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Yun's Mandarin - Taiwanese Online Course: https://mailchi.mp/31034d6eda68/2025-vip-1-1-mandarin-taiwanese-courses Thanks to Thomas, 赫克托, and Joe for your support this month. You help keep this Taiwan content running and benefit more learners who seek cultural insights about Taiwan. Transcript for this episode for everyone: https://yunchih.art/54-why-are-there-so-many-temples-in-taiwan-台灣為什麼有那麼多廟？/ 📌 TIMESTAMPS: ⏳ 00:00 - 00:30｜Introduction: Natural Disasters & Faith Question: "Have you ever experienced an earthquake?" The unpredictability of earthquakes and the feeling of uncertainty about life. ⏳ 00:30 - 01:30｜Taiwan’s Natural Environment & Religious Beliefs Natural disasters make people reflect on life priorities. For those who haven’t experienced earthquakes, comparing them to major life changes. ⏳ 01:30 - 03:00｜Historical Background: Qing Dynasty Immigrants & Faith 1697 records: "The journey from China to Taiwan was extremely dangerous." People witnessed deities appearing during storms, bringing statues and charms for protection. ⏳ 03:00 - 05:00｜Religious Studies: The Link Between Natural Disasters & Faith Economist Jeanet Bentzen’s research: Earthquakes impact religious belief levels. Taiwan’s temple density: "At least one temple or church per square kilometer." Taiwan’s unique religious diversity. ⏳ 05:00 - 07:00｜Taiwanese Temple Culture: How People Communicate with Deities Introduction to pua̍h-pue (moon blocks), divination, and temple rituals. Mazu’s influence and the fusion of Taoism and Buddhism in Taiwan. ⏳ 07:00 - 09:00｜Earth God (Tudi Gong): Localization of Religious Culture The role and significance of the Earth God. A personal story illustrating how Taiwanese people "negotiate" with deities. ⏳ 09:00 - 11:00｜The Influence of Religion in Taiwan: More Than Just Faith More temples than convenience stores; faith remains strong despite education levels. Taiwan’s religious freedom and inclusivity. ⏳ 11:00 - 12:30｜Personal Experience & Religious Perspective No fixed belief but a strong interest in religious culture. Yun's personal experiences with Christianity, mosques, Hindu temples, etc. Yun's personal dislike on political groups entering schools under religious names. ⏳ 12:30 - 14:00｜How Religion Shapes Social Interactions in Taiwan A high school graduation trip example: Christian students respecting Buddhist teachers. Yun's personal experiences: Taiwanese people generally don’t impose religious beliefs on others. ⏳ 14:00 - End｜Conclusion & Audience Engagement Question: "What do you think about Taiwan’s religious environment?" Exciting news! References: Henrich, J. P. (2020). The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous. First edition. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen. (2019). “Acts of God? Religiosity and Natural Disasters Across Subnational World Districts.” The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, 129(622), 2295-2321. Data about Taiwan's religions. Retrieved from Taiwan Executive Yuan.https://www.ey.gov.tw/state/D00B53C98 Maps about Daoist and Buddhist Temples. Retrieved from @taiwan_maps_and_dataviz Music: Lakeside.wav by exert.com.au — https://freesound.org/s/99266/ — License: Attribution 3.0 Chinese_New_Year_2009_Arcade_Night Market_GaryBard.wav by GaryBard — https://freesound.org/s/66598/ — License: Attribution 4.0 Plastic Piece Drop On Wood With Noise Backbeat by Ev-Dawg — https://freesound.org/s/343021/ — License: Creative Commons 0 --Hosting provided by SoundOn

