May Day Travel in Taichung: A Guide to Food, Fun & Deals

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, reported by Chen Guanxin

 

May 1st, Labor Day, is just two days away. Looking for a relaxing short trip while saving some money? Six major industries in the Taichung area—travel, accommodation, dining, movies, books, and baked goods—are joining forces to launch special promotions, including Lihpao Land dual-park one-park ticket for NT$500, upgrade to dual-park/water and land parks for just NT$1 more, all room types at National Taiwan Hotel at 45% off regular prices, second-run movies at Bandai Namco Cinema for just NT$50, children's book section at Adeli Mouse Kids Museum & Bookstore at 25% off per book, and Gong Gong pastries at A Cong-shi Pastry Shop at 67% off.

This year during Labor Day in Taichung, Houli Horse Ranch is offering half-price admission to attract visitors, while the National Museum of Natural Science has free entry to the exhibition halls before 10:00 AM on Labor Day. For those planning a two-day-one-night or longer trip, hotels such as Taipei Marriott Hotel, Evergreen Laurel Hotel, and Hui Lai Guanguan are providing discounts on accommodation and dining ranging from 45% to 90% off. Movie lovers can also enjoy special ticket offers at Shin Shin Theater, Bandai Namco Cinema, Era Theater, and Taichung Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Cinema, among which Bandai Namco Cinema offers first-run movies for NT$100 and second-run movies for NT$50 when paying in cash, plus a free popcorn. Consumers looking to buy souvenirs can find discounts and gifts with purchase at over 40 bakeries in the Taichung area.

 

