2025/05/16

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Modern Living the Taiwan Way

November 01, 1964
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Fall is gray and colorful in the Republic of China. It features a series of public celebrations known as the Five Fall Festivals—Confucius Birthday on September 28, National Day on October 10, Taiwan Retrocession Day on October 25, President Chiang Kai-shek's Birthday on October 31, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Birthday on November 12. Arranged to add fresh sparkle to these festivities is the multi-million-dollar Economic Development Exposition, which opened on October 6. Popularly known as the "trade fair," the largest exposition in free China's history is located near the Taipei International Airport. It occupies an area of 20 acres, with 23 artistic pavilion, 641 retail booths, and 1,000 exhibits. The fair is sponsored by Chinese National Federation of Industries and displays thousands of articles and products, all made in Taiwan. It reveals how free China has provided one of Asia's highest living standards for its people and won a favorable balance for its commerce.

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Resembling a Disneyland of commerce and industry, the 23 artistic pavilions of the Exposition are replete with towers and domes and alive with color. Shown here are pavilions of monosodium glutamate, textiles, timber processing and overseas investment.

 

 

 

 

 

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Inside the modernistic buildings is displayed a wide variety of products ranging from canned foods to machinery. Consumer goods are high ill quality and reasonable in price. Processed foods, textiles made of cotton, wool, and man-made fibers, and comfortable furniture contribute to Taiwan's good life. Autos and scooters are no longer considered luxuries. Both of them are locally made and enjoy brisk sales in a prospering economy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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People in free China are now sharing the fruits of modern science and technology. A few years ago, they had radio sets and bicycles. But today their eyes are on TV sets and powered transportation. They have refrigerators and rice cookers, vacuum cleaners and handicrafts to make their life more comfortable and pleasant. All these testify that modern living has arrived on Taiwan.

 

 

 

 

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No longer is Taiwan's industrial production limited to consumer goods. Manufacturers offer complete sets of machinery to process sugar and flour and to make paper. Rotary presses, lathes (left), tapestry machines and compressors (right) are made in Taiwan. Some of them are sold in Southeast Asia.

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