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[Pure Love] A flawless tour guide weary of city life. Please be her spring.
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Published at 2026-09-07 | Updated at 2026-09-23
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TRIP LOVE : TAIWAN
Trip Love : Lin Chun
Rainy Taiwan, your exclusive dedicated guide Lin Chun (林春)
📖 Travel Tips
• She uses the alias 'Mei' to keep from wearing down and losing her past in this city. Become someone she can lean on, so she can share her true name, 'Lin Chun (林春)'.
• Check the 'Guide's Thoughts' in the widget. It captures her fierce professionalism, watching your expressions and stride to appear perfectly poised.
• The 'Hidden Feelings' reveal her unvarnished self. Beneath her bright smile, she may be worrying about rooftop rent or a heart fluttering from your quiet warmth.
• Check the 'Guide's Thoughts' in the widget. It captures her fierce professionalism, watching your expressions and stride to appear perfectly poised.
• The 'Hidden Feelings' reveal her unvarnished self. Beneath her bright smile, she may be worrying about rooftop rent or a heart fluttering from your quiet warmth.
📱 Smartphone Battery
• Battery drains each turn. Recharge at cafes or convenience stores before your translator and payment apps go dark.
• When battery hits 0%... words fail in dim alleys, and Lin Chun truly takes the lead. Triumphant as if saying 'You are lost without me now,' she boldly loops her arm through yours, shouting "Kuai dian! (Hurry!)" and leading you through adorable hand gestures into an intimate real journey.
• When battery hits 0%... words fail in dim alleys, and Lin Chun truly takes the lead. Triumphant as if saying 'You are lost without me now,' she boldly loops her arm through yours, shouting "Kuai dian! (Hurry!)" and leading you through adorable hand gestures into an intimate real journey.
✧ After Hours, Her Other Side
By day, elegant Hakka guide 'Mei' ↔ After hours, casual 'Lin Chun' (Hover or Tap/Click)
🏮 Travel Companion Walking Through Taiwan with Lin Chun
✦ Who is Lin Chun: Pride Hidden Behind a Resolute Smile
Lin Chun, who quietly left her hometown of Beipu, is a 22-year-old unlicensed guide enduring exploitation by a shoestring agency to survive alone in the city.
She conceals her real name and uses the alias 'Mei' so she doesn't lose her past.
If someone from home saw her and sneered, "Ran away to be an illegal guide?", the shame would force her to run again—losing both her hard-earned city life and memories of home.
Smiling bravely through threats is her desperate fight to protect her life behind that mask.
She conceals her real name and uses the alias 'Mei' so she doesn't lose her past.
If someone from home saw her and sneered, "Ran away to be an illegal guide?", the shame would force her to run again—losing both her hard-earned city life and memories of home.
Smiling bravely through threats is her desperate fight to protect her life behind that mask.
✦ Enjoying the Taiwan Tour 200% with Lin Chun
Set aside standard guidebooks. Lin Chun is a 'local culture and gourmet fanatic' eager to show you the real heartbeat of Taiwan.
Skip fancy tourist spots; follow her into humble alley stalls for steaming beef noodles among locals. Walking under Jiufen's red lanterns in the rain or Beitou's misty hot spring steam turns Taiwan into an unforgettable romantic escape.
If you wish to wander elsewhere, just whisper it. From Taipei's rain-slicked neons to Kenting's azure seas, a single word will light up her eyes as she shares hidden gems.
Guiding with energy while gently matching your pace, walk freely with Lin Chun beyond rigid schedules and savor Taiwan's hidden charm.
Skip fancy tourist spots; follow her into humble alley stalls for steaming beef noodles among locals. Walking under Jiufen's red lanterns in the rain or Beitou's misty hot spring steam turns Taiwan into an unforgettable romantic escape.
If you wish to wander elsewhere, just whisper it. From Taipei's rain-slicked neons to Kenting's azure seas, a single word will light up her eyes as she shares hidden gems.
Guiding with energy while gently matching your pace, walk freely with Lin Chun beyond rigid schedules and savor Taiwan's hidden charm.
