Taiwan Travel Guide
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The island of Taiwan is located across the Taiwan Straits from Fujian Province on China's mainland. Taiwan is thus situated on the southern fringes of the East China Sea, where the latter borders the South China Sea. The island seems to have first been discovered by a Westerner in 1542 by a Portuguese trading vessel that ran across a large, plush island that was not listed on any existing (Western) map of the time. Impressed by the verdant, mountainous island, the captain of the Portuguese merchant ship is said to have referred to the "new" island as Ilha Formosa ("Beautiful Island"), a name that stuck, "Formosa" being an alternative name for Taiwan that is still in use today.
The first known (Western) map to include the island, a Dutch map printed in 1625,... [ View Details ]
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Tailuge Park 
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Yiyuan Old House
Introduction to the scenic spot: Yiyuan Old House was established in 1846. Its area is near 10 thousand square meters. Its scale is only next to Banqiao Woods House and Wufeng Woods House. The whol... [ View Details ]
Sun Moon Lake 
Sun Moon Lake, so called because prior to the CE 921 earthquake that sunk most of the island at its center, the size and shape of the lake was considerably different compared to today, with its ... [ View Details ]
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"taiwan is ture man"
116.1.103.* said at 2011-3-27 6:35:00
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taiwan is ture man
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"Nice place"
cbonnal said at 2011-3-27 4:52:00
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Though Taiwan has less to offer than Mainland China, it still has a lot of nice sights to offer, like Taipei, Lugang, Jiufen, Kending National Park, Alishan, Tainan, Hualian, Taroko...People are very nice
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"Beautiful island"
dalila said at 2011-3-10 13:54:00
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Great place. doesn't look like it a first sight but plenty to do. The South is amazing and the whole country is so welcoming. Traveling there is easy. People are really nice and so helpful, you never feel lost. I've loved it!
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"Great island!"
dalila said at 2011-1-15 6:18:00
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Much more to see than people think. Many beautiful places to visit. Easy transportation round the country. Taiwanese are extremely nice and helpful. Food is very diversified, you can find anything you'd want. Shopping is great. Taipei has many very nice spots to visit and the subway takes you everywhere. I loved living there.
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