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S1-E17 - Missionaries Pull Teeth in Treaty Ports
Season 1 Episode 17
The Second Opium War (1856-1860) lead to the opening of Danshui, near Taipei, and Anping (Tainan) as treaty ports. Soon after, the Qing authorities o…
4 years, 2 months ago
S1-E16 - Japanese Formosa Catches Spy Fever
Season 1 Episode 16
As the Empire secretly prepared for a coming war with the aim of dominating Asia, visitors to and foreign residents on Japanese Formosa fell under su…
4 years, 2 months ago
S1-E15 - Japan Puts on a Show
Season 1 Episode 16
Determined to prove that they were just as fit to be imperialists as the great Western powers, the Japanese were keen to show off the "model colony" …
4 years, 3 months ago
S1-E14 - Buddhism "In Action" – Taiwan's Remarkable Tzu Chi Charity Group
Season 1 Episode 14
Tzu Chi is unique in relying on mostly laypersons instead of clergy, focusing on real-world problems instead of only the spiritual, and having an ext…
4 years, 3 months ago
S1-E13 - The Orangutan Craze
Season 1 Episode 13
As one of the four "Asian Tigers," Taiwan's economy roared in the 1980s, but free-flowing money came with downsides such as the exploitation of wild …
4 years, 3 months ago
S1-E12 - The "Made in Taiwan" Miracle
Season 1 Episode 12
U.S. economic aid to Taiwan ceased in 1965. Mostly agrarian Taiwan needed to come up with new ways to make money... and it did! From manufacturing Ba…
4 years, 3 months ago
S1-E11 - All Hail the Duck King!
Season 1 Episode 11
Uprisings were exceptionally common over the 212 years of Qing Dynasty rule on Taiwan... but only one rebellion actually took the capital (Tainan) an…
4 years, 4 months ago
S1-E10 - The Qing Empire Doesn't Really Want Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 10
After the heirs of Koxinga surrender to the Qing, the imperial court isn't sure what to do with the island -- but a wily admiral convinces Emperor Ka…
4 years, 4 months ago
S1-E9 - The Empire's Last Soldier
Season 1 Episode 9
He was the last Pacific WWII holdout and a native Taiwanese from the Amis tribe... here's the remarkable story of a Japanese colonial soldier who did…
4 years, 4 months ago
S1-E8 - POWs, Bombing Raids, and Kamikazes
Season 1 Episode 8
Initially relatively spared, as WWII in the Pacific reaches a climax, Taiwan is hit hard by advancing Allied forces. POWs in camps across the island …
4 years, 4 months ago