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Dongshan River
This water park on the Dongshan River offers water-based fun for the young and young at heart, with a winding river course, water fountains, water plazas, water ladders, as well as rain, irregularly. Every summer, an international children's festival and rowing contest are held at the park.
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Shifen Old Street
When people in Taiwan see a sky lantern, they think of Pingxi. But in fact, sky lanterns originate from Shifen. In the old mining days of the Pingxi area, Shifen developed earlier than Pingxi, and also grew bigger than it. Shifen's main attraction is its old streets and its unique railway station, where the train stops in front of the building.
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Sanxia Old Streets
Sanxia boasts the best preserved city center in Taiwan. Here, in the old streets of Sanxia you can still sense what market towns in old Taiwan must have been like. Behind the intricately carved facades of Minquan Street, you'll find traditional mom and pop stores where time has stood still, while Renai Street offers a surprising foreign flavor with its residences in British and Japanese styles.
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Central
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Taichung Metropolitan Opera House
Designed by award-winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito, the eye-catchingly modern National Taichung Theater, as it's also called, is the world's first theater to be constructed entirely without beams or columns, relying on 58 curved wall units instead. This 'sound cave' offers excellent acoustics, while the outdoor stages and plazas feature music, drama, leisure, and cultural events. This new landmark in Taichung is definitely worth a visit.
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BRAND’s Health Museum
The BRAND's Health Museum, accessible free of charge, introduces the brand's story from the UK to the Far East. The museum also has a fun and interactive health zone with multimedia games and DIY bottle design workshops (see museum website). The museum also boasts Taiwan's only aerial corridor factory tour where visitors can observe production of Brand's chicken essence and other health-supporting products.
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Sun Moon Lake Ropeway
The gondola connects Sun Moon Lake to Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village. In the gondolas, visitors can have a bird eye’s view of the lake. With the total length of 1877 meters, a single trip takes about 10 minutes. Riding on the gondolas during the fine days, you can see all the beautiful landscapes of Sun Moon Lake beneath. During the rainy days, you can also experience the feel of being in a landscape painting. It is suitable for the entire family.
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South
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Beimen Jingzaijiao Pottery Shard Salt Fields
Built during the 23rd year of the reign of Jiacing in the Cing dynasty (A.D. 1818), the Jingzaijiao Tiled Salt Fields were formerly known as Laidong Salt Fields.The site was originally a barren desert. Lying on the sandy beach is a small sand dune, where underground water gushes out from low-lying ground forming a well-like structure. The name, Jiingzaijiao, was essentially derived from this particular landscape formation.
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Liuhe Night Market
The Liuhe Night Market is the place to go for an authentic taste of the amazing local snack foods of Kaohsiung as well as delicacies from across Taiwan. Seafood and steak restaurants are especially abundant here and known for their bargain prices. Make sure to also try Kaohsiung's trademark papaya milkshake and salty steamed shrimp.
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Confucius Temple
This largest Confucius temple in Taiwan is modeled after Song Dynasty architecture. The temple features magnificent archways and copper wall reliefs depicting the life of the ancient sage. Ancient Confucian ceremonies are still conducted in its halls on a regular basis. When not in use, the ritual implements and musical instruments that are used in these ceremonies are on display in their store rooms at the temple.
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East
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Qixing Beach
This popular Hualien beach is a great place to enjoy the beauty of the east coast. The beach's flat blue pebbles give the beach a unique feel and color. Even the surf sounds different. more
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Taroko Gorge National Park
Taroko Gorge offers spectacular sights. Created by tectonic movement and erosion by the Liwu River, the marble gorge rises high and close, embodying nature in all its power. There are several scenic sites here, including the engineering marvel of the highway itself. Other famous spots include the Tunnel of Nine Turns, Swallow Grotto, Zhuilu Precipice, Eternal Spring Shrine, Mother Bridge, and the Tianxiang Mesa.
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Tunnel of Nine Turns
The Tunnel of Nine Turns is an area of surpassing beauty. After the Zhuilu Cliff, Taroko Gorge winds along a serpentine path that is echoed by the highway that sharply curves through tunnels above. This area is as much a scenic attraction as it is an engineering marvel.
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Offshore Islands
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