Liao Tianding
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Liao Tianding is a legendary Taiwan
Robin Hood figure who foiled oppressive rulers during the period of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan
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Liao Tianding was the subject of an extremely popular modern dance composition by Cloud Gate Dance Theater
of Taiwan.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
Robin Hood figure who foiled oppressive rulers during the period of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Between 1895 and 1945, Taiwan was a dependency of the Empire of Japan. The expansion into Taiwan was a part of Imperial Japan's general policy of southward expansion during the late 19th century....
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Liao Tianding was the subject of an extremely popular modern dance composition by Cloud Gate Dance Theater
Cloud Gate Dance Theater
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan is a modern dance group based in Taiwan. It was founded by choreographer Lin Hwai-min in 1973, and later he shared its management with his late protégé, Lo Man-fei , a renowned choreographer in her own right....
of Taiwan.