[Year-End Appreciation Special] 00:00 打招呼 00:40 前言 01:12 為什麼台灣人瘋棒球 02:58 台灣五百元鈔票 04:08 台灣棒球黑歷史 06:38 台灣啦啦隊特色 07:44 結語 09:00 ? (Merry Christmas^^) \✩Thank you for the support 感謝本月支持：John (大 Taiwan VIP), Thomas (大 Taiwan VIP), Dave Koslow (小 Taiwan VIP), 赫克托 (🍊Supporter) Please go to buymeacoffee to receive learning materials made for you.// 🍊Get full annotated(pinyin&Eng) Mandarin transcripts and support Yun from ep.48 here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl/membership 💌 Sign up to my email newsletter about Taiwan here: https://shorturl.at/iMT26 🚪Mandarin lessons: https://linktr.ee/Mandarinwithlocal ーーPop up transcripts available for buymeacoffee membersーー ✩ s o c i a l s ✩ 追蹤我的Instagram ↠ https://reurl.cc/NG7Xje 來我的website看逐字稿 ↠ https://reurl.cc/zrdb80 寄email給我 ↠ yun@yunchih.art Podcast also available on ↠ soundon ↠https://reurl.cc/33vMp0 ↠ spotify ↠https://reurl.cc/mZEY4l ↠ apple podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/VRkWoY ↠ google podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/OE9mnv 更多影片： ↠Beginner 超簡單自我介紹：https://reurl.cc/YdAWWD 大掃除：https://reurl.cc/gQq8mR 十件你搬到台灣會發現的事：https://reurl.cc/NG7X6e 看劇學華語：https://reurl.cc/NG7XQx ↠Vlog 小琉球潛水：https://reurl.cc/GemaLA 去鹿港： https://reurl.cc/oZa99M 農曆新年：https://reurl.cc/KXaxAn 日月潭騎腳踏車：https://reurl.cc/332Na0 ↠Podcast 你聽不懂台灣人說話的原因：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6b6 在台灣吃素一定要知道的事：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6be 你當華語老師之前會想知道的三件事： https://reurl.cc/mZmqMA ↠Popular ↠35 [香港旅行] 香港人令我驚訝！Hong Kong ppl are ?! https://youtu.be/1Jw90C4Pe6E . . . ✩如果您希望Yun持續推廣台灣華語、文化、社會給各國的朋友，請考慮按讚、分享，甚至用信用卡捐款直接支持製作 ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 ✩Support this community Taiwan Mandarin with Local is a community for learning Taiwan Mandarin. It aims to assist Mandarin learners not only linguistically but also culturally and socially. If you would like to sustain this project, please consider sharing this episode with a friend who might be interested. Leave us a 5-star review or like on the platform where you are listening. To support Yun directly, you can contribute financially to this project: ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 /// 🚪References ＆Further readings: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D-N-ZGAl554I&ved=2ahUKEwjOk4Cw27uKAxVkU_UHHRRZJtUQwqsBegQIDhAG&usg=AOvVaw1uxYxqBbdFZFII3oagdknA https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?Type=2&SerialNo=207400 https://youtu.be/COVYq15BhZY?feature=shared [https://www.msn.com/zh-tw/entertainment/news/台灣啦啦隊紅到國外-韓記者來台見-1現象-嚇瘋-比棒球員更有名/ar-AA1tVPVK](https://www.msn.com/zh-tw/entertainment/news/%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%95%A6%E5%95%A6%E9%9A%8A%E7%B4%85%E5%88%B0%E5%9C%8B%E5%A4%96-%E9%9F%93%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E4%BE%86%E5%8F%B0%E8%A6%8B-1%E7%8F%BE%E8%B1%A1-%E5%9A%87%E7%98%8B-%E6%AF%94%E6%A3%92%E7%90%83%E5%93%A1%E6%9B%B4%E6%9C%89%E5%90%8D/ar-AA1tVPVK) https://www.mlb.com/news/cheerleading-has-become-part-of-taiwan-baseball-culture 🚪Taiwan baseball iconic cheerleading songs and dance moves: https://youtu.be/VWzQL9RuCfw?feature=shared https://youtu.be/XeGc_oPUIYI?feature=shared&t=27 --Hosting provided by SoundOn

