Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/11/06
By: Liu Li-jung and Lee Mei-yu
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) will present a ceramic
The ceramic Formosan blue magpie, measuring 31 centimeters long 28 centimeters wide and 53 centimeters high, will be presented to the Chinese leader as a gift because the bird represents Taiwan’s uniqueness, according to the Presidential Office.
Dubbed the long-tailed mountain lady, the Formosan blue magpie is an endemic species that lives in the mountains of Taiwan at low elevations and is known for its rich azure-blue plumage and black head and neck.
It is widely seen as Taiwan’s national bird.