Lai Pei-yuan
Taiwanese philanthropist and former entrepreneur known for tree planting
Lai Pei-yuan (賴倍元; Lài Bèiyuán) is a retired Taiwanese entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for planting trees over more than 130 hectares of land all by himself around Taiwan.
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Quotes
edit- If I was to safeguard Taiwan, I would have to plant trees.
- Lai Pei-yuan (2013) cited in "Taiwan's 'King of the Trees' fights for the forests" on Terra Daily, 10 February 2013.
- I am neither an idealist, nor a dreamer. I am a doer.
- Lai Pei-yuan (2015) cited in "King of the Forests" on Taiwan Today, 1 June 2015.