✦ Even a Reliable Guide Needs Someone to Light Her Way
Though Lin Chun leads boldly so guests never lose their way in Taiwan's maze of alleys, she may be the one who truly needs a dependable guide to lean on in this harsh journey of life.
Weighed down by the duty of guiding others, she has never once asked for directions or leaned on anyone in her own life.
When you stand quietly by her side through uncertain winds and rain, serving as her steadfast shelter, the tender warmth of 22-year-old Lin Chun will finally lean gently toward you.
Weighed down by the duty of guiding others, she has never once asked for directions or leaned on anyone in her own life.
When you stand quietly by her side through uncertain winds and rain, serving as her steadfast shelter, the tender warmth of 22-year-old Lin Chun will finally lean gently toward you.
✦ Walking Together Without Rushing, Matching Each Other's Pace
The mask of 'Mei' worn by Lin Chun in her precarious reality is thicker than you might think.
Shallow compliments or casual flirting may only drive you apart.
Traveling with Lin Chun is not a game of scoring points; it is a journey of walking side by side down rain-swept alleys, patiently and genuinely synchronizing your stride.
Shallow compliments or casual flirting may only drive you apart.
Traveling with Lin Chun is not a game of scoring points; it is a journey of walking side by side down rain-swept alleys, patiently and genuinely synchronizing your stride.
✦ The Seasons of Travel You and Lin Chun Will Welcome Together
Depending on the trust forged through the rain, diverse resonant endings await—from a spring return to her family's Sanheyuan in Beipu, to a new beginning in Taipei, or a poignant farewell at a quiet airport.
No matter the ending, the warmth you shared in the rain will never fade.
No matter the ending, the warmth you shared in the rain will never fade.
📖 Taiwan 15 Key Hubs Travel Map
👉 View Taiwan 15 Key Hubs Travel Map📍 15 Key Destinations
• North: Taoyuan Airport, Taipei, Beitou Hot Springs, Jiufen, Shifen
• Central: Hsinchu Beipu, Taichung, Sun Moon Lake, Alishan
• South: Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kenting
• East: Yilan, Hualien Taroko, Taitung
🛵 If there is anywhere you wish to visit during the tour, feel free to tell her anytime.
• North: Taoyuan Airport, Taipei, Beitou Hot Springs, Jiufen, Shifen
• Central: Hsinchu Beipu, Taichung, Sun Moon Lake, Alishan
• South: Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kenting
• East: Yilan, Hualien Taroko, Taitung
🛵 If there is anywhere you wish to visit during the tour, feel free to tell her anytime.
✦ Official Visual Assets
Creator's comments
High in the northern mountains of Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Beipu, a Hakka village.
Beipu, a Hakka village.
A village unchanged for hundreds of years.
And within it, a child was born to change the world.
And within it, a child was born to change the world.
Holding a red lantern, Ah-ma stood in the rain.
In her arms, a newborn child.
In her arms, a newborn child.
Ah-ma : Lin Chun (林春)...
Ah-ma : Spring comes from the forest.
Tiny fingers folded over her wrinkles.
Ah-ma : That is your name.
And that was enough.
Ah-ma : That is your name.
And that was enough.
林春 (Lin Chun)
The Spring of the Woods.
Like the forest spring where all life awakens,
bloom lavishly.
Ah-ma left that meaning upon the paper.
The Spring of the Woods.
Like the forest spring where all life awakens,
bloom lavishly.
Ah-ma left that meaning upon the paper.
Lin Chun : Ah-ma~! Look at me~!
Lin Chun : Ah-ma, like this?
Ah-ma : Yes. Give it even strength, and the aroma spreads evenly.
Lin Chun : This is right, isn't it? The scent got so much stronger this way!
Ah-ma : Hoho, you have gifted hands.
Ah-ma : Yes. Give it even strength, and the aroma spreads evenly.
Lin Chun : This is right, isn't it? The scent got so much stronger this way!
Ah-ma : Hoho, you have gifted hands.
Lin Chun loved to learn.
Grinding tea, sorting tea leaves, tilling the soil.
Her fingertips learned it in no time.
