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Trip to Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park Daxi Taoyuan 【慈湖紀念雕塑公園桃園大溪】

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Cihu (慈湖)    is a  lakeside property near Daxi (大溪) in Taoyuan county that was  dedicated to Generalissimo and former President of the Republic of China - Chiang Kai Shek (蔣介石). The Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park is situated near the Cihu Parking Lot. In the park there are some 100 bronze statues of Chiang Kai-shek’s donated by various localities of Taiwan. This also lets tourists from around the world remember the past glorious feats of Chiang Kai-shek. Among the statues are familiar-looking standing and half-bust bronze statues, which were donated mostly by schools and government organizations. There are also statues of CKS seated and horse-riding. Every statue has its own artistic value. Interconnected foot trails lead to various statues in the park. There are also elegant Chinese garden-style gardens with bridges and water below them. The Daxi river valley area was always an area that the Chiang family was fond of, and both Chiang Kai Shek and his son Chiang Ching-Kuo (蔣經
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Jiufen Old Street (九份老街) You Need to Visit This Amazing Place in Taiwan!

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Jiufen is a mountain town in northeastern Taiwan, east of Taipei, it is close to Keelung (基隆).  It's known for the narrow alleyways of its old town, packed with teahouses, street-food shacks and souvenir shops.  Jiufen is a steep uphill climb filled with interesting snacks, eateries, and accessories. Although climbing up and going down the stairs would make anyone feel wobbly, the energy is simply infectious! Sadly, it was too overly crowded with tourist to be enjoyable the time we got there. It was difficult to look through shops and check out kiosks as the person behind you is rushing (and pushing) to move towards his destination. So don't come here during weekends or holidays. We ate Taiwanese meat ball soup (gong wan) - 貢丸湯. Then we went to have Ai-Yu 愛玉 (jelly drink with lemon/passion fruit).  We also enjoyed eating the ice cream sprinkled with shaved caramelized peanut brittle and wrapped with Taiwanese crepe. After eating, we went to a teahouse that offe
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Tour at Yangmingshan National Park 阳明山 Taipei Taiwan

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A short clip of our day tour at Yangmingshan national park Yangmingshan National Park as we know it today covers mountainous areas in the Taipei City districts of Shilin and Beitou, and in the New Taipei City districts of Tamsui, Sanzhi, Shimen, Jinshan and Wanli. The park's eastern boundary lies east of Mt. Huangtsui and Mt. Wuchih, and it extends westward as far as the western foothills of Mt. Hunglu and Mt. Miantian. To the north it includes Mt. Zhuzi and Tudigong Ridge, while its southern boundary stretches from the southern foothills of Mt. Shamao eastward to Pingdeng Village and Shuangxi. It covers a total area of 11,338 hectares with elevations of between 200 and 1120 meters above sea level. To most people, Yangmingshan in the spring means flowers blooming everywhere as pretty as a picture; in the summer, it's the perfect place to go to beat the heat; in the autumn, hillsides covered in flowering silvergrass, and the occasional tree with red leaves, bring a tou
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Ximending Youth Shopping District (西門町) Taipei Taiwan

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The name of Ximending came from the period of Japanese colonization. At that time most local residents live within Taipei City. Ximending is the center for recreation. In 1896, the first theater "Tokyo Stand" was set up. In 1922, the place was officially called Ximending. Ximending is a neighborhood and shopping district in the Wanhua District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was the first pedestrian zone in Taiwan. One of the most popular destination for tourists, the Ximending Pedestrian Area is the centre of the district, and accessible from Exit 6 of Ximen Station. The area is very popular with tourists and Taipei youth, and, along with shopping and restaurants, also hosts street performances and exhibitions. It is recommended for visitors to find a hotel in and around Ximen due to the large amount and variety of cool and interesting hotels such as Beauty Hotels Taipei Hotel B6 In the middle of the Pedestrian area, a lot of street performers are there to show off their
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Taipei 101

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Starting in the late 1990s, the government of Taipei began looking into how they could turn global attention to their city, the capital of the small island of Taiwan. Erected in 2004, Taipei 101 is 1,667 feet  (508 meters) tall. It’s more than twice the height of any other building in the city. Building such a tall structure is never simple, but doing so in a place like Taipei means accounting for earthquakes and typhoons. The developers would have to  engineer the building to withstand extreme environmental conditions, and at the same time, convince tenants and visitors it was safe and comfortable to inhabit. Taipei 101 become a landmark supertall skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the tallest building in the world! Spanning 101 stories above the ground at 508 metres, the building was designed as a symbol of technology's evolution fused with Asian tradition. Taipei 101 lost the title of World’s Tallest Building to the  Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 20
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Taroko Road trip

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    WATCH SHORT CLIP HERE Want a wonderfull mountain rock view? Yes head to Taroko Park. Taroko National Park (太魯閣國家公園; Tàilǔgé Gúojiā Gōngyuán) is Taiwan's top tourist destination. With its marble-walled canyons, lush vegetation and mountainous landscape, Taroko really puts the formosa (beautiful) in Ilha Formosa.The park covers 1200 sq km and rises from sea level in the east to over 3700m further west. In fact, Taroko is 90% mountainous, with 27 peaks over 3000m. It's connected to Taipei by the Central Cross-Island Highway, named one of the  most dangerous (yet scenic) roads in the world . Don't go if it's raining cats and dogs, beware of landslides. It's a ropy series of switchbacks and hairpin bends, tunnels, overhangs and jagged drops that come in thrilling succession. The park's main attractions can be reached via precarious bridges, tunnels and narrow twisting trails.   Routes are well maintained and frequently traveled by hikers, cy
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Zhongli District in Taoyuan City, Taiwan

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Zhongli District is a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Zhongli. Foreign workers from Philippines, India, Vietnam, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian country come to Jhongli to get together during weekends, or during their day off from work. From Taipei, you can ride TRA, and get off at Zhongli Station, then take the front station exit, opposite of it is the Zhongli shopping district, which is quite free from vehicles. Shopping district is great, you can find a lot of food stalls, stores selling fashion apparels, shoes, gadgets, and accessories. There is also some small groceries selling goods from Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. If you want to stay overnight, there's a lot of hotel, and motels around this area. But i recommend the Park hotel, it's a 3 star hotel, hotel room are clean, room are spacious, bathroom is good size, bed is big enough for two, and the staff are friendly. It is near the shopping district and the night market. Zhongli Xinming Night Mark
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