June 3 is Dragon Boat Festival this year, meaning a three-day weekend for most. Held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the holiday also known as duānwǔjié (端午節) is famous for two things: boat races and zongzi. If we’ve lost you on that second one, don’t worry because you’re about to get a crash…

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 [email protected] 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…

The Taiwan Scene Guide to Taiwanese [email protected] Scene From Oolong to pu’er, Baozhong to Tieguanyin, we spill the tea on all the different types of chá you’ll find here in Taiwan. Tourists picking tea with the farmer on an Yilan tea plantation Tea really puts the “T” in Taiwan. Get it? No, neither do we. Starting articles is hard sometimes.…

When more and more people expect that accommodation should not just be a place for sleeping, hotel owners have to think of a way to make their hotels distinguished and attractive. As a travel editor, I have experienced many special and gorgeous  motels in Taiwan. Today, I experienced the latest motel in Taichung – Birdman Motel, which is really fashionable…

Dressing for the weather in [email protected] Scene It’s been said that Taiwan has two seasons: Wet, hot summers and cool, damp winters. This, of course, is an oversimplification that fails to take into account the difference between northern and southern Taiwan, our fair island’s many micro-climates, a deceptively charming sounding plum rain season, a spot-on sounding typhoon season, global climate…

Taiwan is strange and new to foreigners. Many things in Taiwan take foreigners by surprise. As Americans we want Taiwanese people to know what kind of questions foreigners have when first coming to Taiwan. This is by no means a complete list, but is written with the intent to help Taiwanese and Foreigners have a better understanding of one another’s…

Taiwan is a place that should be explored not just with public transportation (as convenient as it is). If you only take public transportation everywhere you go, you are missing out on a huge part of Taiwan. You could take taxis everywhere to see these sights, like a rich Chinese person, or you can take the cheaper option and rent…

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…

Taiwan has some of the best food in the world, and it’s a big reason why foreigners like us love coming back. A lot of these foods cannot easily be found elsewhere, which makes leaving Taiwan that much harder. Our top 10 most delicious Taiwan foods are as follows: 10. 葱抓餅 Onion Pancake This is a salty, oily, tortilla like…