{"id":44553,"date":"2016-07-19T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orbitz.waveinteractive.com\/?p=44553"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:05:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:05:05","slug":"8-reasons-fall-love-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/8-reasons-fall-love-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"8 reasons to fall in love with Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though technically independent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/China.d37.Destination-Travel-Guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>, the island of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Destinations-In-Taiwan.d176.Hotel-Destinations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a>\u00a0culturally shares much with its big neighbor while managing to be quieter, gentler and less frenetic. Its efficient train system makes it easy to explore, so though you\u2019ll want to spend time in the capital city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Taipei-Hotels.d180030.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taipei<\/a>, do also visit the close-in hinterlands. Here are 8 reasons to fall in love with Taiwan:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/3-perfect-days-in-banff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also: 3 perfect days in Banff<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45768\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shilin-night-market-taiwain.jpg\" alt=\"Come to Shilin Night Market hungry\" width=\"800\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shilin-night-market-taiwain.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shilin-night-market-taiwain-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shilin-night-market-taiwain-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shilin-night-market-taiwain-600x357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shilin-night-market-taiwain-400x238.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Come to Shilin Night Market hungry | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lwy\/4165008287\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LWYang<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Eat an\u00a0exotic dish<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Stinky tofu is the star of Taipei\u2019sfamous night markets. Most people try to eat some, but not everyone succeeds. This fermented dish lives up to its name. The city\u2019s extremely popular Shilin Night Market offers stinky tofu and more\u2014you also can go shrimp fishing and buy some really cute cat-themed socks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45764\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dihua-street-taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"The oldest street in Taiwan\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dihua-street-taiwan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dihua-street-taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dihua-street-taiwan-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dihua-street-taiwan-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dihua-street-taiwan-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the oldest streets in Taiwan | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kabacchi\/5578748581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karachi<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Stroll\u00a0famous Dihua\u00a0Street<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Resembling what in the U.S. would be called Chinatown, Dihua Street is one of Taipei\u2019s oldest streets. Built in the 1850s,it is lined with medicine and fabric shops, and you\u2019ll have the opportunity to sample and buy a vast assortment of dried fruits and mushrooms. Among the stranger things you might see here is a group of brave locals seated on an open plaza in chairs, enduring a massage by meat cleaver.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45770\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45770\" class=\"wp-image-45770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TAIWAN-Taipei-Yu-Shan-Ge-dessert-on-burl-plank-c2016-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-full.jpg\" alt=\"Dessert at Yu Shan Ge\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TAIWAN-Taipei-Yu-Shan-Ge-dessert-on-burl-plank-c2016-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-full.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TAIWAN-Taipei-Yu-Shan-Ge-dessert-on-burl-plank-c2016-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-full-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TAIWAN-Taipei-Yu-Shan-Ge-dessert-on-burl-plank-c2016-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-full-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TAIWAN-Taipei-Yu-Shan-Ge-dessert-on-burl-plank-c2016-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-full-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TAIWAN-Taipei-Yu-Shan-Ge-dessert-on-burl-plank-c2016-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-full-400x534.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dessert at Yu Shan Ge | Photo courtesy of Carole Terwilliger Meyers<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Go vegetarian<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Because many Taiwanese people are Buddhists and don\u2019t eat meat, vegetarians are not overlooked. Taipei has many vegetarian buffets, and most restaurantsoffer veggie options. You can even experience a refined and delicious 10-course vegetarian meal at upscale Yu Shan Ge. Black satin tablecloths are a perfect backdrop to the stunningly presented and colorful dishes. But don\u2019t make the mistake of gulping down the fingerbowl, which, to be fair, does look good enough to eat. Instead, wait for the creamy chestnut-and-red-dates soup with truffle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45765\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45765\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Longshan-Temple-taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Feel at peace in Longhan Temple\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Longshan-Temple-taiwan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Longshan-Temple-taiwan-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Longshan-Temple-taiwan-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Longshan-Temple-taiwan-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Longshan-Temple-taiwan-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feel at peace in Longhan Temple | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cotaro70s\/20411405214\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cotaro70s<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Worship a god or goddess<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 300-year-old Buddhist-Taoist Longshan Temple located in the old village part of Taipei is the country\u2019s most famous temple. It features elaborate stone and wood carvings and has a courtyard with a waterfall. Though dedicated to Guanyin, the god of mercy, the temple has more than 100 other gods and goddesses available for worship in side halls, and anyone can ask at a window for a stick of incense to light as they make requests from the gods.