Taiwan Explorer - Part 1: Introducing Formosa

[Sp3ll633]

ahhhh ahhh there we go 2:33-2:39 HELL YEAH! Which product of History hmmm? Give mainland back to the Kuomingtang!

[Phead128]

@Sp3ll633

No.

[bctvanw]

I found that when many people mention Taiwan history, they usually just mention KMT or ROC part. I think that's due to the sources they got(usually about Taiwan' relationship with China?) It will make a difference if some more are mentioned: 1. TW was first ruled by Dutch. 2. TW was ruled and modernized by Japanese before KMT came. 3. 6 million of Taiwanese lived on the island before KMT came. 4. 98% are categorized as Han Chinese, but many of them are actually mixed with aborigines.

[monkeetime]

@bctvanw Sure, but if you Google "German History" you will get a mass of results for World War 2 and hardly anything about the 18th century - people care about the most recent or most influential events. The Dutch colonial history in Taiwan has no influence on the 800-1200 missiles pointed at Formosa today.

[HK379]

2:32 Actually Taiwans claim is more dubious , because they claim the whole of mainland China ... wile never actually having control over it .

[monkeetime]

@HK379 It's true, and indeed it was a retarded claim, but they did move away from that policy in the 1990's. Very quietly.

[bctvanw]

@HK379

That's the policy of KMT's government. Some people who escaped to Taiwan with KMT or Taiwanese who lived under KMT's education still believe it.

Most Taiwanese don't care about it nowadays.

Come on.. China, Tibet, and Mongolia all belong to Taiwan?

[fuyanfu27118177]

We Taiwanese people fuck you !! Taiwan is only an island, it's not a country at all,. it doesn't have a legal seat in UN!! stupid

asshole,Taiwan is part of China~

[monkeetime]

@fuyanfu27118177 You know, China didn't have a seat in the UN until 1972. Should I be swearing at you right now? Calm down and write down your argument in proper form, this is a place for exchanging ideas, not lobbing feces at each other like chimps in a zoo. Have a nice day.

[jojo168999]

True, thanks! great job!!

[jojo168999]

@fuyanfu27118177 Taiwan is Taiwan and China is China. You are a fake Taiwanese!! 說中文不代表就是中國人!! 全世界很多國家的華人都在說中文! 你們這些沒文化的大陸人永遠搞不懂!! 多讀點書吧!!

[zuohuaxue]

@jojo168999 日你妈.为撒子人家叫华人，人家是外国国籍，你他妈的是撒子东西­.台湾是中国的一部分，你他妈在中国的土地上，即使不是中国人，­也是中国养的狗

[jamesccccc01]

@zuohuaxue 中國養的狗？這種水準的話也講的出口

[happyblackie]

@fuyanfu27118177 ur not taiwanese for sayin that...

[asdfghjkl1234567467]

@fuyanfu27118177 妳明就是中國人 支那小土共  糙妳媽逼 垃圾

[asdfghjkl1234567467]

@fuyanfu27118177 SHUT UP U

[docsharp00]

I'm french and I fall in love with taiwan, Im' just going there for business, but would like to go there more often. taiwanese are so gentle, so nice and friendly, the food is great, that is just an awesome country with awesome people!

[liria1985]

Hi,

just want to point out that there's no 'pure' Han Chinese, not even in China. Taiwanese are not Han Chinese, can't blame you as this racial issue has been muddled in Taiwan for hundreds of years since our first contact wit the Chinese. Even today not many Taiwanese people know their true identity, as a hybridity of Aborigine, Pingpu, Hakka and Hokkien people. Thanks for your video :)

[whitesnowable]

I agree that Taiwan is a province of china n just lke how each states has each mayor n flag BUT that deoesnt mean they r diff country

[whitesnowable]

Seriously if u guz don't urself Taiwanese then y do u hav Chinese culture n the way writing n dialect

I understand w/ jap bec they borrow from china before china had a great influence on every asia countries so?

[dramafreak116]

good job great video!!! at first i thought it was gonna be crap....no offense ^_^ but it was really good!! so proud to be taiwanese!!

[monkeetime]

@dramafreak116 thank you :-)

[ProudSNG]

I wasn't keen to finish Part 1, thinking it was a family video and some cliche commentary on the Taiwanese. But you did such a fabulous job in your research contents on the culture and lifestyle of the Taiwanese that I completed watching all 25 parts of it. Many thanks from an ethnic Chinese.It makes me want to visit Taiwan.

[monkeetime]

@ProudSNG Hahaha... sweet, thanks! :-)

[hookien]

what software did u use to add those words in your video??

[0LuckyInternetUser0]

Yes Formosa and not that f***ing name Taiwan.

[kwailok70]

I think you show to many memorials, which are probably the most boring places in Taiwan.

[mateo2k6]

This is a really great video! So informative and great photography. Thanks!

[raisinlaw]

I really like how you did the research so thoroughly and carefully on this subject...I thank you on behalf of the many ppl in Taiwan : ) u did a great job!

[kalifese]

EXCELLENT VIDEO AND RESEARCH!!!!

you really studied your facts. glad to hear that you said taiwan was never ruled by the PRC. research also shows china in her history never ruled taiwan AT ALL!! china has always neglected taiwan and never cared for her. it was the japs who actually helped taiwan to industrialize by investing in the country.

everyone knows taiwan is a democratic, sovereign and independent nation. REPUBLIC OF TAIWAN R.O.T.!! SO SUCK IT, CHINA AND COMMIES AND GET OVER IT!!

[husohome]

And exellent comment : )

[monkeetime]

fy6, you retarded turd, have you even watched this video? Holy shit, pull your head out of your ass and learn to use a computer.

