If you want both the old historical places and post-modern architecture, Taiwan is the place to be. Come and visit
Taiwan. (Note: Formosa is the Portuguese name of Taiwan which means '
beautiful island'. )
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| Taipei 101 |
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| sunset view from Elephant Mountain |
Taiwan is one of the mostly visited places in
Asia. There are lot of things to see in Taiwan. You can visit the National Museum Palace to get a look at the largest collection of Chinese imperial artifacts or relive your Meteor Garden fan moments at National Taiwan University. You can go North Taiwan and enjoy the Queen's head rock in the
Yehliu Geological Park, send your wishes to the sky in Shiding Old Streets and eat local food in
Jieufen village. You can get good deals at their famous Ximending shopping district. Check out below the tourist spots.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Address: No. 9, Hangzhan S Rd, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 33758
Phone: +886 3 398 372
Attraction: High ceiling architecture is unique
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| Taoyuan International Airport |
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| The author at Taoyuan International Airport |
228 Peace Memorial Park
Address: 3 Ketagalan Boulevard, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
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| Peace Memorial Park from the window of Taipei Sunny Hostel |
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| The author with her friends at Taipei Sunny Hostel |
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| Xiangyan Road |
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| The group at the Land Bank Exhibition Hall |
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| The author at Land Bank Exhibition Hall |
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| Taiwanese pentang is equivalent to boxed lunch |
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| Eating pentang at the side walk |
Taipei Main Station
Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Beiping W Rd
Phone: +886 2 2371 3558
Attractions: Plenty of stores and cafes inside the mall and information center where tourist can inquire
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| A shopping mall in front of the Taipei Main Station |
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| The group in front of the Taipei Main station |
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| Train schedule |
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| The author inside the Taipei Main Station |
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| The girls relaxing at Krispy Kreme |
Lungshan Temple of Manka (Long Shan)
Address: No. 211, Guangzhou St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10853
Phone: +886 2 2302 5162
Attractions: Place of worship
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| Strolling by the Lungshan Temple |
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| The author posing in the man-made waterfalls |
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| The author paying respects in the temple |
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| Buddhist temple |
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| Locals paying respect to Buddha |
Bopiliao History Museum
Address: Bopiliao Ancient Street, Taipei
Attractions: Old brick houses
Ximending Red House
Address: No.10, Chengdu Rd., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City 108, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Attraction: Iconic building which serves as local's public market before
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| The Red House is closed for renovation |
Ximending Shopping District
Address: No. 14, Emei St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Attraction: Shopping centers, street performances and local food
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| The author navigating a local map |
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| Intersection inside the Ximending |
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| Street performance inside Ximending |
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| Temple when you get outside Ximending |
Presidential Office Building
Address: No. 122, Section 1, Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Phone: +886 2 2311 3731
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National Taiwan University (NTU)
Address: No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10617
Phone: +886 2 3366 3366
Attraction: One of Asia's top universities and setting of Meteor Garden TV Series
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| The author at the science building |
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| The author at the university lake |
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| The viewing area |
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| The author at NTU |
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| Graduation pictorial at NTU |
Taipei Confucius Temple
Address: No. 275, Dalong St, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103
Phone: +886 2 2592 3934
Attraction: Chinese traditional architecture
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| Front view of the temple |
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| Bridge in front of the temple |
National Palace Museum
Address: No. 221, Section 2, Zhishan Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111
Attraction: Museum that houses the largest collection Chinese artifacts
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| architectural gate |
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| The author at the National Palace Museum entrance |
Yehliu Park
Address: No. 167-1, Gangdong Rd, Wanli District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 207
Attraction: Queen's Head rock, rocks formations, affordable gifts and souvenirs and local food in the market
Golden Waterfalls
Address: 25°07'02. 121°51'41., No. 0"Eå®6éé Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan 262
Phone: +886 2 2497 2250
Attraction: Natural and unique terrain drops
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| Blinding light of Golden Falls |
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| The author at the Golden Waterfalls |
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| Ruins near the viewing deck |
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| Viewing deck for the Yin Yang Sea |
Jiufen Old Street
Address: Jishan St, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 224
Phone: +886 2 2960 3456
Attraction: Chinese lanterns, local food, and inspiration of the Spirited Away anime fantasy film
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| Jioufen Police Station |
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| View of the Yin Yang Sea |
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| Street village |
Shiding Old Street
Address. Shiding E. St., Shiding Dist., New Taipei City 223, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Attraction: lantern festival and old trains
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| The author setting off the lantern |
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| Groufie with the floating lantern |
Bagua Tea Plantation at Thousand Island Lake
Address: Shizaitoukeng Ln., Sec. 6, Beiyi Rd., Shiding Dist., New Taipei City 223, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Attraction: scenic view of the lake and large tea plantation
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| wide view of the lake |
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| tea plantation |
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| another view of the lake |
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| The author posing with the lake view |
Chiang Kai Sek Memorial Hall
Address: No. 21, Zhongshan S Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Attraction: monument of former president Chiang Kai Shek
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| The flowers near the arch |
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| monument of Chiang Kai Shek |
Taipei 101
Address : No.7, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Telephone : (02) 8101-8800
Attraction: one of the tallest building in Asia that has the fastest elevator and observatory area on top
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| Close up view of the Taipei 101 |
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| Miniature of the building |
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| Miniatures of the building |
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| The ticket desk |
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| Groufie while lining up towards the elevator entrance |
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| World record for being fastest elevator |
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| Entrance towards the elevator |
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| Sunset from Taipei 101 observatory |
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| Another sunset from the Taipei 101 observatory |
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| View of the city from the building |
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| The author with Damper baby, the Taipei 101's icon |
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| The group at Taipei 101 |
Maokong Gondola
Address： Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd., Wenshan District, Taipei City
Phone： +886-2-218-12345
Attractions: cable cars, temples, and Taipei zoo
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| View from the cable car |
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| Cable car with glass floor |
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| Groufie with the glass floor |
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| Selfie with the cable car |
Beitou Thermal Valley
Address: Wenquan Rd, Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan 112
Phone: +886 2 8733 5678
Attraction: Rejuvenating hot springs
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| The family posing in the entrance |
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| Hot spring |
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| Selfie at the hot spring |
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| Group of seniors posing for their photo |
Elephant Mountain (aka Nangang District Hiking Trail)
Address: Lane 150, Songren Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei, Taiwan
Attraction: famous mountain peak for professional and amateur photographers, and artists
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| The author at Elephant Mountain |
The author recommends below for a place to stay:
Taipei Sunny Hostel
Address: No. 92-2, Huaining Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Phone: +886 2 2331 9391
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Traveler's Couch.