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45767\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45767\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/noodles-taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Noodles in Taiwan\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/noodles-taiwan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/noodles-taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/noodles-taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/noodles-taiwan-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/noodles-taiwan-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Must, slurp | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ironypoisoning\/12104102303\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connie Ma<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Slurp awesome noodles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A noodle shop inside a swank space outfitted with crystal chandeliers is unusual, but that is what you find at Taipei\u2019s upscale Noodle House (pronounced phonetically Tian Xia San Jue!). Reputed to have the best beef noodle soup in Taipei, a local says it is because the cooks here put their love and passion in the cuisine. The noodle package includes a platter of tasty marinated items\u2014seaweed, tofu, eggs\u2014and a glass of red wine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45766\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45766\" class=\"wp-image-45766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/National-Palace-Museum-taiepei-taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"National Palace Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/National-Palace-Museum-taiepei-taiwan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/National-Palace-Museum-taiepei-taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/National-Palace-Museum-taiepei-taiwan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/National-Palace-Museum-taiepei-taiwan-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/National-Palace-Museum-taiepei-taiwan-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Built like a fortress, surrounded by a forest | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/huangjiahui\/4233424524\/in\/photolist-7s6pC1-5Msqmx-6gHTPS-7FPzCH-7FPxGH-a2z7MG-a2wfdp-7FTuXh-f2FeyE-a2z88d-6PMVfm-f2qYjF-dp33hT-f2qYJt-f2r2jK-f2r1JM-6PHM8T-aSctYk-f2r1da-f2FhYs-f2Fieq-6PHLPX-a2z8q7-73FEPj-638cwF-5Msqzz-6mCVLP-9zVVBD-5Msqsk-9zEHzo-5MspY6-f2FhNu-f2Ffm7-9QcjqJ-7c1sHe-f2r3CT-6PMUZU-dp3bU5-f2qYVk-f2Finm-f2qZ9e-6PHJDn-f2Ffuy-6PMUk3-6PHKQM-6PMU8J-f2qZNc-pEVeip-6mHWsw-5MwF2Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jiahui Huang<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>View an ancient piece of jasper stone\u00a0carved into the shape of\u00a0Dongpo pork<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reputed to have the world\u2019s largest collection of Chinese art, the National Palace Museum in Taipei is built like a fortress and surrounded by trees. Tourists come here in droves to see the famous 200-year-old Meat-Shaped Stone and the collection\u2019s crown jewel, a carved jade cabbage. Though most signs are written in both traditional Chinese and English, consider investing in an audio tour.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45763\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45763\" class=\"wp-image-45763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bubble-tea-taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"Bubble tea is a must\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bubble-tea-taiwan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bubble-tea-taiwan-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bubble-tea-taiwan-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bubble-tea-taiwan-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bubble Tea is a must | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sstrieu\/12429213765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sstrieu<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Visit the birthplace of bubble tea<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A worthy reason to visit Taichung, about two hours north of Taipei by train, is to visit the Chun Shui Tang Cultural Tea House. This is where cold pearl milk tea, also known as bubble or bubba tea, was \u201cinvented\u201d in the early 1980s. Pearl tea, which includes fresh tapioca balls, also originated here. Do time a visit so you can participate in the do-it-yourself bubble tea workshop, and then stay on for lunch and tea.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45769\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45769\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg\" alt=\"This view of Sun Moon Lake makes the trip all worth it\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This view of Sun Moon Lake makes the trip all worth it | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/iding\/12170765255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddy Tsai<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Take a hot spring bath (in your hotel room)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Spectacular Sun Moon Lake is reachable by a 1\u00bd-hour bus ride from Taichung. Here you can visit a temple with gigantic red guard lions, eat in an unusual restaurant with a delicious fruit-based menu, and stay at a hotel that pumps hot mineral springs water into every guest room\u2019s bathtub. A boardwalk leads along the lake from the tiny town of Yuchi to a gondola that provides a panoramic overview of the lake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg\" alt=\"Orbitz Rewards\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424-400x120.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" 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