When you think of Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, you probably think of the Mexican holiday. However, people around the world celebrate similar traditions. In fact, different cultures observe these traditions in different months. Day of the Dead Around the World Hungry Ghost Festival in Hong Kong “Hungry Ghost Festival is well-known […]
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Sticks, stones, shells and strings – how could you make music from all of these things? If you explore the diverse cultures from the Asian-Pacific region you’ll find some truly beautiful and unique musical instruments fashioned from these materials. And most of them date back at least several hundred years as part of the music,
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Not everyone knows that December 15th is International Tea Day. I hadn’t known it myself if it weren’t for the fact that we had such a great post about coffee and since I am a tea drinker, I thought I’d check. Wikipedia explains: “International Tea Day is a day observed since 2005 in many tea
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Chinese New Year season is here and Taiwan is all in a buzz preparing to welcome the year of the dragon. DiHuaJie, one of the oldest and most famous markets in Taipei, goes all out for two weeks before the Chinese New Year holiday begins. Come with me on a photography journey to explore this
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A trip to Taiwan isn’t complete without including Tainan City. From bubble tea to roundabouts, here are 10 fun facts about Tainan City, Taiwan.
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