in recent years, many taiwan compatriots have chosen to work in the chinese mainland amid its rural revitalization drive.
tsai gaohui, a designer, is one of them.
in 2020, she brought a team to dongda village in putian city, east china's fujian province and started to tap into the cultural value of old buildings.
dongda village is a well-known hometown of overseas chinese, with many old houses of south asian styles. tsai said she was fascinated by the beautiful buildings the first time she entered the village.