{"id":193455,"date":"2025-04-19T21:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/adventure\/places-to-visit-in-taiwan-small-island-big-attraction\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T21:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:01:16","slug":"places-to-visit-in-taiwan-small-island-big-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=193455","title":{"rendered":"Places to Visit in Taiwan \u2013 Small Island, Big Attraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<style\/>\n<style\/>\n<div class=\"boa-disc\">\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> This post contains affiliate links to handpicked partners, including tours, gear and booking sites. If you click through or buy something via one of them, I may receive a small commission. This is at no extra cost to you and allows this site to keep running.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"dpsp-post-content-markup\" data-image-pin-it=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Travel to Taiwan is underrated, and the island in the East China Sea is relatively unknown. Here are the best places to visit in Taiwan to see it differently.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Underrated and rarely spoken about, travelling in Taiwan was put on the radar after I met a woman during my travels who was born and raised in the capital city of Taipei before moving to the USA with her family in her teens. She\u2019s spent years telling me incredible stories of her home town and the culture she left behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her many memories brought to life the little-known island south of Japan and Korea, east of Hong Kong and north of the Philippines. While there is a huge debate surrounding independence from China vs. China \u2018controlling\u2019 Taiwan, Taiwanese people (despite many being hereditary Chinese mainlanders) shout about their independence and their differences. It\u2019s almost a final frontier in the East Asia travel circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A stunning mountainous plain filled with thick forests, national parks and turquoise blue streamlined hiking trails, and surrounded by a multitude of towns and cities, Taiwan is an outdoor lover\u2019s paradise as well as a culture enthusiast\u2019s canvas. Here\u2019s where to visit in Taiwan on a loop around the country\u2019s most scenic spots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33748\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33748\" class=\"wp-image-33748 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Things-to-do-in-Taipei-Markets.jpg\" alt=\"A couple under a blue umbrella walking through a busy street market in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Things-to-do-in-Taipei-Markets.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Things-to-do-in-Taipei-Markets-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Things-to-do-in-Taipei-Markets-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Things-to-do-in-Taipei-Markets-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Things-to-do-in-Taipei-Markets-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Places to Visit in Taiwan \u2013 The Little Known Island with Big Attraction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Travel_to_Taiwan\">Travel to Taiwan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Getting around Taipei is easy thanks to its extensive rail network, especially its high-speed lines. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.thsrc.com.tw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan High Speed Rail<\/a> runs along the west coast, connecting Taipei to major cities like Taichung and Tainan. <a href=\"https:\/\/tip.railway.gov.tw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan Rail<\/a> loops the entire country\u2019s coastline, taking in more towns and cities, so you can continue your journey from the west to the east coast from Tainan down to the more southern Kaohsiung and beyond or take a clockwise route from Taipai in the north to Yulin and Hualien.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I booked high-speed rail tickets online and picked them up at Taipei Main Station before onward travel \u2013 you typically have to pick them up in person and provide the confirmation code and proof of ID. The Taiwan rail website is a little more tricky to navigate, although booking directly at the station in the city you are in can be more helpful. Or you can use a booking platform like <a href=\"https:\/\/12go.asia\/?z=3435014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">12GoAsia<\/a> for ease of use.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Start_in_Taipei\">Start in Taipei<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While there\u2019s more to Taiwan than just its capital city, many only give the spreading metropolis a couple of days of exploration, and it needs more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Taipei_Heritage_Sites\">Taipei Heritage Sites<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Much of the main heritage sites are clustered in the west of Taipei, spreading around and from the busy entertainment district of Ximen.<\/p>\n<p>Step inside one of the city\u2019s oldest sacred Buddhist spaces at the <strong>Longshan Temple<\/strong>, or walk through the vast space of the white-marble monument <strong>Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall <\/strong>and its public-square entrance piece\u00a0<strong>Liberty Square Arch<\/strong>. The nearby <strong>2-28 Peace <\/strong>commemorates the political protesters killed on 28th February 1947.\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The two heritage red brick structures are the ancient Qing Dynasty-era street-set\u00a0<strong>Bopiliao Historic Block,<\/strong> a former commercial space turned arts and culture, and the octagonal <strong>Red Brick House<\/strong> from 1908, reviving its former market life with two floors of artisan design stalls. