I would like to visit some places of interests for tourists, shopping districts, eat some good food and maybe check out some scenery.. =) Any recommendations?
2007-01-24 21:59:27 · 4 answers · asked by stella 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Taiwan
TAIPEI:
National Palace Museum (largest collection of Chinese art in the world)
Taipei 101 (currently the world's tallest building), includes major shopping area at its base
the night markets, especially Shihlin
Presidential Office, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, 228 Peace Park (all in the same area)
Longshan Temple
take a trip to Danshui (a suburb), it's at the end of one of the MRT lines (MRT to the town, take a bus to fishing piers)
Yangmingshan National Park
Wulai (suburb, park, waterfall, requires MRT and bus trip)
Taipei Botanical Gardens
OTHER PARTS OF TAIWAN:
Taroko Gorge
Sun Moon Lake
Alishan National Scenic Area
2007-01-24 22:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you head south, rent a car and do the east coast highway. Stop off at a couple beaches you spot on the way down and drive along at a leisurely rate to Ilan, there is a center for traditional arts in there that is amazing. In Hualien you can stay the evening, then visit taroko gorge the next day and visit a temple and walk a few trails there. Amazing scenery!
Then continue along, drive to Taidong and visit a couple more beaches on the way. There are some hot spring resorts in there worth looking at.
Then goto Kenting. Its got some ok restaurants, but the gem there is Kenting national park and walking the trails in there.
Then you can brave the madness of traffic and head along to some of the cities along the coast-- or brave some of the goat path mountain roads and see some of the beauty of the mountains. i highly recommend seeing Sun Moon Lake and paddling a canoe (away from the big boats though- stick to the shorelines!)
Taipei is the easiest place to get around inside taiwan for short term tourists. The traffic on the roads on the west can be murderous. The east is good, except at chinese new year when everyone has a holiday and goes there with their friends and family. (In February)
2007-01-26 11:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by matt_of_asia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agent 86 got almost all - hehe. There are just a couple more. one is the Chiang Kai Shek residence in Shilin which has extensive gardens full of flowers, and
at the National Palace Museum don't miss the gardens (10NT) entrance fee on the left side as you exit. Bring some fish food as the koi fish seem to be starving and there seem to be millions!
About 3 blocks north is the Aborigine Museum. Although nothing special, it has a small store of artifacts you can buy.
On south-east side of Taipei you find the 5 animal mountains, which are not very hard to climb, but you can have fun climbing the stairways to the top for a nice view of Taipei.
Sun Moon Lake which unfortunately I've never been to, and I think is now restored after the 1999 earthquake.
I have been to the Green Island across from Taitung which is beautiful, and you can rent motor scooters to take a round the island trip in about an hour.
Chin Qua Se - Golden nugget. East of Kee Lung is a place where they (including the Japanese) used to mine gold very scenic high above the Pacific Ocean. Right over the mountain is Chiou Fen (?) a small town whose main street is a stairway. Full of Tea houses built on the side of a mountainand again with wonderful view.
I don't know about anyone else, but I found the whole island beautiful and would give anything to be able to settle down there.
Oh my gosh--- forgot all about the other parts of the question... Dont miss the night markets!! Everyone says to see the snake alley where they play around with the snakes and try to make you drink snake blood, but I always was partial to "Raoho Jie" night market just north of the Sung Shan railroad station. (There's also an extensive clothing sales district just south of the station again open in evening) anyway, buy some squid on a stick there... tastes good.
Electronics of any sort at the Kwang Hwa market, several blocks of computer and electronics stores (and hey, antique jewelry and similar items) around intersection of Pade and Sung Chiang Roads.
Camera and optical stores are southwest of the main railroad station and about 2 blocks west of the Shinkong Mitsukoshi Building there.
2007-01-26 09:21:37 · answer #3 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Everyone is giving such great answers. If you can stay in Taiwan for awhile and are able to get out of Taipei, I would recommend traveling along the eastern coast. You'll swear that you are in Hawaii or an episode of "Lost." An any case there's plenty to see whether you are here for a week or 10 years.
Top of the list in Taipei are the Nightmarkets, Taipei 101, and the Jade market. But here are a couple of links:
2007-01-27 12:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by miketntw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