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Travel in Taiwan
From the Travel In Taiwan Web Site, the following links will bring you to pages filled with information on the arts in Taiwan. Well written and organized, viewers will find it easy to navigate within the site. Each section contains general information, pictures and other related links. Enjoy the tour!
Business of ArtLan Yang DanceFloral Arts in BloomArts ImpressionTaiwan's Modern ArtChinese Seals BusinessMetal SculptureNothing Endures Like StoneWoodcarving
Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.
Ethnologue Language Archive was begun in 1971 by the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc., at the University of Oklahoma, was continued at Cornell University. It is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Ethnologue Name Index lists over 39,000 language names, dialect names, and alternate names. The Ethnologue Language Family Index organizes languages according to language families.
Languages of Taiwan
Republic of China on Taiwan Government Information Office (GIO)
The GIO is responsible for clarifying national policy, publicizing government ordinances and administrative achievements, releasing important information at home and abroad, actively developing overseas information and cultural projects, and strengthening cultural communication to the Chinese mainland.The GIO is responsible for clarifying national policy, publicizing government ordinances and administrative achievements, releasing important information at home and abroad, actively developing overseas information and cultural projects, and strengthening cultural communication to the Chinese mainland.
Holidays and Festivals
Kathleen Forance Johnson's Textiles of Taiwan's "Original People"
A private site posted by an American international school art teacher. She is a hobby hand-weaver and spinner with an interested in the local weaving styles and techniques. She now lives in Taiwan, where those traditions are fading into history.
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