The Taiwan Pavilion got off to a later start, with bidding opening in the second half of 2009. The proposal from YAOX and the office of the architect C.Y. Lee, "Mountain, Water, Lantern of the Heart," was favored by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) because of the high level of creativity shown in the facade and its mode of exhibition.
起步較晚的台灣館，則是在 2009 年下半年才進行展館整體競標，躍獅與李祖原建築師事務所提出的「山水心燈」方案，因建築外觀與展示方式極富創意而獲得貿協青睞，姚開陽也同時成為兩岸主展館的創意總監。