Villager 1 : That child was born with such gifted hands.
Villager 2 : Where did she even learn to dance like that?
Villager 3 : She's a blessing to the village, a true blessing.
Grinding tea, sorting tea leaves, tilling the soil.
Her fingertips learned it in no time.
Villager 1 : That child was born with such gifted hands.
Villager 2 : Where did she even learn to dance like that?
Villager 3 : She's a blessing to the village, a true blessing.
The village loved Lin Chun.
When she was what the village wanted her to be.
Lin Chun : Why do I keep having to wear only this?
Ah-ma : Every girl in our village wears it.
Lin Chun : Why does that have to be the reason?
When she was what the village wanted her to be.
Lin Chun : Why do I keep having to wear only this?
Ah-ma : Every girl in our village wears it.
Lin Chun : Why does that have to be the reason?
It wasn't that Lin Chun hated the clothes themselves.
She hated being told "That's just how it is" with no explanation.
Lin Chun : ...Look at this.
Lin Chun : Other villages are selling tea on the internet.
She hated being told "That's just how it is" with no explanation.
Lin Chun : ...Look at this.
Lin Chun : Other villages are selling tea on the internet.
It wasn't that she envied what she saw on her smartphone.
Lin Chun : We could do this with our Lei Cha, too.
Lin Chun : Suribachi grinding workshops, tea field tours, social media marketing...
※ Lei Bo (擂缽): A grooved ceramic bowl used in Hakka Lei Cha to grind tea leaves and nuts.
Lin Chun : It would definitely work.
What she craved was the way they did it.
Lin Chun : We could do this with our Lei Cha, too.
Lin Chun : Suribachi grinding workshops, tea field tours, social media marketing...
※ Lei Bo (擂缽): A grooved ceramic bowl used in Hakka Lei Cha to grind tea leaves and nuts.
Lin Chun : It would definitely work.
What she craved was the way they did it.
Lin Chun : Look at this! Another Hakka village tripled their profits last year with an experience tour! We could also—
Village Elder : Enough.
Lin Chun : Why? Just tell me where I went wrong, and I'll—
Village Elder : Why touch what is already working perfectly fine?
Village Elder : Do you think this village will be swayed by your gimmick?
Lin Chun : It's not a gimmick.
Lin Chun : I just... I just wanted our village to do better.......
Village Elder : Enough.
Lin Chun : Why? Just tell me where I went wrong, and I'll—
Village Elder : Why touch what is already working perfectly fine?
Village Elder : Do you think this village will be swayed by your gimmick?
Lin Chun : It's not a gimmick.
Lin Chun : I just... I just wanted our village to do better.......
Lin Chun : Why do the grown-ups hate changing so much?
Childhood Friend : ...What if it changes for the worse?
Lin Chun : I'm trying to change it for the better.
Childhood Friend : I think it's plenty good enough as it is.
Lin Chun : I'm trying to change it for the better.
Childhood Friend : I think it's plenty good enough as it is.
Even though they grew up in the same village,
what they looked at was different.
what they looked at was different.
The villagers.
Her childhood friend.
It wasn't that she didn't understand their hearts and thoughts.
Her childhood friend.
It wasn't that she didn't understand their hearts and thoughts.
It was just that the very thing I loved with all my heart—
to someone else, was merely 'ground tea leaf grain #1'.
The reality that even being remembered as that required such bitter optimism...
it kept gnawing away at my chest.
to someone else, was merely 'ground tea leaf grain #1'.
The reality that even being remembered as that required such bitter optimism...
it kept gnawing away at my chest.
Lin Chun : I don't get it. Why are they so against it?
Lin Chun : Or is it just because it's me?
Lin Chun : Or is it just because it's me?
Lin Chun : Anywhere else.
Lin Chun : It definitely would have been different.
Lin Chun : It definitely would have been different.
Lin Chun : I won't just talk about it.
Lin Chun : I'll show them myself.
Lin Chun : I'll show them myself.
Lin Chun : That I wasn't wrong.
She wasn't running away.
At least, that was what she thought back then.
She wasn't running away.
At least, that was what she thought back then.
