The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (from Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)") (Wikipedia) so Taiwan also called Formosa
currency in Taiwan is called the Taiwan dollar.
the answer to "how are you" in Taiwanese is "LI HER MA"
they fled to the island of Taiwan, where they established the Republic of China.
Nationalist China and Republic of China. It was also called Formosa.
a house in Taiwan is called "feng-jhe"
The official name of the country is The Republic of China, but it has been previously called "formosa" when sighted by Portugese ships (comes from "Ilha Formosa", meaning "beautiful island" in Portuguese).
Taiwan is.
Way back Taiwan used to be called "Formosa."
Taiwan.
Formosa is an Island near China which is now called Taiwan.
Bastion means secure or safe place. They called it because Taiwan is secured country.