After losing the First Sino-Japanese War, China gave Japan control over the island of Taiwan. While Japan’s control met quite the opposition in Taiwan, they did give a two year period for the people of Taiwan to move to mainland China. Japan lost control of Taiwan after World War II, and Taiwan later became theContinue reading “Fun Fact: Japanese Taiwan”
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Fun Fact: The Other China
While known in the Western world as Taiwan, the official name of the country is the Republic of China. The island nation split from the mainland after communist forces took over the government in 1949.
Fun Fact: How Taiwan Became Part of China
While close to China’s coast, Taiwan was mostly isolated from the world until the 17th century when Dutch and Spanish imperialists made changes that opened the island up to Han immigration. After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning (which was loyal to the crumbling Ming dynasty), Taiwan was annexed by the Qing dynasty.
Fun Fact: Masks Against the Flu
In both Taiwan and Japan, it is common to see whole crowds wearing masks during flu season.
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