Published Issue: 2010 January
Published: 01/01/10
With Taiwan's transition from rural isolation to economic tiger, Taipei blossomed into a city of 2.63 million with more than 1 million scooters and 650,000 cars. It has, however, the cleanest air of any city in Greater China or Southeast Asia as well as a very low crime rate ...
Published: 01/01/10
We at Taiwan this Month hope you have had a nice holiday wherever you have been, and now ready for new challenges during 2010 ...
Published: 01/01/10
Inspired by real insights into the modern traveler, HOTEL QUOTE Taipei provides an experience that is most relevant to our guests without sacrificing that certain refinement ...
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Chiayi Distillery was founded in 1916. The famous and high-quality Kaoliang chiew was successfully developed in 1950. Chiayi Distillery can be called the origin of Kaoliang chiew in Taiwan ...
Published: 01/01/10
Chiayi Distillery was founded in 1916. The famous and high-quality Kaoliang chiew was successfully developed in 1950. Chiayi Distillery can be called the origin of Kaoliang chiew in Taiwan ...
Published: 01/01/10
What makes places of interest special is that it caters to all age groups. With that said, please check with the attraction you plan to visit for the opening hour during the holidays, it can change very quickly ...
Published: 01/01/10
Shopping in Taipei can be a challenge especially for westerners. The obvious place to go is Taipei 101(Shifu Rd. #45) where there is a wide variety of different stores, high end stores such as Gucci, Prada, and Karl Lagerfeld, however if you are on a budget you can also find Mango and Esprit. Next to Taipei 101 you find New York New York(Songshou Rd. #12) where they have the brand Replay and Armani exchange. On the other hand, if it is not clothes that you are looking for, cosmetics and shoes are good to buy at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store(Songshou Rd. #9,#11) across the street from Viewshow, Xinyi district. There you will find an abundance of different makeup stores as well as all the shoe brands one can think of ...
Published: 01/01/10
Changhua County is in the mid-western part of Taiwan with Bagua Mountains that forms the border between Changhua and Nantou Counties. Beautiful sceneries of hills, water and plains can be seen throughout the county. Bagua Mountain with the Great Buddha is the attraction not to be missed. Bird lovers will come in March each year to see tens of thousands of grey-faced buzzards fly across. The rich wildlife within the county is a real treasure to Taiwan ...
Published: 01/01/10
Taichung is the third largest city in Taiwan after Taipei and Kaohsiung, with a population just over one million. Taichung, meaning Central Taiwan, is located on the middle west side of the island which in 2010 going to merge the city and the county to a direct - controlled municipality ...
Published: 01/01/10
Hsinchu, which lies 80 kilometers south of Taipei, has a population of 502,000 with an additional 100,000 commuters working at the Hsinchu Science Park. The park, which was founded in 1980, is one of the biggest and most modern in the world ...
Published: 01/01/10
Tainan — the former capital of Taiwan — has long played an important role in the island's history. In 1624, the Dutch established Fort Zeelandia in Anping — the oldest part of the city ...
Published: 01/01/10
Dream Mall, Jhonghua 5th Rd. in the east and Chenggong Rd. in the west, is the first shopping mall in the southern part of Taiwan that hostess a cinema, theme park and restaurants ...
Published: 01/01/10
Kaohsiung - the second largest city in Taiwan - is situated in southern Taiwan. The population is 1.5 million with a total of 4 million in the environs. The city has made great efforts to green itself, a noble effort given that it has the highest concentration of motorcycles - 1.15 million - of any city on the island ...
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