Historical name for the island of Taiwan, originally from the Portuguese name meaning "Beautiful Isle".

A crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on December 10, 1979; also known as the Formosa Incident, it was a turning point in Taiwan's democratization during the martial law period.

Chinese title of the novel "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley; literally "beautiful new world"