{"id":413,"date":"2015-10-07T16:37:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T08:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sinological.org\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2020-06-16T21:19:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:19:39","slug":"location-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sinological.org\/?page_id=413","title":{"rendered":"Past Summer Program: Taiwan and Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Taiwan and Macau: Ritual Practices and Study Visits<\/h2>\n<p>Buddhism and Daoism will be introduced in Taiwan, where many authentic traditional customs, believes, and institutions have been preserved.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_728\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"size-full wp-image-728\" src=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_021.jpg\" alt=\"Both Buddhist and Daoist philosophies were introduced to participants in Taiwan.\" width=\"497\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_021.jpg 497w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_021-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_021-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Buddhist and Daoist philosophies were introduced to participants in Taiwan.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_712\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-712\" class=\"wp-image-712 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_03.jpg 497w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_03-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_03-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visits to Buddhist and Daoist temple in Taipei.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Participants will be introduced to meditation and training methodologies of the Buddhist and Daoist discipline, to experience and practice in their respective sites.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_718\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718\" class=\"wp-image-718 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_01.jpg 496w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_01-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_01-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Practices of Sitting and Walking Meditation introduced in a retreat center for a Daoist religion, Unified God (\u5929\u5e1d\u6559).<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_713\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-713\" class=\"wp-image-713\" src=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_04.jpg 772w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_04-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sinological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/taiwan_session_photo_04-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More meditation, but in Buddhist customs, in practice.<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\">Meanwhile, Macau is also an important part of Greater China, and its significance will be introduced.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">One of the highlights in our Macau session lies on the visit to University of Macau, the only public comprehensive university leading the academia of Macau.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Since its establishment in 1981, University of Macau has been devoting full effort to its prime missions, &#8220;advancement of scholarship&#8221; and &#8220;education in the realms of humanities, social sciences, business, law, natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, education, and other areas.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Today, University of Macau is home to more than 10,000 current students, 32,000 graduates, and nearly 600 academic staff members from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">According to Times Higher Education&#8217;s World University Ranking (2016-2017), University of Macau ranked the third runner-up in terms of international outlook&nbsp;in Times&#8217; list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan and Macau: Ritual Practices and Study Visits Buddhism and Daoism will be introduced in Taiwan, where many authentic traditional customs, believes, and institutions have been preserved. 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