Two hundred years ago Lugang (often spelled ‘Lukang’) was Taiwan’s second-largest settlement. Every year, thousands of junks unloaded cloth and crockery in its harbour, then loaded up with […]

A city with more than it’s fair share of good restaurants and museums, Taichung now has a population of just over 2.6 million. In addition to a modern, […]

Hakka people make up just one-seventh of Taiwan’s population, but constitute the majority in a broad belt of hilly country which reaches from near Taiwan’s main international airport […]

Kenting is Taiwan’s Florida: Sandy beaches, abundant sunshine and a year-round holiday vibe. But just as the US state has the Everglades, Kenting National Park also offers world-class […]

In the very heart of Taiwan, a sparkling body of water surrounded by verdant mountains draws sightseers from across the world. Sun Moon Lake, a favourite with Taiwanese […]

Often called Taiwan’s Hawaii, Taiwan’s east is every bit as welcoming and lushly tropical as the comparison implies. Just like the US island chain, the counties of Hualien […]

Alishan’s fresh, cool air and mountain scenery have been drawing tourists since Japan’s occupation of Taiwan (1895-1945). However, this tiny settlement and its famous narrow-gauge railway link to the plains were […]

If music is liquid architecture and architecture is frozen music, as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, then Taroko Gorge is both architecture and music. A breathtaking combination of […]

Taiwan’s capital is a city of perfect proportions – big enough to delight those who stay a week or more, yet so compact very little time is wasted […]