Taiwan's culture has been largely formed by the processes of
imperialism and colonization. In 1895, before the Qing Empire
ceded Taiwan to Japan, Taiwan Culture was shaped by Qing
frontier societies of Han farmers and highland Aborigines. With
the course of time as political scenario of the country changed,
the culture of Taiwan also keeps on changing. Since the last few
decades the Taiwanese culture underwent a thorough alteration.
It always keeps on symbolizing the present condition of the
nation. During KMT era (between 1960s and 1980s) the culture of
Taiwan represented the contrasts between Taiwan and communist
China. At that time the main focus was given to the official
view of traditional culture of China and involvement in social
and community events and the Confucian ideology twisted with the
thought of Sun Yat-sen. Thereafter came the era of Taiwanese
localization. During this period too, a significant change was
seen to be affecting the culture of Taiwan. While talking about
the Taiwan Culture, we s