Photo Source: Liberty Time (Taiwan)
Zhang Zhi Quan, a 35-year-old chef in Taiwan, won two gold medals in the competition held up in Beijing. If you want to take part in the competition, you have to be at least 35 years, not less than 18 years relative experience, and you have to got more than 4 prizes in any international competition.
With two Taiwanese dishes, Gold Armor and Overture in the Morning, Zhang got the champions. Congratulations!!
(Photo source: Dream Mall Website - It doesn't have English site yet)
The biggest shopping mall in Asia. Also, the Ferris wheel is so far the only one on which you would have the view of sea in Taiwan.
I went there last Friday. I like some areas in this shopping mall. These areas make it unique and different from ordinary department store.
There is an art area. You will see lots of interesting stuff. First, the culture center of Taiwanese puppet (unfortunately, taking photo is forbidden). Then, there is a store full of stuff made of bamboo. The most interesting site is that you would see the culture center of the National Palace Museum! I stayed here for a while. 
Another impressive spot is the China Town. It's the first time I ever saw something like this in department stores of Taiwan.
Outside the shopping mall is also fun. It's designed for concert, outdoor exhibition, etc.
Aborigines around the world were usually born with the talent of music and sport, and there is no exception in Taiwan.
Take A-mei as an example, from Puyuma (one of the aborigines clans of Taiwan), is a super star now. She moved her fans with her beautiful voice.
This is her performance in Golden Melody Award.
They are kids from Tsou. This song is called "Song of Southern Mountain".
This is a band, Ka-Silaw from Amis, who usually sing with their native language. This song is called "sunrise".
This is annual ceremony for good harvest from Amis. It's a bit different in every clan.
Ka-silaw again. This song is called "tear".
Da Wu Mountain is a shrine for Puyuma. This song is for Da Wu Mountain. It is called "Da Wu Mountain, our beautiful mama". And the singer keeps singing that he can't forget the happy life back to home. This time, he is going back and never leaves.
I don’t have photos about Ju Ming’s works, so please visit the following website:
http://www.juming.org.tw/juming-en/index2_en.html
Born in 1938, Ju Ming was from the countryside of Miao Li. Not being a craftsman, Ju has successfully turned himself into a prominent sculptor.
Ju’s works speak to everyone with precision, divinity, and simplification at the same time. You will also see the Zen philosophy through his works. Combining Chinese spirit with international language of modern art, Ju’s works moved people all around the world and touched the very soul of Taiwan.
1953, Ju was an apprentice of Li chin-Chun who was his first teacher and taught him a lot about wood carving. Finishing his learning in 1955, Ju made his living as a wood carver.
However, Ju still felt that he wanted more than being just a craftsman. In 1968, Ju became a student of Yuyu Yang. In 1976, Ju had his first exhibition scheduled at the National Museum of History. At that time, nativist literature movement was quite popular in Taiwan, and Ju Ming was regarded as the most representative of nativist literature movement.
In 1977, his first overseas exhibition took place in Tokyo Central Museum, Japan.
In 1978, Ju started to learn Tai Chi, which inspired him the Tai Chi series. The spirit of Tai Chi is moving yet still.
Going to New York in 1981, Ju was inspired by pop art there and developed another sculpture series, Living World Series, in that distant city.
His museum opened in 1999 after 12 year’s founding.
To challenge himself, Ju has developed different sculpture with different topic and different material. In 2005, he finished the military series with 300 some life-sized soldiers which put installation art, performance art, and sculpture together. What is his next surprise for us? Let's wait and see.
