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Travel & Culture 2018 July 2018 | Vol. 48 | Issue 7 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN TAIPEI IN OF COMMERCE THE AMERICAN CHAMBER TAIWAN BUSINESS TOPICS TAIWAN July 2018 | Vol. 48 | Issue 7 Vol. July 2018 | TRAVEL & 中 華 郵 政 北 台 字 第 CULTURE 2018 5000 號 執 照 登 記 為 雜 誌 交 寄 ISSUE SPONSOR Published by the American Chamber Of Read TOPICS Online at topics.amcham.com.tw NT$150 Commerce In Taipei 7_2018_Cover.indd 1 2018/7/1 下午10:22 CONTENTS 6 Taiwanese Puppetry – Continuing a Rich Tradition While evolving from outdoor JULY 2018 VOLUME 48, NUMBER 7 一○七年七月號 performances in villages and city neighborhoods to television and the internet, budaixi has main- 發行人 Publisher tained its popularity. William Foreman 傅維廉 By Stephanie Huffman Editor-in-Chief 總編輯 Don Shapiro 沙蕩 Associate Editor 副主編 10 Looking Beyond the Tim Ferry 法緹姆 Obvious in Miaoli 美術主任 Art Director/ / The north-central county may Production Coordinator 後製統籌 Katia Chen 陳國梅 not be on most tourist itinerar- Manager, Publications Sales & Marketing 廣告行銷經理 ies, but it contains a number of Caroline Lee 李佳紋 worthwhile attractions. By Steven Crook American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei 16 Taiwan’s Hawaii is in Hot 129 MinSheng East Road, Section 3, 7F, Suite 706, Taipei 10596, Taiwan Water P.O. Box 17-277, Taipei, 10419 Taiwan Tel: 2718-8226 Fax: 2718-8182 Kenting’s tourist arrivals have e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.amcham.com.tw plunged amidst complaints 名稱：台北市美國商會工商雜誌 發行所：台北市美國商會 about service quality, prices, 臺北市10596民生東路三段129號七樓706室 and litter. 電話：2718-8226 傳真：2718-8182 By Matthew Fulco Taiwan Business TOPICS is a publication of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, ROC. Contents are independent of and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Officers, Board of Governors, Supervisors or members. 20 Bounty Beneath the Briny © Copyright 2018 by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, ROC. All rights reserved. Permission to reprint original material must be requested in writing from AmCham. View the plants and creatures Production done in-house, Printing by Farn Mei Printing Co., Ltd. of the deep on an undersea 登記字號：台誌第一零九六九號 adventure at one of Taiwan’s 印刷所：帆美印刷股份有限公司 經銷商：台灣英文雜誌社 台北市108台北市萬華區長沙街二段66號 發行日期：中華民國一○七年七月 many splendid diving spots. 中華郵政北台字第5000號執照登記為雜誌交寄 ISSN 1818-1961 By Jules Quartly Chairman/ Albert Chang Vice Chairmen/ Leo Seewald, Vincent Shih 24 Take a Tea Tour on the Trail Secretary: Fupei Wang Treasurer: C.W. Chin Less Traveled 2017-2018 Governors: The most popular beverage in Albert Chang, William Farrell, Revital Golan, Tim Ju, Seraphim Ma, Leo Seewald, Vincent Shih. the world is made to perfection 2018-2019 Governors: Anita Chen, C.W. Chin, Edward in Taiwan, from bubble teas at Shober, Joanne Tsai, Daniel Tseng, Fupei Wang. roadside vendors to the most 2018 Supervisors: Petra Jumpers, Joyce Lee, Timothy expensive high-mountain choice Shields. grade oolong. COMMITTEES: Agro-Chemical/ Melody Wang; Asset Management/ By Jules Quartly Christine Jih, Derek Yung; Banking/ Paulus Mok; Capital Markets/ Nadia Chen, Mandy Huang, C.P. Liu; Chemical Manufacturers/ Charles Liang, Michael 28 Taipei’s Yuanshan Area – Wong; Cosmetics/ Shirley Chen, Julien Jacquet, Abigail Lin; CSR/ Lume Liao, Fupei Wang; Energy/ A Colorful Mix of Religion, Randy Tsai; Human Resources/ Vickie Chen, Richard Lin, Monica Han, Seraphim Ma; Infrastructure/ Wayne Culture, and Food Chin, Paul Lee; Insurance/ Dan Ting, Linda Tsou, Dylan Tyson; Intellectual Property & Licensing/ Jason Pick a day with nice weather Chen, Peter Dernbach, Vincent Shih; Marketing & Distribution/ Wei Hsiang; Medical Devices/ and treat yourself to a walking Raghavendra Shenoy, Joanne Yao; Pharmaceutical/ Petra Jumpers, Wendy Lin, Lai Li Pang; Public Health/ tour of one of the city’s most Joyce Lee; Real Estate/ Tony Chao; Retail/ Ceasar Chen, Mark Chen, Prudence Jang; Sustainable diverse and appealing neighbor- Development/ Kenny Jeng, Cosmas Lu, Kernel hoods. Wang; Tax/ Stella Lai, Cheli Liaw, Josephine Peng; Technology/ Cynthia Chyn, Revital Golan, Hans Huang; By Scott Weaver Telecommunications & Media/ Thomas Ee, Joanne Tsai; Transportation & Logistics/ Wayne Pi; Travel & Tourism/ Pauline Leung, Achim v. Hake. cover photo by Matthew fulco 4 taiwan business topics • july 2018 7_18 Contents.indd 4 2018/7/1 下午9:32 july 2018 • Volume 48 number 7 COVER SPONSOR Company Profile Everrich has been bringing Taiwan to the world since 1997 with the establishment of its first travel retail outlet in the Kaohsiung Inter- national Airport. With extensive retail outlets in all of Taiwan’s major 32 A Park Lover’s Guide to Bird international transit points, including the Taoyuan International Watching in Taipei Airport, Taipei Songshan Airport, Taichung Airport, and Kinmen Harbor, Everrich is the leading proponent of Taiwan tourism. By Scott Weaver 36 An Ancient Dog Finds its Now, Everrich has gone further in enhancing the development of Place in the Modern World the tourism industry in