Emotionally attached to the village and people here, Tseng stayed and started her businesses, a homestay named Olive Lake and a coffee house.

"Tourists here can have a vacation, including fishing and boating. It is the lifestyle I dreamed about," she said.

Like Tseng, there are now hundreds of talented people from Taiwan participating in rural construction in Fujian province.

"My father is happy to see my dream came true here in Fujian. I hope to travel to more places in the mainland and learn more different customs and lifestyles here," Tseng said.