A look back at the events of the Czech Taiwanese Association in 2024

We wish everyone a happy New Year – a little late, but from the bottom of our hearts. First of all, thank you so much to everyone who took part in the New Year celebration for our fellow countrymen on January 25, "Year of the Snake, May All Go Well."

Year of the Snake, May All Go Well – New Year celebration for the Taiwanese community! Group photo

By coincidence, exactly five years ago, on January 25, we held our very first New Year celebration. Five years later, we see so many familiar faces here today, and our hearts are filled with gratitude.

Over the past year, thanks to your support, the association and the Chinese Language Center organized a number of events, such as the Lantern Festival celebration, a gathering about Dragon Boat Festival culture, a Taiwanese Hokkien workshop and a cultural tour, and we also attracted many local friends. Thank you very much for your long-term support – whether you came to our events, liked our Facebook page, invited your relatives and friends to study at the Chinese Language Center, or joined us as volunteers, it is thanks to you that our efforts have more meaning.

Special thanks go to several partners who not only support the association, but also bring their own ideas to life and organize many independent events. For example:

@GilbertPi leads the building of the Prague Traditional Chinese Library (Taiwan Library) and organizes wonderful reading clubs every quarter;

@YICHENG organized a Taiwanese flea market with a great atmosphere, which also featured karaoke and a variety of creative activities;

@Chia is in charge of the Chinese play group, which meets twice a week and has grown from the original 3 families to 17. The association's courtyard has thus become a meeting place for parents and children, and brings warmth and support to the mothers;

@Vic and her daughter run the Taiwanese Kitchen, where they not only share good food but also pass on tips on fishing and cooking, which has helped many families.

Teacher @vivi enthusiastically leads a Chinese club at a primary school, so Czech children can learn Taiwanese Mandarin right at school.

In addition, @Chia and @Vic organized a charity sale for the town of Jeseník, which was hit by floods in the autumn. Twelve volunteers prepared scallion pancakes together, and the proceeds went to the Via Foundation for the town's recovery. Thank you all for your support, events like this bring us even closer together. (Fundraiser: https://www.darujme.cz/povodenjesenik)

Special thanks also go to @JenniferWang, the Premium Taiwan Tea Association @Angie, and the local cultural travel agency @旅人事務 for their all-around help, which made the events even more colorful.

If you identify with our ideas, join us on March 1 for a reading club combined with the general meeting of members (https://fb.me/e/2djeivbTt).

Together with other friends, we hope to strengthen the connection between the Taiwanese and local communities and to increase the influence of Taiwanese people in Czechia.

Mia