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Taitung Hot Air Balloon Carnival Light Show Flash Event in Taipei Postponed
The Taitung Hot Air Balloon Carnival light show is making its debut in Taipei to allow more visitors to enjoy it without traveling to Taitung. It’s also a key promotional event ahead of the main carnival. Originally scheduled for June 3rd at the Liberty Square of the National Theater & Concert Hall, organized by...
Sunflowers bloom vibrantly in the wild, and driftwood art makes for stunning photo ops
Taiwan’s wetland landscapes are diverse and rich. Aside from enjoying intertidal ecology, sunset views, and birdwatching, visitors can also admire flowers and coastal plants. Located in Changhua, Fubao Wetland is hailed as a paradise for waterbirds in central Taiwan...
Hidden Gem: A Private View of Golden Daylily Fields with Sea Views
The beautiful golden daylilies are a must-see sea of flowers every summer. In addition to the daylily season in the Huatung Valley during August and September, you can also enjoy vast fields of golden blooms near the Taichung Port Visitor Center. The Taichung Port Visi...
2017 Taiwan's Top 10 Landmark Attractions: Mysterious Treehouse Makes Its First Appearance
The world-renowned travel platform TripAdvisor releases its Travelers' Choice awards every year, covering categories such as hotels, destinations, beaches, landmarks, and airlines. Recently, it also announced Taiwan's best landmark attractions for 2017...
World's Top Food Destinations: Taiwan Ranks High
Taiwan is known as a food paradise, with everything from traditional specialties to night market snacks making people's mouths water. A well-known Japanese travel platform recently released a ranking of the world's top food destinations based on votes from Japanese netizens, with Taiwan taking the lead thanks to its thin-skinned, juicy xiaolongbao...
The Hakka Roundhouse cultural and architectural attraction in the high-speed rail park is great for photos both day and night
The Hakka Roundhouse is located near the Miaoli HSR Station. Its architectural design is modeled after traditional roundhouses from the Hakka homeland on the mainland, giving it an authentic Hakka feel. There is a circular path around the pond nearby, where you can take unique photos as you walk around...
Ten Must-Shoot IG Hotspot Bridges with Every Possible Mood
These distinctive landscape bridges attract numerous visitors who come not only to admire the beautiful scenery but also to take stunning photos as memories. Taiwan boasts a wide variety of unique bridges—from romantic ones, historic structures, scenic spans, to colorful painted bridges—each a hotspot for netizens to capture photos. Below is a lazy guide to the top ten romantic landscape bridges across Taiwan that let you collect every possible mood. Travelers might want to add these to their must-shoot lists for reference.
Exclusive Access to the World’s Most Stunning Scenery: 16 Least Visited Tourist Destinations
The world is filled with countless famous tourist attractions, but during peak travel seasons, they’re often packed with crowds, which can somewhat diminish the quality of the experience. As hidden gems in Taiwan are gradually being discovered, there are also many lesser-known spots around the globe that remain under the radar.
Million-Dollar Night View Restaurants: Top 10 Nighttime Dining Spots Across Taiwan
Viewing nightscapes is one of the favorite activities among locals. Dining under romantic settings and million-dollar night views is also a top choice for couples on dates. Below is a list of ten restaurants across Taiwan perfect for night view appreciation. Each one is filled with a beautifully romantic atmosphere...
The world’s only draft horse pulling race – Adventure King experiences a century-old carriage competition firsthand
Located at the northernmost tip of Japan, Hokkaido covers approximately 22% of the country’s total area and is also the 21st largest island in the world. Hokkaido is one of the world’s finest places where nature and human life coexist in perfect harmony, with each season and...
Breathtaking panoramic views: Top 6 seaside homestays across Taiwan
Taiwan is surrounded by the sea, making it incredibly easy to enjoy vast, boundless ocean views. There are countless seaside homestays throughout the island. Below is a list of six outstanding options, from Hualien and Taitung to outlying islands such as Little Liuqiu and Orchid Island. Each...
Tokyo Disneyland's new themed area 'Beauty and the Beast' park costs tens of billions
Oriental Land, which manages Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and the resort, recently announced plans to invest approximately 75 billion yen (about NT$20.6 billion) to create a brand-new...
Graduation season arrives as kapok flowers bloom: Top 10 kapok viewing spots across Taiwan
When graduation season comes and farewell songs are sung, the vibrant blooms of the kapok tree wish students success as they step into the next chapter of life. The blooming kapok flowers resemble a sea of crimson flames and are hailed as one of the most colorful trees in the world...
Hydrangea Trail – Free Flower Viewing in Summer, a Beautiful Floral Feast in the City
Hydrangeas are in full bloom, with vibrant blooms bursting into color all over Taiwan. The colorful, explosion-like flower balls bring joy to visitors who come to admire them. In addition to mountainous areas such as Yangmingshan and Nanzhuang in Miaoli...
Star Wars-themed Designs, Laser Light Shows, Fire-Breathing Performances & Hot Air Balloon Carnival at Shimen Reservoir
The 2017 Taoyuan Shimen Reservoir Hot Air Balloon Carnival kicks off with a bang from June 17 to June 25. To allow more hot air balloon enthusiasts to get up close and personal and experience the thrill of soaring, this year’s event has been extended...
Vanilla Air & Tigerair weekend double promo, starting from just NT$699 on all routes
Low-cost carriers Tigerair Taiwan and Vanilla Air launched a weekend promotion starting June 2. Tigerair Taiwan is offering this month’s payday sale for all routes, valid from the summer vacation period in August through the end of October, with one-way fares...
Special Report on Heavy Rainfall on Compensatory Workdays During the Weekend: Red Alerts or Higher Issued in Seven Counties/Cities Nationwide
On the 2nd and 3rd, influenced by a stationary front and southwest airflow, scattered showers or thunderstorms are expected across the country, with a probability of heavy rain or higher-level rainfall. On the 4th and 5th, under the influence of a stationary front, scattered showers or thunderstorms are expected, with localized heavy rain or...
20th Anniversary Special Exhibition of the Healing Pink Icon MOMO Bear
The happiness-filled and mischievous pink icon MOMO Bear came to Taiwan. Back then, in emails, the round and fluffy MOMO Bear was busy every day delivering loving messages to fans from his room, sometimes...
2 Popular Night Market Snacks See Price Surges, Netizens Exclaim: Only Crazy People Would Buy
2 Popular Night Market Snacks See Price Surges, Netizens Exclaim: Only Crazy People Would Buy
Top 5 Must-Do Activities in Puli: Cycling to Explore Hidden Sceneries
Nestled within the Puli Basin, the town of Puli is located at the heart of Central Taiwan’s inland scenic spots. Though somewhat geographically isolated, it boasts stunning mountain landscapes and rich cultural heritage, and has now developed into a key tourist destination in Taiwan...