I was born and raised in Taiwan, and I have been watching many clips/reading books about Taiwan, as well as searching English clips that are suitable to share with my in-laws (Americans) as they would like to learn more about where I’m from. By far, this clip is the best I have come across so far - though short but covering vast context without losing depth. Well made! ❤
Great video. Although the Japanese in Taiwan didn't surrender to the ROC, rather that they surrendered to the Allied Powers, represented by the ROC, which they also did in Northern Vietnam, as per the order of Douglas MacArthur's General Order No. One, as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. Taiwan was and still is a territory separated from an enemy state as the result of WW2, and according to Article 77 of the UN Charter Taiwan should have become a UN trust territory for the purpose of eventual self-determination. Instead the ROC unilaterally annexed the island without signing a treaty with Japan, massacred Taiwanese elites, raided civilian resources and conscripted Taiwanese men for China's own civil war and even declared the longest martial law period on the island. All of these, as well as continued ROC occupation were and are still illegal. Bangka came from the Proto-Austronesian root word for boat. This word became bangka in Tagalog, wangkang in Malay, waga in Fijian, vaka in Tongan, va'a in Samoan, waka in Te Reo Maori, and wa'a in Hawaiian. Dadaocheng's Taigi is Tuā-tiū-tiânn. The North gate was slated to be demolished, which was why it wasn't defaced like the other gates. Not only were those gates bastardized, the KMT even put it's party emblem on those gates, and refused to let people remove those emblems, citing regulation to maintain historic architectures to prevent changes, when they were the ones who altered the gates to the point of unrecognizable from the original Qing dynasty structures.
Was born in Songshan district but grew up in the US. Now back here for the first time in many years and finding this video couldn't have come at a better time. Love this city!
KMT did not rule over China until 1928. KMT was supported by USSR at the time. The new Nationalist government of China set up a China consulate in Taihoku in 1930s btw. Dr. SYS visited Taiwan a coupe of times to gain support from Japanese and Taiwanese for Chinese revolutionary. KMT taught Taiwanese that he was the founding father of our country, but in fact before Dr SYS died, he never treated Taiwan part of China, but he included Mongolia, Tibet, Manchuria, and Shinkuang/Xinjiang. CKS’s son CCK was educated in Russia and married a Russian lady who became the First Lady after CCK became the president in Taiwan. Taiwanese president Tsai is a mix of early Hakka Chinese and aboriginal from Paiwan tribe. The last Dutch Formosa governor was Swedish. The Ming royalist Koxinga that kicked out of the Dutch in 1662 was born in Japan to a Japanese mother. The former president Ma was born in British Hong Kong. The former President Lee said he was Japanese score he turned 20. Nowadays, Taiwanese use Japanese unit “ping”(size of tatami) to measure the areas of housings, and use Jia/Ga(akker in Dutch) to measure farm lands. 艋舺in Taiwanese/Hokkien is Banka 萬華 in Japanese Manka. The name was derived from aboriginal language. 打狗Takao in Taiwanese/Hokkien 高雄Taka O in Japanese The name was also derived from aboriginal languages. Nowadays, they are all pronounced by using Mandarin and lost the connection of the past.
Ah man you're right! A slip of the tongue that carried through the edit 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ I even took the day off on the 2/28 holiday! Thanks for pointing it out!
Awesome video! I wish I knew all of this before I went to Taipei several years ago. Now this makes me want to go back and see Taipei again, but with a different lens.
I know geography quite well, but never really knew much about Taiwan and Taipei. I learned so much, such a beautiful country with a lot of history. Amazing video as always, this is why I love this channel!
I love your historical accuracy and your camera and editing work. I work in the film industry. Most people just ignore the aboriginal people in Taiwan and the European discovery.
Currently living here (and been planning this for a year) and wish I had found this video earlier! Such a great summary of Taipei’s history and a beautiful doc too.
Thanks for your hard work. It truly does justice to the complex history of Taiwan. It's quite rare to find such a comprehensive introduction like this video.
Great video, just one mistake, 11:17 the KMT was established in Shanghai but it's predecessor, the Tomenghui originated from the south of China with many members from Guangdong and Zhejiang while CKS himself is from Zhejiang.
