Tian-Jin Living Zone Tian-Jin Temple Chinese Taoism Kuan-Kung Association Tian-Jin Temple Chinese Taoism Kuan-Kung Association will be bringing various performances and exhibitions through through the Tian-Jin Living Zone, including creative floral arrangement, Deal Band live performance, Chinese Calligraphy, Vancouver Outreach, line dance performances and other traditional Chinese games and workshops. showcasing Tian-Jin Living’s spirit of…
Paper Play – Origami Aiko Matsushiba The exquisite art of origami has long been iconic to Japanese culture. The creative folding of paper does not merely imitate real life, but often adds details and a particular beauty to everyday objects. Aiko Matsushiba has taught origami for many many years, and for the first time will…
Numbers Salon Inspired New Artists Paint by Numbers is back by popular demand! These beautiful scenes look straight from the brush of a talented, veteran painter with years of study in framing, perspective, colour mixing and shading, but don’t be fooled! All it takes is a little bit of patience and, piece by piece, these…
TAIWANfest Craft Stage TAIWANfest There’s never been such an abundance of crafts for families at TAIWANfest! Drop by for any of our scheduled sessions and learn to make something new! Discover the Japanese art of origami; a Taiwanese spin on paper crafts; Hakka betel nut fan painting, and the return of Number Painting! Space is…
TAIWANfest Time Capsule TAIWANfest As a summer staple event in downtown Toronto for over 10 years, TAIWANfest sure has collected a lot of memorabilia! Explore the event and collect your points; give the wheel a spin and see what piece of TAIWANfest history you’ll be taking home! Visit our booth for more details!
Rooster Winter Games LunarFest 2017 Lunarfest is now at TAIWANfest! The Year of the Rooster in the lunar calendar is a year for courage, bravery, and hard work – with these two challenges to take on, do you have what it takes to reach the podium? Re-live the Olympic hype at the Rooster Winter Games!
Hope Talk – The End as Well as the Beginning Louise Lee Hsiu & Tom Su For Louise Lee’s children, wherever she resides will always be “home.” As a writer, keeping a curious heart allows her to keep the gate of creativity flowing. Currently, in the beautiful land of Canada, she continues to create, writing in…
Love, Binti Love, Binti Having collected 900 kg of shoes to donate to Kenya during the Vancouver festival in 2016, TAIWANfest partners once again with a social cause to support the “Love, Binti” project. Join us at the BeWithU area at TAIWANfest in crafting reusable sanitary pads to be donated to girls in need in…
Hope Talk – Tales from Yangmingshan Louisa Hsu Louisa is a fourth year Geography major and Biology minor student at the University of British Columbia. She enjoys hiking and watching interior design shows in her free time. Like many students who are transitioning into life as an adult, Louisa is uncertain what she wants to…
Hope Talk – Shadows of the Crimson Sun Dr. Yang & Julia LinSanxia Spintops Born in Taiwan under Japanese occupation. Raised in Manchukuo under Japanese control Retrocession of Taiwan. Received Canadian citizenship after immigrating to North America. The many identities of Dr. Charles Yang. He lingers in the influences of different cultures and felt the lessons of every…