Cafe offers space for Taigi classes to preserve language

2026-11-11

There’s a coffee shop in Changhua’s Tianzhong Township where you can enjoy your coffee while also surrounded by the sounds of recitations in Taigi. It came about after a Tianzhong local launched a Taigi Romanization class taught by veteran instructor Siau Ping-jih, who has an impressive 30 years of experience. The cafe owner offers her venue free of charge for anyone who wants to learn more about her mother tongue.

Students recite after their teacher, word by word. They’re here in this coffee shop to learn Taigi Romanization.

Siau Ping-jih
Taigi teacher
The first class had eight or nine students who came of their own initiative. If you learn this, whenever you see the Romanized text, you can pronounce it.

Hoping to set down deeper roots for the language, local Taigi enthusiast Hung Chien-chun invited veteran instructor Siau Ping-jih to teach a course on the particulars of pronunciation and Taigi Romanization, including vowels, consonants, and the eight tones.

Hung Chien-chun
Taigi enthusiast
Taigi isn’t just a language. It links all of us in Tianzhong with our centuries of culture. Most importantly, it sets Tianzhong apart from other places. Since everyone here speaks Taigi, it makes it a fascinating cultural hub.

This one-man cultural movement deeply moved local business owners. After hearing about the idea, the owner of a cafe offered her space as a classroom at no cost.

Hanna
Cafe owner
What the instructor here is teaching is totally different from the Taigi in daily life that I’ve learned before, so I find it really interesting.

Inside this cozy cafe in Changhua’s Tianzhong Township, they’re setting down sturdy roots for the continued preservation of their endangered native tongue in the hopes that the sounds of Taigi will keep echoing down their alleys for years to come.

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#Taigi #Changhua #Romanization #cafe #languageinstruction #charity

陣陣台語朗誦聲伴隨咖啡香老闆娘力挺"母語推廣"

2026-11-11

彰化縣田中鎮這家咖啡館，不只咖啡飄香，還有陣陣台語朗誦聲，到底怎麼回事，原來是一位在地青年，發起的台語羅馬字課程活動，邀請有30年推廣經驗的，台語老師蕭平治來上課，而咖啡館老闆娘也認同理念，免費出借場地，加入推廣母語行列。

跟著老師一句一句大聲朗讀，這群人齊聚咖啡廳，學的是台語羅馬字。

[[台語老師蕭平治]]
“第一場就有八、九個學生，是自己主動要來學的，如果學會，你看到羅馬字，就會發音”

為了讓台語往下扎根，發起人洪健鈞，邀請投身母語教育推廣多年的蕭平治坐鎮，從母音、子音到八個聲調，手把手帶領學員，解開台語羅馬字的拼讀密碼。

[[活動發起人洪健鈞]]
“台語不只是一種語言，它可以連結到田中百年以來發展的文化，最重要的是，可以讓田中跟外面不一樣，這可以是一個很有趣的文化基地，因為大家都說台語”

這場一人發起的文化行動，深深打動在地店家，咖啡館老闆娘得知構想後，免費提供場地當作教室。

[[咖啡館老闆 Hanna]]
“對我以前學的台語，日常生活中跟老師教的完全都不一樣，所以我覺得很有趣”

彰化田中鎮，這間溫馨咖啡館裡，除了飄散咖啡香外，這股由下而上的母語生命力悄悄生根，讓本土文化的聲音，在小鎮街巷中越發響亮！

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Foreign students and workers show Hualien in new light in just 90 seconds

What do you see when you look at Hualien through a foreigner’s eyes? From breathtaking mountain and ocean views to hidden local gems, international residents are putting this eastern county in the spotlight. Hualien County launched a series of initiatives to boost its international profile, including a short-video competition inviting foreign students and workers to capture what makes Hualien special, in just 90 seconds. And the winning entries are proving that sometimes, it takes a fresh pair of eyes to show a place in a whole new light.

Photos and vertical videos capture Hualien from every angle. The county government recently held a series of events to promote international exchanges and the Hualien brand to the world. One of the events was a video contest, in which foreign residents studying or working in the county created 90-second vertical videos to highlight the diverse beauty around them. The talent was overflowing.

Aniisa Syahlaa Athaasyah
Gold Prize Winner
I feel like Hualien really has the potential for people to see more. It’s just maybe a lack of information or some people don’t know much about it. So I really want to share what we can do here in Hualien.

The Gold Prize winner is a student in Hualien. She says that for international students living in Hualien, or foreigners in general, you don’t have to move far to find beauty. Through the videos created by foreigners, this first edition of the international short video contest highlighted stunning places and memorable moments overlooked by locals.