Category	Promotion Provider	Promotion Details Period	Offer	Contact Number
Travel	Lihpao Land	5.1~5.5	Present relevant identification to purchase tickets and enjoy either dual-park one-park ticket for NT$500, or upgrade to both parks/water and land parks for just NT$1 more. Limited to 4 tickets per ID. Accepted IDs include: labor ID card/labor/employee card/labor insurance card/foreign worker ARC or other proof of employment.	04-25582459
	National Museum of Natural Science	Since 102 (2013)	Free entry to the exhibition halls before 10:00 AM on May 1. Additionally, starting this year, labor groups presenting an official group visit application letter will enjoy 50% off tickets for both the exhibition halls and theater.	04-23226940
	Tianma Ranch	5.1	10% off admission.	04-26872724
	Houli Horse Ranch	From now until May 5	50% off admission.	04-25562531
	Dongshi Forest Recreation Area	From now until May 5	Admission fee NT$200.	04-25872191
	Taichung City Port Art Center – Employee Cooperative	5.1~5.5	10% off all items (excluding special price items).	04-26274568#610
Accommodation	Qilin Peak Hot Spring Resort	From now until May 5	Half-price hot spring soak at “Dazhong SPA Hot Spring” – 175 NTD per person.	04-22396969
	Taichung Regent Hotel	From now until May 5	Deluxe double room at 3,888 NTD, luxury double room at 4,388 NTD, luxury family room at 5,588 NTD, all include one box of nougat cookies and two breakfasts.	04-23288000
	Evergreen Laurel Hotel (Taichung)	From now until May 5	Present your labor ID card to enjoy a 1/5 discount off the original room rate (includes one breakfast) – starting from 3,280 NTD per room (includes two breakfasts).	04-23242329
	Huilai Guguan Hot Spring Resort	40% off for same-day check-in stays.	40% off for same-day check-in stays.	04-25951998
	Shenmu Valley Holiday Hotel	From now until May 5	Stay + Hinoki Bath House: 2-person group price 2,200 NTD, 4-person group price 3,000 NTD.	04-25951511
	Chaosheng 52 Boutique Hotel	From now until May 5	Classic room type: weekday promotional price 2,599 NTD, weekend promotional price 3,099 NTD; family room type: weekday promotional price 2,999 NTD, weekend promotional price 3,999 NTD.	04-23175000
	Lanxia Boutique Hotel Co., Ltd.	From now until June 30	100 NTD discount on rest periods. 500 NTD discount on stays.	04-22548181
	National Taiwan Hotel	From now until May 5	All room types at 45% off the listed price + an additional 10% service charge after discount.	04-23213111
	Hotel ONE Taichung Asia Tai Hotel	5.1~7.31	Business room for two people, Sunday to Friday, includes two lavish buffet breakfasts on the 28th floor (international cuisine), promotional price 5,299 NTD. For groups of four staying in two business rooms, includes four breakfasts, starting from 2,399 NTD per person.	04-37003839
Food & Beverage Category	Taichung Regent Hotel – Asia Europe Plaza	From now until May 5	During the promotion period, families (three generations) enjoy 23% off on weekdays and 12% off on weekends.	04-23246111
	Evergreen Laurel Hotel (Taichung)	From now until May 10	Buffet at the 1st floor café (lunch, afternoon tea, dinner) on weekdays: Buy 5, get 1 free.	04-23242329
	Taichung Zhaopin Hotel – Pin Dongxi All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Restaurant	From now until May 5	Enjoy a 20% discount off the original price with a voucher (additional 10% of the original price required).	04-24258599 Ext. 3330–3332
	Taichung Zhaopin Hotel – Jingzhaoxuan Cantonese Restaurant	From now until May 5	Four-course set meal with five dishes and one soup plus dessert: Original price 1,400 NTD, special price 999 NTD during the promotion.	04-24258599 Ext. 3051
	Huilai Guguan Hot Spring Resort	From now until May 5	10% discount on dining.	04-25951998
	Shenmu Valley Holiday Hotel	From now until May 5	Hinoki Hot Spring + Gourmet Feast: Special price 1,600 NTD for two people.	04-25951511
	Taichung Harbor Art Center – Handicraft Café	5.1~5.3	10% discount on purchases.	04-26274568 Ext. 606, 607
Movies	Rixin Theater	5.1	Regular 2D movie tickets at a discounted price of 190 NTD, 3D movie tickets at 270 NTD.	04-22223138
	Bandai Namco Cinemas	5.1~5.3	Cash purchases enjoy a half-price discount (first-run movies 100 NTD, second-run 50 NTD) plus a free popcorn.	04-22265270
	Era Theater	5.1	Present an occupation-related ID to purchase discounted tickets at the on-site announced prices.	04-26222206
	Taichung Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Cinema	5.1	From Labor Day until the end of the day, show your movie ticket at the concession stand to enjoy a 20% discount on single-item purchases.	04-22558952
