Monday, June 30, 2014

You are not in Kansas anymore Day 21

Formosa - This is my third trip to Taiwan, and I always see/ notice that Taiwan has been referred to as "Formosa" in a lot of places. I was wondering why, and did a quick google check... The name "Formosa" (meaning "beautiful") was given by the Portuguese in the 16th century when they first laid eyes on Taiwan.



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