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The heritage area of the\u00a0<strong>Datong District<\/strong> is north of Taipei\u2019s Main train station, with an avenue of old brick trading houses, Chinese tea and herbal shops, and a cluster of revered temples like the Taoist Xia Hai City God Temple. A little further beyond is the <strong>National Taiwan Museum <\/strong>with artefacts detailing the country\u2019s colonial-built layers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the eastern swathe of the capital you\u2019ll find the soaring bamboo shoot designed 508m high <strong>Taipei 101<\/strong> observation tower and the cable car to the neighbouring heights of <strong>Elephant Mountain.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every evening, it\u2019s worth navigating a new night market to taste the local staples, including braised pork with rice, scallion pancakes, Xiao\u00a0Long Bao soup dumplings, Taiwanese fried chicken, and stinky tofu (if you dare). There are dozens, although the biggest and most well-known are <strong>Shilin<\/strong>, <strong>Ningxia<\/strong> and <strong>Raohe<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/taipei-101-observatory-l76050\/taipei-101-skip-the-line-observatory-deck-ticket-t319373\/?partner_id=LPYRXPG&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Taipei 101 Priority Pass tickets<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/chiang-kai-shek-memorial-hall-l106282\/taipei-morning-city-tour-with-national-palace-museum-ticket-t3899\/?partner_id=LPYRXPG&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Historical City Tour with National Palace Museum Ticket<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/taipei-city-l190\/vintage-taipei-best-of-taiwan-and-sunset-walking-tour-t862252\/?partner_id=LPYRXPG&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Vintage Taiepi Walking Tour in Datong District<\/a> <b>|<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/taipei-city-l190\/taipei-food-tours-with-top-10-taiwanese-food-lunchdinner-t524054\/?partner_id=LPYRXPG&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Taipei Lunch and Dinner Food Tours<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/taipei-city-l190\/taipei-4-hour-morning-city-cycling-tour-t331206\/?partner_id=LPYRXPG&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Taipei Sightseeing Cycling Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33691\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33691\" class=\"wp-image-33691 size-full\" alt=\"A white stone archway in front of the gold Taiwan National Palace Museum building set within trees. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33691\" class=\"wp-image-33691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei.jpg\" alt=\"A white stone archway in front of the gold Taiwan National Palace Museum building set within trees. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-National-Palace-Museum-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taiwan National Palace Museum, Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33688\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33688\" class=\"wp-image-33688 size-full\" alt=\"A large public square and white arcade gate, with manicured gardens on either side, bookended by orange-roof, Chinese style buildings. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33688\" class=\"wp-image-33688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall.jpg\" alt=\"A large public square and white arcade gate, with manicured gardens on either side, bookended by orange-roof, Chinese style buildings. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Chiang-Kai-shek-Memorial-Hall-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taipei\u2019s Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33686\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33686\" class=\"wp-image-33686 size-full\" alt=\"A white, motif carved archway with electric blue roof tiles, in front of a memorial hall in the same design. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33686\" class=\"wp-image-33686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A white, motif carved archway with electric blue roof tiles, in front of a memorial hall in the same design. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Liberty-Square-Arch-Taipei-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liberty Square Arch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33670\" style=\"width: 1077px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33670\" class=\"wp-image-33670 size-full\" alt=\"A woman stands in front of the Taipei 101 tower; a skyscrapper shaped like a bamboo plant. \" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33670\" class=\"wp-image-33670 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands in front of the Taipei 101 tower; a skyscrapper shaped like a bamboo plant. \" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taipei 101 Building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33727\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33727\" class=\"wp-image-33727 size-full\" alt=\"Elevated views over the densely packed Taipei city from the heights of its 101 observation deck. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33727\" class=\"wp-image-33727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Elevated views over the densely packed Taipei city from the heights of its 101 observation deck. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/City-view-Taipei-101-Building-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">City views from the Taipei 101 Building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33697\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33697\" class=\"wp-image-33697 size-full\" alt=\"Taiwanese people browsing food stalls at a Night Market. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33697\" class=\"wp-image-33697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwanese people browsing food stalls at a Night Market. