This is what a group of Portuguese sailors, said to have been the first Westerners to lay eyes on the island, uttered upon seeing Taiwan for the first time. We imagine they must have been pretty enamoured. While not every Westerner has the same love-at-first-sight reaction to Taiwan, our Portuguese seafaring friends were just the first of many. With lush jungles, pulsating cities, great beaches, excellent hiking and biking, not to mention some of the world's best hot springs, Taiwan cuts a figure as one of the most diverse destinations in Asia.
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On the Road
Destination Taiwan
Getting Started
Itineraries
History
The Culture
Food & Drink
Environment
Hot Springs
Taipei
History
Orientation
Information
Sights
Activities
Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking
Entertainment
Shopping
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
AROUND TAIPEI
Danshui
Bali
Guandu
Beitou
Yangmingshan
National Park
South of City Centre
Northern Taiwan
TAIPEI COUNTY
Wulai
Pingxi Branch Rail Line
Pinglin
Shihting (Shiding)
Yingge
Sansia (Sanxia)
Manyueyuan Forest
Recreation Area
KEELUNG TO DANSHUI
Keelung (Jilong)
Yeliu
Jinshan (Chinshan)
18 Lords Temple
Baishawan Beach
Danshui & Bali
NORTHEAST COAST
Jiufen & Jinguashi
Bitou Cape
Longdong
Yenliao
Fulong Beach
Caoling (Tsaoling)
Historic Trail
Daxi (Miyuewan)
Wai-Ao
Lion's Kingdom
Museum & Leo Resort
Turtle Island
(Kueishan Island)
Pei Kuan Crab Museum
Jiaoshi
Luodong (Lotong)
SUAO TO HUALIEN
Suao
Nanao
NORTH CROSS-ISLAND
HIGHWAY
Cihu
Shimen Reservoir
Fusing (Fuhsing, Fuxing)
Dongyanshan Forest
Recreation Area
Xiao Wulai Waterfall
Upper Baling
Mingchih Forest
Recreation Area
Wuling Forest Recreation
Area (Wuling Farm)
HSlNCHU TO SANYI
Hsinchu
Beipu
Shitoushan
Around Shitoushan
Taian Hot Springs
Sheipa National Park
Sanyi
East Coast
Hualien
Taroko Gorge
HIGHWAY 11
Hualien Ocean Park
Cow Mountain Beach
3ici (Chichi) Beach
Shihtiping
Caves of The Eight
immortals
Platform of The Three
immortals
Chengkung
Ami Cultural Centre
Jinzun Recreation Area
Dulan
Shanyuan Beach
Hsiao Yeliu
HIGHWAY 9
Liyu Lake
Lintianshan (Lin Tien Shah)
Hualien Sugar Factory
Mataian
Fuyuan Forest
Recreational Area
Rueisui
Yuli
Antung (Antong)
Hot Springs
Walami Trail
Sixty Stone Mountain
Loshan (Luoshan)
Scenic Area
Kuanshan (Guanshan)
Taitung Hongye
(Hungye) Hot Springs
Taitung
SOUTH OF TAITUNG
Chihpen (Zhiben)
Taimali
Jinfong (Jinfeng)
Hot Springs
Jinluan Hot Springs
Western Taiwan ~
Taichung
Changhua
Lukang (Lugang)
Jiji Small Rail Line
Sun Moon Lake
HIGHWAY 14
Pull
Aowanda National Forest
Recreation Area
Nenggao
(Neng-Gao/Nengkao)
Cross-Island Trail
Hehuanshan (Hohuanshan)
Forest Recreation Area
ALISHAN NATIONAL
SCENIC AREA
Chiayi
Fenchihu-Rueili
Historic Trail
Rueili (Juili)
Fengshan
Alishan Forest
Recreation Area
Danayigu Ecological Park
Yushan National Park
Dongpu (Tungpu)
Southern Taiwan
Tainan City
Around Tainan
Guanziling (Kuanziling)
SOUTH CROSS-lSLAND
HWY
Paolai
Taoyuan Township
Meishankou (Meishan)
Tienchih
Yakou
Siangyang Forest
Recreation Area
Lisong Hot Spring
Litao
Wulu
KAOHSIUNG TO KENTING
Kaohsiung City
Foguangshan
Meinong
Sanmin
Meinong to Maolin
Maolin Recreation Area
Pingdong
Sandimen
Jin-Shui Ying Old Trail
Little Liuchiu Island
(Hsiao Liuchiu Island)
Kenting National Park
Sichongsi Hot Springs
Shuangliou Forest
Recreation Area
Taiwan's Islands
MATSU
Nangan
Beigan
Matsu's Outer Islands
KINMEN
Kincheng
Around Kincheng
Little Kinmen
PENGHU
Makung
Around Penghu
Archipelago
Beaches & Coastal Scenery
Museums & Aquariums
Outer Islands
LANYU
History
Orientation
Information
Sights & Activities
Sleeping
Eating
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
GREEN ISLAND
Orientation
Information
Sights
Activities
Tours
Sleeping
Eating
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
Directo~
Activities
Business Hours
Children
Climate Charts
Courses
Customs
Dangers & Annoyances
Discount Cards
Embassies & Consulates
Festivals & Events
Food
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
Holidays
Insurance
Internet Access
Legal Matters
Maps
Money
Photography
Post
Shopping
Solo Travellers
Taxes
Telephone & Fax
Time
Toilets
Tourist Information
Travellers with Disabilities
Visas
Volunteering
Women Travellers
Work
Transport
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Entering the Country
Air
GETTING AROUND
Air
Bicycle
Boat
Bus
Car, Motorcycle & Scooter
Hitching
Local Transport
Tours
Train
High-Speed Rail
Health
BEFORE YOU GO
Insurance
Recommended
Vaccinations
Medical Checklist
Internet Resources
Further Reading
IN TRANSIT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
(DVT)
.let Lag & Motion Sickness
IN TAIWAN
Availability & Cost
of Health Care
Infectious Diseases
Traveller's Diarrhoea
Environmental Hazards
Women's Health
Traditional & Folk Medicine
Language
Glossary
The Authors
Behind the Scenes
Index
World Time Zones
Map Legend
