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Tainan City, Taiwan

Season 8 Episode 805 | 28m 00s

Mickela explores Tainan City, Taiwan’s oldest city (also known as the birthplace of Taiwan), through food, drumming, and dance. With a long history of foreign occupation including by the Dutch, the Japanese, and the Han Chinese, Tainan City is known for its cultural diversity, its rich history, and its burgeoning food scene driven by young Taiwanese.

Aired: 12/28/25 | Expires: 11/30/28
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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