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10. Jay Chou
Born and raised in Taipei, Jay gained an interest in music during childhood when he started capturing sounds and music with his tape recorder. His interest in the art further deepened with his love of piano and cello.
Jay’s breakthrough came in 2000 with the release of his debut album “Jay,” which is a captivating blend of pop, R&B, and hip-hop, combined with elements of traditional Chinese music.
Since then, he has grown in his art and diversified into other fields, altogether establishing the biggest global fanbase of any Taiwanese artist.
Jay’s enormous contributions to Taiwan’s music industry have cemented his iconic status, and he remains a big influence on upcoming artists.
2. Goroka Show
The ‘Goroka Show’ is a significant cultural event in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). It is also the longest running annual cultural festival in Papua New Guinea drawing thousands of tourists to the country every year in September during the week of the nation's Independence Day celebrations.
Over a hundred tribes from all over Papua New Guinea participate in the event performing extraordinary 'singsings' in a riotous display of colour and sound.
4. Diversity
In Papua New Guinea, over 852 distinct languages are spoken, and each of these communities have distinct ethnic groups with their own cultures and customs. With 600 islands and terrain that is geographically isolated by volcanoes and mountains, many communities have evolved in total isolation from each other and share few similarities. The bulk of these communities are thousands of years old and have survived colonisation and other significant pressures to maintain their traditional cultures and languages – a testament to the huge resilience and tenacity of these communities.
6. Mumu
The dish consists of vegetables, rice, sweet potato, and pork. the dish is cooked in any earth oven with either coal, or at least in our case hot stones. It is then covered with a whole heap of stuff including herbs and the like, before being covered in banana leafs, from there you wait for it to be ready to eat.
