Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/25
By: Central News Agency
An international indigenous music festival will be held Aug. 3-4 by the
Chen Jian-nian will perform at this year’s Taiwan PASIWALI Festival. (By Central News Agency)
Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) in Taitung, southeastern Taiwan, with indigenous music groups from seven countries participating, according to a statement released Wednesday by the CIP.
Speaking at a press conference in Taipei, CIP Minister Icyang Parod said the festival will allow the music groups from different indigenous cultures to have the chance to perform together and appreciate each other’s lifestyles.
Chief secretary of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA), Chu Lai-shun (朱來順), who also attended the press conference, said the TRA will add extra train services during the festival. [FULL STORY]