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Ring in the New Year Wet and Wild – Thailand’s Songkran Festival Kicks Off on April 13
Thailand’s Songkran Festival, also known as the traditional Thai New Year, will take place from April 13 to 15 this year. Celebrations will be held in Bangkok’s Khao San Road, Chiang Mai’s Old City, Ayutthaya, Phuket, and other locations. In the hottest month of April in Thailand...
The Evolution of Taipei: Before and After the City’s Major Transformation!
Do you know what Taipei used to look like? Can you recall the unique vibes of Taipei in different eras? Taipei Roundabout, Ximending, Songshan Tobacco Factory, Da’an Forest Park... Each attraction is a landmark filled with memories and stories. ...
A sea of temple cherry blossoms +1 A romantic pink tunnel
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, disrupting many travelers' original plans to go abroad for cherry blossom viewing. However, this has unexpectedly popularized some lesser-known domestic cherry blossom spots, which have become viral hotspots for photo opportunities online. Located in Neihu, the Bishan Rock Temple features...
8 major attractions + 7 hiking trails | Changhua Tung Blossom Festival kicks off on April 21
April and May are the best times to admire tung blossoms. Changhua County has specially launched the “2012 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival ~ Blooming Fun in Baguashan” from April 21 to May 6. A series of related activities will be held across the county from north to south...
Port City Promotes Tourism – 10,000 Gifts for Hong Kong & Macau Visitors
Port City Promotes Tourism. The Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau is preparing 10,000 three-in-one gift packs, which include a Mayday limited-edition one-day pass, a dining and entertainment discount guide, and a Love River solar-powered boat ticket, to be given to travelers from Hong Kong and Macau flying directly to Kaohsiung before the end of June...
Free admission to exhibitions and half-price entry to amusement parks – great deals for kids on Children's Day
As the annual Children's Day approaches, the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung, as well as Kaohsiung’s Shoushan Zoo and E-DA World, are offering free entry or half-price tickets to let children celebrate this special day holding hands with their parents or guardians...
A Southern Taiwan Art Extravaganza: Tainan Art Fair Debuts in March
The Tainan Art Fair is set to grandly open from March 23 to 25, 2013. The second edition of the Tainan Art Fair features works by veteran artists, internationally renowned masters, and emerging talents, each piece a masterpiece. This year, in addition to...
Embrace the white sea of flowers: Calla lilies smile at Bamboo Lake
Each year, as early spring brings its tentative warmth, the calla lilies at Bamboo Lake in Yangmingshan quietly sprout buds in the misty rain, waiting to bravely bloom and stand tall when sunlight bathes the earth. Especially in the flower fields where white and green interlace...
Golden Bole Happy Creative Artists Present the New Look of the Mountain City Through Performances
The 2013 Spring Happy Creative Artists Program at the Gold Museum in New Taipei City will kick off on March 9. The resident creative group "Punctuation Creative Theater Troupe" invites museum visitors to join...
Art troupes take turns on stage: Taichung Children’s Art Train kicks off on March 17
The Taichung Children’s Art Festival, a large-scale children’s day art event hosted by the Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, has entered its seventh year this year. The festival will run from March 17 to March 30, scheduled just before the Children’s Day holiday...
26 domestic confirmed cases detected in Taiwan; heavy fines of NT$1 million for breaking home quarantine to visit nightclubs
On March 23, the Central Epidemic Command Center reported 26 new confirmed cases, including 4 cases from a family cluster infection, cases 172 and 173 being a couple who returned from France — also classified as a family cluster — along with infections among colleagues and family members. ...
Explore the Harbor Farmstead in Little Harbor (Xiaogang)! A day trip around this charming town is super fun.
Xiaogang is located at the southern end of Kaohsiung City and is home to Taiwan’s second international airport. With its proximity to the harbor, visitors can enjoy the spectacular sight of large ships entering the port. There's also a cultural park where families with kids can have a great time. Why not spend a weekend with your family in Xiaogang?
Breathtaking Tabebuia flower seas rival cherry blossoms in beauty—free entry with ID card matching criteria!
Pink flower seas always make you feel like you're in an idol drama scene. Although the cherry blossom season is coming to an end, Jiangnan Resort in Tainan is currently blooming with hundreds of Tabebuia trees, their peachy pink and white blossoms rivaling the beauty of cherry blossoms...
Stunning Kapok Flowers in Full Bloom Everywhere—Magical Pathways Perfect for Healing Selfies
Besides cherry blossoms, fiery red kapok blooms are also a must-see floral spectacle this spring season. March is the prime time for kapok flowers to blossom, with kapok-lined paths across Taiwan all in full bloom. And now, this hidden magical pathway in the countryside is bursting with an explosion of kapok blooms, making the whole...
Cherry blossom spots look even more beautiful at night—snap endless photos of the sea of blossoms
Every early spring, Tianyuan Temple in Tamsui, Taipei, transforms into a renowned cherry blossom destination. Especially when the lights come on at night, the illumination on the cherry blossoms and the classic architecture creates an absolutely breathtaking scene, attracting photography enthusiasts and...
Romantic golden calla lily fields – no need to go to Yangmingshan, it's free to enjoy!
The annual calla lily season is one of the dream photo opportunities for many female travelers, with its dreamy floral scenes allowing IG users to snap ethereal calla lily photos. The yellow calla lily fields in Waipu, Taichung are currently in full bloom, with the entire field...
A Century’s Brightest Comet Visits: Observing the PanSTARRS Comet
Two major comets are set to visit in 2013—one is the PanSTARRS comet in March, and the other is the ISON comet (also translated as Ai Song) at the end of November. ISON is expected to be...
Kaohsiung Spring Art Grassland Concert – Explore the NASA Star World
The first grassland concert of the 2013 Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival, the 'NASA Star World' astronomy exploration concert, will be held on March 9th and 10th on the lakeside grass slope of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. The soulful guide of this performance...
Guo Shixuan Photography Exhibition Unveils the Mysteries of Mexico and Peru
The solo travel photography exhibition "Mexico & Peru Discovery Journey" by Guo Shixuan (Lumi Kuo), jointly organized by the Mexican Trade Services, Documentation and Cultural Office and the Peruvian Trade Office in Taipei, will open on March 15 at the...
Spring strolls: Collect moments of floral beauty
As March arrives with its warm spring blossoms, the vibrant colors of countless blooming flowers sweep away the chill of winter. The vitality of nature’s rebirth ushers in flower-viewing events across the country and beyond. Whether it’s Yangmingshan, Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village...