rominent Taiwanese writer Lee Ka-hsiang (劉克襄) spearheaded a series of "Green Formosa" lectures, concerts, and film screenings at the 2015 Week of Foreign Cultures in Paris (Semaine des cultures étrangères à Paris).
Lee, a nature writer and bird watcher who has been nicknamed “Bird Man,” was chosen to present a Taiwanese angle on this year’s theme – our environment (nos environnements). The theme also heralds the 2015 Climate Conference hosted by Paris.
Although he is best known as a writer, Lee has embraced nature as an ornithologist, environmentalist, and advocate as well. In recent years, he has organized campaigns for national park construction, stray dog protection, and bird conservation.