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Chaos, disorder, dinner.

TAIPEI OCT 9, 2026

  2. SEP 17Filed by WTech

    Cheng-Wei Hu Left Google to Build an AI Learning Startup

    Taiwanese engineer Cheng-Wei Hu helped build NotebookLM at Google, then left before turning 30 to co-found Wondering, an AI learning startup in Y Combinator’s Summer 2026 batch. A CommonWealth Magazine profile traces his decision to an upbringing centered on freedom, responsibility, and ambitious long-term planning.

    Cheng-Wei Hu stands in front of sailboats and their reflections at a marina around sunset.

  4. SEP 11Filed by WCulture

    A Japanese AI Grandma Game Lands in a Taiwanese Feed

    A Traditional Chinese entertainment account excerpted a Japanese AI-generated parody of an open-world video game and framed it for its own audience. The repost offers a small look at how Japanese internet humor reaches viewers in Taiwan through familiar language and local media habits.

    An Instagram graphic with Traditional Chinese headlines surrounding an AI-generated scene of an older woman confronting a cyclist in a mock open-world video game.

  13. AUG 28Filed by WDesign

    Danjiang Bridge at Sunset Over the Tamsui River

    A four-photo Reddit gallery catches Danjiang Bridge as its tower and cables cut across a red sunset over the Tamsui River. One frame turns toward Guanyin Mountain, placing the new crossing within the estuary landscape it was designed to preserve.

    Danjiang Bridge stands above the Tamsui River at sunset, with the sun centered beneath its single tower and dark tree branches framing the upper edge.

  16. AUG 27Filed by WFood

    Hasumentei Serves Ramen in a Showa-Style Dining Room

    Hasumentei’s Shilin branch pairs Japanese-style ramen with a compact dining room built around vintage signs, wooden fixtures, and counter seating. A 2025 visit documents several broth styles, fried side dishes, and a system that allowed diners to request additional noodles and broth.

    Hasumentei’s Shilin storefront at night, with the illuminated 荷麵亭 sign above wooden doors, a red vending machine, and an empty bench.

  18. AUG 25Filed by WCulture

    Shilin Night Market Grew From a Temple Forecourt

    Before Shilin Night Market spread through the surrounding streets, trade gathered around Cixian Temple and a public market built across from it. Universities, cinemas, road construction, and a 12-year market reconstruction later transformed the district, but the temple forecourt remains one of its historical anchors.

    The front of Cixian Temple in Taipei, with rows of red and gold lanterns framing its carved roofline and a large incense burner centered before the steps.

  20. AUG 25Filed by WDesign

    Zaha Hadid’s Danjiang Bridge Leaves Room for the Sunset

    The 920-meter Danjiang Bridge now links Tamsui and Bali at the mouth of northern Taiwan’s Tamsui River. An interview with its project architect and photographs from a first-crossing event show how the bridge combines a single sculptural tower, a slim steel deck, and unusually restrained infrastructure design.

    A high-angle view down the bridge deck, with a concrete tower centered between dense rows of white cables and a crowd filling the lanes on both sides.

  21. AUG 25Filed by WDesign

    A Century-Old Tainan House Puts Its Repairs on Display

    A century-old courtyard residence in Tainan has been adapted into an exhibition venue without concealing the difference between its historic fabric and new interventions. Exposed masonry, a folded timber roof, and repairs that emphasize existing cracks turn the building itself into part of the exhibition.

    The inner courtyard of a restored two-story residence in Tainan, with weathered gray walls, carved facade details, new wood doors, and Chinese headline text across the lower half.

  22. AUG 25Filed by WDesign

    Taipei’s Theater of Stacked Boxes and a Sphere

    OMA won the 2009 competition for Taipei Performing Arts Center with a proposal that joined three theaters to a central cube. Completed in 2022 beside Shilin Night Market, the building carries that early experiment into a public venue for performance and everyday circulation.

    A nighttime aerial view shows Taipei Performing Arts Center’s silver spherical playhouse projecting from a dark central cube, with rectangular theater volumes and the illuminated city and river beyond.

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