The National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are sunny and crisp. It is a good season for traveling. If you don’t want to travel far away, the treasure island of Taiwan is a good choice. The weather in Taiwan in October is pleasant, there are no typhoons, the fruits are fragrant, and it’s the right time to eat, drink and have fun. Below we recommend several unique attractions and routes that cannot be missed from north to south.
Taipei
1, Yongkang Street: Your itinerary in Taipei must start from Yongkang Street in Da'an District. Here you can find the most traditional Hao Zhengdao Beef Noodles, the famous founding restaurant of Din Tai Fung, the well-known "Du Xiaoyue", and CNN recommended Mango snowflake ice...the local delicacies on Yongkang Street are the best way to start your trip to Taiwan.
2. Taipei Night Market: There are many night markets in Taipei, large and small, and Shilin Night Market is the largest and most famous one. Facing the endless ocean of delicious food, a small stomach simply cannot accommodate it. If you don’t know where to start, you can selectively taste the most local delicacies, such as pancakes, sausages, oyster omelets, stinky tofu, fried chicken steak, fried squid, ancient cakes, pepper meatloaf, ten Fully medicated pork ribs, etc...
3, Taipei National Palace Museum : The Taipei National Palace Museum contains 700,000 treasures. Someone has calculated that based on the rotating exhibition of 5,000 cultural relics throughout the year, it would take more than 30 years to see them all. The museum is located in Shuangxi outside Shilin, Taipei City. It was originally the "Zhongshan Museum". The palace-style architectural shape imitates the Forbidden City in Beijing, with a majestic appearance. It is one of the highlights of China's cultural relic collection. In addition to the so-called three treasures of the store, the jade from the Song Dynasty Guan Kiln and the calligraphy and paintings on the fourth floor are must-see collections.
Around Taipei
1, Jiufen : Jiufen is located in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, , Taiwan. It prospered in the early days because of its rich gold mines, but declined after the mineral deposits were exhausted. The origin of this name is said to be because there used to be only nine families living here. No matter which family went down the mountain to go shopping, they would definitely buy Jiufen and take it back to their neighbors. Over time, this place was called Jiufen. Jiufen Li’s Jishan Street has become a shopping street for handicrafts, specialties and snacks, where you can basically buy all Taipei delicacies.
2, Houtong Cat Village: is located in Houtong Village, Ruifang District, New Taipei City. It was once a coal mine and was forgotten thirty years ago due to the exhaustion of coal sources. Then the cats came, and the ending of the settlement began to reverse. First, cat slaves came one after another, and then a large number of tourists flocked to Houtong. Now Houtong has become a cat village and has become a popular tourist attraction in Taipei.
3. Pingxi Town: Pingxi Town, like Houtong, was once a coal town. After the industrial era, Pingxi Old Street has attracted attention because of its unchanged age appearance and lively atmosphere of urban life. The activity of releasing sky lanterns on the railway tracks has made Pingxi a place where young people pursue romance. There are many small shops selling sky lanterns here. At ten o'clock in the evening, many tourists put sky lanterns with written blessings into the sky. The sky lanterns dotted the Pingxi night sky, which was beautiful and warm.
4, Sanxia and Shenkeng Old Street: Sanxia and Shenkeng Old Street are both an hour’s drive from Taipei. During the Japanese occupation, the two streets were transformed into red brick arcade streets. The buildings on both sides of the street incorporate a variety of architectural elements, including Western Baroque facade archways, traditional arcades from southern Fujian, and Japanese ethnic patterns, giving it a unique style. At that time, cloth dyeing, material making, teahouses, food and other shops were prosperous and bustling. Fortunately, the two streets have been well preserved and are still crowded with merchants and vendors, making them a nostalgic place for locals.
Taichung
1, Rainbow Military Village : Rainbow Military Village was originally an ordinary military community near Lingdong University of Science and Technology in Nantun District, Taichung City. A veteran, 87-year-old Huang Yongfu died because of "boring". Pick up a paintbrush and graffiti randomly in the alleys and streets of the military village.After seven or eight years of painting, the entire old military village was brightened and attracted a large number of tourists. It was called the "Rainbow Military Village" by netizens. Huang Yongfu is now 95 years old, but his childlike innocence still remains. With the support of the society, the Rainbow Village has been preserved and has become one of the highlights of Taichung tourism.
2, Qingjing Farm : Qingjing Farm is 1,748 meters above sea level. The highest temperature in summer is only 20 degrees. Mountain fruits, vegetables, flowers, and tea are everywhere, as well as high-slope livestock breeding. There are a lot of free negative ions. It is called Taiwan's Little Switzerland. . In particular, there are a large number of specialty B&Bs in the mountains, with British, French, Nordic, Japanese, Taiwanese and other styles dotted among them, giving the entire mountain a unique style.
3, Miyahara Eye Dessert Shop: During the Japanese colonial period, Miyahara Eye Hospital was an eye hospital opened by Dr. Takeshi Miyahara. After Taiwan was restored, it became Taichung Health Center. Now it is bought by Sunrise Group and has become an Internet celebrity companion. Gift shop. The souvenirs here are so exquisite. Taiwanese specialty sweets and snacks such as pineapple cakes, nougat, tea, moon cakes, sun cake, honey, etc. are carefully placed in gorgeous packaging boxes, as if they are getting married. bride. The ice cream at Miyahara Eye Clinic is also a big selling point, and there is always a queue at the ice cream counter.
Tainan Kenting
1, Hengchun Old Town: Hengchun Old Street became famous because of the movie "Cape No. 7". This street is full of Taiwanese traditional snacks that can no longer be native. There are also the filming scenes of the movie "Cape No. 7", Ajia's home , Ajia's mailbox, Ajia's home... In Hengchun, there are traces of Ajia everywhere.
The most unmissable thing is the sunset on the beach at the end of Hengchun Town, where nature is ever-changing and the clouds in the sky are so beautiful and spectacular that their beauty cannot be expressed in words.
2. Kenting Night Market: Kenting Night Market is not as busy as Taipei Night Market, but gourmet restaurants are also lined up along the street, one stall after another. The aroma is fragrant all the way. There are all kinds of Taiwanese snacks, and the streets are wide and not so crowded. Fragrant barbecue, novel grilled live shrimps, sweet and cold juice, special intestines wrapped in small intestines, steaming oden, etc., make people salivate and cannot stop, even late at night.
Taiwan is a place worth slowly savoring, especially the cultural streets and local snacks. Therefore, there is no need to waste time in popular scenic spots. Only by walking more streets can you feel the unique charm of the place.
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