Some publishers are content to just publish books and get on with their work. But some other publishing houses feel a need to contribute something to society. The publisher of President Lee Teng-hui's recent book, With the People Always in My Heart (
Let's begin with a couple of questions:
Who is the father of Taiwan?
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Where is the first monument dedicated to the 2-28 Incident located?
How did the Dutch build houses when they occupied Taiwan some 400 years ago?
Answer correctly and you might have a chance to win a car and a cash prize of NT$50,000, courtesy of Lee's publishing house.
In a promotional gimmick to help promote the book, Yuan Liou recently sponsored a quiz contest called "Taiwan No. 1 Master," and the winners were announced yesterday.
Wang Rong-wen (
"Everyone can propose his or her points about Taiwan, but they should be based on the concept of Taiwan identity," he said. "And Taiwan identity should be based on a full understanding of Taiwan's history and geography, among other things. I look on the contest as an extension of reading the book."
Wang has designed a 10-question quiz attached to the book as a pre-contest round.
According Yuan Liou, the questions were selected from the text of the book and a first-year junior high school text on the subject of "Knowing Taiwan" (
The publishing firm received over 5,000 replies, with one reply coming from a 10-year-old boy
Lee's book has already become a bestseller, with around 400,000 copies in print.
Of that number, around 200,000 copies were reportedly donated to high schools and junior high schools.
And the winners of the contest?
The winner is from Taipei, and the runnerup is from Tainan, according to the publishing firm.
Al Fan (范志恆), who won the "No. 1 Taiwan Master" quiz contest, said the quiz helped him rediscover Taiwan's history.
Fan, who works as an assistant for New Party Taipei City Councilor Hsu Yuan-ku, said that the Taiwanese people "should have a humble heart to make use of what we have as an island country."
Yang Hui-ru (
"If everyone in Taiwan loves to read as much as President Lee, then I think Taiwan has a wonderful future," Yang said. "While some of his views are too subjective, in my opinion he is not as authoritarian as the Chiang family was. I would say that in general, he is a good leader with a lot of charisma."
When asked about her views on Taiwan, Yang replied: "Taiwan's future is in the hands of my generation. I think young people of my generation are all very well-informed and Internet savvy."
After the quiz contest, what's next for Yuan Liou?
Wang has a new idea: he wants to bring the "Taiwan No. 1 Master" contest to television, and talks are already under way with two major television networks.
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