South Archives - Travel in Taiwan https://travelintaiwan.net/category/south/ The official English magazine of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:14:11 +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 South Archives - Travel in Taiwan https://travelintaiwan.net/category/south/ 32 32 Where the Land Ends https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/12/chiayi-dongshi/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:14:10 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=13898 The coastal towns of Chiayi County are on upraised oases along an ever-shifting world of land and sea, sculpted by silting on a large scale at the edge of the wide, alluvial, and fecund Jianan Plain. The use of great swaths of just-above-sea-level land for aquaculture-farm grids adds to the dramatic effect of being in a world of water.

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]]> Rails, Trails, and Brews with Views https://travelintaiwan.net/2025/12/alishan/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:54:41 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=13812 The Alishan National Forest Recreation Area is often hailed as Taiwan’s premier eco-tourism destination – and deservedly so. Its dual cultural and ecological richness means that if thinking of exploring the area itself or venturing into the wider surrounding Alishan National Scenic Area, travelers will discover no shortage of reasons to visit this beguiling region.

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]]> Up in Pingtung’s Wutai, Majia, and Sandimen Townships https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/12/wutai-majia-sandimen/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:46:42 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12648 The three townships of Wutai, Majia, and Sandimen in Pingtung County are excellent places to experience indigenous culture and take in stunning mountain scenery.

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]]> Heading to Hengchun https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/12/hengchun/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:41:53 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12566 In the late 2000s, Hengchun briefly enjoyed a moment in the limelight when it featured as the backdrop of a popular local romantic comedy, Cape No. 7. The crowds who came to visit the movie locations have long since dispersed, but this casual town with its art-village soul and laidback energy presents the ideal venue for a relaxing winter break.

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]]> Beyond the Beaches https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/12/pingtung/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:32:40 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12606 Pingtung has a reputation for being a beautiful, breezy, tropical beach-type of destination, and the further south you head, the more strongly that impression holds. And while it’s true that Taiwan’s southernmost county is hugged by miles and miles of sandy coastlines, beaches are far from the only reason to pay the region a visit.

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]]> Walking Old “Taiwan South” https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/08/tainan-old-streets/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:30:31 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=12231 The Most Historic – and Fun – of Tainan City’s Old Streets TEXT / RICK CHARETTEPHOTOS / VISION Tainan City is the garden where Taiwan’s modern era took root. This...

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]]> Old Yancheng District on Foot https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/02/yancheng-district/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:04:20 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=11477 The smallest of Kaohsiung’s urban-core districts, old Yancheng is located on the north side where the Love River flows into the Port of Kaohsiung. After a long period of decline, the past few decades have brought a magical renaissance and compact, flat, comfortably walkable Yancheng has become perhaps the city’s most powerful tourist magnet.

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]]> How to Read the City of Tainan https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/02/tainan-travel/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:36:15 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=11442 Three themed tours to discover the city of Tainan in Taiwan's southwest: Coast, Nostalgia, and Food.

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]]> Yanshui, Longqi, and Guanmiao https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/02/yanshui-longqi-guanmiao/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:06:23 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=11397 Taiwan has a festival culture, and Tainan is a bastion of tradition, so it goes without saying that the region boasts some of the country’s most exciting festivals.

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]]> Flat as a Scallion Pancake https://travelintaiwan.net/2024/02/tainan/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:10:41 +0000 https://travelintaiwan.net/?p=11313 Following the 2010 city-county merger, Tainan became one of Taiwan’s six special municipalities. Divided into 37 districts, its population now stands at 1.86 million. Most residents and the bulk of tourists stay in and around the urban core, an agglomeration of busy yet charmful neighborhoods cherished for their rich architecture and character.

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