When you visit Kaohsiung, besides the delicious food, beautiful scenery, and a strong hospitality, how can you not come take the Kaohsiung MRT? Don’t underestimate the popular attractions and local delicacies near Kaohsiung MRT Station. Here are some of the UNMISSABLE spots around the orange line. photocredit／高雄捷運股份有限公司timetable Sizihwan Station The amazing Xiziwan, what you must not miss is the sunset!…

The five wonders of Alishan’s beauty—railway, sunrise, cloud sea, sunset and sacred trees, attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. There are a lot of ways to get to the Alishan, you can take the railway, bus and drive on your own. photo credit: [email protected]_ Alishan Forest Railway The railway was completed in 1912 when Taiwan was under…

Alishan – A World of High-Mountain Tea Up in the Clouds @Taiwan Scene For Taiwan travelers, the word “Alishan” stimulates a whirlwind of pleasant imagery. The Alishan National Scenic Area in Chiayi is a central mountains region that is one of Taiwan’s most popular vacation getaway destinations. It’s also one of the top attractions with international tourists. The images? Soaring…

3 Water-based Attractions in Tainan You Probably Didn’t Know About  @taiwanscene Taiwan’s oldest city and urban area, Tainan, located in the country’s southwest, is a destination known for its many temples, sweet local food and culture. However, did you know that it has a variety of water-based attractions that tourists would be foolish to miss out on? From unique hot…

On June 30th 2013, the Hayashi Department Store(林百貨), the largest of Tainan’s old building’s, was opened for tours after refurbishment. Crowds lined up from 7 am until the afternoon to enter the “five story building” (五棧樓仔) built in 1932 during the Japanese Colonial Time. It was a very busy part of Tainan, but after the end of the Japanese Colonial…

Kaohsiung Film Archive is located by the river side of Love River in a beautiful image building. Providing many kinds of screening equipment, film books, and screenings of art films and documentaries. It unfolds a new page to the cinematic history of Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung City Government has been facilitating the establishment of Kaohsiung Film Archive since 2000. Based on the…

Fisherman’s Wharf　 It has been 140 years since Kaohsiung Port first opened, and in that time, a lot of changes have occurred. The most recent change took place on the 4th of November 2004, when two sentinel stations were removed. The new Fisherman’s Wharf area is now under the management of the Dakaway Company. They control the whole vicinity, including…

Shennong Street (神農街) was the entrance to the Tainan Five Channels area important river ports from the Qing Dynasty. Merchants at the time would all enter Tainan through this street, making it the busiest district. However, a century of evolution has transformed the original river port into a city road. While the street was formerly in decline due to being…

If you are a historic buff as well as a hipster, you can’t miss the museums when visiting Tainan. There are some museums in Tainan, and among them, the top choice museum is National Museum of Taiwanese Literature(國立台灣文學館). The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL), founded on October 17th,2003, is the first national museum dedicated to the literary arts. The museum…

This mysterious national relic in Fengshan was a Japanese naval radio station that later became an interrogation facility under the Republic of China, and then a disciplinary camp during the White Terror. The former Imperial Japanese Navy’s Fongshan Radio Station, located in the Fongshan District of Kaohsiung City, and built in 1919, was the first radio station that the Japanese…