i asked reverand chuan cheng why she became a nun.a nun to give my thanks to my parents and especially my mother, and also give thanks to buddha. buddhism, taoism, and christianity are the main religions on the island. visitors to the temple are encouraged to learn about buddhism and to pray. we hope they can learn and train himselves and the more compassion, more mercy, and more wisdoms, and to whole of human beings, yeah, just like buddha. before we leave, i take a moment to burn some incense and to reflect on my own personaljourney. as the light fades, the monks and nuns gatherfor evening prayers. as their day began, it also ends. leaving behind the history and beauty of some of tainan's oldest buildings, i am off to the neighbouring city of kaohsiung, to see the island's newest and biggest building. this modern and industrial city is not known for the arts, but that's all about to change. this the weiwuying, taiwan's brand—new national arts centre. they say it's the largest the world. the centre has been built to boost the arts in