Miao-li Travel Guide

  LiYuTan reservoir from the roadside
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  • LiYuTan reservoir from the roadside
      LiYuTan reservoir from the roadside
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  • The beauty at ShangTianHu is evident
      The beauty at ShangTianHu is evident
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  • A riverbed alongside county road 124
      A riverbed alongside county road 124
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  • Bei-Pu old street
      Bei-Pu old street
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  • Tien-Shui-Tan
      Tien-Shui-Tan
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Lions' Head Mountain (chinese: ·àÀY¤s)

Lions' Head Mountain (chinese: ·àÀY¤s), Miao-li

 sunnywong Says:  ***oushan at the boundary of Sanwan Township. The name originates from the fact that the mountain looks like the head of a lion when viewed from a distant place. ***oushan is known for its many temples set up there. It's a famous scenic spot of Buddhism, listed as one of the... 

Sanyi Woodcarving Museum

Sanyi Woodcarving Museum, Miao-li

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Sanyi Woodcarving Art (¤T¸q¤ìÀJ)

Sanyi Woodcarving Art (¤T¸q¤ìÀJ), Miao-li

 sunnywong Says:  San-Yi Village is located on the south end of Miao-Li County, there are more mountains than the field, and the nature of the soil belongs to high acid clay that is suitable for the growing of tea trees and camphor woods. While the village people in San-Yi were developing... 

Taian Hot Spring (chinese: ®õ¦w·Å¬u)

Taian Hot Spring (chinese: ®õ¦w·Å¬u), Miao-li

 sunnywong Says:  Hushan (ªê¤s·Å¬u) and Taian Hot Springs are near to Wenshui stream in the hot spring area of Taian Township. The hot springs here are of salty carbonic acid springs with the temperature of about 47-degree C. The water resources always keep enough without drying up all the... 

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Long-Yuan Cake Store: What must try and buy in Bei-Pu

Long-Yuan Cake Store: What must try and buy in Bei-Pu, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  Long-Yuan cake store offers various cakes. The most famous ones are taro and sweet potato cakes. Tasty I found. Each costs 17 NTD. One box 10 pieces 170 NTD. It's a good gift to share with your family and friends. 

food stand: Black Grapefruit Tea

food stand: Black Grapefruit Tea, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  In Bei-Pu stand many food stands, but this one caught my eyes. These black balls are dried grapefruit. After cooking with water, the tea is good protection for throat. 

Le-Cha old street: Economical and tasty Hakka food

Le-Cha old street: Economical and tasty Hakka food, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  The Hakka restaurant is old style. The furniture and devices are old. We enjoy the ambience a lot. There offers various Hakka home dishes. Although the restaurant is located in tourism region, they don't increase the prices at all, for example each of us ordered individual... 

Shen-Hsin: Hakka Food, Try it!

Shen-Hsin: Hakka Food, Try it!, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  Pig-Feet: fexible meat. Fried 3 meat: pork + tintenfish + tacoChicken herb soup: the soup is black, not oily.Fried vegetable: water-lilyThe restaurant was old traditional Hakka house. Everything is old. Fried 3 mean: very locak taste 

Tourist Traps  

ShangTianHu- pretty but ruined by... stuff.

ShangTianHu- pretty but ruined by... stuff., Miao-li

 matt_of_asia Says:  We went zipping up for a day trip and went to a destination called ShangTianHu that V had read about on the net. She was telling me it was lake trail that took about 1 hour to circle around the lake. We walked the trail in about 10 minutes over some muddy boards. Perhaps we... 

Favorites  

House made of clay-> a sad story

House made of clay-> a sad story, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  The house is not tourism spot, but the holes on it caught our eyes. As we observed the walls made of clay, a Hakka old woman passed by us. She said that she is the neighbor and then described us a story: a 50-year-old woman spent her childhood there. As child her family was... 

Ding Dong Bridge

Ding Dong Bridge, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  Facing Zhi-Tien-Kong at you left hand, there is a famous small bridge made of stone. When you walk on the bridge, it sounds Ding-Dong. In the past the local heared it and knew the enemies come. It's easy defence way. 

Zhi-Tien-Kong (Temple)

Zhi-Tien-Kong (Temple), Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  Zhi-Ten-Kong was established in 1846. It's religious center in Bei-Pu and spread out the commercial development. 

Gian A Hsin House

Gian A Hsin House, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  It's established in 1949 and used for gast receiption. Now it's Kim-Guan-Fu found office. 

Kim-Guan-Fu

Kim-Guan-Fu, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  It was built in 1834. Kim means the official, Guan Hakka and Fu Taiwanese (Fu-ken). Its function was for broading land and social security. 

Ten-Shui-Tan

Ten-Shui-Tan, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  Ten-Shui-Tan was built by Pioneer Gian. His late generations live there. 

Bei-Pu Old Street

Bei-Pu Old Street, Miao-li

 yatingchen Says:  Bei-Pu's main inhabitants are Hakka. In the 19th century they came to Bei-Pu (pioneers) and worked on the land. The old street keeps its origin. Many old-typed restaurants and Hakka food stands (Le-Cha, vegetable bread, Muachi etc) welcome your visit. 

Mountains around but beautiful.

Mountains around but beautiful., Miao-li

 johnchiang168 Says:  During Chinese New Year, all the people were together and have some little shops along the street. Taste something special around. Most of language were spoken "HaKa", that's quite different from Mandarin and Taiwanese. So many nice places to visit but lack of time.One or... 

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Miao-Li, Hakka Hish

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 Our goal is for follwers, but they all withered. I saw none. 

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Miao-li. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 6 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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 Miao-li is my home town, I was born here. I work in Taipei City but I have to go back home earch moth and take care of my Daddy. It took me around 1 and half hours driving but I always happy when we... 

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 A beautiful central Taiwan destination. This is where some vestiges of nature have survived and you can see alot of beautiful farm areas and mountains in Taiwan. Things to do: visit a Farm and... 

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