Evergreen tropical forests on the mountain slopes and well-groomed parks in cities, thousand-year-old traditions and ultra-modern skyscrapers, the cult of folk gods and nanotechnology... All this is the amazing island of Taiwan. How do the islanders live today? How do you take care of a person? What about nature? Is it possible to combine ancient prejudices and the achievements of high science? What is the “mystery of the Taiwanese character”? Read the book and you will find out about it. And also about how young people feel about sex before marriage, about family, about their elders. You will get acquainted with the peculiarities of the national cuisine and the secrets of brewing tea. And then you will understand why this island is called Formosa, that is, Beautiful. For a wide range of readers.