T'ai-chung Travel Guide

 sunnywong Says:  Lishan's climate is mild with distinct four seasons; the clouds and mist here are winding around throughout the year. It's here the best summer resort. From February to April every year the cherry, peach, azalea, and tea tree are all in blossom one by one, and therefore... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  A good escape from the city exists at Ba-Shian-Shan before you enter the Gu-Guan hotspring hotel service area.Some good hikes exist here including an 8 hour hike, a few 2 hour and 1 hour hikes. The scenery is good, typical steep mountain side scenery for taiwan. Some... 

 chewy3326 Says:  Taichung Park (Taichung Gongyuan) (Zhongshan Gongyuan) (台中公園) is a large park not far from the center of the city. It is popular among locals, though it might not be so immensely attractive to foreign visitors. The park has a large central pond in... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  A green strip of trees in the middle of Taichung is a nice place to take a walk. It is possible to walk from the science museum up north down to the Art museum down south following a nice long boulevard. You pass through some large parks and by some of the main shopping... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  Well, Da Keng is a big area and there is a lot to do. Its nice because it has trees and mountains all around you, and its only 20mins from central taichung by scooter. probably 45 by car. (I am a mad mad driver like most scooters- insanity is the only protection we have.) I... 

 chewy3326 Says:  The National Museum of Natural Science's Botanical Garden is an unmissable glass building across the street from the main entrance of the museum. Looking somewhat like a giant insect, admission to the Botanical Garden is NT 20. The Botanical Garden actually covers much more... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  This is a vendor set inside the busy Feng-Jia Mall next to the Feng-Jia Night market. you have to go inside and hunt around a bit and notice the vendor selling it inside. They spread out what appears to be pancake mix upon round grills and make it fresh in front of you. What... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  a relaxed atmosphere. warm, friendly good service. Good spicy hot pot.the food was ok, but the quality is better if you eat at most other all you can eat style hot pot restaurants- we didnt care for the poor quality false-crabmeat and mushroom balls but the beef was normal.... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  I love the burgers at chili's. The other entrees are excellent as well, the portion sizes are huge but the prices are also a bit more than average for Taiwan.To my knowledge there is only one Chili's restaurant in Taichung City. I can be wrong. I dont often choose to eat... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  Its a little place just off Wenshin Road again. Its small but clean looking.One offputting thing for westerners is no english menu...if you have a chinese friend it will serve you well.Hot Pot is the main thing going here. You pay 320NT$ for all you can eat, (299 + 10%... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  it has a nice exterior and beautiful pictures of food. It has lots of brick facade outside and large windows. Inside it is utilitarean tables and reasonably comfortable chairs. Lots of magazines to flip through and catch up on your Taiwanese pop culture- on the positive side... 

 chewy3326 Says:  Hong-lou (Red House) (紅樓) is one of my favorite restaurants in the Taichung area. The food here is very reasonably priced and absolutely wonderful. (I ate here three times). They have a delicious pork-cutlet stuffed with ham and cheese and served with either... 

 limkahwan Says:  This night market is packed with youngsters, mostly college & university students. Most of the foods are fast foods & drinks, either deep fried or pan fried, such as the famous pepper salt chicken, Taiwanese sausages, pancakes, fried oyster, etc... Casual. 

 THLIN Says:  This place is a common cafe with no rules or regulation. The owner make it look like a bus station where they decorate it with a lot of traffic signs and direction. The most important things for sale here is thier night scene, you can see Taichung at night. Their coffee may... 

 matt_of_asia Says:  This is a long mountain trip, best done in a car, but if you want to sit on a scooter for 6 hours, hey, go for it!Fu-Shou Shan Veterans Farm has an OK camping area (for Taiwan) -running water, toilets, showers are available. it takes about 6 hours up some skinny scary...