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taipei-Ningxia-Night-Market-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ningxia Night Market, Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33666\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33666\" class=\"wp-image-33666 size-full\" alt=\"Taiwanese locals shopping at accessory and merchandise stalls at a Night Market in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33666\" class=\"wp-image-33666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwanese locals shopping at accessory and merchandise stalls at a Night Market in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shilin-Night-Market-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shilin Night Market, Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Tamsui_District_8211_New_Taipei\">Tamsui District \u2013 New Taipei<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For those wanting to explore further, my two favourite places in the city exist right at both ends of the Metro line. I stayed in the northernmost area of Taipei, on the red metro line, 45 minutes from the centre in an area called Tamsui (formally Tamshui \/Danshui) \u2013 a once-bustling port town occupied at various times by the Spanish, Dutch, Japanese and Han Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a hilly town full of renovated colonial buildings and former residences, the site of the Spanish Fort San Domingo, beautifully landscaped Alethia University and narrow streets brimming with street food and market stalls. I grabbed a map that outlined all the historical buildings, hired a bike for the day, leisurely perused the town, and then hopped on a ferry over to the seacoast town of Bali.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33714\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33714\" class=\"wp-image-33714 size-full\" alt=\"Modern apartments buildings line a small curve of coastline in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33714\" class=\"wp-image-33714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Modern apartments buildings line a small curve of coastline in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamsui Old Street, Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33747\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33747\" class=\"wp-image-33747 size-full\" alt=\"Stilt houses and boats sit on muddy earth along the Tamsui River in New Taipei.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33747\" class=\"wp-image-33747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City.jpg\" alt=\"Stilt houses and boats sit on muddy earth along the Tamsui River in New Taipei.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tamsui-River-New-Taipei-City-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stilt houses along the Tamsui River in New Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33736\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33736\" class=\"wp-image-33736 size-full\" alt=\"Visitors in the garden outside the red brick Oxford College of Alethia University in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33736\" class=\"wp-image-33736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors in the garden outside the red brick Oxford College of Alethia University in Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Oxford-College-Tamsui-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Oxford College of Alethia University in Tamsui.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33712\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33712\" class=\"wp-image-33712 size-full\" alt=\"A redbrick and white stone Grand Chapel of Aletheia University in a garden setting. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33712\" class=\"wp-image-33712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg\" alt=\"A redbrick and white stone Grand Chapel of Aletheia University in a garden setting. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grand-Chapel-Aletheia-University-Tamsui-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Chapel Aletheia University, Tamsui.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33728\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33728\" class=\"wp-image-33728 size-full\" alt=\"A large triple decker passenger ferry at a dock in Taipei, to a backdrop of mountains. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33728\" class=\"wp-image-33728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline.jpg\" alt=\"A large triple decker passenger ferry at a dock in Taipei, to a backdrop of mountains. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tamsui-New-Taipei-coastline-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferry from Tamsui to Bali.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33687\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33687\" class=\"wp-image-33687 size-full\" alt=\"Boats on a shoreline facing the direction of a built up city on the other side of the river. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33687\" class=\"wp-image-33687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Boats on a shoreline facing the direction of a built up city on the other side of the river. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Old-Street-Taipei-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the seacoast town of Bali to Tamsui.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33695\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33695\" class=\"wp-image-33695 size-full\" alt=\"People strolling in a promenade park to a mountainous backdrop in Bali, New Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33695\" class=\"wp-image-33695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park.jpg\" alt=\"People strolling in a promenade park to a mountainous backdrop in Bali, New Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Taipei-Bali-Left-Bank-Park-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bali Park New in New Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33680\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33680\" class=\"wp-image-33680 size-full\" alt=\"People walking on a wooden promenade and a tuktuk riding on the road in a green area of new Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33680\" class=\"wp-image-33680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei.jpg\" alt=\"People walking on a wooden promenade and a tuktuk riding on the road in a green area of new Taipei. