Fortunetellers in Taiwan use such methods as numeric calculations based on one’s name, date of birth, or grains of rice; face or palm reading – or even birds playing pick-up-sticks. 

STORY AND PHOTO BY JANE RICKARDS

Four prominent large-scale organizations, and perhaps tens of thousands of smaller ones, are a major source of social services of all kinds.

BY MARK CALTONHILL
PHOTO BY CNA

The Real Taiwan and the Dutch: Traveling Notes from the Netherlands Representative

By Menno Goedhart and Cheryl Robbins

Taiwan Interminds Publishing Inc., Taipei, 2010. 270 pages.

ISBN: 978-986-6789-77-9

BY DON SHAPIRO

The island of Little Liuqiu – with its caves, coral, and coastal scenery – makes a pleasant side trip for visitors to the Kaohsiung area.

BY STEVEN  CROOK