Hana, a small crested bird, is an apparently cheery inhabitant of Lin Chi-sheng's (林啟生) Shilin studio. Launching off a length of hanging cord, Hana shot across the room a few times, finally landing on Lin's shoulder.

Had it not come with so specific a form, the story of Chiu Hsien-te (邱顯德) would be dismissed as the imagination of a novelist or a motivational movie scriptwriter.

Playing with Lego, the popular Denmark-made plastic construction toy, has been part of the collective childhood memories of Taiwanese people for decades.

Shaun Bettinson from the UK loves Taiwan. Some days it seems he could be the only one.

Anyone who has some interest in modern dance must know her. Sheu Fang-yi (許芳宜), a world-renowned dancer and performer, is described by the New York Times as the finest present day embodiment of Martha Graham's technique and tradition.

Remember the tiny wide-eyed desert mammals that always travel in groups, stand on their hind legs when on the lookout, are striped on their backs and patched on their tummies, and were featured in the Animal Planet show “Meerkat Manor” (狐獴大宅門)? Remember how the documentary's meerkat family Whiskers was constantly caught up in competition with the Lazuli and Commandoes, then later on with the Zappa and Aztecs? Remember Flower, Rocket Dog, and Ella, the matriarchal leaders of the Whiskers?

Despite the glamour of being among National Taiwan University's “five divas,” Joy Wu (吳依潔) forsook what looked set to be an easy ride to a career in entertainment, deciding instead to pursue professional journalism.

You have probably seen the young lady before on television and in newspapers during President Ma Ying-jeou's state visit to Africa this April.

The moment I heard the topic of dream catcher, the very person that appeared in my mind was Owen Wang (王希文).

In February of 2011, with a few flags of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) on its back, a giant puppet of Nalakuvara — also known as Nezha (哪吒), a Taoist deity from Chinese Buddhist mythology with the given title of “Third Lotus Prince” — danced to modern techno music in the streets of India, attracting glances here and there. After dancing through six different Indian cities, the puppet from Taiwan made it big in a local newspaper.