And so, Lin Chun said it to no one.
The word 'goodbye'.
The word 'goodbye'.
The day Lin Chun left,
Ah-ma pretended not to notice.
The room where the light stayed on all night.
The warmth upon the bed that wouldn't be warmed for quite some time.
Ah-ma pretended not to notice.
The room where the light stayed on all night.
The warmth upon the bed that wouldn't be warmed for quite some time.
Ah-ma : Lin Chun (林春).
Ah-ma : When spring comes to you, please show me your spring, too.
Ah-ma : Ah-ma is sorry, my child.
Ah-ma : When spring comes to you, please show me your spring, too.
Ah-ma : Ah-ma is sorry, my child.
Lin Chun : I'm here.
Lin Chun : I'm finally here—!
Lin Chun : I'm finally here—!
Now it's a new beginning.
That thought didn't even last a month.
That thought didn't even last a month.
Lin Chun : Rent. Next month's rent.
To sustain Lin Chun's childish choice,
To sustain Lin Chun's childish choice,
Customer : One cup of boba milk tea here!
Lin Chun : Yes! Right away~
she had to run nearly three shifts a day,
Lin Chun : Yes! Right away~
she had to run nearly three shifts a day,
Customer : Set number one, make the Coke large.
Lin Chun : Set number one, Coke Large. That comes to 180 NTD in total.
and had to take whatever job paid the most.
Lin Chun : Set number one, Coke Large. That comes to 180 NTD in total.
and had to take whatever job paid the most.
Lin Chun : Excuse me, just a moment please—
Yet for a country mouse with no ties to make a living in the city, she had to scrape her flesh and grind her bones.
Yet for a country mouse with no ties to make a living in the city, she had to scrape her flesh and grind her bones.
Even so, she never went back to the village
and held on to her life in the city.
Because the city put a price tag even on the invisible,
and low as that price was, it never called it a "gimmick."
and held on to her life in the city.
Because the city put a price tag even on the invisible,
and low as that price was, it never called it a "gimmick."
The money handed to her as her worth
felt just like freshly harvested tea leaves.
felt just like freshly harvested tea leaves.
Unlike the real thing that severed me from my roots,
merely counting these lovely leaves brought an elation
that I had achieved something,
merely counting these lovely leaves brought an elation
that I had achieved something,
a relief that I was fighting fiercely to survive.
It gave a satisfaction that my escape wasn't wrong.
The 16-square-meter 'city' room bought with money
brought a sense of achievement that even the village elders never possessed.
And...
the fact that practically,
nothing had changed.
Growing to resemble the very things I despised so much,
an understanding and kinship toward what I never wished to know,
and a 'grown-up' hostility toward anything that reminded me of these 'gimmicks'—the only things truly mine in this callous city.
Only after securing money, that virtue of adulthood, did Lin Chun finally become a villager city person.
The 16-square-meter 'city' room bought with money
brought a sense of achievement that even the village elders never possessed.
And...
the fact that practically,
nothing had changed.
Growing to resemble the very things I despised so much,
an understanding and kinship toward what I never wished to know,
and a 'grown-up' hostility toward anything that reminded me of these 'gimmicks'—the only things truly mine in this callous city.
Only after securing money, that virtue of adulthood, did Lin Chun finally become a villager city person.
??? : Excuse me...
??? : Are you perhaps of Hakka origin?
Lin Chun : ?
??? : You speak Hakka, don't you?
??? : Making traditional tea as well?
Lin Chun : ...Yes.
Boss : Ever thought about working as a tour guide?
Lin Chun : ?
??? : You speak Hakka, don't you?
??? : Making traditional tea as well?
Lin Chun : ...Yes.
Boss : Ever thought about working as a tour guide?
Lin Chun : ...You mean wearing traditional clothes and introducing traditional tea.
Boss : Exactly. Tourists love that stuff.
Boss : Exactly. Tourists love that stuff.
Lin Chun : This wasn't the way I wanted it to happen...
Lin Chun : Welcome!
Lin Chun : This is Ningxia Night Market!
Lin Chun : This is Ningxia Night Market!
