Saturday, November 30, 2019
Huadong Valley(花東縱谷)
The Central Mountain Range (中央山脈)
Haian Range (海岸山脈)
Huadong Valley (花東縱谷)
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Huadong Valley
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The East Rift Valley
Haian Range (海岸山脈)
Huadong Valley (花東縱谷)
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Huadong Valley
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The East Rift Valley
Friday, November 29, 2019
Prostitution in Taiwan (台灣性產業)
Movie Trailer: Paradise In Service (軍中樂園)
Read: Taiwanese Historical Period Film: Paradise in Service
Huaxi Street (華西街)
Only a few legal brothels remain in Taiwan. Penghu is home to one, but its license will expire when its 96-year-old owner passes away. The owner appealed to the county’s police department to let business continue, but today officials said they will not grant her request.
These images are from the film “A Flower in The Raining Night,” based on a novel by Taiwanese author Hwang Chun-ming. They show women in the 60s forced into the sex trade. But the women at this Penghu brothel say their situation is far different.
Voice of Penghu Sex Worker
We are willing to do this work, and we need the money. Nobody is forcing us to this.
This is Penghu’s only legal brothel. The license is under the name of a 96-year-old woman and expires with her death. The owner hopes that when she’s gone, business can continue as usual. But the Penghu County government decided not to allow red light districts. It does not plan to grant the woman her wish.
Tseng Zai-sheng
Penghu Police Department
The law calls for the license to naturally expire. It can’t be renewed.
At a public hearing, the two sides could not reach an agreement. Someday, Penghu will lose its last legal brothel.
https://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=7CBC5BC673DC0C9A089AF14D6D3F25FD
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Prostitution in Taiwan
Read: Taiwanese Historical Period Film: Paradise in Service
Huaxi Street (華西街)
Formosa News: Police deny request for brothel to remain open after owner’s death (2012/12/27)
Only a few legal brothels remain in Taiwan. Penghu is home to one, but its license will expire when its 96-year-old owner passes away. The owner appealed to the county’s police department to let business continue, but today officials said they will not grant her request.
These images are from the film “A Flower in The Raining Night,” based on a novel by Taiwanese author Hwang Chun-ming. They show women in the 60s forced into the sex trade. But the women at this Penghu brothel say their situation is far different.
Voice of Penghu Sex Worker
We are willing to do this work, and we need the money. Nobody is forcing us to this.
This is Penghu’s only legal brothel. The license is under the name of a 96-year-old woman and expires with her death. The owner hopes that when she’s gone, business can continue as usual. But the Penghu County government decided not to allow red light districts. It does not plan to grant the woman her wish.
Tseng Zai-sheng
Penghu Police Department
The law calls for the license to naturally expire. It can’t be renewed.
At a public hearing, the two sides could not reach an agreement. Someday, Penghu will lose its last legal brothel.
https://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=7CBC5BC673DC0C9A089AF14D6D3F25FD
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Prostitution in Taiwan
Taiwan Gangsters (台灣幫派流氓)
Movie Trailer: Monga (艋舺)
The United Bamboo is a Taiwan-based organized crime group. It has become an international organized crime group operating in the United States, Canada, and throughout the Far East. It is one of the largest and most powerful Asian organized crime groups in the world. Criminal intelligence indicates that the leaders of this group in Taiwan may be directing the United Bamboo in the Los Angeles area. World-wide membership is estimated to be between 25,000 and 30,000. A large number of members, and associates reside in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles. Criminal intelligence indicates that each faction of this group consists of a leader, senior and retired members, active members, and associates. The United Bamboo is involved in narcotics trafficking, prostitution, alien smuggling, loansharking, gambling, home-invasion robbery, computer chip take-over robbery, money laundering, murder for hire, and corruption of public officials. The United Bamboo has formed alliances with such criminal groups as the Four Seas Gang, Wah Ching, the Hung Mun Organization (also known as the Red Door Gang), and the Fukienese Gang, which is based in the Fujian Province in China. As a result of a joint law enforcement task force operation in 1995 several United Bamboo members and associates were prosecuted for bookmaking and related crimes. Since then, several older members have been released from prison and have returned to their criminal activities. Currently the United Bamboo is experiencing a resurgence among younger Asian males, with heavy recruiting occurring in the San Gabriel Valley. Additionally, Asian street gang members are claiming affiliation with the United Bamboo. United Bamboo members may in fact be directing these young Asian street gang members to commit various crimes. Young Asian males displaying leadership potential are reportedly sent to China for training and later return to control their local gang.