00:00 前言 Preview 00:30 可以讓我們找到自己、認識自己特色的方式 Ways to Discover and Understand Our Unique Characteristics 05:40 美食外交-台灣 Food Diplomacy - Taiwan 06:50 結語 Conclusion Hours of Production: 8 hours for ep.51&52. / References: 2024 Taiwanese Cultural Program at the Paris Olympics：https://cotpe.tw/tw/about.html 2024 State Banquet Menu for the Inauguration：https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/655 Recipe from 1932: https://journal.ndhu.edu.tw/日治時代的台灣料理──曾品滄/ Numnonda, T. (1978). Pibulsongkram’s Thai Nation-Building Programme during the Japanese Military Presence, 1941-1945. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 9(2), 234–247. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20062726 Safronova, V. (2024, January 24). Kitchen Diplomacy: How governments use food as a soft power. The Parliament Magazine. https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/food-diplomacy-gastrodiplomacy-europe Lipscomb, A. (2019, March 27). Culinary relations: Gastrodiplomacy in Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan - The Yale review of international studies. The Yale Review of International Studies. https://yris.yira.org/essays/taste-of-asia-gastrodiplomacy-in-thailand-south-korea-and-taiwan%EF%BB%BF/#_ftn85 Maayasi, A. (2019, November 7). The Oddly Autocratic Roots of Pad Thai. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-pad-thai Mayyasi, A. (2022, March 20). The invention of pad Thai. Priceonomics. https://priceonomics.com/the-invention-of-pad-thai/ Parasecoli, F. (2022, August 20). How Countries Use Food to Win Friends and Influence People. Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/20/food-diplomacy-countries-identity-culture-marketing-gastrodiplomacy-gastronativism/ Video mentioned : Food History: Enjoy Pad Thai! (Or you're a traitor) by OTR Food & History https://youtu.be/NpIX5LsbPNM?si=ObjT9SLjt4A8Jztj Thailand Michelin Restaurant mentioned: https://guide.michelin.com/en/bangkok-region/bangkok/restaurant/gaggan-anand / \✩Thank you for the support 感謝本月支持：John (大 Taiwan VIP), Thomas (大 Taiwan VIP) Dave Koslow (Student VIP)✩// 🍊Get full annotated(pinyin&Eng) Mandarin transcripts and support Yun from ep.48 here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl/membership 💌 Sign up to my email newsletter about Taiwan here: https://shorturl.at/iMT26 🚪https://linktr.ee/Mandarinwithlocal ーーPop up transcripts available for buymeacoffee membersーー ✩ s o c i a l s ✩ 追蹤我的Instagram ↠ https://reurl.cc/NG7Xje 來我的website看逐字稿 ↠ https://reurl.cc/zrdb80 寄email給我 ↠ yun@yunchih.art Podcast also available on ↠ soundon ↠https://reurl.cc/33vMp0 ↠ spotify ↠https://reurl.cc/mZEY4l ↠ apple podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/VRkWoY ↠ google podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/OE9mnv 更多影片： ↠Beginner 超簡單自我介紹：https://reurl.cc/YdAWWD 大掃除：https://reurl.cc/gQq8mR 十件你搬到台灣會發現的事：https://reurl.cc/NG7X6e 看劇學華語：https://reurl.cc/NG7XQx ↠Vlog 小琉球潛水：https://reurl.cc/GemaLA 去鹿港： https://reurl.cc/oZa99M 農曆新年：https://reurl.cc/KXaxAn 日月潭騎腳踏車：https://reurl.cc/332Na0 ↠Podcast 你聽不懂台灣人說話的原因：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6b6 在台灣吃素一定要知道的事：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6be 你當華語老師之前會想知道的三件事： https://reurl.cc/mZmqMA ↠Popular ↠35 [香港旅行] 香港人令我驚訝！