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Distro - Taiwan and it's People. 2000 

Chien-Chi Chang 

The history of Taiwan before 1949 was one foreign settlement/colonization after another. First the Portuguese in 1590, then the Dutch and the Spanish in 1600s, later the Manchus and the Japanese for the next two and half centuries. It was until Japan's surrender in 1945 and the end of World War II that Taiwan came under the Chinese rule.

For the following five decades, Taiwan Republic of China, formerly known as Formosa, has developed from an agriculture backwater to earn an international reputation as exporter to the world and from a Nationalist martial law state to a democratic multi-party... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Participants pray amid a shower of firework sparks... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. Folklore martial artist wait for their turn to... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. Secret police watch attentively during... 

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TAIWAN. 2000. Unhappy with the result of the election, protesters... 

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TAIWAN. 2000. In response to the disgruntled protesters, police... 

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TAIWAN. 2000. Taipei. Furious with the defect in the election,... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. A security guard sits and puffs his cigarette... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. Posters of Presidential candidate Lien Chen are... 

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TAIWAN. Taitung. 2000. President Chen Shui-bian arrives on Green... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 2000. After a commencement ceremony at a military... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 2000. Female cadets march across the field... 

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TAIWAN. Kinmen. 2000. Frogmen exercise on the beach of Kinmen,... 

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TAIWAN. Kinmen. 2000. Frogmen exercise on the beach of Kinmen,... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 2000. Visitors to Tangkung Urban Township... 

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TAIWAN. 1996. Oblivious to the rain, members of a marching band... 

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TAIWAN. 1996. 

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TAIWAN. Fengtian Temple in Hsinkang. 1996. Rain or shine, each... 

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TAIWAN. Chiayi. 1996. A saxophone player performs along the route... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 2000. A folk music performer plays some tunes... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. As part of the ritual during the wedding... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1997. The city of Taipei holds a group wedding... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 1997. A newlywed couple and flower children.... 

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TAIWAN. Tainan. 2000. Milk-fish, despite its sticky bones, is... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. Most of Taiwan's pigs are raised in the... 

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TAIWAN. Chiayi. 1996. Incenses are placed in the mouth of pigs... 

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TAIWAN. Tainan. 2000. A sushi bar hires a model as part of the... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. In an attempt to break Guinness World Record,... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1999. A lone dancer who belongs to a dance troupe... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. Taipei. In an effort to bring the awareness of... 

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TAIWAN. 2001. As part of a new ice cream promotion campaign,... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. A mannequin on a scooter. 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. Students of hairdressing school make... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. Mothers drying their daughter's hair... 

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TAIWAN. Chiayi. 1996. Children watch the annual pilgrimage of... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. Youngsters from a kindergarten along with their... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. An exit is blocked with an extra seat for aboriginal... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1998. In order to pacify her daughter, a mother... 

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TAIWAN. Hsinchu. 2000. A mother mimicking the Statue of Liberty,... 

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TAIWAN. Tainan. 2000. Members of a local band hired to play for... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. Members of a local band hired to play for... 

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TAIWAN. Tainan. 2000. A professional mourner cries next to a... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Masseuse's protest outside the Legislative Yuan... 

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TAIWAN. 2001. Some blue collar workers picket outside the Executive... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. A boy jumps in the air to fly his kite... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. Tea farmers harvest tea in Nantou's Luku region,... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. Heavy rain does not deter concert-goers... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 2000. Seasoned performers of Taiwanese Opera... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. A heavy metal singer of a local band receives... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. Pop singer, A-Mei, re-emerges after 18... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. Pop singer, A-Mei, re-emerges, after 18... 

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TAIWAN. 2001. Models celebrate at the end of a spring fashion... 

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TAIWAN. 2001. A fashion designer gives an interview to a Taipei... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei County. 1999. A Hong Kong TV crew carries live... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. On September 21, 1999, Taiwan suffered one of the... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 1997. Followers of Dalai Lama during his first... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. A summer camp is held in a temple in northern... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 1989. Student at Ren-ai School. 

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TAIWAN. Hsinchu. 2000. Mainlander Chinese who are smuggled into... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 1997. Head monk Hsin-yun of the Fakuang Shan... 
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