Reviving Taiwan’s once thriving salt culture
Sun-dried salt was once a flourishing bedrock of coastal Chiayi County culture that eventually disappeared. But some of the area’s salt fields are being reborn. CommonWealth magazine takes a closer look at this revival, and the person behind it.
Taiwan's TMI Trail Paves a Greenway Across the Country
A marvelous green trail, hundreds of miles long, is being built with manual labor and old-fashioned wooden materials instead of steel and cement. The nonprofit TMI Trail is asking for people's help to rebuild the Danlan Old Trail, so that we may reconnect with the arteries that vitalized our island economy.
Friendly Washing Society cleans schools helps homeless regain esteem
Author Lin Li-ching led a group of homeless people from Taipei on a community cleanup effort. Using military-grade water canons, they not only washed away the dirt and grime from the streets and campuses, but also washed away stigmas, earning a steady income along the way.