Backpackers in Taiwan 背包客在台灣

Tourbus Ticket Discount!

Do you know that you can take sightseeing tour bus to enjoy the beauty in Taipei??

The sightseeing Tour bus in Taipei City brings you to most of famous tour spots such as Taipei 101, and YoungKang street. There are two lines you can take, check the following website for more information!
Let's buy the ticket now!!!~~

The first bus starts on 09:10(Red line) and 09:00(Blue Line)
The last bus starts on 22:00(Red line) and 16:20(Blue Line)

台灣的朋友們~ 國人現在還可以在下午四點之後以100元(一次上下)或150元(上下兩次)的方式體驗觀光巴士喔! 周末沒事做花個100元坐巴士去兜風吧!😏😏😏

https://www.taipeisightseeing.com.tw/en

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北門 (台北市) The Northen Gate - Taipei City
The NOrthen Gate is one of the oddest gate preserved in Taipei City, Taiwan.
It was built in 1884. There were four gates in each side of the square old city.
Unfortunately, the wall and some of the gates were tore down under KMT takeover.
The current mayor of Taipei City tore down the originalapproach road of Zhongxiao Bridge that covered the gate.
In this August, the Norhten gate was reopened and it's beauty was represented in front of the republic again.

Let's take a walk to the Northen Gate!

address: Sec. 1, Zhongxiao West Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
open time: full day

https://youtu.be/yHZEG3P9tiM

【2017世大運主題曲 29th Summer Universiade】I-WANT星勢力 - 擁抱世界擁抱你 (Embrace the World with You) Official MV 【擁抱世界擁抱你】 詞曲：舞炯恩‧加以法利得 國內外製作人：蘇通達 / Howie B. 原唱者：I-WANT星勢力 (舞炯恩‧加以法利得 & 蕭牧時 & 林忠培 & 呂傑 & 曾宇辰 & 馮玟璇) (排灣族語)i u giugi senasena i Let's sing and dance together ...

看見台灣《Beyond Beauty - TAIWAN FROM ABOVE》
https://youtu.be/dZ5-RcVIizU

It's a movie released in 2013.
Director Qi shooted this movie in an angle that is different from the past.
In this movie, you can see the richness and the magnificence of the terrain features in this island.
What's more, Director Qi also shows us how human beings rob the land of it's resource.

It's more than a documentary, we knew. Thanks for your contribution.
--to memorize Director Qi, who sacrifice himself in his shooting on June 9th, 2017.

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Finally!!! Taiwan becomes the 21st country and THE FIRST country in Asia to support marriage between homosexial people.😀 +👏
An important moment!!!!

'I'm leaping with joy like a bird', says Taiwan's gay rights champion as court rules in favour of marriage equality After fighting for three decades to legally marry his long-term partner, pioneering Taiwanese gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei said he was “leaping with joy like a bird” on Wednesday, when Taiwan’s top court cleared the way for the island to become the first country in Asia to lega...

If you are interested the old times in Taipei, Datoung District (大同區) is another good choice except for Dadaocheng area. In Datoung District you can see traditional ceremonies such as the ceremony of Confucius and the Baosheng Culture Festival(保生文化祭). Also, Datoung District developed early before hundreds of years, so the buildings here are old.
However, Backpackers in Taiwan always think that modernization is not equal to beauty and Old houses should not be tagged as ugly. We sincerely hope every visitors and travelers would enjoy the beauty of times.


For more information (Mandarin version only) of Bausheng Culture Festival:http://www.baoan.org.tw/asp/Home/default.asp

Transportation:http://www.baoan.org.tw/html/Traffic/traffic.asp

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Freedom lies in being bold.
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Feb. 28, 1947, 228 massacre happened in Taiwan.

It's a terrifying massacre done by the ruling party at that time. More than 10,000 people were killed because they traced freedom and hoped to be treated equally. A lot of victims were doctors, lawyers, teachers and pastors, those we called elites no matter in current days or in 70 years ago.

Freedom never comes for free.
Like American, Europeans or any other nations who had fight for freedom, Taiwanese had also blen for the same thing.
Thanks to their sacrifice, Taiwan is the only democratic and liberal country in mandarin-speaking countries. Unfortunately, the exact number of victims and culprits are still unknown.

