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Caotun (Grassy Place) (草屯) is the largest city in Nantou County. It is located in Nantou's northwest corner, and is separated from Taichung County by the Wuxi (Wu River). Caotun is known for its National Museum of Crafts, where you can find exhibits on crafts relating to things like the five elements and furniture. The 99 Peaks are also in Caotun; they are visible from throughout the city.
Wufeng (霧峰) sits about a 20-minute drive south from downtown Taichung, on the notorious Chelungpu Earthquake Fault. On September 21, 1999 (921), a massive 7.3 earthquake struck Taiwan. Although centered in Jiji, Nantou County, the earthquake cause a major uplift on the Chelungpu fault, resulting in extensive damage and over 2,500 dead. The town of Wufeng itself had over 100 dead in this earthquake; just east of the town center, Guangfu High School was ripped in half by the earthquake. Today, a museum has been built at the high school commemorating the earthquake, and also has exhibits about seismic activity in general.
Wanggong (王功) is a small fishing port in Changhua County. This small town is far off the regular tourist path. Walk through the streets of the village and you'll find fishermen selling fresh fish and oysters. Then you can head to Wanggong's most popular tourist 'sight': the Wanggong Fisherman's Harbour, where there is a bridge, a lighthouse, the harbour, and views to the Strait of Taiwan. Wanggong's other major attraction is Fuhai Temple, a three-level temple honoring Ma-tsu, goddess of the sea, Guanyin Buddha, goddess of mercy, and the Jade Emperor (Yuhuangdadi), emperor over all.
You will love this! Many of you might have already tried this, and I'm sure you all love it. One of the TV show here in Taiwan just remind me how lucky I am to be able to teach here in Taiwan. The show is called 5 takes. There are five travellers who were chosen by the TV producers to travel around the world. Everyone of them has a budget of US$50 per day to spend, and they need to take the ideas from locals' recommendation. One of them tried teaching one day. And he said that was the happiest and the best day of his life. So why don't you guys come out here and give it a shot. =D
If you are living in Taiwan and have extra time on your hands, perhaps consider volunteering at an orphanage. The children are gorgeous and are unlikely to have many other opportunities to learn English.
This unassuming little town is a gem. Usually you will go to Jiufen first, then take a bus from Jiufen to Jinguashi (10 mins from Jiufen). Upon arrival, we were a bit taken aback , and wonder why people on the Taiwan forums suggest going there, after Jiufen. Sure, it is only 10 mins away, but it seems like a boring place. But upon walking and exploring further, we were so glad we came! There is a Cherry Blossoms trail that leads to the Gold Museum - wonderful. The Gold Musuem is nice enough if you chose not to pay the entrance to see it. The outside surrounding are nice. There is also a quaint littel eatery where we stopped for a late lunch. Set menu consists of main course (spicy soup with tang-hoon and seafood / chicken thigh / vegetarian), bowl of rice, dessert (some kind of coffee caramel, and coffee/tea. Wonderful to sit there and look out to the Pacific Ocean.
well..i suppose this chapter should say that you will miss this part when you visit taiwan, but on the contrast, ITS NOT!..chinese love these smelly tofu because they said its not what it taste although the smell is really disgusting(smelling like a poo or a really bad smelling feet) anyway,even they told me gozillion times that i should try it since its very good..NO WAY! just by smelling it makes me make me want to p....how can you eat something so smelly like that?but anyway we have different taste buds.
Taiwanese belived that the best pork is those black hair pig. So, whenever you see vendor selling the best pork, they'll tell you it is black pig.Believe it or not, you can try by yourself if you want, they are selling in the local market.
In Taiwan, any town of Taiwan, you might see some pretty, sexy young ladies sitting in sit a glass cabin, or stand at the road side.... don't mistaken, they are not prostitude, they are Ping Lang (a kind of seed) Beauty.Some Taiwanese like to chew Ping Lang, it is a bit like chewing gum but as those Ping Lang lovers said, it is tasty.In order to attract more people to buy Ping Lang (most of the buyers are taxi or cargo drivers), the sellers hired pretty ladies in their sexy clothes, to attract the buyers attention
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