With frequent food safety incidents, companies under the Ting Hsin Group have repeatedly been involved in major suspected violations of food safety regulations, severely damaging consumer confidence and causing widespread panic. Following Taipei City’s decision starting this Monday (10/13) to suspend the supply of Wei Chuan dairy products in all elementary schools...
The 9th Guandu International Natural Installation Art Season was grandly inaugurated on September 28, 103 (2014), at Guandu Nature Park. International artists engaged in 15 days of on-site creation, gathering natural materials...
With the Taipei Basin as the compass and Taipei City as the center, the outline of New Taipei City resembles a beautiful "doughnut"-shaped metropolis. Spanning over 2,000 square kilometers and home to nearly four million residents, this city has evolved with advancements in transportation infrastructure...
Adapted from the ninth volume of the best-selling novel series "The All-Round Appraiser Q Cases," this highly anticipated film stars popular idols Lynn and Takeru Satoh in their first-ever dream collaboration. The latest work from the director of "Library Wars," [All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa]...
From the 86 Freeway, Chi Mei Museum resembles an opulent Versailles-style building, giving you a momentary illusion of being in the town of Versailles, the capital of France’s southwestern Île-de-France region near Paris, visiting the famous world cultural...
The Dadaocheng area still retains many traces of old Taipei in its streetscapes and buildings, where the glory of the past has faded with time. Bao’an Street, locally known as the “old market,” was the most densely populated area among Taipei’s districts during the Japanese colonial period. In...
Beware of sheep! Spain’s annual seasonal transhumance festival, Fiesta de la Trashumancia, is set to kick off on October 26. Visitors can witness the fascinating sight of hundreds of sheep passing through...
The thatched-roof gassho-style villages of Shirakawa-go were designated as one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995. Visitors flock here to admire the now rare and precious "pristine rural scenery of Japan's mountain valleys."...
Want to go on vacation with your partner or family but stuck when deciding the itinerary or discussing the schedule? Or unsure which vacation mode is best suited for both of you? The French resort group most adept at vacation planning...
In winter Scandinavia, a world of ice and snow, after a day of travel, it feels blissful to retreat to a cozy hotel and enjoy a warm cup of coffee. But in Sweden, one business has gone against the grain by creating an icy...
The National Taichung Theater will officially open on November 23. With its unique architectural exterior, it has been praised by international media as one of “the world’s nine new landmark buildings.” To allow the public to get a closer look at this stunning structure...
In the past, fireflies were always associated with spring and summer, but you don’t have to wait for spring to see them — you can enjoy winter fireflies in Alishan even in winter too. With altitudes reaching up to 2,600 meters, the Alishan area has abundant natural resources...
If you have the chance to visit Porto Alegre in Brazil, be sure to check out Rua Gonçalves Dias, known as the most beautiful street in the world
With growing awareness of ecological conservation and sustainable development, more and more people are taking advantage of their holidays to venture into the mountains and enjoy the tranquility of green travel. The Taipei City Government’s Department of Public Works, Urban Development Division...
Halloween is just around the corner, and various locations are gearing up with spooky-themed events to create an October-exclusive atmosphere of fun and frights. This year marks the sixth edition of the "What’s Up, Tamsui? Halloween Carnival," taking place from October 24 to 26...
Machu Picchu, the real-life inspiration for the sky city in the works of Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki. In the Quechua language, Machu Picchu means "old mountain peak." The ancient temple of Machu Picchu is located on a beautiful high mountain more than a hundred kilometers northwest of Cusco, the former capital of the ancient Inca Empire...
Do you still picture traditional wet markets as dirty and messy, with fresh produce haphazardly displayed and all kinds of smells filling the air? It might be time to change that impression. Recently, a massive arch-shaped...
As autumn and winter arrive and the weather turns cooler, there's nothing more comforting than soaking in a warm hot spring to relax your body, mind, and soul. The Guan-Zi-Ling Hot Springs area in Tainan has been a famous scenic spot across Taiwan since the Japanese colonial period, and its excellent water quality...
The “2014-2015 Maolin Purple Butterfly Valley ~ Biennial Butterfly-Watching Series” grandly kicked off on October 18. Over the course of more than five months, in addition to butterfly-watching activities, the popular “Dona Black Rice Festival” remains part of the series...
The “2014 Taipei Design City Exhibition” is open to the public for free from October 4 to October 26 at Warehouses 4 and 5 of the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. This year’s exhibition main...