If your idea of Taiwan involves gleaming cities, busy superhighways, inextinguishable neon lights and all the other hallmarks of First World living, you’re not far off the mark. But there’s a largely unreported side of this technological powerhouse, the 28th largest economy in the world, that may surprise you—one that’s rooted in nature, greenery and the countryside.
My initial impression of Taiwan was a land of tall buildings, with a progressive economy, and serving as the employment bastion to many Filipino overseas workers.
