Information About Taiwan

People of Taiwan

the majority of the aboriginal people of Taiwan, almost 97%, fall under the ethnic race called the Han Chinese. The Han Chinese is, however, divided into two broad categories, the "Hakka" and the "Hoklo" - who are also known by several other names like "Min-nan", "Holo" and "Hokkien". The other aborigines are the Thao, Ami, Tsou, Bunun, Atayal, Rukai, Paiwan, Saisiyat, Puyuma, Tao, Kavalan and Taroko.

Arts, Culture and Music of Taiwan

Art : though Taiwan has its own distinct art, all the art that you will find in the present Taiwan is a reflection of Chinese styles. This is due to the Nationalists who after the push back into Taiwan, determined to preserve the Chinese art and traditions. So works of art that are most common in Taiwan are traditional Chinese painting, folk art, Chinese bronze works, jade works, calligraphy, painting and porcelain. In the scope of performing arts features a traditional type of Chinese Opera.

Culture : Taiwan's culture is heavily touched with Chinese practices and tradition with some Japanese and American influences thrown in for good measure. These aspects are noticeably reflected in the architecture of the country. Moreover, urbanization has had a substantial impact as well. So, modern Taiwan embodies a medley of traditional and contemporary, eastern and western.

Music : The people of Taiwan fall under two broad categories, the Hoklo/Holo and the Hakka. The former who came from Fujian in China, introduced folk music and the ritualized opera sort called the "Quguan".The Hakka music is originally called the "Shan'ge" or 'mountain music'. There are other types of types of music called the "Beiguan", "Bayin" and "Nangua" which are solely instrument based.

Though the Hoklo/Holo and the Hakka - also called the Taiwanese aborigines - have imbibed the Han Chinese traits, there are several other categories of Taiwanese like the Bunun, Rukai, Amis, Tsou, and Paiwan who have distinct polyphonic vocal music traits.

Flag of Taiwan

the flag of Taiwan is a rectangular flag with a very simple and uncomplicated design. It has a bold red backdrop against which is superimposed another flag that once belonged to the Kuomingtang party. The Kuomingtang party had a blue flag with a twelve-point sun in the color white. While the color red is representative of the Han Chinese race, each of the twelve points of the white sun stand for two hours of the day and is symbolic of the Chinese tradition of progress that holds that the day comprises of twelve two hours. Moreover, the color scheme of the flag - red, white and blue - stand for the three principles of 'liberty', 'fraternity' and 'equality' which was encoded by Sun Yat-sen, the father of Taiwan or the Republic of China.

Economy of Taiwan

being an extremely developed megapolis, Taiwan's economy is dependent mostly on its industries. However, natural resources and agriculture too play a major role as most of these commodities are either exported as raw materials or they are processed and exported. Of the agricultural produce the main ones that contribute a significant amount to the economy of Taiwan are rice and sugar. Natural and mineral resources available in the country are marble, coal and gold. The major industries in the country are those manufacturing steel, machinery, household appliances, machine tools, electronics, computer parts, motor parts and also vehicles, and chemicals.

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