Taiwan Facts

There's a Hello Kitty-themed hospital in Taiwan.

Some Taiwanese funerals feature exotic dancers performing on electric flower cars to attract crowds and give the deceased 'one last hurrah.'

Taiwan launched one of the world's most ambitious free public Wi-Fi networks, providing connectivity at over 10,000 hotspots in train stations, airports, convenience stores, and public spaces for both citizens and tourists.

Lin Wang was a young elephant in Burma. Japanese soldiers forced him to haul supplies and pull artillery through the jungle during World War II. Chinese troops captured him in 1943. He marched home along the Burma Road, then sailed to Taiwan in 1947. He spent nearly 49 years at Taipei Zoo as Taiwan's most beloved animal. Lin Wang died in 2003 at 86, the longest living elephant ever recorded in captivity.