Situated on the south-side of Beigang Estuary (北港溪出海口) in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi County, and covering an area of 1,030 hectares, Aogu Wetland is the land reclaimed from the sea and reverted to a coastal wetland. It is a wildlife conservation sanctuary. In 1964, levees were constructed on the site by the state-run Taiwan Sugar Corporation ...
Located in Nantou (南投), Taiwan’s only landlocked county in central Taiwan, Xinyi Township (信義鄉) is home to plum blossoms. Its plum trees span about 1,500 hectares (3,706 acres), and approximately 80 percent of the trees are concentrated at Fengguidou (風櫃斗) in Ziqiang Village (自強村). In addition, Lona Village (羅娜村), Taiwan’s largest aboriginal community adjacent to ...
The Sinliao Waterfall Trail (Xinliao Waterfall Trail新寮瀑布步道) is located along Singliao Stream in Northern Taiwan’s Yilan County (宜蘭縣). Though it is only about two kilometers long, there are two beautiful waterfalls with a height of 60 meters and 30 meters respectively along the way. The first waterfall is about 1.5 kilometers away from the entrance ...
Though Christmas is not an official holiday in Taiwan, it is still marked by a great many people across the country. Christmas celebrations in Taiwan are, in fact, one of the most significant celebrations from November to December every year. It is therefore not uncommon to see shopping malls, stores, and households across Taiwan put ...
One of the most important events taking place at the Shilin Official Residence in Taipei, Taiwan, is the chrysanthemum show held in November and December every year. The glamorous floral festival was originally held in observance of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s birthday on October 31 from the 1950s to 1975, as the chrysanthemum is a symbol of longevity ...
Juming Museum (朱銘美術館) is a magnificent outdoor sculpture museum featuring some 2,000 pieces of sculpture artworks created by internationally renowned sculptor Ju Ming (朱銘), also known as Ju Chuan-Tai (朱川泰). Covering an area of around 11 hectares (27 acres) in New Taipei City’s Jinshan District in northern Taiwan, Juming Museum is located on the top ...
Over 400 amazing fish jade pieces collected by a Taiwanese entrepreneur who has dedicated 50 years of his life to the seafood industry are on display at Chang Yung-Fa Foundation International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan, from November 10-25, 2018. These precious works of art are part of the 1,000-plus fish-related jade items collected by Yen ...
Opening in 2011 after 12 years of planning and construction, the National Museum of Taiwan History is a great destination for a comprehensive overview of Taiwan’s history, which was largely ignored in the past because of political reasons. National Museum of Taiwan History Located in southern Taiwan’s Tainan City and covering an area of 20 hectares, ...
Located on the North Coast of Taiwan, Wanli (萬里) is a cozy district in New Taipei City. With four small fishing harbors, Wanli is known for catching natural sea crabs, including flower crabs (花蟹), three-spot crabs (三點蟹), and stone crabs (石蟳). These three species of crabs are generally referred to as Wanli Crab (萬里蟹), which is ...
According to the 2018 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on October 17, 2018, Taiwan remains 13th among the 140 economies being assessed around the world. Among others, it ranks 4th in East Asia and Pacific, behind Singapore (2nd), Japan (5th) and Hong Kong (7th), but ahead of ...
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