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Taiwan: Peoples
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The contract expands PAS service in Kaoshiung, a city of approximately 1.5 million people in southern Taiwan in which PAS service was launched in December 2003. PAS service in Taichung, located in central Taiwan with a population of approximately 930,000, is scheduled to start in August 2004.
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Taiwan's specialty teas are High Mountain Oolong (高山烏龍, Gau-shan wulong) - a fragrant, light tea, and Tie Guan-yin (鐵觀音) - a dark, rich brew. Enjoying this tea drank in the traditional way using a very small teapot and tiny cups is a experience you should not miss. This way of taking tea is called lao ren cha - 'old people's tea', and the name is derived from the fact that only the elderly traditionally had the luxury of time to relax and enjoy tea in this way. Check the small print when visiting a traditional tea house though: in addition to the tea itself, you may be charged a "water fee" (茶水費) for the elaborate process of preparing it as well as for any nibbles served on the side.
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[B]oth Australia and Taiwan have around 23 million citizens. Both have around 300,000 indigenous people. Australians and Taiwanese share a similar standard of living, with the pursuits, tastes and time that go with it. Meanwhile, there are significant differences between Australia and Taiwan, which make one place an interesting and valuable destination for people, products and services from the other place.
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Dial-up was one of the main connection methods in Taiwan in the early stage of Internet and its subscription reached an all-time high of 5.42 million in June 2001. However, dial-up connection started to decline since September 2001 as more people switched to xDSL and cable modem connection. There were only four million dial-up subscribers at the end of 2003 and in the second quarter of 2004, its subscribers declined further to 3.26 million. On average, dial-up subscription fell by 300,000 every quarter since the third quarter of 2003. Accumulated dial-up subscription loss in the past year was 1.42 million.
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Although Mandarin is still the language of instruction in schools and dominates television and radio, non-Mandarin dialects have undergone a revival in public life in Taiwan. A large fraction of the populace speak the Taiwanese dialect, a variant of Min Nan spoken in Fujian, China, and a majority understand it. Many ... speak Hakka. People educated during the Japanese period of 1900 to 1945 used Japanese as the medium of instruction. Some in the older generations only speak the Japanese they learned at school and the Taiwanese they spoke at home and are unable to communicate with many in the modern generations who only speak Mandarin.
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People often remark that Taiwan has no seasons, but in reality you must take the time of year into account when travelling. In general, autumn (September to November) is best, as conditions tend to be warm and dry, air pollution is at a minimum, and prices lower. Spring can be clear and dry, or wet and grey, or even blighted by a sandstorm from China. Sometimes you get all three conditions in one day.
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