The historic former capital of Tainan and the gorgeous highlands around Alishan are two of the most-requested and most popular destinations among Life of Taiwan’s erudite clients. Getting from the former to the latter, most travellers take the freeway and then Highway 18 up into the hills. But there’s a rewarding alternative for those with […]| Life of Taiwan
Now one of Taipei’s twelve districts, Beitou wasn’t even part of Taiwan’s capital city until 1968. Prior to that, it and much of what’s now Yangmingshan National Park were treated as a unique administrative area because the national leadership, including Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, had their official residences — and various secret bunkers — in the […]| Life of Taiwan
Despite being exceptionally mountainous, Taiwan has few true ‘mountain towns’. Two of the most captivating hillside communities are Jiufen and Jinguashi, side by side and overlooking the ocean about 30 km (19 miles) northeast of central Taipei. In terms of history, the two have a great deal in common; both are former mining towns that […]| Life of Taiwan
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