Books	A De Li Mouse Children's Fun Bookstore	From now until May 5	25% off on single picture books in the picture book section, and 30% off when you choose any 5 or more books.	04-22986686 ext. 69
	Kinokuniya Zhongyuan Store		10% off on all purchases in-store, and receive a VIP card with any single purchase of NT$2,000 or more.	04-22523280
	Kinokuniya Fukuo Store		Enjoy 10% off on all products with the same membership card discount.	04-24639875
	Ruoshuitang		Book purchase price same as Ruoshuitang members, 13% off the original Taiwan price.	04-26328880
	Dunhuang Bookstore Zhonggang Branch		10% off on all store products (excluding magazines, 3C products, special offers, orange-tagged items, ticket sales, and imported language learning materials).	04-23265559
	Sanmin Bookstore		10% off on magazines and books, 20% off or more on stationery, gifts, and daily necessities.	04-25244752
	Taiwan Indigenous Culture Bookstore		10% off on books.	04-22224160
	Ruicheng Bookstore		Enjoy VIP card discounts (10% off on distributed books, 15% off on Ruicheng-published books).	04-22120707 ext. 23
	Mingmu Bookstore		10% off on plant soap, brushes, hinoki oil, Taiwanese publications, and rice paper notebooks.	04-26316516
Pastries	Yafu Food Store	From now until May 5	30% off on 3-jin V barrels.	04-25623072
	Haolaxiang Food Store		20% off on birthday cakes and oat bars.	04-22780929
	Mei'erjia Food Store		25% off on macaron gift boxes and 2+1 dessert pastry gift boxes.	04-26236352
	Xianweizhen Food Shop		20% off on birthday cakes.	04-22786535
	Ji Shi Bao Trading Company		20% off storewide.	04-24268889
	Nine Suns		10% off on homemade products.	04-22213639
	Yi Sen Handmade Bakery		Buy 2 pineapple cakes, get 1 free.	04-22111159
	Ming Yu Foods		10% off storewide.	04-26881682
	Taiwan’s A Qi Shi		20% off on baked goods.	04-24827301
	Mao Qun Co., Ltd.		15% off storewide.	04-25692080
	Wang Lai Foods		10% off on pineapple cakes.	04-23767518
	Rui Yang Precious Pastry Shop		30% off on gifts.	04-24930276
	Xian Mai Foods		10% off on Half-Bite Nougat series.	04-25676689 ext. 13
	Cai Tang Yao Fresh Pastries		20% off storewide.	04-24722299
	Ha Ke Master Bread Workshop		Get free shipping for orders over NT$1,000 on the official website; orders over NT$2,000 receive a NT$200 gift.	04-22603883
	A Cong Shi Cake & Pastry Lounge		33% off on Gong Gong Xiang.	04-26711477
	Guo Feng Cake		10% off on birthday cakes.	04-26801366
	Xiao Lin Pancakes		Buy 2 boxes of the 12-piece Small Tile Gift Box, get 1 box of hand-baked pancakes for free.	04-25291811
	First Taste Creations		9% off Black Date and Walnut Cake.	04-25692356 ext. 33
	Little Hope Workshop		20% off Nougat Cookies, Pineapple Cakes, and Sun Cakes.	04-24736119
	Happy Pie		20% off Brown Sugar Sesame Crisps.	04-23013150
	Rose Pie		20% off Happy Combo Sets A, B, and C.	04-24369836
	Tea & Pastry Food Store		Buy one, get one free for the entire store.	04-22291566
	Baoquan Foods (Ziyou Branch)		20% off the second box when buying a pack of 12 Sun Cakes.	04-27089781
	Jiawei Pavilion		10% off all Pineapple Cake and Sun Cake gift boxes.	04-27086155
	Mingfu Taizhong’s Treasure Pastry Shop		10% off Sun Cakes and Pineapple Cakes.	04-24865328
	Yihua Foods		Special deal: Buy 5 wife cakes in a portable box, get 1 free.	04-25235110
	Swedish National Treasure Food Store		10% off the entire store, buy one Sun Cake, get one free.	04-22465172
	Tian Su Foods		10% off the entire store.	04-22222257
	Steamed to Perfection		10% off signature savory cake, seaweed cherry blossom cake, taro paste steamed cake, and jasmine savory cake.	04-23012180
	Mercy Hearing-Impaired Bakery		20% off Mercy Gift Box.	04-22050616
	Yuanming Foods		10% off the second piece of Mom’s Cake and Heart-Shaped Sun Cake.	04-25223322
	Lü’s Baiji Snow Studio		20% off storewide.	04-22039392
	Haoji Food Store		20% off cakes and gift items.	04-22233174
	Manside Bakery		20% off cakes.	04-26266296
	Quanmai Sun Hall		20% off storewide.	04-26570919
	Wanweixiang Dried Meat Floss Shop		20% off homemade products.	04-22332525
	Fuxiang Food Store		20% off sun cakes, wife cakes, and pineapple cakes.	04-22598000
	Xiyangyang Food Store		20% off sun cakes, wife cakes, and pineapple cakes.	04-22298866
	Xiqing Bakery		20% off homemade products.	04-22207061
	Xia Zhi Lychee Desserts		20% off Rose Lychee Pastry Gift Box (10 pcs).	04-24755901
	Jincheng Pastry Store		20% off nougat soda crackers.	04-23785533