[jv686]

HEY TAIWAN IS A COUNTRY THANKS

[wchang825eatshit]

Hey jv686, you are a CUNT.

TAIWAN IS A PROVINCE

[wingdiluce]

YOU ARE TOTALLY BLIND OUT, DO YOU?

look into the fact, jealousy does effect the judgement of the true!

[wchang825eatshit]

wingdiluce the fact really bordered you, isn't it? nowadays, taiwan has nothing to offer, accept to kiss the mainlanders' tourists. Yes, your jealously, affect your pissy brain.

[zuohuaxue]

@jv686 taiwan is apart of CHINA，i it “was ”and “is”

[Phead128]

@jv686

Taiwan is a country known as what?

[wellstevenn]

ROT? never heard about it.. u guys means ROChina?

[schmidtwangtainan]

ROT

Republic of Taiwan

[hokila678]

Welcome to R.O.Taiwan n enjoyed yr life.

[olivertaiwan]

EXCELLENT CLIPS

Thanks

[williamlovejessika]

very very goooooood!!!!

[gmab123]

Very interesting series of video clips, but you seemed to have missed many other cities/areas of the insland, such as Tainan, etc. Anyway, interesting video. And yes, Taiwan is pretty much under-rated.

[monkeetime]

Oh, not done yet...

[andrewk16]

I'm from Taiwan myself and I say this travel series is excellent! Very well made. I'm going to share it with my friends both in US and Taiwan.

I don't live in Taiwan right now but in response to alanjen528, there are things I both dislike and like about it. Just the same as in US or anywhere in the world for that matter.

p.s. Every time I'm back to the US from visiting Taiwan, I always feel like arriving in a developing country, in terms of transportation infrastructure that is...

[monkeetime]

The transportation infrastructure in North America is in a need of an overhaul. And public transit, despite all the talk of environmentalism, borders on nonexistent. In that respect Taiwan is decades ahead, and most of East Asia has leapt ahead of the West.

[yizhiking]

I believe only one China, it's Republic of China, not PCR, not CCP. Good Luck. Hosea from GengDan, Peking on ROC.

[yizhiking]

Peking of ROC

[maddcat0]

haha, i love how you added the word "habitated" in your statement of taipei 101 being the tallest building in the world--the dubai tower is the tallest now, but it's not done yet :P

cheers to taiwan; I look forward to my plane touching down on your shores in 2010 ;)

[alanjen528]

Im from Taiwan, and I live in Chicago and Shanghai. I have to say, Taiwan is such a failure. I generally have 0 desire from ever going back to Taiwan again other than to visit some family members.

From the poor economy, politics, to the ignorance of the people. Terrible place to live in.

[bushangels]

@alanjen528,wht you said is sad but true.Taiwan has its golden time during the 80's and 90's. But ever since the so called democratization started and the rise of DPP party, TW's economy has slipped....however, as a tourist destination, TW is under-rated. It's a beautiful island with well preserved Chinese culture.

[monkeetime]

I agree with Bushangels. It is underrated. You hardly ever meet a backpacker specifically traveling Taiwan, always either transiting through OR an expat working here. A lot of beauty.

Regarding the standards of life, to each their own. There is a lot of corruption and a lot of the infractructure needs work, but all in all I think the democratic process is working out much better for Taiwan than the other system across the strait is for the neighbours.

[dynasty2020]

Good, now it's april, 2009, have you heard of the prisoning of the DPP leader/former "president" in Taiwan? He is better for Switzerland than for Taiwan, since he stored the money all there....What i want to say is, they are all the same. Political power is the monster...not the people or party who control it. Just like told in Lord of the Rings....

[tomhlee88]

GREAT VIDEO

[classicleon]

It's still a China Adventure...a province of Republic of China.

[bushangels]

@classicleon, yes and no. By the constitution of ROC(who actually controls TW), Taiwan is in fact a province of China. But they are referring to Republic of China, not PRC or mainland...anyway, both sides claim Taiwan is a part of China, but with a different definition of 'CHINA'.

[classicleon]

bushangels@, you might have to read my comments again. I have already said Taiwan is a province of Republic of China (ROC). I, by no mean claimed it's a part of PRC...I haven't even mentioned PRC. When and where did you see it from my comment? the only one who said this was you. Do you have problem in reading English?

[bobyang75]

this is cool. nice work!

[Tigerfly04]

Nicely done! I counted Martyn in some 7 scenes. I originally counted 8...but then realized it was just the bald statue at CKS memorial...;)

[hkpsppsp]

Your videos are awesome! Keep up the excellent work! Would you mind telling me what editing software you use for these amusing clips? thank you! look forward for more!

[monkeetime]

Hey! Thanx! I use Adobe Premiere Elements, it is very easy to use and has everything I could possibly need.

[justanotherkiwi]

awesome work, love the visuals, you always amaze me ^_^, where do you get the awesome background music just wondering.

Also, HOW YOU BEEEEN MAAAAAAAAAN longtime no hear.

~Jayson

[blazeboy84]

eh... i have a question. How in the world did you manage to film the metro train in the front of the metro and how did you film from the top of the station looking down at the train while it was going into the station? Weren't you a private filmer? Or did you get permission to go ontop of the station?

[monkeetime]

People always underestimate my sneakiness...

but no, the station allows all these angles, nothing illegal occured.

[fionaloveroy]

5 people pile up? and the filmer's on the somet? haha...just guessing...

[54freeman]

Nice video ,thank you!

[skriptkidjc]

the city looks to 90% like tokyo...lets meet in japan some day