2:54 in you have a 2 second view of the skyline of the city. Is that a drone shot? Where from ? Sunset? Would love to stay in the old quarter area of Taipei. Have any specific streets or zones worth a stay?
The interesting thing is, even under the colonial rule of Japan, the Japanese treated the Taiwanese better than the nationalist party treated the Taiwanese. Chinese rulers treat Chinese people worse despite coming from the same roots. Just look at how the communist treats Hong Kong.
Taiwan was a part of Japan for 50 years. Before the war, Taiwanese high school baseball teams would go to Japan to play games. That's how much Taiwanese had assimilated into Japan. While Europe treated Asians as slaves, Japan was the first to provide national education. And Japanese and Taiwanese worked side by side in the same workplaces. As a result, when the war ended, many Taiwanese did not consider themselves Chinese. Lee Teng-hui, who democratized Taiwan, called himself "Japanese." That's why he resisted the "Chinese-style dictatorial rule" of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang. This is a historical fact that every Taiwanese knows.
It'll be interesting to see Taiwan in 100 years. I feel like it only has that long. Either China's gonna economically collapse and Taiwan will properly be a country or it will go back to being associated with Japan...or worse...it'll actually be a province of China.
Very excellent post on Taiwan, Thank you. One thing you missed regarding Taiwan under Japan occupation - Celluloid! The Taiwan Camphor trees had the only old growth forests of Camphor trees on earth and it was extremely valuable with the invention of film. In a away iTaiwan supplied the 90% of the worlds supply of cutting edge celluloid film technology just as 130 years later (now) Taiwan supplies 90% of the worlds TSMC super chips. :) Word of caution - Don’t spoil your excellent research diving onto the KMT actions on Taiwan - It’s poison bro. There are 2 historical records and it’s split 50/50 so don’t take sides - The current leadership is worse than the KMT as they desire DPP one party rule with all the boogie man stories about the KMT In fact if you remove all political talking points involving The government after Japanese rule you would have a perfect RUclips video. You missed the fact Chiang Kai Shek was a man of the dictator period in world history and he made Taiwan extremely wealthy bu bringing over 700,000 pcs of China’s most priceless treasures as well as all the gold in China which is estimated to be over 1 million pounds. Yes he was a dictator but he brought wealth and being a ruthless dictator he prevented Taiwan from being absorbed into communist China - like Hainan island was.
Note: some of you picked up on a typo - the 228 incident happened on February 28 1947, not February 8! We see you and apologize 💛
I believe this is the only English video on RUclips that talks about the history of Taipei. It deserve more views.
I want to cry - this is the best video about Taiwan that I have ever watched, no matter English or Mandarin - this is a gem! Thank you so much!
I just visited this beautiful country a few days ago, and this video is somehow a closure to my “sepanx” to Taiwan 🇹🇼 ❤️💙🤍
Other than that little mistake on the date of the 228 Incident, this video is so much better than any other video on the subject of Taiwan. Great job!
I was born and raised in Taiwan, and I have been watching many clips/reading books about Taiwan, as well as searching English clips that are suitable to share with my in-laws (Americans) as they would like to learn more about where I’m from. By far, this clip is the best I have come across so far - though short but covering vast context without losing depth. Well made! ❤
Amazing overview! Thank you!!
Great video and obviously well researched
This is one of the best on You Tube !
This video is so much better than other travel videos. You made a distinctive type of trip video. Good job!
Wow, thanks!
Great job to the Bright Trip creators - I'm staying tuned and very keen to see your next video - you got yourself a new subscriber!
Thanks!
Thank you!
i have been following your videos for a long time. Thank you very much for introducing my hometown.
Great video. Although the Japanese in Taiwan didn't surrender to the ROC, rather that they surrendered to the Allied Powers, represented by the ROC, which they also did in Northern Vietnam, as per the order of Douglas MacArthur's General Order No. One, as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. Taiwan was and still is a territory separated from an enemy state as the result of WW2, and according to Article 77 of the UN Charter Taiwan should have become a UN trust territory for the purpose of eventual self-determination.
Instead the ROC unilaterally annexed the island without signing a treaty with Japan, massacred Taiwanese elites, raided civilian resources and conscripted Taiwanese men for China's own civil war and even declared the longest martial law period on the island. All of these, as well as continued ROC occupation were and are still illegal.