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bali-Left-Bank-Park-Taipei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sundown in Bali district, Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Xindian District \u2013 South\u00a0<\/span>If you have time to get to further reaches of the outer city, take the last stop on the metro line, south of the city, to Xindian station. Here, you\u2019ll find Bitan Park, another walking and cycling route that lines the Xindian River, flanked by green encased mountains and a huge cable suspension bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Taipei_Pingxi_District_for_the_Railway_Towns\">Taipei Pingxi District for the Railway Towns<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might notice while in Taipei that the city sits in a green bowl wrapped by mountainous, otherwise known as the Taipei Basin. It means nature is either at the end of a metro line in the denser woodland or waterside outer districts, and it all makes for an easy day trip to see another side of the metropolis. The most classic of these trips is to the elevated towns of Ruifang, Jiufen, Shifen and Pingxi \u2013 former Japanese colonial-era mining towns now known for their connecting railways and picturesque timewarp Old Streets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The easiest route is from Ruifang Station, which is around one hour by rail from Taipei. Ride the historical rail to Jiufen in the west, whose stone alleyways, step-back-to-tradition teahouses and old-time character will keep you strolling for hours. Head back to Ruifang and take the track south on the Pinxi Line to the petite Shifen, where old wooden houses line the rails. The best lookout, though, is from its 128-meter-long Jingan suspension bridge, combined with a light nature trail to the forest-tucked Shifen Falls. On the way, you can stop at Houtong for its Cat Village, though my tip is to make time after Shifen and get to the last stations, Pingxi and Jingtong, for more Old Street wanders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Taiwan Lantern Festival occurs in this district in early February and gets crowded. It\u2019s a beautiful ceremony of people making wishes and letting their lanterns fly off into the sky into the evening. Over the years, it became a ticketed event, requiring a bit of pre-planning if you wish to take part; however, spectating is free.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/new-taipei-city-l87576\/from-taipei-yehliu-jiufen-and-pingxi-day-tour-t405928\/?partner_id=LPYRXPG&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Pingxi, Jiufen, and Yehliu rock formations guided tour<\/a> (day trip from Taipei).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33689\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33689\" class=\"wp-image-33689 size-full\" alt=\"A couple walking under an umbrella down an old, narrow street of store-fronts and parked motorbikes. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33689\" class=\"wp-image-33689 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A couple walking under an umbrella down an old, narrow street of store-fronts and parked motorbikes. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jiufen-Old-Street-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jiufen Old Street<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33702\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33702\" class=\"wp-image-33702 size-full\" alt=\"A small group of people at the end of a suspension bridge reaching across a river and connecting to a forested hilltop town. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33702\" class=\"wp-image-33702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A small group of people at the end of a suspension bridge reaching across a river and connecting to a forested hilltop town. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingan-Suspension-Bridge-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shifen Suspension Bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33729\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33729\" class=\"wp-image-33729 size-full\" alt=\"People walking through the narrow winding Pingxi Old Street in the rain. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33729\" class=\"wp-image-33729 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"People walking through the narrow winding Pingxi Old Street in the rain. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pingxi-Old-Street-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pingxi Old Street<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33716\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33716\" class=\"wp-image-33716 size-full\" alt=\"A orange train waiting at a timeworn platform at the heritage Jingtong Train Station.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33716\" class=\"wp-image-33716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A orange train waiting at a timeworn platform at the heritage Jingtong Train Station.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Heritage-Jingtong-Train-Station-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heritage Jingtong Train Station<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Tainan_8211_Taiwan8217s_Oldest_City\"><b\/>Tainan \u2013 Taiwan\u2019s Oldest City<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you have limited time in Taiwan and want to combine another city with Taipei, then the southwestern coastal city of Tainan is where you should head. The oldest city and the first capital of Taiwan melds a 400-year-old historical timeline from Dutch colony to Imperial Chinese rule, found amongst its cluster of shrines, temples and colonial-era buildings in Tainan city and with the beautiful, cobbled stone district of Anping with its harbour front, old set-stone streets and banyan tree root \u2018Tree House\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/things-to-do-in-tainan-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to Do in Tainan<\/a> \u2013 See Taiwan\u2019s Oldest City Differently<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31374\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31374\" class=\"wp-image-31374 size-full\" alt=\"A silver stone temple in Tainan with three-tier red pagoda roof, topped with multicoloured carved dragons. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31374\" class=\"wp-image-31374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A silver stone temple in Tainan with three-tier red pagoda roof, topped with multicoloured carved dragons. