Taiwanese photography is deeply rooted in the country's unique and rapidly changing history. Its early photography is often divided into two periods: Pre-Japanese from approximately 1858 to 1895, and an Era of Japanese Influence, from 1895 to 1945, the year the Japanese occupation of Taiwan ended. Much of the pre-Japanese era photography was conducted by foreign missionaries and merchants. See also History of the Republic of China for a history of the government that currently administers Taiwan. ...
Chang Tsai (張才), Deng Nan-guang (鄧南光) and Lee Ming-diao (李鳴鵰), collectively known as the "three swordsmen," are among the best known of the Taiwanese photographers who were active in the 1930s to 1950s. Modern Taiwanese photography is marked by the Nationalist government's takeover of Taiwan in 1945. The Chinese Nationalist Party (Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹åœ‹æ°‘黨; Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å›½æ°‘å…š; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: JhÅngguó GuómÃndÇŽng), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
Photographers International is considered one of Taiwan's leading photography magazines. The magazine profiled key Taiwanese photographers such as Chang Yung-Chieh (張詠捷), Wu Chung-Wei (吳忠維), Hsieh Chun-Teh, (謝春德), Ho Ching-Tai (何經泰), Chuang Ling (莊靈), Liu Chen-Shan (劉振祥) and editor Juan I-Jong(阮義忠) in an issue called "Taiwan Vision."
Another well-known Taiwanese photographer is Taiwan-born Chien-Chi Chang (張乾琦), a member of the famous Magnum Photos agency. Chien-Chi Chang (張乾琦), (born 1961) is a Taiwanese photographer and member of the Magnum Photos agency. ... Magnum Photos is a world-renowned photographic agency, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. ...
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Taiwanesephotography is deeply rooted in the country's unique and rapidly changing history.
Its early photography is often divided into two periods: Pre-Japanese from approximately 1858 to 1895, and an Era of Japanese Influence, from 1895 to 1945, the year the Japanese occupation of Taiwan ended.
Modern Taiwanesephotography is marked by the Nationalist government's takeover of Taiwan in 1945.
This culminated in a series of severe clashes between the ROC administration and "native" Taiwanese, in turn leading to the bloody 228 incident and the reign of white terror.
Taiwanese culture also has influenced the West: Bubble tea and milk tea are popular drinks readily available around city centers in Europe, Canada and the United States.
The Taiwanese localization movement continues to be a major driver of Taiwanese culture, as a reaction against both the previous repression by the previously Kuomintang-controlled government and the hostility of the PRC.
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