Taiwanese opera uses a stylised combination of both the literary and colloquial registers of Taiwanese Hokkien. Its earliest form adopted elements of folk songs from Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. The ...

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For Penang-born actress, singer and songwriter Chelsia Ng, the idea for one of her songs came from her search for a familiar food. “‘Balai Tui Bin Hokkien Mee’ is a song I wrote circling an ...

The disappearance of Tâi-gí, a variety of Hokkien, “is tied to a long history of colonization,” The Dial wrote.

(key): /pʰu³³⁻²¹ (tʰ-)luŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (Ø-)ŋuɑ²⁴²/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phó͘-thong-ōe Tâi ...

KLANG’S diverse communities have shaped the city into a hub of cultural and spiritual heritage, boasting numerous places of ...

Beijing has slammed some Taiwanese politicians for “manipulation” after they attacked Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah for performing his song “Chinese people” at a concert on the self ...

Opera is particularly loved in Taiwan, where it's performed in the Hokkien, one of the Island's ... its language and its stories to song. Emily Feng, NPR News, Taipei, Taiwan.

Taiwan opera is revered across the Asian island. One of its most beloved traits is its gender-bending character archetypes, and its best-known actors are women who portray men.

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...