Youths from island foray into businesses in Fujian

Yang Yu-hsuan, a former university lecturer in Taiwan, has found a new purpose across the Taiwan Strait in Fujian province, where she launched a business focused on rural vitalization.

"As a teacher, I always encouraged my students to visit the mainland and see its development for themselves," Yang said. "Eventually, I realized that if they were coming, I should too."

Yang holds a doctoral degree in classical literature, design aesthetics and cultural communication from Feng Chia University in Taiwan. Before relocating to Xiamen in 2019, she taught at several universities.