Bangka came from the Proto-Austronesian root word for boat. This word became bangka in Tagalog, wangkang in Malay, waga in Fijian, vaka in Tongan, va'a in Samoan, waka in Te Reo Maori, and wa'a in Hawaiian. Dadaocheng's Taigi is Tuā-tiū-tiânn.
The North gate was slated to be demolished, which was why it wasn't defaced like the other gates. Not only were those gates bastardized, the KMT even put it's party emblem on those gates, and refused to let people remove those emblems, citing regulation to maintain historic architectures to prevent changes, when they were the ones who altered the gates to the point of unrecognizable from the original Qing dynasty structures.
Really well done 👍 ❤
Absolute banger of a video!
Really informative and love the dogs!!
Thank you, plz continue doing these kind of vids
Well done for making such an amazing video! Thank you for showcasing my city so well :)
Was born in Songshan district but grew up in the US. Now back here for the first time in many years and finding this video couldn't have come at a better time. Love this city!
Great video. I lived in Taipei for a year and Taiwan will always have a special place in my heart.
KMT did not rule over China until 1928. KMT was supported by USSR at the time. The new Nationalist government of China set up a China consulate in Taihoku in 1930s btw.
Dr. SYS visited Taiwan a coupe of times to gain support from Japanese and Taiwanese for Chinese revolutionary. KMT taught Taiwanese that he was the founding father of our country, but in fact before Dr SYS died, he never treated Taiwan part of China, but he included Mongolia, Tibet, Manchuria, and Shinkuang/Xinjiang.
CKS’s son CCK was educated in Russia and married a Russian lady who became the First Lady after CCK became the president in Taiwan.
Taiwanese president Tsai is a mix of early Hakka Chinese and aboriginal from Paiwan tribe.
The last Dutch Formosa governor was Swedish.
The Ming royalist Koxinga that kicked out of the Dutch in 1662 was born in Japan to a Japanese mother.
The former president Ma was born in British Hong Kong.
The former President Lee said he was Japanese score he turned 20.
Nowadays, Taiwanese use Japanese unit “ping”(size of tatami) to measure the areas of housings, and use Jia/Ga(akker in Dutch) to measure farm lands.
艋舺in Taiwanese/Hokkien is Banka
萬華 in Japanese Manka.
The name was derived from aboriginal language.
打狗Takao in Taiwanese/Hokkien
高雄Taka O in Japanese
The name was also derived from aboriginal languages.
Nowadays, they are all pronounced by using Mandarin and lost the connection of the past.
Love the editing style - super engaging. Also really piquing my curiousity in the history of other places than simply the west - nicely done!
Fantastic video. As a Taiwanese I am glad to learn from this video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
this is incredible! Driaan's videos are my favourite
Super well done and informative, thanks!
Awesome video! Thanks for the introduction of Taipei! One thing, however, is that the incident actually happened on 2/28 instead of 2/8 1947.
Ah man you're right! A slip of the tongue that carried through the edit 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ I even took the day off on the 2/28 holiday! Thanks for pointing it out!
Awesome video!
Epic video Dri ! Editing, camera work and hosting on point as always 👌
Thanks Loic!!!
So so so good!!!
Awesome video! I wish I knew all of this before I went to Taipei several years ago. Now this makes me want to go back and see Taipei again, but with a different lens.
I have been searching for a clear and helpful overview of Taiwan before going into a deep dive, and this was excellent. Thank you so much!
Glad we could help!
I know geography quite well, but never really knew much about Taiwan and Taipei. I learned so much, such a beautiful country with a lot of history. Amazing video as always, this is why I love this channel!
I love your historical accuracy and your camera and editing work. I work in the film industry. Most people just ignore the aboriginal people in Taiwan and the European discovery.
Best video of Taiwan I’ve seen on RUclips!
Wow, thanks!
simple and informative video. it makes me understand more before visiting Taipei.
Glad it was helpful!
Not quite the content I expected like the Chicago one, but still good video!
Great vid
Wow great video.
Currently living here (and been planning this for a year) and wish I had found this video earlier! Such a great summary of Taipei’s history and a beautiful doc too.
Man this is a fucking excellent video. I can't wait for more of these
❤amazing
Strongly underrated video!
Shared, Wonderful work, Thanks.
