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Weddings, baby celebrations, housewarmings, birthdays and funerals once all called for a roadside banquet in Taiwan. (Illustration generated by AI)

A Century Old, Taiwan's Roadside Banquet Only Went Pro in the 1960s

Li Xian has moved from mysteries to romances to costume dramas over the past decade. (Photo/Weibo)

Li Xian's Best Drama Is Meet Yourself at 8.8, Not Flourished Peony

Sun Qian and Jing Boran star in The Early Spring, where Jing's cold-faced advertising executive Luan Nian tops Storm Media's ranking of stoic Chinese drama heartthrobs. (Photo/Weibo)

Jing Boran Beats Yang Yang as C-Drama's Top Stoic Heartthrob

Chinese romances such as Dazzling and Pursuit of Jade drew heavy online discussion on Netflix Taiwan this year, but Douban viewers rank Pursuit of Jade only fifth. (Photo/Weibo)

Pursuit of Jade Ranks Only Fifth as Light to the Night Takes Top Spot

Vietnam is by far the largest source of foreign spouses in Taiwan. (Illustrative image, AI generated)

Vietnam Is Taiwan's Top Source Of Foreign Spouses By Far

Some of China's most talked-about leading men never raise their voice — a reddened eye or a composure that finally slips is often enough to move audiences to tears. (Image sourced from Weibo)

Cheng Yi Named C-Drama's No. 1 'Broken' Leading Man, Beating Xiao Zhan

Meng Ziyi's vengeful Shen Xihe in Hundred Flowers Kill is one of ten performances that make up China's list of the fiercest TV villainesses. (Image sourced from Weibo)

Zhou Ye Tops Ranking of China's Ten Fiercest TV Villainesses

Mud left on Zhongshan Road in Guangfu, Hualien County, after the Matai'an barrier lake burst. A year on, the lake holds no water, but about 236 million cubic meters of material remains upstream. (Photo by Chang Chi / CNA)

Taiwan's Barrier Lake Drained. 236 Million Cubic Meters of Material Remain.

The scent that arrives just before a storm comes from the ground, not from the rain itself. (Illustration / AI-generated)

Why You Can Smell Rain Before It Falls, and What Petrichor Really Is

Pan Yueming (left) and Wang Hedi's cold case thriller Light to the Night topped Netflix's Chinese drama offerings in 2026, according to Douban user scores. (Photo/Weibo)

Jing Boran's The Early Spring Ranks Only 4th on Netflix's Top 10 Chinese Dramas of 2026

In some traditional Taiwanese funerals, if a deceased child's parents are still living, they may strike the coffin before it departs for burial, a custom rooted in older ideas about filial duty. (Illustrative image / AI-generated)

Why Do Taiwanese Parents Strike Their Child's Coffin? The Heartbreaking Logic Behind a Controversial Ritual

Grabbing a coffee at a convenience store or paying the bill at a restaurant in Taiwan, hearing the cashier ask whether the receipt should be saved to a carrier has long been part of everyday life. (File photo, Hung Yu-hsun)

Why Taiwan Turned Every Receipt Into A Lottery Ticket, The Real Reason Will Surprise You

Bamboo scaffolding rises alongside a Hong Kong high-rise building, a familiar sight that continues to puzzle visitors but serves practical purposes in the city's dense and narrow urban environment. (Illustrative image/ChatGPT)

Hong Kong Has 50-Story Towers Wrapped in Bamboo. Here's Why Steel Won't Replace Them

A new fan-voted ranking crowns the top 10 most popular K-pop girl groups, with TWICE taking first place, IVE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT close behind, and global star BLACKPINK landing at number seven. (Image sourced from Facebook@BLACKPINK)

BLACKPINK Isn't Number One In 2026's Strongest K-Pop Girl Group Ranking, These Multinational Queens Are

When you flush, should the toilet lid be open or closed? (Illustrative image, sourced from Unsplash)

Science Explains: How Flushing Your Toilet Launches Germs 163cm Into the Air

Song Kang and Lee Jun Young's Four Hands, Two Sonatas topped September's Korean drama buzz chart for a second straight week, with a 24.01 percent share. (Image sourced from IMDb)

September's Most-Hyped K-Dramas: Song Kang's 'Four Hands, Two Sonatas' Dominates Chart

Why do some public toilet seats have a gap at the front? It is not a defect, and the real reason surprises many people. (Illustrative image, AI-generated)

Why Do Public Toilet Seats Have a Gap? The Surprising Engineering Logic Behind It

Xin Zhilei (辛芷蕾) tops the ranking with her raw, tear-filled performance in Golden, the standout crying scene fans say hits hardest among recent Chinese dramas.

Chinese Dramas' Top Emotional Moments: Is Your Favorite Actress on the List?

When a child falls down, loses a game, is bullied by classmates, or even just breaks a favorite toy, an adult's first reaction is often to quickly stop the tears. (Representative image / Source: magnific)

How Parents Respond When Kids Cry Shapes Their Emotional Development

Paper offerings — including houses, cars, clothing, and mock currency — are prepared for burning at a Taiwanese funeral to provide for the deceased in the afterlife. (Illustration/ChatGPT)

From Paper Houses to Paper iPhones: How Taiwan Cares for Its Dead

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