Hong Kong ppl are ?! https://youtu.be/1Jw90C4Pe6E . . . ✩如果您希望Yun持續推廣台灣華語、文化、社會給各國的朋友，請考慮按讚、分享，甚至用信用卡捐款直接支持製作 ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 ✩Support this community Taiwan Mandarin with Local is a community for learning Taiwan Mandarin. It aims to assist Mandarin learners not only linguistically but also culturally and socially. If you would like to sustain this project, please consider sharing this episode with a friend who might be interested. Leave us a 5-star review or like on the platform where you are listening. To support Yun directly, you can contribute financially to this project: ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 --Hosting provided by SoundOn

00:00 前言 Preview 00:55 外國人的角度 Foreigners' Perspective 02:30 美食外交-泰國 Food Diplomacy - Thailand 04:15 無需再糾結我們的食物獨不獨特 No Need to Worry About Whether Our Food is Unique 05:40 台灣的古早味 Taiwan's Retro Flavors 07:15 感謝 Thank You 07:23 下集預告 Next Episode Preview Hours of Production: 8 hours for ep.51&52. / References: 2024 Taiwanese Cultural Program at the Paris Olympics：https://cotpe.tw/tw/about.html 2024 State Banquet Menu for the Inauguration：https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/655 https://journal.ndhu.edu.tw/日治時代的台灣料理──曾品滄/ Numnonda, T. (1978). Pibulsongkram’s Thai Nation-Building Programme during the Japanese Military Presence, 1941-1945. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 9(2), 234–247. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20062726 Safronova, V. (2024, January 24). Kitchen Diplomacy: How governments use food as a soft power. The Parliament Magazine. https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/food-diplomacy-gastrodiplomacy-europe Lipscomb, A. (2019, March 27). Culinary relations: Gastrodiplomacy in Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan - The Yale review of international studies. The Yale Review of International Studies. https://yris.yira.org/essays/taste-of-asia-gastrodiplomacy-in-thailand-south-korea-and-taiwan%EF%BB%BF/#_ftn85 Maayasi, A. (2019, November 7). The Oddly Autocratic Roots of Pad Thai. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-pad-thai Mayyasi, A. (2022, March 20). The invention of pad Thai. Priceonomics. https://priceonomics.com/the-invention-of-pad-thai/ Parasecoli, F. (2022, August 20). How Countries Use Food to Win Friends and Influence People. Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/20/food-diplomacy-countries-identity-culture-marketing-gastrodiplomacy-gastronativism/ Video: Food History: Enjoy Pad Thai! (Or you're a traitor) by OTR Food & History https://youtu.be/NpIX5LsbPNM?si=ObjT9SLjt4A8Jztj / \✩Thank you for the support 感謝本月支持：John (大 Taiwan VIP), Thomas (大 Taiwan VIP), Dave Koslow (Student VIP)✩// 🍊Get full annotated(pinyin&Eng) Mandarin transcripts and support Yun from ep.48 here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl/membership 💌 Sign up to my email newsletter about Taiwan here: https://shorturl.at/iMT26 🚪https://linktr.ee/Mandarinwithlocal ーーPop up transcripts available for buymeacoffee membersーー ✩ s o c i a l s ✩ 追蹤我的Instagram ↠ https://reurl.cc/NG7Xje 來我的website看逐字稿 ↠ https://reurl.cc/zrdb80 寄email給我 ↠ yun@yunchih.art Podcast also available on ↠ soundon ↠https://reurl.cc/33vMp0 ↠ spotify ↠https://reurl.cc/mZEY4l ↠ apple podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/VRkWoY ↠ google podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/OE9mnv 更多影片： ↠Beginner 超簡單自我介紹：https://reurl.cc/YdAWWD 大掃除：https://reurl.cc/gQq8mR 十件你搬到台灣會發現的事：https://reurl.cc/NG7X6e 看劇學華語：https://reurl.cc/NG7XQx ↠Vlog 小琉球潛水：https://reurl.cc/GemaLA 去鹿港： https://reurl.cc/oZa99M 農曆新年：https://reurl.cc/KXaxAn 日月潭騎腳踏車：https://reurl.cc/332Na0 ↠Podcast 你聽不懂台灣人說話的原因：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6b6 在台灣吃素一定要知道的事：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6be 你當華語老師之前會想知道的三件事： https://reurl.cc/mZmqMA ↠Popular ↠35 [香港旅行] 香港人令我驚訝！