Many thanks!
Thanks for your hard work. It truly does justice to the complex history of Taiwan. It's quite rare to find such a comprehensive introduction like this video.
Thank you - great video.
Great. People voted for their freedom the free vote of the people is sacred we must respect it.
Free Taiwan. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, just one mistake, 11:17 the KMT was established in Shanghai but it's predecessor, the Tomenghui originated from the south of China with many members from Guangdong and Zhejiang while CKS himself is from Zhejiang.
Good narrative of Taipei.
Excellent !
Great series of vids!! Could you PLEASE do Denver 🙏🙏🔥
Great breakdown
What a superb video.
Fantastic vid
Nice video, can't wait to visit Taiwan!
2:54 in you have a 2 second view of the skyline of the city. Is that a drone shot? Where from ? Sunset? Would love to stay in the old quarter area of Taipei. Have any specific streets or zones worth a stay?
It's actually a Google Earth render, believe it or not! Our team stayed in Tamsui which is quite a historic area.
Our friends over at Thatch actually have guides on hotels available: www.thatch.co/explore/ChIJi73bYWusQjQRgqQGXK260bw?name=Taipei,%20Taiwan
Do Bangkok!!
Once you've been you long to go back. It's one of those magical places.
I WOULD KILL FOR A BREAKDOWN OF Los Angeles!!! ;O
The interesting thing is, even under the colonial rule of Japan, the Japanese treated the Taiwanese better than the nationalist party treated the Taiwanese. Chinese rulers treat Chinese people worse despite coming from the same roots. Just look at how the communist treats Hong Kong.
11:13 The date should be FEB 28, not FEB 8
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Thank you Japan ❤
Great video ❤you are gorgeous 😊😊😊
I was wondering why this felt like Johnny Harris, then I looked at the channel name....ohhhhh I see now.
Great video, well done but you never made it to the oldest structure in Taipei, Red hair’s Fort in Tanshui 红毛城
Next time!
Taiwan was a part of Japan for 50 years.
Before the war, Taiwanese high school baseball teams would go to Japan to play games. That's how much Taiwanese had assimilated into Japan.
While Europe treated Asians as slaves, Japan was the first to provide national education. And Japanese and Taiwanese worked side by side in the same workplaces.
As a result, when the war ended, many Taiwanese did not consider themselves Chinese.
Lee Teng-hui, who democratized Taiwan, called himself "Japanese."
That's why he resisted the "Chinese-style dictatorial rule" of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang.
This is a historical fact that every Taiwanese knows.
It'll be interesting to see Taiwan in 100 years. I feel like it only has that long. Either China's gonna economically collapse and Taiwan will properly be a country or it will go back to being associated with Japan...or worse...it'll actually be a province of China.
Taiwan is a country 🇹🇼❤️💙🤍
💖❤️🔥💞💗💝
Flippen lekka video
can someone pleaseeee go to Ho Chi Minh City
I’ve lived in Taiwan since December 1986 - my eyes saw the martial law era - it was necessary at the time.
East China Island IS THE BEST CHINA!!!!!
Very excellent post on Taiwan, Thank you. One thing you missed regarding Taiwan under Japan occupation - Celluloid! The Taiwan Camphor trees had the only old growth forests of Camphor trees on earth and it was extremely valuable with the invention of film.
In a away iTaiwan supplied the 90% of the worlds supply of cutting edge celluloid film technology just as 130 years later (now) Taiwan supplies 90% of the worlds TSMC super chips. :)
Word of caution - Don’t spoil your excellent research diving onto the KMT actions on Taiwan - It’s poison bro. There are 2 historical records and it’s split 50/50 so don’t take sides - The current leadership is worse than the KMT as they desire DPP one party rule with all the boogie man stories about the KMT
In fact if you remove all political talking points involving The government after Japanese rule you would have a perfect RUclips video. You missed the fact Chiang Kai Shek was a man of the dictator period in world history and he made Taiwan extremely wealthy bu bringing over 700,000 pcs of China’s most priceless treasures as well as all the gold in China which is estimated to be over 1 million pounds.
Yes he was a dictator but he brought wealth and being a ruthless dictator he prevented Taiwan from being absorbed into communist China - like Hainan island was.
台灣比中國好
But isn't Taiwan a province of China?