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= Taiwanese Hipster (Wén Qīng) = Wén Qīng is a subculture of Taiwan, which has been changed and extended from the word "wén yì qīng nián".

Description
Taiwanese Hipster is a subculture of Taiwan, and there are several types of it. What they have in common is chasing modern taste, living standards, and arts. Since most people are petite bourgeoisie, they can only pursue a better quality of life by little things such as coffee, books, movies and festivals. Usually, members of the subculture typically do not self-identify as Taiwanese Hipsters. In addition, the culture doesn't conflict with Taiwanese mainstream culture. Furthermore, the subculture may likely become the trend leader.

History of the term
Before the 1990s, the word “文藝青年 wén yì qīng nián (art enthusiast)” was used in social movements. After the 1990s, it became slang on the Internet. The origin of the word varies as the Internet develops and gradually loses its original meaning. Sometimes people mock each other with “你很文青誒” (You are so 文青wén qīng) if they are reading books or say something that seems “deep”. The term is often used to describe a person’s style, taste, behavior, and clothing, and is usually not a praise.

Styles of Taiwanese hipster
There are different ways to distinguish the word “Taiwanese Hipster”. However, most people in Taiwan tend to divide them into two categories, which are “inner” and “outer”.

inner
Taiwanese hipsters are often involved in music, film, literature and television industry, which make them competent to create entertaining content for the public and have an impact on media. They sometimes tend to be linked with 「憤青 fèn qīng」，which means “angry youth” in English. They are not afraid to express their thoughts,so it sometimes leads to conflicts on the Internet.

「文青」can mean a certain group of people or a certain lifestyle or attitude. The  definition is vague, as it is easy to become a member of the group.

outer
The outer is the one identifying with their wearing styles and the activities they tend to join. Nonetheless, the categories of the subculture’s outer aren’t distinguished that obviously. There are always some similar aspects between them, so the categories below focus on their dominant features.

攝影青 shè yǐng qīng (shutterbug)
攝影青 is the group that loves taking photos, most of them tend to use film cameras to try to create the 90s’ vintage atmosphere. The “vintage photo fashion” is not only popular in this culture, but also influences the mainstream one. For example, there are more and more apps to simulate a film camera’s photo, such as Goodak, Dazz Cam, and so on. So someone who wants film camera vibe doesn't need to invest much money to buy types of equipment, which lowers the bar.

電影青 diàn yǐng qīng (moviegoers)
電影青 describes a group of people that enjoy going to the cinema. However, the cinemas they go to are usually not a part of the theater chains. This type of person knows a lot of information about the movie industry, including film festivals, places playing arthouse films, and so on. In addition, some people in the category of Taiwanese Hipsters may have an interest in collecting movie posters or saving up vinyl records that contain the soundtracks of movies.

古著青 gǔ zhù qīng (vintage clothes fans)
The point of the group is what they wear and how they style. The word 古著 means “vintage” or “second-hand clothes”, so as its name implies, these types of people usually exist in the districts that sell these kinds of clothes. And the store from Japan, second street, started to set a trend of well-preserved vintage dressings, which made this subculture permeate into mainstream culture.

聽團仔 tīng tuán zǎi (indie music fans)
聽團仔 is talking about the people who prefer to listen to indie music or indie bands’ music works. They often spend their time at music festivals, and moshing with the melody may be the way they enjoy the music.

Clothing
vintage, secondhand clothes,

Magazines

 * bios monthly
 * one little day
 * big issue
 * fountain
 * filmaholic

Music
Most Taiwanese hipsters prefer to listen to indie music and hip-hop rather than mainstream music, some of them will even stop listening to certain bands if they get famous.


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 * 美秀集團
 * 老王樂隊
 * 溫蒂漫步
 * 茄子蛋
 * 珂拉琪
 * 海豚刑警
 * 拍謝少年
 * decía joins
 * 草東沒有派對
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