The United Bamboo may gain strength as older members are released from prison. They are expected to regain control and establish their prior criminal activities. Heavy recruitment of young Asian males to carry-out crimes is anticipated.
Currently, Taiwan law enforcement authorities are conducting a crackdown on organized crime groups. This enforcement action may trigger an increased exodus of Taiwanese criminals to the United States. Once established in the United States, violent confrontations between these groups may result as they fight for power and control.
From: https://fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/orgcrm96.pdf#search=%22four%20seas%20gang%22 (P. 18)
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Wanhua／Manka／Monga
Four Seas Gang (四海幫)
Bamboo Union (竹聯幫)
Black Gold Politics (台灣黑金政治)
ORGANIZED CRIME IN CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 1996
The United Bamboo is a Taiwan-based organized crime group. It has become an international organized crime group operating in the United States, Canada, and throughout the Far East. It is one of the largest and most powerful Asian organized crime groups in the world. Criminal intelligence indicates that the leaders of this group in Taiwan may be directing the United Bamboo in the Los Angeles area. World-wide membership is estimated to be between 25,000 and 30,000. A large number of members, and associates reside in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles. Criminal intelligence indicates that each faction of this group consists of a leader, senior and retired members, active members, and associates. The United Bamboo is involved in narcotics trafficking, prostitution, alien smuggling, loansharking, gambling, home-invasion robbery, computer chip take-over robbery, money laundering, murder for hire, and corruption of public officials. The United Bamboo has formed alliances with such criminal groups as the Four Seas Gang, Wah Ching, the Hung Mun Organization (also known as the Red Door Gang), and the Fukienese Gang, which is based in the Fujian Province in China. As a result of a joint law enforcement task force operation in 1995 several United Bamboo members and associates were prosecuted for bookmaking and related crimes. Since then, several older members have been released from prison and have returned to their criminal activities. Currently the United Bamboo is experiencing a resurgence among younger Asian males, with heavy recruiting occurring in the San Gabriel Valley. Additionally, Asian street gang members are claiming affiliation with the United Bamboo. United Bamboo members may in fact be directing these young Asian street gang members to commit various crimes. Young Asian males displaying leadership potential are reportedly sent to China for training and later return to control their local gang.
The United Bamboo may gain strength as older members are released from prison. They are expected to regain control and establish their prior criminal activities. Heavy recruitment of young Asian males to carry-out crimes is anticipated.
Currently, Taiwan law enforcement authorities are conducting a crackdown on organized crime groups. This enforcement action may trigger an increased exodus of Taiwanese criminals to the United States. Once established in the United States, violent confrontations between these groups may result as they fight for power and control.
From: https://fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/orgcrm96.pdf#search=%22four%20seas%20gang%22 (P. 18)
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Wanhua／Manka／Monga
Four Seas Gang (四海幫)
Bamboo Union (竹聯幫)
Black Gold Politics (台灣黑金政治)
Black Gold Politics (台灣黑金政治)
Chiang Kai-shek and Du Yuesheng (蔣介石和杜月笙)
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Green Gang (青幫)
Du Yuesheng (杜月笙)
Famous Case of Bamboo Union: The Murder of Henry Liu (江南案)
Chen Chi-li (陳啟禮)Henry Liu (江南)
Rooted in Taiwan Connection : The Plot to Kill Henry Liu--Slayers Confess Details (江南案)
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Black Gold Politics (台灣黑金政治)
Taipei Times: Dissecting the `Black Gold' phenomenon
Taiwanese politics: gangsters’ paradise?
Thursday, November 28, 2019
The First Sino-Japanese War (甲午戰爭, 1894-1895) and Treaty of Shimonoseki (馬關條約)
Read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War
Treaty of Shimonoseki
Article 1: China recognizes definitively the full and complete independence and autonomy of Korea, and, in consequence, the payment of tribute and the performance of ceremonies and formalities by Korea to China, that are in derogation of such independence and autonomy, shall wholly cease for the future.
Articles 2 & 3: China cedes to Japan in perpetuity and full sovereignty of the Pescadores group, Formosa (Taiwan) and the eastern portion of the bay of Liaodong Peninsula (Dalian) together with all fortifications, arsenals and public property.
