White in Taiwan
-Image of White made by Lisa Lin (Taiwan)
Soybean pudding/ Tofu pudding is a traditional Taiwanese dessert, which is made of soybeans. After the soybeans are ground and boiled, they become soybean milk. Then add gypsum powder to make the protein coagulate into a pudding-like texture. It's smooth and soft. Then pour some syrup, sweet red bean, mung bean, peanut, taro, job's tear, bobba, pudding are also some popular ingredients to add on top of tofu pudding.
There is a store near our school, they provide free soybean pudding for the students who get 100 on their midterm and final exams. Once I brought my 100 exam paper and got one yummy soybean pudding for free!
-by Lisa Lin (Taiwan)
Famous tofu dishes in Taiwan:
Stinky tofu
tofu + duck blood
Mapo tofu
Xiao Long Bao
Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) is very famous Taiwanese food. It's quite popular with locals and tourists. Thin skinned dumplings are filled with pork and steamed. When they are steamed, they produce a lot of broth, causing a juicy morsel when you bite in. It's traditionally eaten dipped with some soybean sauce / vinegar mixed with fresh ginger slices.
-Gina Hsieh (Taiwan)
Sea of clouds in Alishan. From November to April, you have the best chance to see the beautiful sea of clouds in Alishan. The best viewpoint is on Zhushan Sunrise Trail(祝山觀日步道), but there will be a lot of people, so Alishan Railway Station and Nuoping Park are also good options.
Base on the experiences, on sunny days after rain, it is easier to see the spectacular sea of clouds.
-by Lisa Lin (Taiwan)
Tung Flowers are in bloom during the warm month of May. Once the petals fall, however, many people think that it's snowing in May. A very nice name for this flower is: May Snow.
-Sunny Yang (Taiwan)
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
Plum Blossom
The five-petaled plum blossom is the national flower of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The plum blossoms in late winter to early spring. It symbolizes the spirit of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity.
-Gina Hsieh (Taiwan)
Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin receive their gold medals in Tokyo. (Reuters photo)
this picture is credited to https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4261969
this photo is credited to https://news.pts.org.tw/article/538000
Badminton is one of the most important sports in Taiwan. I think playing badminton is very interesting. Dai Tzu Ying is a national badminton player who won a silver medal at the Olympics. Li Yang and Wang Chi-lin have also won gold medals at the Olympics. They are the glory of Taiwan!
-Betty Chen (Taiwan).