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===Arts=== {{Main|Music of Taiwan|Taiwanese art}}{{Multiple image | direction = horizontal | align = right | caption_align = center | total_width = 290 | image1 = Stamp of Abkhazia (1996) - Teresa Teng 01.jpg | width1 = 300 | alt1 = Teresa Teng smiling | image2 = Jay Chou Opus Tour Hong Kong 2013 IMG 2355w (9788660355) (cropped).jpg | width2 = 420 | alt2 = Jay Chou performing | footer = [[Teresa Teng]] (''left'') is widely recognized as a cultural icon for her contributions to Chinese pop, and [[Jay Chou]] (''right'') has been a leading figure in the [[Mandopop]] industry since the early 2000s. }} Acclaimed classical musicians include violinist [[Cho-Liang Lin]], pianist [[Ching-Yun Hu]], and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society artist director [[Wu Han (pianist)|Wu Han]]. Other musicians include [[Teresa Teng]], [[Jay Chou]] and groups such as [[Mayday (Taiwanese band)|Mayday]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Chthonic (band)|Chthonic]], led by singer [[Freddy Lim]], which has been referred to as the "[[Black Sabbath]] of Asia".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunt|first1=Katie|title=Meet Freddy Lim, the death metal star running for political office in Taiwan|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/13/asia/taiwan-rock-star-politician-freddy-lim/|work=CNN|date=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McVeigh|first1=Tracy|title=Taiwan's heavy metal star rallies fans to run for parliament on anti-China platform|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/26/taiwan-heavy-metal-star-stands-for-election|work=The Observer|via=The Guardian|date=26 December 2015}}</ref> [[Cinema of Taiwan|Taiwanese films]] have won various international awards at film festivals around the world. [[Ang Lee]], a Taiwanese director, has directed critically acclaimed films such as: ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''; ''[[Eat Drink Man Woman]]''; ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]''; ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''; ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]''; and ''[[Lust, Caution]]''. Other famous Taiwanese directors include [[Tsai Ming-liang]], [[Edward Yang]], and [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]]. Taiwan has hosted the [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards]] since 1962. The [[National Palace Museum]] houses more than 650,000 pieces of Chinese bronze, jade, calligraphy, painting, and porcelain and is considered one of the greatest collections of Chinese art and objects in the world.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|entry-url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557357_9/Museum.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028163715/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557357_9/Museum.html|entry=Museum|archive-date=28 October 2009 |encyclopedia=MSN Encarta}}</ref>
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