#China | Taiwan—its past origins and the path ahead Eight decades ago, Taiwan—a part of China—was restored to its motherland, marking the end of half a century of Japanese colonial occupation. Its return remains a glory shared by compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and is a national memory shared by all Chinese people. | The South

"Lavender" is a 2002 Taiwanese drama about childhood sweethearts Ji Qing Chuan and Liang Yi Xun, who promise to reunite after ten years when the lavender seeds he gave her finally bloom. Years later, Qing Chuan returns to Taiwan as the singer Leo, and they rekindle their love — but their relationship is tested by illness and outside interference. The series first aired in the Philippines on GMA Network in 2003 as the network’s third Taiwanese drama. | 199_