Taiwan.md
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Taiwan.md is an open knowledge base website founded on 17 March 2026 by Wu Che Yu (吳哲宇), a new media artist. Its contents cover subjects about Taiwan, including its culture, history, and technology. It is published as free content under CC BY-SA and welcomes community contributions via Github.
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Type of site | knowledge base |
|---|---|
| Available in | Traditional Chinese, English |
| Founded | March 17, 2026 |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Founder | Wu Che Yu |
| URL | taiwan |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | No |
Content license | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Website content
Inspired by single source of truth (SSOT) in information technology, Taiwan.md aims to integrate various sources in Taiwan, such as government data, media coverage, and local voices, and become a "single source of truth of Taiwan".[1][2] Its contents are published in Markdown format. Drafts were generated with AI Agents and reviewed by the community before being published. According to the project, the process is designed for large language models, making LLMs easier to read and understand their contents.[3][4] It also emphasise on SEO.[5] Taiwan.md runs on GitHub. All content is licenced under CC-BY-SA 4.0.[4][1]
Taiwan.md covers a range of topics about Taiwan, including culture, history, food, people, nature, technology, and economy. There are 660 articles on the website as of March 2026, with the "people" category being the most extensive.[2][6] It also cover daliy life in Taiwan, such as breakfast restaurant and convenience stores in Taiwan.[6] The website is available in Chinese and English to ensure foreign readers can easily access its content. It also provides an interactive knowledge graph to visualise the relationships between subjects.[6] According to Wu Che Yu, the website aimed to build structured information with diverse perspectives, rather than serving as a travel guide or political propaganda.[2][3][5]
History
Taiwan.md was founded by Wu Che Yu, a new media artist, inspired by his personal experiences abroad. During a trip to the Venice Biennale, Wu was asked by an Italian curator where they could learnt about Taiwan - a question he encountered repeatedly at various international venues, including Art Basel Miami and the Paris 104 residency.[5][4]
Through his research, Wu concluded that information about Taiwan exists, but is scattered across disparate sources without proper collation or narration, which led him to launch the project.[4][1] On 17 March 2026, Wu registered the domain "taiwan.md" and built an initial structure using AI Agents within 24 hours. While .md is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Moldova, it is also the file extension for Markdown, a format widely used by developers.[3][5]
