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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH03-臺灣街頭巷口的洗腦名曲—臺灣垃圾車音樂文化
LISTEN TO THE STORY OF TAIWAN'S MUSICAL GARBAGE TRUCKS IN CHINESE!
說到臺灣日常中最特別的聲音，莫過於幾乎每天都在大街小巷裡響起的〈少女的祈禱〉與〈給愛麗絲〉。臺灣垃圾車播放音樂，其實遠自1968年（民國57年）就已經開始…
1 year, 10 months ago
S4-E8 - The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA): talking to a member of a former “terrorist” pro-Taiwan-independence group
Season 4 Episode 8
Not so long ago, talking about Taiwan independence could earn you a lengthy prison term. That changed in the late 1990s as Taiwan embraced democracy.…
1 year, 10 months ago
FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH02-臺灣養豬業的最慘一「疫」—1997年豬口蹄疫
LISTEN TO THE STORY OF TAIWAN'S GREAT PORK APOCALYPSE (1997) IN CHINESE!
你知道嗎？臺灣曾經是全球第二大的豬肉出口國，更是日本最重要的豬肉來源地。然而在1997年，豬口蹄疫情在新竹被發現，爆發性地席捲全臺，使得臺灣養豬產業…
1 year, 10 months ago
S4-E8 - The U.S. Breaks Up With Taipei for Beijing (Dec. 1978)
Season 4 Episode 8
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter only served one term, but those four years were rough: oil embargos, inflation, the Iran hostage crisis, and the d…
1 year, 10 months ago
FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH01-史上「最好」的劫機事件？—華航334航班劫機事件
LISTEN TO THE STORY OF THE HIJACKING OF CHINA AIRLINES FLIGHT 334 IN CHINESE!
「僵局」一詞定義了 1970 年代和 1980 年代初台灣與中國的關係。雙方都不想透過「官方」會談或交流承認對方的合法性，因此郵政、航班的聯繫…
1 year, 10 months ago
S4-E7 - Travel and Tremors – the 1906 Meishan Earthquake 梅山地震
Season 4 Episode 7
Drawing on an account never before told in English, we visit Taiwan in the company of French war correspondent Reginald Kann. Upon his arrival in Tai…
1 year, 10 months ago
S4 - Special Episode - Remembering 921 in the Wake of 403
Season 4
Taiwan is in mourning for those lost or injured by the huge earthquake that happened on the morning of April 3rd, 2024. In this short special episode…
1 year, 11 months ago
S4-E6 – Taipei’s Architectural Trilogy Part Two: Witnessing History and Changing with the Times
Season 4 Episode 6
In the previous episode, we told you how these three rather stunning neo-classical Chinese buildings came to exist. This week, we’re looking at them …
1 year, 11 months ago
S4-E6 – Taipei’s Architectural Trilogy: The CKS Memorial Hall, the National Theater and the National Concert Hall
Season 4 Episode 6
China-born architect Yang Cho-cheng 楊卓成 (1914-2006) left his magnificent mark on Taiwan with the CKS Memorial Hall, and the National Theater and Conc…
1 year, 11 months ago
S4-E5 - Ghost Brides
Season 4 Episode 5
People do indeed marry ghosts in Taiwan! Formosa Files does not mean to mock or in any way be disrespectful to local traditions. Instead, we hope thi…
1 year, 11 months ago