From a tearoom sheltering from a typhoon to rice fields that double as a stage, Taitung County offers a different way of thinking about place — and pace.
Andrew Ryan travels through Taiwan’s southeastern county with Taitung County Magistrate April Yao, exploring how people in one of Taiwan’s most remote regions are embracing a slower rhythm — shaped by nature, culture, and community.
In this full episode, we discover:
• A tea-and-meditation experience at the heart of Taitung’s “capital of calm” vision
• Art inspired by the landscape — from the Paul Chiang Art Center to the Chishang Autumn Harvest Arts Festival
• Indigenous farmers reviving Taiwan oil millet, a heritage grain built for a changing climate
• Beach cleanups that turn ocean waste into art and deep-blue “Taitung Blue” textiles
• Why digital nomads, creatives, and booksellers are finding room to work — and think — on Taiwan’s quiet east coast
WATCH more episodes in our series here:
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[Taiwan’s Mayors and County Chiefs]
Taiwan is home to 13 county chiefs, six mayors of special municipalities (New Taipei, Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung) and three mayors of provincial cities. These elected officials serve a maximum four-year term and can be re-elected for one additional term. The first episodes of the series aired prior to the local elections in 2022.
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