Central Archives - Travel in Taiwan https://travelintaiwan.net/category/central/ The official English magazine of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:51:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://travelintaiwan.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-03-Bear-100-32x32.png Central Archives - Travel in Taiwan https://travelintaiwan.net/category/central/ 32 32 Get to Know the Heart of Taichung https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/10/central-taichung/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:01:30 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=13724 Energetic Taichung is the core city of central Taiwan. In the late 1800s, it was for a moment considered for Taiwan’s capital, thanks to its strategic location and pleasant weather. Let’s explore its heart, filled with heritage charms, big modern cultural facilities, and open green spaces aplenty.

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]]> Premium Taichung Wineries https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/04/taichung-wineries/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:05:53 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=13037 Taiwan is home to a small, highly successful, and steadily expanding grape wine industry. Here, we visit leading Taichung wineries using multifarious local crops, which have been steadily racking up prestigious international awards since the early 2010s.

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]]> Turtle Cakes and Dragon Lore https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/04/taichung-hakka-culture/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:05:28 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=13005 The districts of Dongshi and Shigang form a Hakka enclave at the border between Taichung City’s Hokkien-speaking coastal conurbation in the west and its mountainous area in the east. Here you’ll find heritage houses, curious temples, and a way of life that has remained little changed by the passage of time.

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]]> Out and About in Dasyueshan https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/04/dasyueshan/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:04:59 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12956 Remote and rugged, Taichung’s Heping District stretches deep into Taiwan’s mountainous interior. Travelers who wend their way up its winding backroads will soon find themselves dwarfed by seemingly endless forests. Up here, the views are fresh, the air is tree-scented, and a wild avian chorus provides the music — in short, it’s the perfect place for quiet communion with nature.

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]]> Railway Roundhouse and Big Buddha https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/03/changhua-city/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:03:18 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12871 The medium-sized city of Changhua doesn’t appear on many “best of Taiwan” itineraries. But anyone willing to walk a bit and explore at a gentle pace will discover that this historic city is a splendid place to spend a day.

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]]> Hill Country, Hakka Culture https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/03/miaoli-themed-tours/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:30:32 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12830 Miaoli is a solid swathe of many hills. Through these hills wend long valleys thin and wide, carved by watercourses finding their way to the sea. Long, and winding roads pierce these valleys, and along these roads, are old towns and villages and numerous, lesser-known, tourist attractions.

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]]> Pick-Your-Own Miaoli Adventure https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/03/miaoli-zhuolan/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:47 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12801 Outside of Taiwan's urban centers pockets of a more rural way of life endure, for example in Miaoli County, where many small-scale farmers supplement their income with agritourism initiatives, providing visitors with engaging, hands-on ways of experiencing Taiwan.

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]]> Wrapped in a Rural Embrace https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/03/miaoli-nanzhuang-shitan/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:33:52 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12747 Miaoli is a quiet, primarily rural county. Home to storied trails, seasonal blossoms, fruit orchards, hot springs, and an interesting cultural mix, even at its most urban it feels a far cry from the clamor of Taiwan’s big modern cities — and that’s exactly why you should visit.

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]]> Taichung’s Calligraphy Greenway https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/04/taichung-calligraphy-greenway-2/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:46:48 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=11818 Central Taichung is one of the most pleasant urban centers in Taiwan to perambulate on foot. Planners have taken full advantage of the ample space available to create comfortable room along streets for pedestrians and have designed green spaces aplenty, including long green corridors. As a quality bonus, even right in the core there’s an unusual amount of low-rises, and buildings tend to be a bit further back from the street than elsewhere in the city.

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]]> Landlocked Mountain Playground Nantou https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/04/nantou-themed-tours/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:01:31 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=11699 Explore the landlocked mountain playground of Nantou County with themed tours. Cycle around scenic Sun Moon Lake, ride the Jiji Line railway, and explore high-mountain wonders at Qingjing Farm and Hehuanshan.

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