Taiwan

Yaphui Phong and His 7-Year Journey Capturing the Beauty of Taiwan

Yaphui Phong, a Malaysian, came to Taiwan to study. An unexpected opportunity eventually led him into the field of photography, and since then has been deeply drawn in by the natural beauty of Taiwan. He has traveled around the whole island numerous times using time-lapse photography and, in 2022, launched a new film showcasing the ...

Emma Lu

A stormy sea in Taiwan.

The Joy of Picking Pomelos

It is fun and interesting to pick pomelos yourself at a leisure farm. In particular, it is meaningful to pick pomelos with your family in the run-up to the Moon Festival (the Mid-autumn Festival), because both the pomelo fruit and the moon are round in shape, representing family reunion. For more photos of picking pomelos, ...

Billy Shyu

A pomelo orchard.

Chike Mountain, a Breathtaking Daylily Mountain in Taiwan

Chike Mountain (赤柯山) is located at the top of the Coastal Mountain Range in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County. It covers an area of ​​300 hectares (741 acres) at elevations of between 800 meters (2,624 feet) and 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) above sea level. The mountainous terrace is one of the three most famous tourist attractions ...

Billy Shyu

A field of daylilies.

The 2022 Ghost Festival of Keelung City in Taiwan

Keelung is a port city surrounded by mountains on three sides in northern Taiwan. One of the most iconic events in this small city with a population of about 350,000 is the Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival, also known as Keelung Chung-Yuan Festival (雞籠中元祭). Please watch the following video of the Dazzling Night Scene of Keelung ...

Billy Shyu

The Main Altar in Taiwan's Keelung City.

The Magnificent Baiyang Trail in Taiwan

The Baiyang Trail (白楊步道) is a popular scenic hiking trail located in the internationally renowned Taroko National Park in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County. Its entrance is about 300 meters (984 feet) away from Tianxiang (天祥) on the Central Cross-Island Highway. The trail is a family-friendly hiking path featuring tunnels, valleys, cliffs, rivers, waterfalls, and a ...

Billy Shyu

The Baiyang Trail is famous for its intriguing tunnels.

The Gift of the Niu Zhang Mushroom

A precious natural gift is the Antrodia camphorata, also known as the Taiwanofungus camphoratus, the Niu Zhang mushroom, or stout camphor fungus. it only grows on the Cinnamomum kanehirae, or small-flowered camphor tree. It is native to Taiwan and was originally popular with aborigines, who often used it as a remedy for a hangover. Stories ...

Chinese Health Tips

The Niu Zhang mushroom growing on a solid substrate.

10 Reasons Why Travelers From China Love Taiwan

Lin Wei, Director of the Taiwan Strait Tourism and Travel Association in Beijing, penned ten reasons travelers from China love Taiwan. It was published to encourage people from China to vacation in Taiwan and has become the most read online article in China’s travel and tourism category. 10 things Chinese love about Taiwan 1. Endless mountain ...

Emma Lu

Three red Chinese lanterns in the night.

The Distinct Distoechodon Tumirostris Eco Park in Taiwan

Longtan Lake in northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan County is not only famous for its picturesque natural beauty but also renowned for its Distoechodon Tumirostris Eco Park (龍潭湖鯝魚生態園區). The Distoechodon Tumirostris Eco Park is the best place to view Distoechodon tumirostris returning to spawn upstream.  History Distoechodon tumirostris is a cyprinid species, or ray-finned fish, in the family Xenocyprididae ...

Billy Shyu

The unique fish ladder at Longtan Lake.

The Amazing Longkeng Ecological Protection Area in Taiwan

Located about 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) east of Eluanbi Promontory in southern Taiwan’s Kenting National Park, the Longkeng Ecological Protection Area (龍坑生態保護區) is a distinctive destination featuring rough and wild terrain created by uplifted coral reefs.   Please watch the following video for images of the Longkeng Ecological Protection Area in Taiwan: With ​​approximately 61.7 hectares ...

Billy Shyu

The Longkeng Ecological Reserve in Taiwan.