Attractions
National Palace Museum, Taipei
Shilin District, Taipei
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.
Travel tips in Taiwan
Food and drink
Night markets of Taiwan
Songshan District, Taipei
Taiwan is famous for its night markets, crowded with food stalls.
Natural features
Taroko Gorge
Hualien
A deep marble gorge carved by the Liwu River in eastern Taiwan, with sheer cliffs, temples and trails.
Tours and activities
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Township, Chiayi County
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 …
Historic sites
Jiufen Old Street
Jiufen, New Taipei
A former gold-mining town on a steep hillside above the sea north-east of Taipei, with narrow alleys of teahouses, red lanterns and food stalls, said…
Natural features
Sun Moon Lake
Nantou
Taiwan's largest lake, in the mountains of central Taiwan, surrounded by forested hills, temples and pagodas.
Buildings
Taipei 101
Xinyi District, Taipei
A 508 m skyscraper shaped like a stack of bamboo sections, the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
Natural features
Yehliu Geopark
Wanli District, New Taipei
A cape on Taiwan's north coast where wind and waves have carved the sandstone into strange shapes, including mushroom rocks, candle rocks and honeyco…
Natural features
Kenting National Park
Hengchun, Pingtung
Taiwan's southern tip, with tropical beaches, coral reefs, rugged coastline and the white Eluanbi Lighthouse.