Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) A television series featuring six prominent Taiwanese with outstanding achievements in culture, science and technology will premiere Nov. 11 in Taiwan and 24 other Asia-Pacific countries on the Discovery Channel, the TV network announced Monday.
"Portraits: Taiwan, " a six-hour series, the result of collaboration between Discovery Networks Asia and Taiwan's Government Information Office (GIO) , will feature late puppetry master Huang Hai-dai Nov. 11 in the first episode, and will be followed by five others, with one showing every Sunday night until Dec. 16.
Other Taiwanese to be introduced in the series include Trend Micro Inc. founder Steve Chang, Eslite Books founder Wu Ching-yu, entomologist Lee Sung-yang, entertainer Chang Hsiao-yen and illustrator Jimmy Liao.
These six personalities helped put Taiwan on the world map, GIO Minister Shieh Jhy-wey said during the launch ceremony, adding that Taiwanese are always "beautiful, successful and wonderful."
"However, in the last 20 years few people have been discussing Taiwanese success stories," noted Shieh, saying that "it's important for people to know who we are and what we have accomplished, which is what the series is trying to do."
This is the second time the GIO and TV networks have collaborated. The new series follows the successful debut in 2005 of "Portraits Taiwan: Lin Hwai-ming", which was the runner-up of the Best Infotainment Program at the 2006 Asian TV Awards, said Tom Keaveny, executive vice president and managing director of Discovery Networks Asia.