The Taipei Children’s Amusement Park, used to be a historic playground called Taipei Children’s Recreation Center where locals spent their childhood at. This park is accessible within walking distance of MRT Shilin station. There are a lot of nearby attractions nearby, for example, The Taipei Astronomical museum, National Taiwan Science Education Center, Meilun Park, riverside park, and last but not …

We’ve all heard of the Stonehenge Wiltshire, England, but do you know that there’s also a mini stonehenge in Taiwan? The Benshan Mine is a large former open cast mine, and is also the first place to mine gold in Jinguashih. Located in Ruifang District in New Taipei city, Benshan Mine is above the Jinguashih Shrine, a part of the …

Taiwan’s first eco-friendly lantern festival is happening this October@ Taiwan Scene  Get ready to fall for Taiwan this autumn at WISH, the island’s first-ever sustainable sky lantern festival taking place this October. Sky lanterns are synonymous with Taiwanese culture and tradition and WISH is both recognizing Taiwan’s past and looking out for Taiwan’s future by using eco-friendly sky-lanterns in an effort …

22 things to eat and do around Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building@Taiwan Scene Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building is opening its doors to the world like never before from this October, inviting 20 groups of overseas guests to spend the night at the historic location. Not sure what there is to do in the surrounding area? Here’s Taiwan Scene’s guide of what to …

Trio café, which is in Huashan 1914-Creative park, is a very recommended café in Taipei. With excellent bartender and romantic atmosphere, you can enjoy a good meal and drink beer with your friends. The comfortable outdoor seating creates an excellent dining experience. While tasting the food, you can also enjoy beautiful view and cool breeze in the garden. Resource: Fanpage …

Last weekend we made our way to the beautiful township in Yilan County called Jiaoxi, known for its waterfall and hot springs. It is a town with a population of about 35,000 people, and it seems it relies mostly on tourism to survive. Our experiences and our quest to find the well-hidden beach are explained below.  This is a view …

Shilin Night Market (aka Shihlin Night Market) is the largest night market in Taipei and also one of the most popular. Full of delicious street food, small hole in the wall restaurants, souvenirs, and clothes, it is a great destination to experience Taiwan’s night market culture. Background: Shihlin Night market lies next to Jiantan MRT station, surrounded by Wenlin Road …

“Wa-Zhi” is located at the left bank of the Danshui River, and it is thus named because of its meandering bay which latches jointly with Danshui to the river mouth. Danshui is one of the areas developed earlier by Chinese immigrants, where vessels take berth as of its deep water as early as early Qing Dynasty.In the 12th year of …

Drink up a bit of Taipei’s past at this museum housed in a historic pumping station. The station is located by the Xindian River off Siyuan Street near one of the city’s water sources. The Baroque-style facility was built in 1908 and some of the original equipment remains on display inside. The station was designated as a national grade-three historic …

The Presidential Office Building is located on Chongqing S. Road and facing Ketagalan Boulevard. On the back it is Bo’ai Road, on the left it is Baoqing Road, and on the right it is Guiyang Street. The Presidential Building is close to Taipei Main Station and Ximending. The building was built during Japanese colonization period. It was the governor’s mansion …