Book release: Adventures in Formosa By Antonio Graceffo

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The aboriginal priest lead me through a traditional long house, eventually depositing me in a private room with shower.

”This a good room.” said Father Steven. “The old priest lived in here for thirty three years.”
“Why did he give it up?” I asked.
“He died, in that bed.” Said Father Steven, pointing.
“Great!” With a recommendation like that what’s not to like about the room?

There was a crucifix on the wall, made from an aboriginal crossbow. It gave me the creeps. All night, I expected the old priest to come back for it.

The next morning, I got back on the bike, and pushed into the mountains again, approaching Hualien. After interminable hours of riding, a sign appeared, Hualien 30 KM. Three hours later, I saw another sign which said Hualien 50 Km.

I rode my bicycle 1,500 KM around the island. Next, I climbed some of its tallest peaks, traced its longest rivers, and mounted a search into its deepest gorge, to find the body of a missing American. Through all my adventures, I continued to box and practice kung fu when I could.

Most people only know Taiwan as a place where computers are assembled, but Antonio discovered the Island of Formosa is unbelievably beautiful, and it offers unlimited adventure, if you are willing to look for it.

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Article written by Antonio Graceffo

Antonio Graceffo PhD China-MBA, works as an economics researcher and university professor in China. He holds a PhD from Shanghai University of Sport Wushu Department where he wrote his dissertation “A Cross Cultural Comparison of Chinese and Western Wrestling” in Chinese. He is the author of 8 books, including Warrior Odyssey and The Monk from Brooklyn. His regular column, Destinations, has been running in Black Belt Magazine since 2009. He has fought professionally as a boxer and MMA fighter as well as fighting as an amateur in boxing, sanda, and wrestling. Having spent over 15 years studying martial arts in Asia, he holds black belts in Cambodian Bokator, Filipino Kuntaw and Cambodian traditional kick boxing. In Malaysia, he was the first non-Malay to be awarded the title of Pahlawan Kalam (warrior of Silat Kalam). Currently, he is pursuing a second PhD in economics at Shanghai University, specializing in US-China Trade, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and Trump-China economics. His China economic reports are featured regularly in The Foreign Policy Journal and published in Chinese at The Shanghai Institute of American Studies, a Chinese government think tank.