Taiwanese art & music

Taiwan is a colorful country. It has plenty of interesting things that attracting many foreigners to visit. Taiwan's music and art is also the spotlight in the world.
Traditional Art 
The word 『tradition' expresses the idea of passing on history and culture to future generations, whilst 『art' is a creative result of our daily experiences and is a product of beauty. The inspiration for the creation of traditional art usually originated from the daily activities of people and traditional arts represent a specific way of thinking, different beliefs, cultures and religions that are local to a certain place.

Traditional performing arts evolved out of the leisure activities and the beliefs and practices of people in certain areas. The popularity of traditional performing arts is timeless. Traditional performing arts mimic the joy, anger, sorrow and happiness of life as well as the natural cycle of life and death. These aspects of life are told through story telling, singing, dancing, and drama. Much of the humor and sarcasm of life as well as human wisdom are embodied in these performances. 

Traditional performing arts express human emotion as well as all the basic conditions of life. The concept of art being life is clearly evident in this tradition. Traditional handcrafts can either be functional or decorative. Some handcrafts are both functional and decorative whilst others emphasize one aspect over the other. In any case, the aesthetic values and human spirituality traditional handcrafts represent are now harder to obtain in today's industrialized society. Local handcrafts in Taiwan were made according to our daily needs, our climate, our natural environment, culture, history and religion. Traditional handcrafts represent generations of wisdom and creativity and represent the beauty of the harmony between man and nature. Traditional arts change over time. Traditional arts are rooted in life and the concepts of life, cultural distinctiveness and ways of evaluating beauty they express can become a new source of creativity and interest for our modern society. Traditional arts can also be seen as a fundamental aspect of our culture; one that is extremely valuable and greatly significant. Fro more information please visit:http:Taiwanese Traditional Arts,Introduction to Taiwanese Traditional Arts Native Taiwanese Music Taiwan is an island that is inhabited by many native people and humans from different culture. The traditional music and arts were inherited from generation to generation. They are the treasures of Taiwan. The movie "Seediq Bale" is a story about Seediq, one of the native Taiwanese in Taiwan, had a fight for their homeland invaded by Japanese. It shows not only the culture of the Seediq, but also the spirit of Taiwanese. Here is the MV of the movie. Nowadays, the Native music has combined with modern elements, they become fashion and popular. Religious Music There are many religions such as Taiwan, Taosim and Buddhism are the commonest. They are very important for Taiwanese. The music has strong local elements and religionary features , you can figure out easily from following two music. Taosim' music Buddhism's music with modern elements National Theater Concert Hall  The NTCH features the traditional Chinese palace structure with gold glazed roof tiles and Chinese red colonnades. Its appearance is in harmony with that of the CKS Memorial Hall, and its advanced facilities and quality materials conform to the international standard. Among them, the Concert Hall's organ is claimed to be the largest organ in Asia. The sumptuous and gallant NTCH has attracted many heads of state and foreign dignitaries including former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, former President of Costa Rica Rafael Calderon, former first lady of the United States Betty Ford, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, and former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, making its share of contribution to Taiwan's diplomacy. As Taiwan's most significant world-class performance venue, the NTCH has invited, produced, leased and co-organized countless programs. Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras from the Three Tenors, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are some of the frequent performers; large performance groups such as the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, the Australian Ballet Company and the Nederlands Dans Theater have performed at the NTCH repeatedly; late French pantomime Marcel Marceau, dance master Martha Graham, maestros Sergiu Celibidache and Giuseppe Sinopoli, violinist Issac Stern, and pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva have left with us their precious images in the NTCH's history. When you come to Taiwan, The NTCH is the place you can’t miss. There are many kind of performances be hold here, including music, drama, opera and dance. For more information please visit: National Theater Concert Hall The aborigine’s performance “The Legend” Taiwanese Violinist- Jia-Jun Lu