Taiwanese period dramas

Learning about Taiwan's history through period dramas. Growing up as an American kid in the 90s, Anne of Green Gables (1985) was one of the period dramas I enjoyed watching. I read the book first, so naturally I enjoyed the episodes I caught on TV. Later on in high school, a friend lent me her entire VHS collection of Pride and Prejudice (1995). I watched them all, but decided that I had enough of period dramas. Most of the period dramas that my peers watched were about World War II or British aristocracy. I felt like after I've seen one, I've seen them all. And during my late teens and early 20s, I just wanted to watch arthouse films or indie classics. Looking back, I just didn't relate to any of these themes. They were about history but it wasn't my history. During the last few months, I started watching Korean dramas again, including several set during the Joseon period. Even though it wasn't "my" history, I was fascinated. I rarely saw historic depictions¹ outside of the West or…