You Si-kun,also romanized Yu Shyi-kun,is a Taiwanese politician serving as a member and the president of the Legislative Yuan. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),and is known to be a strong advocate of Taiwan independence. He led the DPP as chairman from 2006 to 2007 and served as Premier from 2002 to 2005.
Chang Po-ya is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,a political party in Taiwan.
Youtiao,known in Southern China as Yu Char Kway is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough made from wheat flour,first eaten in China and also popular in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.
Kuih are bite-sized snack or dessert foods commonly found in Southeast Asia and China. It is a fairly broad term which may include items that would be called cakes,cookies,dumplings,pudding,biscuits,or pastries in English and are usually made from rice or glutinous rice. In China,where the term originates from,kueh or koé in the Min Nan languages refers to snacks which are typically made from rice but can occasionally be made from other grains such as wheat. The term kuih is widely used in Malaysia,Brunei,and Singapore,kueh is used in Singapore and Indonesia,kue is used in Indonesia only,all three refer to sweet or savoury desserts.
Malaysian Chinese cuisine is derived from the culinary traditions of Chinese Malaysian immigrants and their descendants,who have adapted or modified their culinary traditions under the influence of Malaysian culture as well as immigration patterns of Chinese to Malaysia. Because the vast majority of Chinese Malaysians are descendants of immigrants from southern China,Malaysian Chinese cuisine is predominantly based on an eclectic repertoire of dishes with roots from Fujian,Cantonese,Hakka and Teochew cuisines.
Banmian or pan mee is a popular Chinese noodle dish,consisting of handmade noodles served in soup. Other types of handmade noodles include youmian,or mee hoon kueh.
Penang cuisine is the cuisine of the multicultural society of Penang,Malaysia. Most of these cuisine are sold at road-side stalls,known as "hawker food" and colloquially as "muckan carts". Local Penangites typically find these hawker fares cheaper and easier to eat out at due to the ubiquitousness of the hawker stalls and that they are open for much of the day and night. Penang island. On February 22,2013,Penang was ranked by CNN Travel as one of the top ten street food cities in Asia. Penang has also been voted by Lonely Planet as the top culinary destination in 2014.
Qīngtuán or Tsingtuan is a form of dumpling that is green,originating from Jiangnan but common throughout China. It is made of glutinous rice mixed with Chinese mugwort or barley grass. This is then usually filled with sweet red or black bean paste. The exact technique for making qingtuan is quite complicated and the grass involved is only edible in the early spring,so it is typically only available around the time of the Qingming Festival (April 4 or 5),with which the dumpling has become associated. Nowadays,Qīngtuán sold in most convenience stores in China are made of glutinous rice mixed with matcha. It also has more diverse fillings,such as rousong or salted egg yolk.
The Sports Administration is a branch of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Tainan is a railway station in Tainan,Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square of Tainan,Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western trunk line in Taiwan. The Shalun line,opened in 2011,allows through services to link the station with THSR Tainan Station.
Sakizaya is a Formosan language closely related to Amis. One of the large family of Austronesian languages,it is spoken by the Sakizaya people,who are concentrated on the eastern Pacific coast of Taiwan. Since 2007 they have been recognized by the Taiwan government as one of the sixteen distinct indigenous groups on the island.
The Agriculture and Food Agency is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) handling affairs related to agriculture in Taiwan.
The Forestry Bureau is an agency of the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC).
Hao kuih is a special snack originating in Shantou,Guangdong Province,China. It is known for its shape and flavor. First appearing in Chaoyang District in Shantou,Hao kuih is generally not well known beyond the Chaoshan community.
Minnan culture or Hokkien/Hoklo culture,also considered as the Mainstream Southern Min Culture,refers to the culture of the Hoklo people,a group of Han Chinese people who have historically been the dominant demographic in the province of Fujian in Southern China,Taiwan,Singapore,and certain overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.
Hokkien architecture,also called Hoklo architecture or Minnan architecture,refers to the architectural style of the Hoklo people,the Han Chinese group who have historically been the dominant demographic of the Southern Chinese province of Fujian,Taiwan,and Singapore. This style shares many similarities with those of surrounding Han Chinese groups. There are,however,several features that are unique or mostly unique to Hoklo-made buildings,making many traditional buildings in Hokkien and Taiwan visually distinctive from those outside the region.
Huang Jong-tsun is a Taiwanese politician and psychologist who serves as the current President of the Examination Yuan. Prior to assuming his current role,Huang had served as President of China Medical University from 2005 to 2014 and Minister of Education from 2002 and 2004. He is the first President of the Examination Yuan not affiliated with any political party.
The Fujian–Taiwan relations,also known as the Min–Tai relations,refers to the relationship between Fujian,which is located in mainland China,and Taiwan,which is across the Taiwan Strait. Since the average width of the Taiwan Strait is 180 kilometers,Fujian and Taiwan are adjacent,similar in both climate and environment. Although the relationship between Taiwan and Fujian has changed with the development of history,the two places have maintained close relations in terms of personnel,economy,military,culture and other aspects. At present,Taiwan residents are mostly descendants of immigrants from mainland China,of which the southern Fujian ethnic group is the main group,accounting for 73.5% of Taiwan's total population. In terms of culture,language,religion,and customs,Fujian and Taiwan also share similarities.
Wang Renyuan was a Chinese-born politician affiliated with the Kuomintang. He served in the Second Sino-Japanese War and was elected to political office in 1946. After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan,Wang served as Minister of Justice from 1970 to 1976.
2030 Bilingual Nation is a policy in the Republic of China (Taiwan) promulgated by the Tsai Ing-wen administration in 2017. Its goal is to make English and another language the primary languages in Taiwanese society by 2030. In 2014,the then-mayor of Tainan city Lai Ching-te launched a ten-year plan entitled "English as the second official language" (英語為第二官方語言) to transform Tainan into a bilingual city by 2024. Lai Ching-te further promoted the national bilingual policy after taking over as premier of the Executive Yuan in 2017 and being elected as vice president of Tsai Ing-wen in 2020. Tsai Ing-wen repeatedly mentioned the goal of being a bilingual country by 2030 in her presidential inaugural address. Currently,a budget of more than NT$10 billion has been allocated to implement this policy.
