There are three main islands, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, situated between China and Taiwan, all under the governance of Taiwan. This mini-docuseries explores each island’s unique cultural identity: a mixture of Chinese, Taiwanese, and oceanic influence!
20:50Taiwan’s Kinmen Island is located less than three kilometers from Xiamen, China. It is the only place in Taiwan where Communist China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has touched d
15:00Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, located less than 9 km from Fuzhou, China, are the only site of mussel farming in Taiwan. The course of the Chinese Civil War significantly altered the fate
17:30Taiwan’s Penghu Islands (澎湖) have been an important site of military activity for centuries, and have hosted U.S. military groups since the mid-century. Discover stories of how the
14:40“Turtle praying” is an annual ceremony in Penghu, Taiwan where residents pray to the gods for a chance to take home a turtle cake, a token of good fortune. But what is the signific
17:50Every year, people from across Taiwan travel to the Matsu Islands to pray for dreams at the islands’ annual dream-praying ceremony. How does dream-praying work, and what do the fai
19:10In Penang, Malaysia, there is a community that descends from Taiwanese migrants. These families all hail from the same village on Taiwan’s Kinmen Island. Find out what brought them