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We post this news not tend to tell you how horror the event was or how sorrow Taiwanese people feel whenever Feb. 28 comes, but hope that everyone comes to Taiwan knows this kind of history is closely correlated with current Taiwanese characteristics and, indirectly or directly leads to the complex China-Taiwan problem.

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Of course we still want to share some touring information. :)
If you are interested in this historical tragedy happen in 1947 Taiwan, you can go to 228 Peace Memorial Park to see more research and information. You can book for guided tour.
The 228 Peace Memorial Park is nearby Taipei main station.

#228 Peace Memorial Park

* The first picture is extracted from Taiwancon.

This Weekend! The Lantern Festival!
Go to see one of the "Best Winter Trips in 2016" awarded by the National Geographic- The PingXi Sky Lantern Festival.
This year!!!! Feb. 11!!
Time: 18：00~20：30
Place: PinXi Square (PinXi District, New Taipei City)
https://youtu.be/ptvf5ZqpqP4

【2016新北市平溪天燈節】用一天的開心時光，換來一輩子的美好回憶! 2016新北市平溪天燈節

This is video of 2016 fireworks on Taipei 101 !!!
Come to see the fireworks and countdown of 2017!!!
https://youtu.be/oMCgI2DI-gk

● Don't worry about the subway(MRT). The subway (MRT) will operate for 24 hours!
● For those who need to take train to other city, please refer to this website:http://twtraffic.tra.gov.tw/twrail/English/e_index.aspx

2016 台北 101 跨年 煙火 Taiwan Taipei 101 New Year Fireworks 1080p HD 2016 Taiwan Taipei 101 New Year Fireworks 1080p HD 台北 101 跨年 煙火

https://youtu.be/stduy5tyvBo

Made and Broadasted by Taiwan Tourism Bureau.

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https://youtu.be/MOD0pcKfVWY
Let's see the 30 sightseeing spots in Taipei!!
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The most famous religious prlgrims in Taiwan-- Dajia Mazu 大甲媽祖。Really recommend for those tourist who wants to go middle Taiwan. Join next year!!
Date: 2016/04/09~2016/04/17
Official website: http://dajiamazu.mmhot.tw/ (Only Chinese)

https://youtu.be/K09L6SkOheU

2016大甲媽祖遶境(起駕、煙火) Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage activity 2016 2016大甲媽祖遶境(起駕、煙火) Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage activity 2016 2016年4月8日晚上11點大甲媽祖鑾轎起駕，現場信徒恭送媽祖，雙手合十，祈求國泰民安、風調雨順！一連9天8夜南下嘉義縣新港鄉奉天宮遶境進香活動，預計17日回鑾。 今年共襄盛舉的人數比去年增加很多，現場擠滿...

Taiwan Travel Beurao Official Website: http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/

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The festival in Taiwan that you cannot miss!!!!
https://youtu.be/2gJH22WNqyM

◆First :Feb. 11 - Jing Tong Elementary School
◆Second: Feb.14th（Valentine's Day）- Ping Xi Junior High School
◆Third: Feb. 22th.（Lantern Festival） - ShiFen Square

More about Sky Lantern Festival:
http://tour.ntpc.gov.tw/tom/lang_en/index.aspx

sky lantern festival sky lanterns are released to thank the rain god post the harvest and to wish for prosperity!

3 minutes to know more about TAIWAN!!!
https://youtu.be/blqHPyDKnNc

紐約街訪：你知道台灣嗎？Do you know Taiwan?│老外看台灣│郝毅博 Ben Hedges│新唐人電視台 外國人究竟知不知道台灣？老外郝毅博這次來到紐約時代廣場，採訪那裡的外國人，問問看他們對台灣的印象是什麼，一起來看看！ 老外看中國、老外看台灣 Facebook： https://www.facebook.com/laowaintd 主持人郝毅博（Ben Hedges）Facebook： https://www.f...

Taiwan is absolutely a wonderful place for cyclist! Come to Taiwan and challenge yourself !!
"Tour de Taiwan" Official website :http://en.tourdetaiwan.org.tw/
https://youtu.be/dqxqS2iGIvQ?list=PLkLIliPVvWBPx9EK1kqOIbg1pZr6iHV2P

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Let's begin with a man's recommend list of 20 cities and see what he says about Taiwan.
讓我們先用一個男子的口袋名單看看他為何推薦台灣!!
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/the-worlds-top-20-cities-according-to-that-dude-whos-visited-198-countries