Article 4: China agrees to pay to Japan as a war indemnity the sum of 200,000,000 Kuping taels ( 7,500,000 kilograms/16,534,500 pounds of silver ).
Article 5: China opens Shashih, Chungking, Soochow and Hangchow to Japan. Moreover, China is to grant Japan most favoured nation status for foreign trade. (which is equal to, not above, the trade relations granted to UK, US and France in 1843-44 and Russia in 1858)
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Social Movements in 1920s During Japanese Ruling Time(日治時代的社會運動)
Chiang Wei-Shui’s (蔣渭水，1888~1931) and Taiwanese Cultural Association (臺灣文化協會)
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Chiang Wei-shui
Taiwan in Time: A life devoted to political freedom
Taiwanese Cultural Association
Jian Ji (簡吉，1903~1951) and Taiwanese Peasants' Union (台灣農民組合)
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The memorial sugar cans, which is in front of the 228 Peace Memorial Park, are dedicated to the Taiwanese Peasants' Union (台灣農民組合) and the leader of the union, Jian Ji (簡吉).
Picture is taken by Tsai Chia-Ling
Taiwanese Communist Party (台灣共產黨)
One of the Founders, Hsieh Hsueh-Hung (謝雪紅)
Members of Taiwanese Communist Party
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Taiwanese Communist Party
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Wu Chuo-Liu (吳濁流，1900-1976)
Former Residence of Wu Chuo-Liu (The Hakka-style Residence )
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Wu Chuo-Liu
Wu Zhuo-liu: realist writer who straddles the period before and after Taiwan’s retrocession
Orphans of a ‘twisted history’
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Wu Chuo-Liu
Wu Zhuo-liu: realist writer who straddles the period before and after Taiwan’s retrocession
Orphans of a ‘twisted history’
Hsieh Hsueh-Hung (謝雪紅, 1901-1970)
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Hsieh Hsueh-Hung (Used in Taiwan)
Xie XueHong (Used in China)
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Taiwan in Time: A leftist under three regimes
Taiwan in Time: The Taiwanese who hoped to ‘liberate’ Taiwan
China tries to reclaim Taiwan political heroine
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Military Education and Training (軍訓)
A high school in Kaohsiung
A high school in Taoyuan (桃園)
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EDITORIAL: Military instructors must exit schools
Military instructors should stay: parents
A high school in Taoyuan (桃園)
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EDITORIAL: Military instructors must exit schools
Military instructors should stay: parents
Three People's Principles (三民主義)
Sun Yat-Sen, who developed the Three Principles of the People.
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Three Principles of the People
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Three Principles of the People
The Ban on Family Visits was Lifted (開放探親)
After Seventy-seven years, he finally found his family and went visiting. In 1940 springtime, he was kidnapped to serve in the Chinese Nationalist army while he was on the way to buy rice.
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Taiwan To End 38-year Ban On Travel To Mainland China
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Taiwan To End 38-year Ban On Travel To Mainland China
Monday, November 25, 2019
Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)
Why on earth do Taiwanese eat BBQ during the Moon festival? (台灣人中秋節到底爲什麼要吃烤肉?)
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Mid-Autumn Festival
Taiwanese Funeral (台灣喪禮)
A journey of a 7 year-old boy's acceptance of his grandpa's death in a traditional Taiwanese funeral.
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Taiwan's most famous professional mourner
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Taiwan's most famous professional mourner
Joss Paper (紙錢)
Jiujin (九金, lit. "nine gold"): large paper squares with a golden metallic rectangle and printed with angled shapes and characters, burned for the spirits of army officials and close relatives.
Kanjin (刈金, lit. "cut gold"): large paper squares with a golden metallic rectangle, burned for higher level gods and spirits or any elder ancestors.
Xiaoyin (小銀, lit. "lesser silver"): small paper squares with a silver metallic rectangle, burned for close relatives, ancestors, and the earth gods and spirits.
Jingyi (經衣, lit. "threads and clothes"): A type of joss paper with images of items needed by the dead in "daily life", such as clothes, shoes, cups, and scissors, printed on the surface.
Pictures and the information are from Wikimedia Commons
Paris Exhibition To Light Up Taiwanese Paper Offerings
Read:https://www.moc.gov.tw/en/information_316_99756.html
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Joss paper
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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