https://www.scmp.com/rss/500817/feed William Yang is a Taiwanese journalist based in Taipei. His work has appeared in BuzzFeed News, The Guardian, and Deutsche Welle. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Over 1,000 people attended a mass same-sex wedding banquet outside the presidential palace in Taipei on Saturday, one day after Taiwan legally recognized the first same-sex marriages in Asia. As the sun set over the capital, eager spectators lined up along Ketagalan Boulevard, where countless protests and parades for LGBTQ rights have taken place in the last few decades, to witness the marriage of 20 same-sex couples. The mood was convivial, as the site of protest became one for... https://www.scmp.com/identity/taiwan-same-sex-marriage-mass-gay-wedding-photos/article/3011979?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/taiwan-same-sex-marriage-mass-gay-wedding-photos/article/3011979?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 May 2019 11:43:31 +0000 Among the varieties of regional Chinese cuisine, Hakka is often overlooked in favor of the punchy flavors of Sichuan or the delicate dim sum of Guangdong. Perhaps it’s because much of Hakka cuisine could be regarded as simple comfort food. It’s meat-heavy, sauce-heavy, and very salty. But some of the dishes have become so ubiquitous in China that many people don’t even realize they have Hakka origins. Part of that owes to the Hakka people’s reach. The population, estimated to be around 80... https://www.scmp.com/food/hakka-food-illustrated/article/3010182?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/hakka-food-illustrated/article/3010182?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 May 2019 10:23:52 +0000