The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich for the last time as the "Republic of China". The ROC would not return to the Olympics until 1984 and under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to objections by the People's Republic of China over the political status of Taiwan.
Chung Chao-cheng was a Taiwanese Hakka writer.
Wolves Cry Under the Moon is a 1997 Taiwanese road movie directed by Ho Ping,written by Kuo Cheng and Ho Ping. The story is based on 4 short stories by Kuo Cheng.
Chiung Yao or Qiong Yao is the pen name of Chen Che,a Taiwanese writer and producer who is often regarded as the most popular romance novelist in the Chinese-speaking world. Her novels have been adapted into more than 100 films and TV dramas.
The Venom Mob is the colloquial title of a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio,popular creators of martial arts films in the 1970s and 1980s. Most were friends since childhood and attended the Fu Sheng Drama School in Taiwan before meeting director Chang Cheh and moving on to the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong.
Kuo Lien-ying,was one of the most distinguished and revered martial artists of the twentieth century. He brought the Guang Ping Yang t'ai chi ch'uan to the United States.
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber,also known as The Legend of Dragon Slayer Sword,is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TTV in Taiwan in 1994. In this adaptation,the plot of the story is procrastinating,but the overall story is more complete,and the feelings of the play is more delicate and touching than other versions. It also corrected many unreasonable parts of the original story,and the ending of the plot is more in line with the plot of the original serial story.
The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same name. It was first broadcast on CTV in 1984 in Taiwan.
Din Tao:Leader of the Parade is a 2012 Taiwanese drama film starring Alan Ko,Alien Huang,Crystal Lin,Chen Po-cheng,Samantha Ko,and Liao Jun. It is directed by Feng Kai,and produced by the Taiwan branch of 20th Century Fox.
Ti Amo Chocolate is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Sanlih E-Television and Taiwan Mobile Production,starring Vanness Wu and Joanne Tseng. It also stars Michael Zhang,Wang Zi,Hsueh Shih-ling,Kuo Shu-yao,and Dou Zhi Kong. The shooting started on February 12,2012. It was first aired on April 10,2012 on SETTV. It ended its run on July 30,2012.
The Way We Were also known as 16 Summers, is a 2014 Taiwanese romance drama produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan and directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu. It stars Lin,Weber Yang,Ann Hsu,Melvin Sia and Jason Tsou as five friends who met in college in late-1990s Taipei. The series narrates a love and friendship story that spans 16 years,from the summer of 1998 to 2014. It is set against major events that occurred in Taiwan during the 16 summers,such as the 729 blackout,921 earthquake,SARS and the Financial crisis of 2007–08.
Lovers Under the Rain is a 1986 Taiwanese television drama series based on Chiung Yao's 1964 romance novel Fire and Rain. Mainly set in 1960s Taipei,the story follows a young girl Lu Yi-ping as she plotted revenge against her father—formerly a warlord in Northeast China who had 9 wives before fleeing the Chinese Communist Revolution for Taiwan—and his entire household,including her kind half-sister Lu Ru-ping.
Taiwan Tornado is a Taiwanese television series that was shown on SET Taiwan from 24 February 2004 to 22 June 2005,lasting 345 episodes.
The Rule of the Game is a 2002 Taiwanese black comedy film directed by Ho Ping and written by Kuo Cheng. The film focuses on a bunch of criminals and murderers whose paths crisscross in a small suburban town.
18 is a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film directed by Ho Ping,written by Ho Ping and Kuo Cheng,based on Kuo Cheng's 1991 short story "God's Dice" (上帝的骰子).
Ping Hsin-tao or Ping Xintao was a Taiwanese publisher and producer. He founded Crown Magazine and Crown Publishing in 1954,which launched the careers of Chiung Yao and San Mao,two of Taiwan's most famous authors. He married Chiung Yao and produced films and television series based on her popular romance novels.
HIStory is a Taiwanese anthology streaming television series created by Chang Ting-fei for Choco TV and Line TV. Each season presents stand-alone stories with different plots and main characters focusing on the theme of boys' love,also known as BL. The first season premiered on February 14,2017.
The Devil Punisher is a 2020 Taiwanese time travel and supernatural series. It stars Mike He,Ivy Shao,Amanda Chou,Johnny Yang,Anson Chen,Jane Cheng and Roy Chang as the main cast. It is the second collaboration between Sanlih E-Television and Netflix,and is also the channel's flagship drama for the year. The drama is one of the 107 television shows that received 23 million New Taiwan dollars' worth of grants from the government. Filming commenced on 20 February 2020 and wrapped on 12 July 2020. It was first broadcast on 25 October 2020.