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Visit-Luerman-Matsu-Temple-Tainan-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-31374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Luermen Matsu Temple in Tainan\u2019s Annan District.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31349\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31349\" class=\"wp-image-31349 size-full\" alt=\"A man walks on chequered paving stones towards a white colonial-style building at Fort Zeelandia, Tainan. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31349\" class=\"wp-image-31349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A man walks on chequered paving stones towards a white colonial-style building at Fort Zeelandia, Tainan. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fort-Zeelandia-Museum-Anping-District-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-31349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Zeelandia Museum, Anping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31345\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31345\" class=\"wp-image-31345 size-full\" alt=\"Tree branches and roots take over railings and staircases at the Anping Tree House. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31345\" class=\"wp-image-31345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan.jpg\" alt=\"Tree branches and roots take over railings and staircases at the Anping Tree House. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Anping-Tree-House-Tainan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-31345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visiting the Anping Tree House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Taichung_8211_For_the_Iconic_Sun_Moon_Lake\">Taichung \u2013 For the Iconic Sun Moon Lake<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>North of Tainan is the huge yet nondescript industrial city of Taichung. With little to do here aside from the science museum, many bypass the city, using it only as a stopping point to reach Sun Moon Lake without rushing or leaving on early transport links. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The misty sky-lined Sun Moon Lake is the largest body of fresh water in the whole of Taiwan and a government-controlled National Scenic Area. Spend a full day here a nature-bound trip filled with scenic boat trips, mini-hikes, long walks and cycle routes encased by more mountains. When you see past the crowds, the views from up high are incredible. This i<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/sun-moon-lake-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33114\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33114\" class=\"wp-image-33114 size-full\" alt=\"Ropeway gondola cars rising above the forested islands surrounding Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33114\" class=\"wp-image-33114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Ropeway gondola cars rising above the forested islands surrounding Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The gondola view over Sun Moon Lake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Hualien_8211_The_Gateway_to_Taroko_Gorge\">Hualien \u2013 The Gateway to Taroko Gorge<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hualien is think with vegetation and low-lying mountains, a teaser gateway to the famed Taroko National Park. One of the most popular and scenic treks is the Shakadong Trail\u2014a rock-cut path that follows a bubbling blue river dotted with smooth boulders in a spectrum of grey and silver, flowing alongside marbled canyons that mirror the trail route.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33692\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33692\" class=\"wp-image-33692 size-full\" alt=\"A woman in a white top and bright pink shorts sitting on a wooden jetty looking towards a tree-lined street with low-rise buildings. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33692\" class=\"wp-image-33692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a white top and bright pink shorts sitting on a wooden jetty looking towards a tree-lined street with low-rise buildings. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hualien-city-coastline-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hualien city coastline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33726\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33726\" class=\"wp-image-33726 size-full\" alt=\"An orange building partly visible through a mass of thick grass and palm trees. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33726\" class=\"wp-image-33726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"An orange building partly visible through a mass of thick grass and palm trees. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Landscape-of-Hualien-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lush landscapes of Hualien.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33741\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33741\" class=\"wp-image-33741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shakadang-Trail-Taroko-National-Park.jpg\" alt=\"A walking trail cut into a cliff face next to the crystal blue waters of Taroko Gorge.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shakadang-Trail-Taroko-National-Park.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shakadang-Trail-Taroko-National-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shakadang-Trail-Taroko-National-Park-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shakadang-Trail-Taroko-National-Park-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Shakadang-Trail-Taroko-National-Park-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shakadong Trail, Taroko Gorge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33740\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33740\" class=\"wp-image-33740 size-full\" alt=\"A woman points with both hands towards the bright crystal blue water of the Taroko gorge river and forested cliff. