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When you hear the word Taiwan, what do you think of? You might think of the tag on the sweatshirt you're wearing Made in Taiwan or the place where inexpensive toys are made or even the place the computer you are on right now came from! Taiwan is all of those things, plus so much more! It is a small island that is smaller than the size of the state of Michigan but has a population of 23 million people and growing! |
Learning about Taiwan is fun and easy...
Whenever you see this Taiwan Challenge! button you will also see a list of questions (below the button) to test your Taiwan knowledge after browsing each section. Look for the blue button for a challenge! After you visit each link on the blue menu to the left of here, please also visit this last stop Taiwan challenge- click here.
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Below: Thirteen year old, Emily, practices her Chinese calligraphy and Taipei 101, the world's tallest building (move your mouse over the photo).
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.JPG) Above: A Taiwanese soldier guards the Martyr's Shrine in Taipei and a unique view of a rice patty, which grows in fields across Taiwan (move your mouse over the photo).
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This web site was created by an American teacher, Jenny Geib, who lived and taught in Taiwan in 2003. Jenny taught English to seventh and eighth grade students in Taichung City, Taiwan. She now teaches high school social studies in Los Angeles, California in the USA. 2004. |
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Sources used for this web site
Storey, Robert. Taiwan: Old World Meets New Economy. Lonely Planet Publications, 2001.
Kim, Vivien, Fracis Dorai, Scott Rutherford, Brent Hannon. Taiwan. APA Publications, 2003.