With its saccharine aroma, golden and sticky maltose can be said to be a childhood memory for many Taiwanese. To the older generations, maltose is a nostalgic candy regarded as a semblance of youth. Even today, its sweet, tantalizing flavor can still be recollected. Zhu Bo Yuan, a factory that preserves maltose through traditional craftsmanship, hopes to reproduce this flavor of childhood.
Models, like public entertainers, always appear glamorous on the screen. It is a profession that many girls have dreamed of or aspired to, and the public often look at this occupation with the stereotypical impression that it is a jet setting lifestyle from one fashion show to the next.
Podcasts have been quite popular among European countries and the United States for over a decade, yet it hasn’t been no more than two years since the new medium gained some popularity in Taiwan. It goes without saying that the year 2020 was the first year of the podcast era in Taiwan.
In Chinese culture, death is often regarded as a taboo that should not be discussed openly. When a family member passes away, it is inevitable for the whole family to be overwhelmed by grief. Fortunately, there is a group of people who arrange the funeral for the deceased as soon as they receive the call. Not only will the funeral directors make all necessary arrangements, they also accompany the bereaved family through their difficult times. In sum, funeral directors are the organizers of the funeral, helping the bereaved family to observe the rituals which provide comfort for the survivors.
The term “Lonely economy” implies that people can relieve their loneliness through on-line services, such as dating apps and live streams. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior, the number of Taiwanese who live alone was nearly 3.05 million in 2020, which accounts for over 34% of the total number of households in Taiwan. This indicated that Taiwan has gradually entered the era of “single society”, with many people living on their own, such as divorcees, single parents, and affluent yuppies. The single society has in fact made many people aware of the huge business opportunities behind “loneliness” or the lack of human connections. Is a lonely economy an antidote to modern peoples’ loneliness, or an addictive drug that cannot actually satisfy their psychological needs?
Eating disorders (飲食障礙) are considered common psychological diseases. Some of the causes include genetic inheritance, family and psychological influences, and social-cultural influences which produce psychological stress and emotional ups and downs that may affect people’s eating habits.
“If it’s alright to equate tattoos with villains, why not equate an intellectual with a scumbag?” Ciao-Ben Ruan, nicknamed Iron Daddy, questioned. He has tattoos all over his body, even his scalp. As a sociatal leader with nearly 200,000 followers on Facebook, Ruan could be regarded as a public figure. He seemed not surprised that Taiwanese people generally associate tattoos with gangsters, delinquents and people with negative images.
Coral bleaching has always been a major issue in environmental protection, and now there are laboratories dedicated to saving corals that fishermen don’t want, and even incorporating genetics to replicate more corals for artificial pools.
「音樂治療」是利用樂音、節奏對生理疾病或心理疾病的患者進行治療的一種方法，透過音樂與患者建立關係，去誘發患者自身能力，突破過往限制。
在忙碌且快速現代生活中，人們多以能夠量化的成就來衡量彼此，文化藝術被認為應該是陳列美術館之中的「擺設」，但陳京亨卻不這麼想，事物的創造與思想誕生，就是一件極其不易的事情透過與藝術思想的衝擊，將這些創作與生活互相融合，成為一種嶄新的生活方式，他是陳京亨，一位插畫家，一位不那麼平凡的插畫家。
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