Taiwan is just like the Netherlands: their area is roughly the same and the flags of both use similar colors. The three principal differences are: instead of Limburger, there’s stinky tofu; instead of hagelslag sandwiches, there’s… no, I don’t think there’s actually anything like that there, or anywhere else; and finally, while the Orange Kingdom is flat like a runway, the Middle Kingdom-in-Exile has at least 286 peaks above 3,000 meters tall, which in fact is the highest density of mountains in the world.
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Petrified wood rocks. It’s like wood, except it’s not: bazillions of years ago it became fossilized. The result are ridiculously sturdy, heavy, and garishly colorful objects that resemble tree trunks or bark popping up from the ground.
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There are five principal religious systems in Taiwan: ancestor worship, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and folk beliefs. These do not function in isolation but actually mingle together, creating a very interesting mix. Never having been oppressed and always able to flourish freely, religion is an important part of daily life for most contemporary Taiwanese.
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Something for the eye, and something for the other eye.
