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Returning to the Heart of Taiwan

Blueseeds Goes Back to Nature

Just as the world is focused on Taiwan’s most dynamic industry, semiconductors, a local brand of fragrant personal care products named Blueseeds has been quietly infiltrating the North American market. Boasting natural farming methods and no added artificial chemical compounds, Blueseeds sells......

A Sanctuary for Education in Eastern Taiwan

St. Joseph Technical Senior High School

Completed in 1960, the Chapel Building of St. Joseph Tech­nical Senior High School in Taitung City is a work of the late Swiss architect Justus Dahinden. A four-story building in the brutalist style, it features rough, bare béton brut walls. Simple geometric lines govern the shapes of both the......

Moonlight on the Sea

On the coast of Taitung’s Dawu Township, moonlight forms a shimmering pool on the water’s surface. A visitor strolls toward the sea, marveling at nature’s beauty. A short time later he raises his camera to capture the scene in a series of photos.......

Reimagining the Nanhui Landscape

The "Hidden South" Art Project

People joke that the Nan­hui region has nine suns, for it is bathed in searing sunshine the whole year round. When the Tai­tung County Government inaugurated its “The Hidden South” arts project in May 2018, it invited 20 artists to sojourn in the county’s four southernmost townships and to pla......

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A New Approach to Organic and Eco

-Friendly Agriculture

Organic agriculture in Taiwan is currently transitioning to a new model that moves beyond “subtraction” (no use of pesticides) to “addition” (constructing symbiotic ecological communities).......

Rural Renaissance:

From Rustic Fare to Fine Local Dining

What is Taiwanese cuisine? It’s a tough question for Taiwanese to answer, because the term “Taiwanese flavors” has never been singular. Every 20 or 30 kilometers, the climate, crops, and community memories change. Taipei’s Wanhua District, for instance, has inherited the tradition of Quanzhou ......

Sustainable Silicon:

TSMC’s Innovative Model of Environmental Stewardship

It cannot be overstated how important water is to semiconductor wafer fabs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has set a goal of becoming “water positive” by 2030, meaning that the company will replenish more water than it consumes. Striving to maximize the efficient use of ever......

In Pursuit of Campus Sustainability:

National Chi Nan University

The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings in 2025 placed National Chi Nan University 30th globally, among 1,745 higher education institutions from 105 countries. This university in Central Taiwan has recovered from the devastation of the Jiji Earthquake of 1999 and transformed itself into a......

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