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A Time for Family: Your Guide to the Moon Festival in Taiwan

By: traveltaipeimagzine 2020-09-222020-09-22

Festivals, History & CultureEditor's Pick, Family, Festival, holiday, Moon FestivalLeave a Comment

Happy Moon Festival! Here’s everything your guide to the Moon Festival in Taiwan.

A Quick Guide to Keelung’s Mid-summer Ghost Festival

By: Taiwan Scene 2020-09-042020-09-04

Central Taiwan, Festivals, History & CultureFestival, Ghost Festival, Keelung, Religion, TaiwanLeave a Comment

Here’s the lowdown on the celebrations around the northern Taiwan city.

Season of Folk Beliefs: Fun Cultural Festivals in Taipei

By: traveltaipeimagzine 2020-03-152020-03-13

Festivals, History & Culture, Northern TaiwanFestival, Religion, Taipei, TempleLeave a Comment

Temples are an indispensable part of daily life for most people in Taiwan. Check out a variety of folk belief ceremonies that are held in Taipei in spring.

The Qingshan King Rituals of Bangka

By: traveltaipeimagzine 2019-11-062019-11-12

Activities, Festivals, History & Culture, Northern Taiwan, PlacesFestival, Religion, TaipeiLeave a Comment

One of the biggest religious festival in Taipei — “the Qingshan King Rituals” (青山王祭典) — is going to be held from Novemer 16 to 19, 2019!

A happy accident: a first experience of Taiwan Pride

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-10-212019-10-21

Activities, Festivals, History & Culture, Guest Column, Voices From TaiwanEditor's Pick, Festival, lgbt, LGBTQ, TaipeiLeave a Comment

Taipei takes acceptance beyond the scope of nightlife; it’s a place where identity can be lived, rather than designated a few hours of a Saturday evening.

Taiwan Pride 2019: 5 ways to celebrate with Taipei’s LGBTQ community

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-10-092019-10-15

Activities, Festivals, History & Cultureactivities, bars, Culture, Editor's Pick, Festival, LGBTQ, Taiwan pride, travelLeave a Comment

How can you make the most of both the experience of Taiwan Pride and your trip to the island? With knowledgeable LGBTQ-friendly guides and private-to-small group sizes, MyTaiwanTour offers a uniquely local Pride experience that shows off the best of Taipei history, culture, drinking and dancing.

An Art Festival Never Sleeps — Nuit Blanche Taipei

By: traveltaipeimagzine 2019-10-052019-10-05

Activities, Festivals, History & CultureArt, Festival, Nuit Blanche, TaipeiLeave a Comment

WORDS BY Takayuki ShinoyamaPHOTOS BY Nuit Blanche Taipei 2019TRANSLATION BY JR Wu, Joe Henley “Nuit Blanche,” or White Night as it means in English, has become a spreading phenomenon around the world recently. Museums, galleries, and art centers that usually open only during the daytime will open their doors at the witching hour to hold…

Pride Hopping this Fall? Here’s Why Taiwan Should Be Your First and Only Stop

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-10-032019-10-23

Activities, Experiences, Festivals, History & CultureCulture, Editor's Pick, Festival, LGBTQ, Taipei, Taiwan prideLeave a Comment

Taiwan Pride is one of the rising stars of this movement. This year the annual pride parade takes place in Taipei on October 26. Here are a few things to learn about the Taiwan Pride before the parade.

Making their voice heard: indie group TUDI-VOICE is highlighting inequality and social issues across Taiwan

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-09-292019-09-26

Voice of influencers, Voices From Taiwanchanghua, Culture, Festival, music, TaipeiLeave a Comment

Taiwan Scene chatted to indie group ,TUDI-VOICE, about their hometown, Changhua, their process and what we can expect from them at 2019 World Music Festival.

Language of love: indigenous R&B singer ABAO on Paiwanese music

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-09-272019-09-27

Living in Taiwan, Voice of influencers, Voices From TaiwanFestival, Indigenous, music, TaipeiLeave a Comment

Taiwan Scene chatted with ABAO, indigenous R&B singer, about indigenous music in Taiwan, what it is to be Paiwanese and World Music Festival.