Five reasons to come visit the 5 Gold route 文／在地旅行家林棟燦

■ Taiwan Northeastern treasures: Bretschneideraceae、Lilium formosanum、Lycoris aurea Herb
1. The most beautiful and fun coast in Taiwan. You can scuba dive in Bitou Cape , Surfing in Zhong Jiao Bay and paragliding in Jade Bay. You can enjoy the siteof rock in various shapes such as sea weathered caves and mushroom shaped rocks. 2. There is a diverse area of ecological site for learning such as a huge Hung Shu Lin wetlands, in Jin Jiu Area there is a Chao Jian park nicknamed "the deliveryroom of squid", because it is a complete fern habitat and Long Cave and Bitou Cape's Coral reefs. These are all breath taking places. 3. Come and visit "Taiwan Northeastern treasures", Bretschneideraceae and blossoming lilies in the Spring. Lycoris aurea Herb in the fall. 4. Normally "dream like cloud sea" can only seen at one kilometer altitude, but in Jin Jiu it can be observed at 300 to 500 meter altitude 5. Eleven hiking trail near mountain and four near sea such as Cao Ling Old Street trial, Tai Yuan Valley trial, Long Dong promontory trial. These are many opportunitiesto reinvigorate oneself.

 

	Join heart closely with local culture 文／A-home民宿主人陳鋕勇
	■ photo by／A-Home
	For a foreigner travelling in Taiwan, a frequent desire is to fully understand local culture, geography, art, food cuisine or even once in the blue moon epiphaniesduring his or her stay here Taiwan has been focusing on local hostels during past 10 years, and its development rate is a world's miracle. Because Taiwaneseculture is inherently hospitable, it quickly reflects on the tourism demand. Please pick a quality local hostel not just only on its architecture, interior design andlayout which all reflect the owner's character but really also understand the owner's vision through the hostels description in marketing materials and readbetween the lines. You can also check past customer feedbacks on internet. Do your homework and Taiwan local hostels should satisfy your trip of a lifetime.

 

ShuQi Road, past and present 文／阿妹茶樓負責人阿妹

Japanese wood slippers (geta) make a “click clack” noise and that noise makes up the road name (Taiwanese pronunciation). One town elder said that there weremany brothels here with women from Japan and Korea. After the mining days of 70’s and 80’s, everything went away except seniors, children and cats Famedfilm director Hou Hsiao-Hsien noticed this time period’s splendor and filmed international acclaimed film “A city of sadness” based on it. Japanese Anime masterShun Miyazaki stayed five hours at ShuQi Road’s A-mei Tea House before finding his inspiration and jotted down scene after scene. It is not difficult to see manycharacters and background similar to sites here in his movie “Spirited Away”.

 

Suggestions by North Taiwan's Elder

North Taiwan has world class scenery from mountains, plains, rivers beach and various ecology. Every town has its own unique culture, history, tourist attraction and food that is worthwhile to introduce to international friends. I hope friends can use this manual and plan a rich cultural trip and experience the natural energy hiding in the environment and get close to true and enjoyable local communities. Foreign visitor who travelled to North Taiwan can spend an extra three to four days here. You will experience and meet shocking beautiful sights, admire culture heritages, and discover North Taiwan elegant and fine points. Slow down your pace and make trip deeper, longer, and more sensual. You will be rewarded with so much more. I am glad a few has dedicated so much into these communities. They take our ancestor's exploration, lives, and hardships and express them through art and fine cuisine to resonate others. It takes vision and hard work to implement that can really touch others deep down their souls. Tourism needs to be moving, not just another commercialized endeavor. Well choreographed trips within North Taiwan will guarantee an emotional arousal.

Taipei County Magistrate

 

	Wedding Photo by the mountains and sea 文／香榭大道副總廖苑筑 　 圖／香榭大道時尚婚紗攝影團隊 Website: www.marry-plaza.com.tw
	Want to take beautiful wedding photos. Taiwan is your only choice. Fusingscenery, food and wedding photo shoot. You can do it all! Taiwan’s weddingphoto industry is high quality, the gowns are modern and cosmeticartists can perform a natural ravishing make up. Because of this, takingphoto in Taiwan is becoming a trend and a favorite among Chinese people.Wearing items that look straight out of Les champs-Elysees shops, couplesfrom USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, and Chinesecan witness their love at Northern Taiwan natural beauty while enjoying delicouslocal food and go home with great memories and beautiful albums. It is win win win.

 

	Mining Story Musical 文／礦山劇場召集人唐納德
		Mining Story Musical Website
Fried radish kid HUO is only eleven years old, hardly an age that would be responsible for supporting a family. But every freezing morning before school, he takesa box of fried radish and sells them on the dark streets. If it is not for the radish shop owner to let him sell the food first, Hou would not even have money to buythe radish in the first place. Hou’s dad is a simple mine worker and because he is too naive he is left a boatload of debt and no food on the table. HOU’s fatherworked an extra shift but still could not stop HOU’s mother to leave her son because of poverty. “The more radishes I sell and more money I earn maybe my motherwill come back. This is Hou’s biggest smallest dream.

 

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Albums photo des trésors du Nord de Taiwan
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