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CulturalmilieuDiscoverthefeaturesoftheTaipei101skyscraperlocatedinthemetropolisofTaipei,TaiwanOverviewofTaipei101,Taiwan,2009.Contunico©ZDFEnterprisesGmbH,MainzSeeallvideosforthisarticle[1]Taiwan’sculture[2]maybedescribedastraditionalandconservative[3],likemostotherAsiancultures[4]buttoagreaterdegree.ItismainlyChineseinoriginandispatriarchalandpatrilineal,withthefamilyatthecentreofculturalactivities.Thesocietyishierarchicalandclass-oriented,thoughitisegalitarianinthesensethatonehastheopportu...
Cultural milieuDiscover the features of the Taipei 101 skyscraper located in the metropolis of Taipei, Taiwan
Overview of Taipei 101, Taiwan, 2009.
Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, MainzSee all videos for this article[1]Taiwan’s culture[2] may be described as traditional and conservative[3], like most other Asian cultures[4] but to a greater degree. It is mainly Chinese in origin and is patriarchal and patrilineal, with the family at the centre of cultural activities. The society is hierarchical and class-oriented, though it is egalitarian in the sense that one has the opportunity to advance socially through education. In theory, at the top of the traditional social ladder were the scholars, followed by peasants, workers, merchants, and soldiers. Merchants often bought into the scholarly class. Soldiers rose in class status during times of invasion or war.
Taiwan’s culture, however, has also been influenced by tra...