A narrow-gauge mountain railway climbing from the plains of Chiayi through bamboo and cypress forests to the Alishan area, famous for sunrise over a sea of clouds, giant ancient trees and high-mountain tea plantations.
Take the early train to Zhushan for sunrise. Walk the forest trails among the sacred trees. Book train tickets ahead; buses also run from Chiayi.
Taiwan's largest lake, in the mountains of central Taiwan, surrounded by forested hills, temples and pagodas.
A deep marble gorge carved by the Liwu River in eastern Taiwan, with sheer cliffs, temples and trails.
Taiwan's southern tip, with tropical beaches, coral reefs, rugged coastline and the white Eluanbi Lighthouse.
A 508 m skyscraper shaped like a stack of bamboo sections, the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
Taiwan is famous for its night markets, crowded with food stalls.
One of the greatest collections of Chinese art in the world, with nearly 700,000 objects, many brought from the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1949.
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