📰 On April 18, 2026, Huayuworld (全球華文網), the Mandarin education portal of Taiwan’s Overseas Community Affairs Council, published the article “Jade Mountain Chinese School in Hungary Hosts a Taiwanese Culture Adventure from the Mountains to the Sea”. It reports on “From High Mountains to a Volcanic Island: Exploring Taiwan’s Nature and Indigenous Cultures”, an event organised by the Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning (TCML).
Event highlights
- Principal Li Yi-Ying said: “We are not just a language learning center, but also a window onto Taiwanese culture.” In his speech, the president of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Hungary also shared how his two children have been learning at Jade Mountain School.
- The 394-kilometre miracle: Hungary is 2.6 times larger than Taiwan, yet Taiwan has a “wildlife park in the clouds”. The principal introduced Yushan (Jade Mountain), nearly 4,000 metres high, and the Formosan black bear with its V-shaped chest mark.
- The Amis voice that moved the world: Everyone practised the Amis phrase “Cima kiso?” (Who are you?). When a classic song by the German band Enigma began to play, the audience was surprised to learn that the voice heard around the world belongs to Taiwan’s Kuo Ying-nan (郭英男).
- A bridge of myths: Storytellers Bea and Blant told the Paiwan origin myth of “the clay pot and the hundred-pacer snake”. A cross-cultural conversation from a Hungarian point of view followed, revealing how closely the reverence for the spirit of nature in Taiwan’s mountains echoes that of the Danube plain.
- The breath of the forest: Children and adults picked up branches and turned natural materials into their own musical instruments, and tried traditional weaving.
👉 Read the full article and photos on Huayuworld (in Chinese)
Source: Huayuworld (全球華文網), article by Jade Mountain Chinese School in Hungary, April 18, 2026.
