There are a lot of vegetarian restaurants and options in Taiwan because on certain days of the month, for religious reasons, many people do not eat meat.
Taiwan grows its own rice and also has a wide variety of vegetables including cabbage, taro, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, and several others. A quarter of the fish eaten in Taiwan comes from farms instead of fishing. Taiwan does import a lot of vegetables and meats, however. Taiwan imports from many Asian countries as well as the United States, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands.
http://www.worldsrichestcountries.com/top_taiwan_imports.html
http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/10-classic-taiwanese-dishes-2376671