Taiwan , called Illa Formosa (“Beautiful Island”) by Portugese sailors, is more than the hi-tech gadgets and electronic factories that this country is known for. Its capital Taipei is a vibrant city and is a center for Chinese pop culture. It boasts of some of the world’s best hot springs, stunning mountain ranges and basalt cliffs, misty forests and wonderful beaches. A must-see instruction is the National Palace Museum that has in its possession 1/10 of China’s cultural treasures. More than 650,000 pieces of Chinese bronze, jade, calligraphy, paintings and porcelain and only 1% can be displayed at any given time because of the immense collection. Taiwanese culture has also influenced other cultures. Taiwan also popularized bubble tea and milk tea popular now popular worldwide. Taiwanese films have won various international awards at film festivals around the world and Ang Lee who directed acclaimed films such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Eat Drink Man Woman, Sense and Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain, and Lust, Caution is Taiwanese. From spiritual seeker, nature lover, techie – great things do comes in small packages even to the small sweet-potato shaped country that is Taiwan.
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