AMAZING Sites You'll Find In Taiwan
Taiwan often gets mistaken as just being an island part of China. But Taiwan is it’s own independent entity that has loads of intriguing sights to see, all located on the 36,000 sq km island.
Subscribe to Talltanic
7. Maokong Gondola
It’s not the gondola you first think of where you’re leisurely lounging on a boat as a man in a striped shirt sings operatically as you pass under a bridge. This kind of gondola has you hovering above a tree covered mountain near the Taipei Zoo. The gondola line runs about 4.3 km or 2.7 miles. For someone afraid of heights, that seems a bit long, and in fact the ride lasts about 25 minutes--which is great for anyone who enjoys taking in the view at great heights. Maokong is actually known for the beautiful tea plantations and tea shops. There’s also such a thing as a “crystal cabin” which consist of a glass floor that’s 48mm thick, called “the Eyes of Maokong Gondola.” As if you weren’t afraid of heights enough.
6. High Heel Church
That crystal blue pump you see before you is known as the High Heel Wedding Church, as emphasized by the big red letters that spell LOVE on the outside. The church is located in the Budai Township and has a bit of an interesting reason for why it was made. It’s not exactly as romantic or as stylish as you would think it is, though it’s actually made to mean something. Commemorating the blackfoot disease of the 1950s as the reason the tall, blue shoe was built in the first place. It stands at 17.76 m in height and is made up of 300 individual pieces of blue glass. It officially opened in for everyone in the summer of 2916, so it’s a fairly new monument, but no less interesting.
5. Houtong Cat Village
Animals lovers can revel in the huge presence of felines at the Houtong Cat Village located in New Taipei. Here, the cat population is quite high. And instead of considering it part of a pest problem, the area seems to embrace it, as you can see with this cat comfortably lounging by this railing which is situated along a line of little cat houses. But cats weren’t always the dominating animals around these parts before. In fact, the village used to be called Kautong, or monkey cave, for the monkeys that once dwelled here centuries ago. Houtong was once a coal mining village where now hundreds of cats now call their home. (Or at least, we presume they call it their home. We’re not really sure what they would call it). It all started in 2008 when a local cat person and a few volunteers wanted to improve the wellbeing of cats in the area.
4. Agora Garden
This tall and twisting building is being called Agora Garden. You’re looking at a digital image of the building as right now it’s in the middle of being constructed, so it’s sure to be part of the Taipei skyline soon. Recent photos show the skeleton of the building being constructed, it’s twirling nature already taking shape. Agora Garden was developed for the purpose of making the city a bit more green and clean. It’s supposed to absorb about 130 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It’s twist is at about 90 degrees and will be completed with 22 floors of trees and gardens which are being called “vertical farms.”
3. Rainbow Village
One of the most saturated and vibrant instances of street art takes shape in what is known as The Rainbow Village which was started all the way back in 1924. These colorful walls, roofs, and sidewalks were started by a former soldier who began this creative sight when he was painting the houses in the settlement. Over time, the houses fell into disrepair, but the local university students wanted to preserve the soldier’s work, whose name was Huang Yung-Fu. Nowadays, Rainbow Village is a beloved tourist attraction.
2. Teng Feng Fish Ball Museum
Seafood lovers, doesn’t that sound like a place you’d have a good time? The Teng Feng museum is exactly what it says it is in the facility’s name. The museum documents and displays the history of fishballs, if you ever wanted to know. And it turns out, it’s a highly frequented facility so it seems people do, in fact, want to know. The Teng Feng Fish Ball company dates its establishment back to the 1940s and after finding success in the food market, the museum was soon developed as a way to give back to the community and was opened in 2004. There’s 2 exhibition halls at the museum as well as fish ball equipment on display.
1...