TAIWAN: Temples and Mountains
Taiwan is a small island. It is about 500 kilometers from north to south and 100 — from west to east.
Practically all western coast represents a huge urbanized zone. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish, where one city comes to an end and another begins. But should we move from the coast, slightly towards the central regions, rural areas with rice fields and palm groves instantly begin to appear. And a little more further to the east — the rivers, lakes and mountain ridges.
Our travel begins in Taipei. Exactly here, in the capital of Taiwan, there is an international airport — the air gates of the country.
There are no more than one or two historical sights here. But the existing ones are treated with big respect. Temples have remained best of all. Both Buddhist and Confucian. All, small and even absolutely tiny, family temples as well as the cult complexes with pagodas, pavilions and courtyards, occupying huge territories.
The grandiose memorial Chiang Kai-shek in the center of Taipei, near the Presidential palace, the National Theater and the Concert hall reminds of the Lincoln's memorial in Washington.
The first stop is the city of Zhanghua.
In the park, on the mountain of Eight Trigramms or in Chinese Baguashans, they have built a grandiose temple complex.
Lukang was a seaport since ancient times. Therefore, it is not surprising that the main temple is dedicated not to Confucius or even to Buddha, but to the Chinese goddess of the sea — Matzu. However, she is not the only one here. The temple is filled with images of numerous Chinese gods and spirits. Literally, everyone will find his/her god patron here.
The Sun Moon Lake is one of the largest tourist centers of Taiwan.
The National Nature park of Alishan, occupies the territory of about 400 square kilometers, near the Yushan Mountain — the highest mountain top of the island.
Tainan — the fourth largest city of Taiwan, and one of the oldest in the country. In the second half of the 18th century, it was the capital of the Dongning State.
The City of Kaohsiung, with a population of about three million people — is the largest port and industrial commercial center of the southern part of Taiwan. It is rightly regarded as the southern capital of the country.
On the territory of the Chengqing Lake, there are several islands connected with the coast by bridges.
The travel around the Island of Taiwan is coming to an end in Kaohsiung. And the project World without Visas continues. Ahead are the new travels across the countries, visa-free for Russians.
Narration was done by Frederic Moretti (fredericmorettimusic@gmail.com)
H O P P I E P O L L A Travels North of Taiwan // Spring in Taiwan
T R A V E L T O N O R T H OF T A I W A N
Remembering last year's travel to North of Taiwan - nice and cool climate that envelope the beautiful foliages of Taipei all the way to northern coasts of Taiwan. Apart from good food and friendly locals, Taiwan is one of the cleanest places I've been to!
P L A C E S E X P L O R E D //
Yonghe District
Lehua Night Market
Taipei 101
Shiding District
Shengkeng Old Street
Beitou Thermal Valley
Bagua Tea Plantation
Yangmingshan National Park
Shimen District
Guanyinshan North Coast
Baishawan Beach
Feng Zhi Men Bike Trail
Linshan Cape
April, indeed, is the best time to go to Taiwan and witness their Spring season!
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外國人介紹台灣：我們去石碇千島湖！Checking out Thousand Island Lake! (中文字幕，4K!)
Although it was not really clear if it was called “Thousands islands” or “Thousand lakes”, one thing that is certain is that this place is definitely worth checking out!
Can’t believe that I had never heard about this place, even after living 6 years in Taiwan! We had an amazing half-day trip from Taipei and you should definitely check out this area on those “It’s not raining, but I don’t know what to do” days.
If you have a scooter or car and are heading from Taipei to Yilan, then this place is a must to visit on the way! If you have a scooter or car you can even drive all the way to the viewing spot!
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Around in Taiwan
Trip to Taiwan, May 2018. Places visited: Taipei City, Hualien, Jiufen, The Wormhole in Shiding District, rivers in Wulai District.
Music: You & Me - Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle (Flume Remix)
[台北自由行攻略] 教你搭公車石碇千島湖鱷魚島徒步路線大解析，現場的風景實在太震撼了！
#台北旅遊攻略 #千島湖 #鱷魚島
各國旅館、酒店比價查詢：
台灣旅館、飯店查詢：
綠12公車路線圖及時刻表：
石碇千島湖位於翡翠水庫周邊
當地地形加上湖水宛如大大小小的島嶼
山巒翠綠，湖水清澈，山與水的蜿蜒交錯
在觀景台往下俯瞰，風景壯麗
因此，可說是打卡拍照的好景點，吸引許多遊客前往拜訪
千島湖有許多觀景台，這次拜訪鱷魚島
此觀景台遠眺有如一頭鱷魚，固為此命名
從小格頭站走到鱷魚島觀景台約30分鐘
另外一個千島湖觀景台要在十三股站下車會比較近
只是當天我到訪千島湖觀景台是關閉的
時間也沒有超過晚上六點，至於關閉的原因就不得知了
如果想要了解台灣的哪一處景點，可以在下面留言給我知道，我有時間就會抽空到當地做一個分享。
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Taiwan石碇▹▹Thousand Island Lake千島湖真的美到不行
石碇千島湖真的是一個很美的地方，很適合帶外國朋友去看看走走，尤其騎著機車，沿路都有美景，喜歡就停下來拍拍照，或是靜靜的在茶園一旁野餐也放鬆
Thousand Island Lake, Shiding, Taiwan
Taiwan with my #JuanInTaiwan winner + KKdayPH | Camie Juan
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