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33740\" class=\"wp-image-33740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"A woman points with both hands towards the bright crystal blue water of the Taroko gorge river and forested cliff. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Visiting-Taroko-National-Park-Taiwan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visiting Taiwan\u2019s famed Taroko National Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33734\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33734\" class=\"wp-image-33734 size-full\" alt=\"A low rise, rocky river cutting through a gorge of forested slopes. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33734\" class=\"wp-image-33734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park.jpg\" alt=\"A low rise, rocky river cutting through a gorge of forested slopes. \" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Taiwan-Taroko-National-Park-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-33734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gorge valley landscapes of Taroko National Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Is_Taiwan_Worth_Visiting\">Is Taiwan Worth Visiting?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Absolutely, but while two weeks in Taiwan is ample time to see the major cities and natural attractions, to get a wider sense of the country\u2019s offering, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s long enough. Especially if you want to spend more than two days in Taipei (I could easily spend a week in the capital). With a central island route that takes you through mountainous hikes, historical trails, Recreation Areas and winding highways, in addition to other coastal towns calling for exploration, including Lukang, Kaohsiung, Sanyi, Mataian and Yulin, this is a small country with a lot of highlights. It warrants more than a quick visit, and you\u2019ll want to be prepared.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Where_To_Stay_in_Taiwannbsp\">Where To Stay in Taiwan\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>My top picks for budget to mid-range stays and local experiences in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Taipei_8211_Ximen_Area\">Taipei \u2013 Ximen Area<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/meander-hotel-taipei.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">Meander Taipei Hostel<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>A low-sky, modern hostel on the fringes of the Ximen district, with a rooftop hangout and kitchen lounge area. Double rooms are not spacious, but when you are mostly out and about, does that matter? Prices per night are cheaper during the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/taipei-amba-ximending.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>Amba Taipei Ximending<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 A mid-range hotel with colour-popping room accessories and furniture. Has a homely library-vinyl cafe, bar and restaurant area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/triple-tiger-taipei.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>Triple Tiger Inn<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Triple Tiger is uber-budget compared to other properties in the Ximen area, but its family-run atmosphere, plus its being tucked away in a local grid-street neighbourhood, altogether reminded me of my backpacking days.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Taipei-_Datong_Heritage_Area\">Taipei- Datong Heritage Area<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/star-hostel-taipei-main-station.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>Star Hostel Taipei Main Station<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A modern, minimalist, white and wood panel decked, plant-filled hostel with dorms and privates in the lower area of the historic Datong District.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/we-come-hostel.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\">We Come Hostel<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>Another top Datong location with soft industrial-style common rooms, monochrome dorms and colour-drenched private rooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/originn-space.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>OrigInn Space<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 This vintage-retro-styled hotel in a historic building is next to Dihua Street. The only downside is that some rooms have shared bathrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Tainan_8211_West_Central_District\">Tainan \u2013 West Central District<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/isshoni-house.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>IsShoNi House<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A beautiful, contemporary homestay in Tainan where every design detail has been added with thought. It is a homely space with a lovely private host owner, friendly staff and a cool cafe and coffee hangout.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Taichungnbsp\">Taichung\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/lu-de-xing-lu-guo-ji-qing-nian-lu-guan-tai-zhong-zhan-qian-guan.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>Norden Ruder Hostel Taichung<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A sleek, contemporary, rustic-nordic hostel with private rooms and dorms in the centre of Taichung. A perfect base for a trip to Sun Moon Lake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Hualien\">Hualien<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/you-wo-ke-zhan-min-su.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>You Worth Inn<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 Small, industrial-style hotel with exposed walls, monochrome hues, vintage furniture, and potted plants. It\u2019s close to the train station for easy access to the Taroko Gorge area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/tw\/sleeping-boot-hostel.en.html?aid=1628554&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dnofollow\u201d\"><strong>Sleeping Boot Hostel<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\">\u2013 A small, no-thrills but homely and locally-run hostel with dorms and privates. 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