Measured not in money, but in trees, flowers and restored ecosystems, its returns show that nature can be the most rewarding long-term investment. “Sowing a single seed is enough to plant hope,” said 60-year-old Kuo Chun-yin (郭俊銀), founder of Bank of Flowers and Trees (花樹銀行). Bank of Flowers and Trees founder Kuo Chun-yin poses for a photograph in Changhua County’s Dacun Township on Monday. This philosophy crystallized during a 2007 family cycling tour when he witnessed a Buddhist monk silently planting trees along the South Link Highway. Today, however, the campus of Bank of Flowers and Trees is nearly at full capacity, with over 10,000 trees representing more than 400 species, Kuo said.

Source: Taipei Times February 18, 2026 17:16 UTC