Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civilian functions by a government, especially in response to a temporary emergency such as invasion or major disaster, or in an occupied territory. In 1948, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) was poised to lose the Chinese Civil War. In order to prepare the people to fight againstContinue reading “Martial Law. A Taiwan History”
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Taiwan Beliefs
Most commonly, Taiwanese practice a syncretism of Buddhism (Fo Jiao), Taoism (Dao Jiao) and Chinese Folk Religion. Buddhism is the most common religion in Taiwan with about 35.1% of the population confessing to adhering to the religion. Taoism is a religious, philosophical, and ritual tradition that originated from the Chinese and forms the second most followed religion in Taiwan by 33% ofContinue reading “Taiwan Beliefs”
Krista Marson 