by a photographer from Formosa
This website is still under construction and frequent tests, you may see the content disappears / reappears many times until I think it is appropriate to publish it.
Hi there,
This is Yen. I was born and raised in Taiwan. My partner and I settled down in New Zealand since 2015. New Zealand and Taiwan are different from each other in many ways, but they are the nations of mountainous islands with each own scenery. Mountains are the very beginning where I become a photography hobbyist since 2008.
This website is an image and memory gallery, a record of my first-hand experience plus some opinions gained after years of hiking and photo shooting. This is not a website to provide a step-by-step instruction for a hike or a photography classroom. But I hope the viewers may appreciate the scenery and the relevant information associated with a location or a hiking trail.
New Zealand is renowned for its beauty of nature and the reputation is truly well-deserved. In contrast to NZ, Taiwan is underrated in this regard. Hopefully the image presented on this website may inspire people to explore something other than the “modern” or the touristy parts of Taiwan, the original “Ilha Formosa.”
My YouTube channel: Time-lapse Photography in New Zealand and Taiwan
My photo gallery on SmugMug: YEN-H LIN PHOTOGRAPHY
You can contact me via the E-mail: thehiddenilhaformosa@gmail.com
Disclaimer:
Please be aware that the content of the website is written / collected by me after late 2025. Although I endeavor to check most of the information retrieved from my memory with various sources but inevitably there might be something not accurate or out-of-date. And apparently the photos, videos and text on this website can not show you the current status of any locations; they are just a record for a moment in the past. Also, I am unable to confirm if the information from the external sources is correct or up-to-date. The information including but not limited to the information on the webpages via the hyperlinks, the functions of the third parties, the image from screenshots, the information on the maps and from social media is only to provide users more understanding and the possible resources to gain further update relevant to the content. The viewers / users of this website should always treat any information with caution.
My partner took this photo. We had a hike to Nanhu Cirque (南湖圈谷) to shoot some portrait photos and videos for our wedding. On my right hand was a magic selfie stick which can extend to 3-meter high. Instead of a piece of cloth, I mounted a GoPro on it.