Lee Yu-jen
Hualien International Affairs official
We’ve been promoting Hualien as a foreigner-friendly destination for three years. Although I was not part of the jury, I did watch every video that you created. They were all amazing, showcasing Hualien from so many different perspectives.

Hualien’s efforts to be recognized as a destination that is friendly to foreigners have garnered praise. But it doesn’t end there. The county has been promoting the use of English in menus, signboards and service pamphlets as well as scenario-based training materials, instructional videos, and other resources for the hospitality and tourism industries. The participants’ videos showed that the county government’s attention to detail and everyone’s hard work have not gone unnoticed.

Tung Ko-ching
Member of jury
In just a short minute, your creations not only captured the breath-taking beauty of Hualien, from our mountains, oceans and the gorgeous and tranquil plains, but also presented the rich variety of our local cultures and vibrant activities.

All the award winners hopped on to the stage, as the most persuasive ambassadors for their second home, Hualien. Equipped with cameras and zeal, they told the stories of Hualien in their own language, for social media users all around the world to see this beautiful county.

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#hualien #reel #contest #creator #tourism

2026-11-11

Candidate hopes satirical video will inspire political change in Miaoli

Lin Yueh-chin, the DPP’s candidate for mayor of Miaoli City, sponsored a content creator to produce a satirical short film poking fun at the local scandals that once grabbed national headlines by promoting the “country of Miaoli” as a tourist attraction. Lin said they may seem like jokes to outsiders, but to locals, it’s no laughing matter. Through the video, she hopes to inspire young people to return to Miaoli to vote.

The opening of this video shows a passport getting stamped. But what country is that? Why does their travel itinerary include a movement against wind turbines, excavator scandals, and political fighting?

Local scandals that once dominated national headlines, like the demolition of a mom-and-pop pharmacy in the infamous Dapu land-grab incident, are spun as tourist attractions for the “country of Miaoli” in this campaign video.

Lin Yueh-chin
Miaoli City mayoral candidate (DPP)
But to those of us from Miaoli, these are all real things that happened right here in our hometown. They aren’t funny at all.

Lin Yueh-chin, who’s running for Miaoli City mayor with the DPP, sponsored the content creator Lu Lu to create a video highlighting the “country of Miaoli” as an offbeat tourist attraction.

Lin Yueh-chin
Miaoli City mayoral candidate (DPP)
The goal was to use a kind of humor familiar with young people to translate these serious and complex political issues into content that everyone is willing to watch and can understand.

Lin said that the county’s many political scandals have turned Miaoli into a national laughingstock. But for locals, these issues are everyday realities that directly impact their lives and demand rigorous oversight.

Lin Yueh-chin
Miaoli City mayoral candidate (DPP)
This election offers an opportunity for change. That’s why I hope that particularly young folks studying or working away from home won’t just laugh it off after watching the video, but will show care for their hometown and return to vote.

Lin said that Miaoli hasn’t changed political hands for 76 years, making it feel like a chaotic “state within a state.” She hopes young people will enthusiastically return home to cast their ballots and serve as a driving force for change.

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#Miaoli #LinYuehchin #elections #politics #DapuIncident

2026-11-11

Chiayi woman runs in traffic and jumps in water fountain

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Hackers threaten parents of students at international school

A hacker group is allegedly attempt to extort an international school in New Taipei. Parents of students at Kang Chiao International School in Linkou say they have recently received threatening emails. The senders claim to have breached the school’s systems and stolen sensitive personal information about students and their families. They threatened to expose the data if they weren’t contacted within the day. The distressing situation left students and their families on edge. The school has since disconnected its network and reported the matter to the police. Let’s hear more.

Wang Yu-chun
FTV reporter
After discovering the hacker intrusion, the school immediately disconnected its network. The school’s official website is now inaccessible and the smart school app and student system are also completely out of service.

Yu Sheng-tao
Kang Chiao International School Linkou
We’ve provided parents and faculty with all the relevant information, and urged them to double check everything. For example, do not open any suspicious links. We must be extremely careful. There’s a three-point rule: Do not reply to messages, do not open links and do not trust unfamiliar phone calls. Also, do not spread unverified information.

Weng Chien-ming
New Taipei Education Department
Based on our understanding, this is a system independently purchased by the school, primarily used for school administration. We have classified this as a routine personal data protection incident.

The initial contact was last Friday, Nov. 6. Hackers sent an email to the school, demanding the school do download a browser and enter an encryption key. The school refused. But the situation only escalated, as the group started sending intimidating messages to the parents of students, threatening to harm students. The school has brought in cybersecurity forensic specialists to conduct an in-depth investigation. They will examine system vulnerabilities, search for any malicious tasks that may have been planted, and determine the extent of the data leakage.

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#school #hacker #kangchiao #linkou #taiwan

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Cafe offers space for Taigi classes to preserve language