Echoes of Formosa

Echoes of Formosa

Decoding the island's cultural DNA — every Friday from Taiwan.

He Asked for Thirty YearsVol. XIV · Echoes of the Long Arrival II

Aug 28, 2026

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He Asked for Thirty YearsVol. XIV · Echoes of the Long Arrival II

We were looking for a train station. The tomb was on the way.

Ricky Wang
Ricky Wang
Vol. XIII Where the Road StopsEchoes of the Long Arrival I

Aug 21, 2026

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Vol. XIII Where the Road StopsEchoes of the Long Arrival I

Route 26 ends at Xuhai. We hadn't meant to buy coffee.

Ricky Wang
Ricky Wang
Vol. XII · The Man Who Fried Squid

Aug 14, 2026

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4 min read

Vol. XII · The Man Who Fried Squid

Echoes of the Original Heart III

Ricky Wang
Ricky Wang
Vol. XI · The Walls She Didn't See

Aug 7, 2026

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14 min read

Vol. XI · The Walls She Didn't See

A Danish traveler has been to Taiwan three or four times. She still only ever had one day for Tainan.

Ricky Wang
Ricky Wang
Vol. X · The Man Who Would Not Be Named

Jul 31, 2026

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9 min read

Vol. X · The Man Who Would Not Be Named

Three hundred years ago, someone taught Taiwan how to bring water to the plains. He would not tell anyone his name. The land remembered him anyway.

Ricky Wang
Ricky Wang
Vol. IX · What Bavi Left Behind

Jul 24, 2026

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9 min read

Vol. IX · What Bavi Left Behind

A storm passed. A lake formed. Two friends from Wisconsin ate stinky tofu in Taiwan.

Ricky Wang
Ricky Wang
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