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Showcasing Taiwan’s Beauty with Flight Attendants – National Airline’s 2014 Cultural & Creative Calendar
Calendar products released by national airlines have long been one of the public’s favorite annual souvenirs. China Airlines today (1st) unveiled its 2014 monthly and desk calendars, featuring representative cultural and creative artists and their aesthetic works from Taiwan, including Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Jimmy Liao, and Franz Porcelain. The calendars also highlight the beauty of Taiwan through the elegant appearances of six flight and ground service personnel.
The Taoyuan Land Art Festival Awakens Hometown Memories – A Fanjiang Family Wedding Takes Place in Front of the Yellow Duckling
On November 1, the Taoyuan Land Art Festival entered its seventh day, with visitor numbers surpassing one million by the previous day. Yesterday (October 31), a traditional Hakka-style Fanjiang wedding, rich in local cultural elements, was held in the Fanjiang Ancestral House area within the festival grounds. The groom, who is himself a member of the Fanjiang family, took the opportunity of the yellow duckling’s visit to Taoyuan to marry his wife, whom he met while studying in Australia and who hails from Hong Kong, holding their wedding ceremony back in their hometown.
Agreement to lend Taoyuan "Kaohsiung Edition Little Yellow Duck" to make land debut for 2 days
On the morning of November 1, an earthquake and a sudden strong gust of wind caused the yellow duck to burst! To allow visitors during the holiday to see the yellow duck, permission has been granted by Kaohsiung City to lend out the "Kaohsiung Edition Little Yellow Duck" for display. The organizers have initially planned to unveil the duck on the 2nd in front of the duck exhibition area plaza, where winds are lighter, allowing the public to meet the duck first. In the future, depending on weather conditions, they will consider returning the duck to the pond for display.
Unprecedented: Taoyuan's Yellow Rubber Duck Explodes Manufacturer: It Can Definitely Be Repaired!
Unprecedented: Taoyuan’s landscape attraction “Yellow Rubber Duck” exploded into “duck pieces” this morning, the 1st of the month. Chen Rong-an, General Manager of Atmosphere Venture Co., Ltd., the company responsible for making the Yellow Rubber Duck, said after inspecting the duck on-site: “It can definitely be repaired!”
The 2nd Guankeng Taiwan Coffee Festival Opens for 2 Days – Sample Authentic Taiwanese Coffee
The Taiwan Coffee Festival will be held every Saturday and Sunday from the 2nd to the 24th, taking place in Guankeng, Yunlin. The event will feature a variety of exciting activities, street performances, and coffee markets. Now in its 11th year, the festival continues to highlight the true essence of Taiwanese coffee, aiming to attract more visitors to discover and experience the high-quality local brews.
Taipei Holiday Hotel Launches Early-Bird Promotion: Buy One Get One Free at Buffet Restaurant
To show appreciation to long-time supporters and patrons of Taipei Holiday Hotel, Sam's Cafe All-Day Dining Buffet is offering an 【early-bird loyalty reward】 from November 1 to November 15. On weekdays during this period, the first 20 groups of diners for lunch or dinner can enjoy a 【Buy One Get One Free deal at NT$588】.
Taipei alleyway Italian risotto specialty shop – Crispy squid cheese meatballs
My friends and I absolutely love the dishes at 《Pa Pa Rice Italian Risotto Specialty Shop》. Their quietly opened second branch operates as a gastropub, not only offering signature cocktails but also several hidden bar snacks. Compared to the first branch, its flavors are just as good—if not better. Both are highly recommended, but the only dilemma now is which one to book for our next gathering!
Hot Spring Cuisine & Beauty Soup – Discover the Delights of Dongsen Mountain’s Forest Retreat
From September to November, "Dongsen Mountain Resort Hotel" is launching a Thai cuisine buffet dinner, plus an extra-large, sumptuous BBQ feast – enjoy two distinctive flavors in one go. Fresh and delicious seafood such as oysters, crabs, shrimp, squid, and sweetfish, along with imported New Zealand lamb chops, chicken leg meat, king oyster mushrooms, Japanese fish cakes, corn... and more all-you-can-eat ingredients, are personally grilled by the executive chef, allowing gourmets to savor a rare moment of leisure.
Authentic Yunnan flavors in Myanmar Street & unique "steam-pot" chicken broth that locks in freshness and sweetness
In the Greater Taipei area, if you’re craving authentic Southeast Asian cuisine, Huaxin Street is bound to come to mind; in the 1970s, Burmese-Chinese immigrants began gathering here to sell traditional snacks from Thailand and Myanmar, hence its nickname “Myanmar Street.” Among the many eateries, there’s a Yunnan snack shop whose authentic flavors have made many regulars hooked and visiting daily.
