🚧 Reader's Letter: Chaotic and Backward City Streets—Government Allowing Developers to Build Illegally is Dereliction of Duty and Collusion

A reader's letter criticizing the government's lax attitude toward supervising construction sites, allowing developers to recklessly expand with illegal structures, making city streetscapes chaotic like a 'third-world country.' The author condemns construction authorities for refusing inspections citing 'too many projects,' implying government-business collusion, and calls for stricter regulations, including revoking licenses for violating developers to improve urban aesthetics and public safety.

2023年2月16日

🐒 The Ironic Clash of Urban Aesthetics: Taipei's 'Blessing Monkey' V.S. Mainland's 'Kangkang Monkey' — Challenging Ko Wen-je's Aesthetic Sense

This article satirically discusses the design controversy of Taipei Lantern Festival's main lantern 'Blessing Monkey' and compares it with China's Spring Festival mascot 'Kangkang.' The author references then-Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je's comment that 'Taiwan cities lack urban aesthetics,' using irony to mock that the city government produced this main lantern that caused a social uproar. The article concludes with 'Taiwanese and mainland designers both hate monkeys' and invites readers to choose or share with Mayor Ko Wen-je, thereby criticizing Taipei's urban design aesthetics problem.

2016年1月28日