This is something that I’ve heard reference to before, but this is the first time I’ve seen a detailed article about it. The Taipei Times has published an article Taiwan Before The Flood about the theory that Taiwan is the lost continent of Mu, also known as Lemuria. The theory goes that catastrophic volcanic activity on Taiwan caused the collapse of a large section of the north east coast of Taiwan which caused a large tsunami which wiped out thriving nearby island civilizations, and the seismic activity caused Taiwan inhabitants to migrate elsewhere. The theory is a bit kooky, but interesting nonetheless.
South Indian Tamil people also believe in Lemuria. In fact, many more of them have heard of the Lemuria legend than the Atlantis one. The story goes that they had trade links with Lemuria before it was destroyed.
(http://livejournal.com/users/thaths)
Yeah, the ‘Lost Continent of Mu’ series of books was written by a British guy who’d heard the legends while stationed in India, and one of the authoritative books of Lemuria legends is written by an Indian fellow.
(http://livejournal.com/users/jlick)