Reasons To Visit Taiwan
Amongst Taiwan’s interesting architecture is the world famous Taipei 101 tower, standing 101 floors high and one of the world's tallest buildings.
Taipei is a thoroughly modern and typically bustling Asian city, with many superb restaurants and shopping opportunities. It's also a great base for day trips to the national parks, hot springs and lush hills of northern Taiwan.
Sitting on the same volcanic ridge as Japan, hot springs are plentiful in Taiwan. Tucked away in the mountains that surround Taipei are dozens of thermal springs, offering highly relaxing alternative to city life.
Culturally, Taiwan has a more genuinely preserved collection of Chinese artefacts than the mainland, with the National Palace Museum in Taipei home to the world's largest collection thanks to Chiang Kai-shek's mass pilfer during the Chinese civil war.
Outside of Taipei, Taiwan has much natural beauty to boast about, including incredible mountains, deep gorges, sparkling lakes and an expansive network of hiking trails.
Taiwan is home to traditional Chinese culture and customs long since banished from mainland China by the communists. Religion is extremely important to many Taiwanese, as evidenced by the numerous Buddhist and Confucian temples that can be found across the island.
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Taipei is the thriving heart of Taiwan and the bustling centre of commerce, government and culture. It is home to one of the world's tallest buildings and the world's largest museum of Chinese artefacts.
One of the highlights of this tour will be a visit to 'Taipei 101', until recently the world's tallest skyscraper and so-called because of the number of floors it has.
Taiwan's booming trade has turned Keelung into very prosperous city and one of Taiwan's busiest seaports, however the town itself has managed to retain a pleasant atmosphere and is popular with day-trippers from Taipei who are attracted by its quaint tea-houses and cobble-stone alleys.
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