Ghost Month and Zhong Yuan Festival | Discover Taipei Traditions

Ghost Month & Zhong Yuan Festival takes place in the entirety of the July of the lunar calendar. Find out what it is and when…

Bubble Tea || What Exactly is Boba? Your Complete Guide

Bubble tea, Boba, bubble milk tea, bubble pearl tea, tapioca ball tea, boba nai cha, tapioca pearl drink, Taiwan bubble tea... Call it what you…

Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei || The Complete Guide 🐉

The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 (duān wǔ jié), also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of May of the lunar calendar.

Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival || The Most Dangerous Festival in the World? 

Your Ultimate Guide to the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival in Taiwan: Expect the Unexpected The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival has been given the title of…

Choosing a Chinese Name Like a PRO, Tips from Native Speakers // How I Discovered My New Name!

Choosing a Chinese Name | After receiving half-amused, half-bemused looks at my old name it was time to act. Check out my adventure for finding…

Aunt Tiger || Taiwan Legend and Nursery Rhyme

The story of Aunt Tiger is one of the shared memories of many Taiwanese. They also recognise it as one of the most terrible nightmares…

Ri Xing Foundry - The Complete Guide

Taipei's Ri Xing Foundry (日星鑄字行) houses the last remaining collection of traditional Chinese character moulds in the world.