Hong Kong ppl are ?! https://youtu.be/1Jw90C4Pe6E . . . ✩如果您希望Yun持續推廣台灣華語、文化、社會給各國的朋友，請考慮按讚、分享，甚至用信用卡捐款直接支持製作 ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 ✩Support this community Taiwan Mandarin with Local is a community for learning Taiwan Mandarin. It aims to assist Mandarin learners not only linguistically but also culturally and socially. If you would like to sustain this project, please consider sharing this episode with a friend who might be interested. Leave us a 5-star review or like on the platform where you are listening. To support Yun directly, you can contribute financially to this project: ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 --Hosting provided by SoundOn

\✩Thank you for the support 感謝本月支持：John (大 Taiwan VIP), Thomas (小 Taiwan VIP)✩// 00:00 預告 Preview 00:13 Q1台灣人是否會因為我的中國用語而不喜歡我? Will Using Chinese Terms Upset Taiwanese 01:33 你想不到的是… Something You Wouldn't Expect 02:37 最近發生的例子（歌手） Recent Example (a singer) 03:40 Q2我在網路上找到台灣用語的表格，我需要把那麼多的用語都背起來嗎? I Found a Chart of Taiwanese Terms Online. Do I Need to Memorize All These Terms? 04:36 總結和一些語言例子 Summary and Some Language Examples 06:03 感謝會員 Thank you for your support ✩ 🍊Get full annotated(pinyin&Eng) Mandarin transcripts and support Yun from ep.48 here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl/membership 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter about Taiwan here: https://shorturl.at/iMT26 ーーPop up transcripts available for buymeacoffee membersーー ✩ s o c i a l s ✩ 追蹤我的Instagram ↠ https://reurl.cc/NG7Xje 來我的website看逐字稿 ↠ https://reurl.cc/zrdb80 寄email給我 ↠ yun@yunchih.art Podcast also available on ↠ soundon ↠https://reurl.cc/33vMp0 ↠ spotify ↠https://reurl.cc/mZEY4l ↠ apple podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/VRkWoY ↠ google podcast ↠https://reurl.cc/OE9mnv 更多影片： ↠Beginner 超簡單自我介紹：https://reurl.cc/YdAWWD 大掃除：https://reurl.cc/gQq8mR 十件你搬到台灣會發現的事：https://reurl.cc/NG7X6e 看劇學華語：https://reurl.cc/NG7XQx ↠Vlog 小琉球潛水：https://reurl.cc/GemaLA 去鹿港： https://reurl.cc/oZa99M 農曆新年：https://reurl.cc/KXaxAn 日月潭騎腳踏車：https://reurl.cc/332Na0 ↠Podcast 你聽不懂台灣人說話的原因：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6b6 在台灣吃素一定要知道的事：https://reurl.cc/ROZ6be 你當華語老師之前會想知道的三件事： https://reurl.cc/mZmqMA ↠Popular ↠35 [香港旅行] 香港人令我驚訝！Hong Kong ppl are ?! https://youtu.be/1Jw90C4Pe6E . . . ✩如果您希望Yun持續推廣台灣華語、文化、社會給各國的朋友，請考慮按讚、分享，甚至用信用卡捐款直接支持製作 ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 ✩Support this community Taiwan Mandarin with Local is a community for learning Taiwan Mandarin. It aims to assist Mandarin learners not only linguistically but also culturally and socially. If you would like to sustain this project, please consider sharing this episode with a friend who might be interested. Leave us a 5-star review or like on the platform where you are listening. To support Yun directly, you can contribute financially to this project: ↠ buymeacoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mandarinwl (credit card) ↠ Scan and pay (credit card (NTD): https://forms.gle/UUH2TMZPeruZbDzp6 --Hosting provided by SoundOn