Being the biggest night market and the main attraction in Yilan county, Luodong Night Market is always crowded, and is also one of the best place for shopping and dining. The night market encompasses Minsheng Rd., Minquan Rd., Gongyuan Rd., and Xingdong Rd. photo credit: [email protected]_taiwan Food stalls here offer many kinds of traditional taste right here. Moreover, foods vendors…

Speaking of east coast night markets, people often think of Yilan County and its Luodong Night Market, But there are also a lot of things to do in and around the Dongdamen Night Market. First of all, it is the largest night market on the East Coast of Taiwan. Secondly, The night market is comprised of four different night markets,…

This pleasant park covers the grounds of the restored eastern railway depot, built in 1932.  Formerly known as the Hualien Harbor Branch Office of the Railway Department, it used to be the headquarters that controlled the Hualien–Taitung Line in the old days. After the Branch Office was renovated, it was turned into a diversified cultural and recreational park and is…

In year 2000,thousands of people were attracted to Taimali beach to celebrate with 25 other countries for the first aurora shining upon the Pacific Ocean. This palm-studded beach running up the emerald coast seems to stretch on and on. There’s no swimming but the crashing surf, soft sand, green mountains rising to the west and long coastline sweeping north make…

This huge expanse of forest and landscaped gardens and lakes is great fun to cycle around. The highlights are Huoshui lake and Pipa lake. The Huoshui lake, an enormous man-made freshwater lake at the northeastern edge that flows into the sea and is popular with swimmers and rowers. Be careful of the packs of stray dogs that wander this park, though usually…

Caves of the Eight Immortals, aka Baxian Cave, has both the geologically and archaeologically interesting. It is located on the cliffs that face the Pacific Ocean in Shanjian Village in Changbin Township. There are dozens of natural sea caves. These sea caves were originally in the sea. Now they are scattered in 150 meter high cliffs. This is because the…

A belated post from Chinese New Year in Hualien. The fact that this shop is like 1/2 processing plant for the ice and 1/2 tables for customers definitely adds to the intrigue. From left to right, top to bottom: grass jelly, mung bean, taro, pineapple, red bean, kidney beans. We always tend to go with the same flavours, as they…