Beyond Taipei 101: How Mountains Shape Taiwan

Presented by Liang Yin Lin (National Taiwan University GERP). Nearly 70% of Taiwan is mountainous. This talk introduces Taiwan as a mountain island and explores how mountains shape its geography, Indigenous cultures, environmental history, settlement, mobility and everyday life, and how forests, trails and peaks shape ideas of nature, identity and belonging. Includes a classroom discussion on teaching island geography through maps, landscape and spatial storytelling, a case study on human-nature relationships, and a landscape-observation activity using photography and visual journaling. Part of the EASC / NCTA "Exploring Taiwan: Geography, History, and Agriculture" series with NTU's Geopolitical Ecology Research Platform. Free; 2 PD hours. Teachers who attend all four sessions receive a copy of Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi.