Taiwan Talk: Facing history with a video game
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! We speak to the creator of Detention, a forthcoming video game from a Taipei based game developer that blends horror, folk culture and history to draw players into the experience of life in White Terror era Taiwan. Guest: Shuen-Ting “Coffee” Yao Learn...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taking a look at “Taiwan in Time”
We speak to Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung about his new column, Taiwan in Time, which provides a weekly look at important moments in Taiwan’s history. Listen to the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! About Taiwan Talk Taiwan Talk is ICRT’s weekly interview segment bringing you conversations from...Continue reading
New Exhibition to Highlight ROC WWII War Effort
The Ministry of National Defense is holding an exhibition in Taipei to highlight the ROC’s war effort during World War Two as part of a series of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. The exhibition includes a display of twenty four large oil paintings featuring major incidents and battles...Continue reading
Collection of historic objects coming to the National Palace Museum
Mummy of Hornedjitef An exhibition that tells the history of the world through 100 sets of objects is set to open at the National Palace Museum in Taipei this weekend to celebrate the museum’s 90th anniversary. “A History of the World in 100 Objects” began as a radio series produced by BBC Radio 4 and...Continue reading
Century-old Sunken Ship Discovered Off Green Island
Researchers are working to determine if a sunken ship discovered off Taiwan’s Green Island is a legendary Dutch ship that locals say ran aground there in the 19th century. The shipwreck appears to be the remains of a wooden vessel from the West dating to at least 100 years ago, according to Tsang Cheng-hwa, an...Continue reading
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