Everyday Life
What do I mean by Taiwan having all five elements?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Saying Taiwan has all five elements means viewing this land through them: central mountains resemble earth, eastern forests suggest wood, developed western roads and railways metal, northern rain water and southern heat fire. This is my faith-based geographical understanding.
Beginning with news of a foreign girl visiting, we discussed Taiwan’s pandemic and daily conditions then and felt relative stability and tolerance toward different people and religions. These were observations at that time. Elemental comparison cannot guarantee permanent freedom from epidemics or disasters, or identical lives for everyone arriving.