Japanese low-cost carrier "Vanilla Air" starts ticket sales today: Tokyo-Taipei for just 1,000 yen
The new Japanese low-cost airline "Vanilla Air" is set to begin operations on December 20. Today (the 1st), it held a press conference to announce the launch of ticket sales for its inaugural flights. Vanilla Air has listed the "Tokyo-Taipei" route as one of its first departures. Tickets went on sale at 3:00 PM Japan Time / 2:00 PM Taiwan Time, and to celebrate the launch, one-way fares from Narita Airport to Taipei Taoyuan start as low as 1,000 yen.
New Korean Flavor Hits Taiwan – Shanggao Korean House Offers Mild, Non-Spicy Dishes
Shanggao Korean House has opened near Xiong’s place, where the previous tenant was Duoyuan Curry. It had been open for a while, but Xiong and Miao’s to-eat list was simply too long, so they finally found a weekend gap to visit with family. From the outside, you can instantly sense its Korean style.
Enjoy big, sweet "apple strawberries" here—your ultimate guide to 18 strawberry farms in Neihu!
As winter approaches and the weather turns colder, it’s the sweet season when strawberries turn bright red. Why not go strawberry picking this weekend? In addition to Dahu in Miaoli, Taipei’s Neihu is also a key strawberry-growing area in northern Taiwan. The number of strawberry farms open to visitors in Neihu has grown from just 7 or 8 to 18 today, offering plenty of choices. These farms have started opening for fruit picking from early December, with the season lasting until May of the following year—making it a great weekend leisure activity for locals in the north.
Spiral egg omelet hides tender Japanese-style fried chicken thigh in its core—and there’s also a Thai-style pork laab Cuban sandwich!
Located in Sanchong, Flip Café has won guests’ hearts with its adorable and chewy-looking layered cakes, but the café also offers some surprisingly creative main dishes—including a Japanese-style fried chicken spiral egg omelet and an Italian-style meat sauce and cheese omelet—that have become quite popular.
Eslite Enters Huwei Contract Hall: Historic Building Transformed into a Trendy Bookstore
What kind of sparks will a stylish Eslite bookstore ignite when combined with a historic police building? On November 1, Eslite Life and Yunlin County Government signed an agreement, with plans to move into Huwei Contract Hall by the end of this year. Huwei Contract Hall is a historical building in Yunlin County. It was originally an emergency disaster relief facility used by the fire department during the Japanese colonial period to observe fire locations within the jurisdiction and complete reports. The four-story building is also the tallest structure in the area.
Workation Day 1: Paint Hualien’s Cipu Tribe Together
Hualien’s Cipu Tribe — this was once a place unfamiliar to me. Had I not received an interview invitation from the organizing team of Yabisi, I would have forever missed this “Sun Tribe,” the warm village of Cipu. And that would’ve been such a pity. With a long history of human habitation, if you weren’t familiar with Cipu before, no worries — now you have every opportunity to get to know this warm Sun Tribe.
The cute yellow duck makes a comeback — it crawls onto land and becomes a "land duck"
After urgently borrowing the "Kaohsiung version of the Yellow Duck" from Kaohsiung City, the yellow duck was fully inflated on the square on the morning of the 2nd. Over the next few days, the yellow duck will be on display at the square, becoming the first ever "land duck."
6 Stunning Tourist Centers! Historic Sites, Castles, and a Maritime Vibe – Get Ready to Fill Up Your Memory Card
For autumn and winter trips, if you want to learn about a place’s recreational spots and local culture, tourist centers are definitely the best places to go. Beyond their straightforward designs, Taiwan also has many tourist centers that are converted from historic buildings or designed by renowned architects. Why not plan an alternative trip to these unique tourist centers?
Authentic Shing Heung Yuen – A Must-Try Hawker Dish When Visiting Hong Kong
Shing Heung Yuen, a famous hawker food spot in Hong Kong, is a must-try dish for many visitors. Not only are celebrities like Shawn Yue and Aaron Kwok regulars here, but it has also appeared in Hong Kong TV dramas. The rich and aromatic tomato noodle soup is the signature dish of Shing Heung Yuen. It’s loved not only by tourists but also by locals, who are willing to squeeze into the cramped dining space just to have a taste.
“It feels like we’re in Japan!” Experience Japanese culture at the Hualien General’s Mansion Yukata Festival
The “General’s Mansion Yukata Festival,” jointly organized by the Hualien City Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Hualien Minsheng Community Development Association, will take place this weekend over two days (Nov. 2 and Nov. 3) at the county-designated historic site “General’s Mansion” by Meixi River. The event venue will not only offer yukata (casual kimono) for visitors to try on, but also allow them to enjoy the Japanese experience of eating nagashi somen (flowing noodles), making attendees feel as if they are in Japan.