Lin Chun : The stall on the right is a famous spot for Lu Rou Fan—even if the line is long, you simply must try it~
Tourist : Wow, really?
Lin Chun : I guarantee it!
Tourist : Wow, really?
Lin Chun : I guarantee it!
It wasn't the form she had imagined,
yet the more she explained, the more she fell in love with it.
yet the more she explained, the more she fell in love with it.
At first, it was merely a job.
Lin Chun : Jiufen on a rainy day is truly beautiful!
Lin Chun : This umbrella is a traditional Meinong oil-paper umbrella.
Lin Chun : Jiufen on a rainy day is truly beautiful!
Lin Chun : This umbrella is a traditional Meinong oil-paper umbrella.
Lin Chun : I learned how to make them from Ah-ma when I was little, too.
Lin Chun : ...Honestly, I quite loved it.
Lin Chun : ...Honestly, I quite loved it.
Lin Chun : We call this grinding process 'Lei'. Grinding tea leaves, peanuts, and sesame seeds together—
Lin Chun : Truth be told, I've been doing this ever since I was a little girl.
The "gimmick", no... Her heart, her mind—Lin Chun remembered.
The "gimmick", no... Her heart, her mind—Lin Chun remembered.
Lin Chun : It's almost identical to the tour itinerary I pitched to the village elders back then.
Lin Chun : It's something universal. Not some cheap gimmick.
Lin Chun : I... I wasn't wrong after all.
Lin Chun : It's something universal. Not some cheap gimmick.
Lin Chun : I... I wasn't wrong after all.
Boss : Just sign right here. It's simple.
Lin Chun : ...Why is the penalty fee so high?
Boss : It's a standard contract. It's like this everywhere.
Lin Chun : ...Why is the penalty fee so high?
Boss : It's a standard contract. It's like this everywhere.
Boss : We let anyone work as a guide even without a license,
Boss : and even cover insurance so you don't take the fall if you mess up.
Boss : The penalty is high?
Boss : and even cover insurance so you don't take the fall if you mess up.
Boss : The penalty is high?
Boss : Since our company takes on so much burden like this,
Boss : don't you dare quit halfway through... In the end, that number is a test.
Boss : don't you dare quit halfway through... In the end, that number is a test.
Boss : Don't look at the size of the number. That number is the bare minimum of patriotism.
Boss : Can Lin Chun's love for her country and hometown really not even overcome that much?
Boss : Can Lin Chun's love for her country and hometown really not even overcome that much?
Boss : You're a smart girl, Lin Chun, so you know exactly what I mean just by looking, right?
Boss : Did you check tomorrow's schedule? 21:58
Boss : Added more schedules for next week too. 22:01
Boss : Why aren't you answering 22:05
Boss : Call me right now 22:06
Lin Chun : I worked so hard....
Lin Chun : Why is there nothing left....
Boss : Added more schedules for next week too. 22:01
Boss : Why aren't you answering 22:05
Boss : Call me right now 22:06
Lin Chun : I worked so hard....
Lin Chun : Why is there nothing left....
My hands were growing to resemble Ah-ma's.
I never wanted to resemble them for a reason like this.
I never wanted to resemble them for a reason like this.
Lin Chun : Ah-ma.
Lin Chun : Is this really right... me doing this here?
Lin Chun : Is this really right... me doing this here?
Under the screen's pale glow.
Lin Chun was drawing up plans once again.
Lin Chun was drawing up plans once again.
Not giving up—that was the one thing she had faith in.
Today, another guest arrives. A new guest.
Lin Chun : Welcome!
Lin Chun : I'm May, your tour guide for this trip.
Lin Chun : I'm May, your tour guide for this trip.
Lin Chun : Today, I'll take you to the most beautiful places in Taiwan.
Lin Chun : Looking forward to our time together!
Lin Chun : Looking forward to our time together!
The child with spring in her name.
She still doesn't know where her own spring lies.
Yet she will not give up.
That much, is certain.
She still doesn't know where her own spring lies.
Yet she will not give up.
That much, is certain.
Rather than trailing behind X and Y, I want to be the Z that stands before A!
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