Taiwan by opening up even more shopping Taiwan’s Indigenous Formosan plazas throughout the nation, including the outlying islands. Ever- Mountain Dog. rich launched a gleaming shopping center in Taipei City in 2012, By Timothy Ferry followed by the Golden Lake Plaza and hotel in Kinmen, officially opened in 2015. The latest project, Discovery Hotel and Profond 40 Taiwan’s Resorts Adapting to Pier No. 3 Duty Free Complex, soft opened in Penghu in February Meet Adversity 2018. The stress is being placed on quality service and Taiwanese Everrich has garnered numerous accolades for its role in promot- culture. ing Taiwanese tourism. Everrich won “Best Airport Retailer of By Alex Barker the Year” and “Best Downtown Retailer of the Year” in 2016 and 44 Leaving Pestilence in the Past 2017, part of the Global Frontier Award given at the annual Travel Retail Exhibition in Cannes. Moreover, with its partner Taoyuan Public health tourism in Taiwan. International Airport, Everrich has won the Skytrax “Best Airport By Steven Crook Service Personnel” award for both the Asia region and the World 48 Goodbye to Grandfather Shi numerous times. Two writers’ perspective on a Sun Moon Lake holiday marked by a peculiar mingling of love and 昇恆昌企業簡介 death. By Joshua Samuel Brown and 源於對臺灣的熱情，昇恆昌免稅商店以立足本土、接軌國際為職 Stephanie Huffman 志，1997年起先後取得高雄國際機場綜合免稅商店、桃園國際機場 第一與第二航廈、臺北市區免稅預售中心、臺北松山機場、臺中機 52 The Hong Kong You Don’t 場、金門水頭商港等營運據點經營權。 Know 為推廣台灣觀光、提昇旅遊服務品質、配合政府建設離島政策， The former British Crown Colony 陸續於2012年落成啟用台北市區「昇恆昌免稅廣場」，2015年金湖 offers much more to visitors than 廣場及飯店正式開幕，2018年更在澎湖全新開立國際型觀光飯店及 just shopping and dim sum. 大型複合式購物商場。 By Matthew Fulco 昇恆昌先後於2016、2017年法國坎城旅遊零售展上，榮獲國際 專業媒體Frontier Award評選為「全球最佳機場免稅業者」及「全球 最佳市區免稅業者」大獎。更與桃園國際機場共同協力連續多年獲 得Skytrax「全球最佳機場服務人員」亞洲及全球雙料冠軍。 taiwan business topics • july 2018 5 7_18 Contents.indd 5 2018/7/1 下午9:32 PUPPETS taiwanese puppetry CONTINUING A RICH TRADITION PHOTO: STEPHANIE HUFFMAN While evolving from outdoor performances in villages BY STEPHANIE HUFFMAN and city neighborhoods to television and the internet, budaixi has maintained its popularity. uppet theater’s rich history through- the 18th century before spreading to Tai- The tradition of traveling budaixi out Asia is well known. China wan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia troupes changed little in Taiwan from the P boasts several styles of puppetry dat- along with migrants from the China main- Qing dynasty into Japanese colonial days. ing back to the Han dynasty. These include land. Though found elsewhere, budaixi Performances were held at times of impor- marionette puppetry in which the action experienced its greatest development in tant life events in society, including wed- is controlled from above by strings, and Taiwan and has become something of a dings and various religious observances. rod puppetry in which the puppets’ bod- national art form. The biggest changes in the budaixi ies are moved around the stage on a long Budaixi literally means “cloth sack world came after the creation of the stick while smaller rods are used to control theater.” In the early days, the glove pup- Golden Ray Theater (Jinguang Budaixi) in the arms and legs. Shadow puppetry, now pet bodies were created from square, sack- 1950, which ushered in a new era for pup- more widely associated with Indonesia, shaped pieces of cloth, while the head, pet theater in Taiwan. Golden Ray’s pup- creates a shadow performance for the audi- hands, and feet were carved from wood or pets were larger, and their colors, clothing, ence with intricately cut leather strips per- molded from clay. The art form was also and hairstyles also changed. Black lights forming behind a backlit cloth. known as “small-basket theater” after the and fireworks were added to create greater The most popular type of puppetry in way in which the puppets were carried fanfare, and elements from foreign mov- Taiwan is budaixi (, also sometimes between villages and towns by the perform- ies, music, and cartoons were incorporated written as potehi or poteshi), in which pup- ers. The baskets were kept backstage and into the puppet shows. The popularity of pets are worn like a glove and manipulated puppets would be tossed into them during this new style grew rapidly alongside tradi- by hand. Scholars believe it originated in the performance to facilitate quick charac- tional budaixi shows. the coastal regions of China sometime in ter changes. The advent of television in the 1960s 6 taiwan business topics • july 2018 Puppets.indd 6 2018/7/1 下午9:37 PUPPETS would cause the art form to evolve even ued their father’s legacy by forming Pili plays for staging before live audiences, on more. Puppet theater was featured on Tai- International Multimedia in 1983. Based television, and increasingly, online. wan television from its early days, but saw in Yunlin, Pili built the largest puppet film a tremendous rise in popularity over the studio in the world, utilizing new tech- next decade. Considered the father of televi- niques to enhance their puppet empire.
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