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Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival
Taiwan's largest lake, Sun Moon Lake is located in the mountains of Nantou at the geographic centre of Taiwan island. The name of the lake is inspired by the beauty of the area. The east side of the lake is round, like the sun, while the west side is long and narrow, like a crescent moon. Every year during the Mid Autumn Festival, a 3KM race named the Swimming Carnival of Sun Moon Lake is held, bringing tens of thousands of swimmers to participate in the event and festivities. This event is the only time swimmers are allowed in the lake.
Wai'ao (Outer Harbor) of Toucheng
Wai'ao (Outer Harbor) of Toucheng, Yilan is located to the north of Wushih Fishery Harbor. It is a flat expanse of beach, with great views such as snowy white waves gradually climbing the shore while glittering under the sunlight and the vague shadow of Turtle Island in the distance. What a sight! Besides playing with the waves, this area provides extreme sports that combine excitement, technique, and difficulty, such as paragliding, surfing, and other activities that require courage! Of course, easier choices such as dune buggies will allow tourists to travel all around Wai'ao’s beaches in a 3-dimensional exploratory trip totally up to themselves! As the night falls, tourists will also be able to choose from quality B&Bs and pass the night listening to the waves!
Luye Gaotai hot air balloon area
Luye Gaotai is the first place constructed with a fresh image of hot air balloon in Taiwan. It is also a new scenic spot in Taitung. Since 2011, Taiwan International Balloon Fiesta has been annually held from late June to early September. The flying shows of hot air balloon in the early morning and evening are the climax every day. Pilots from different countries navigate colorful balloons to fly. This makes the sky of Taitung in summer full of young and enthusiastic atmosphere.
Lotus Lake
This famous scenic area on the northern outskirts of Kaohsiung City is noted for its profusion of temples, with the Confucius Temple at its northern edge and, in the south, the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and the Spring and Autumn Pavilions. The lake is most beautiful in the late afternoon, when the setting sun is reflected in the water. Nearby are the ruins of the Fengshan County walls and gates, which have been designated a first-grade historic.
Lukang Old Street
Lukang Town is one of Taiwan’s oldest towns with well-preserved cultural and historical heritages. Lukang Old Street is filled by traditional Taiwanese style houses and it is still in used by the local residents to run business. The locals built roof top to prevent the dust wind that was drawn by the ocean wind, so Lukang Old Street is also known as “The Street with No Sky”
Lukang Mazu Temple(Tienhou Kung)
Lugang Mazu Temple is a national historic landmark with over four hundred years of rich history. It is one of the oldest Mazu temples in Taiwan and the first to enshrine one of the six inaugural Mazu statues of Meizhou Mazu Temple, the first Mazu temple in the world. Lugang Mazu Temple’s construction and ornamentation—including woodwork, stone sculptures, and paintings—were carried out by celebrated artists. The temple’s Sanchuan (Front) Hall contains some of the most extraordinary artwork found in the temple. All of the hall’s stone sculptures, floral carvings, and paintings were created by renowned masters. The hall also preserves some extremely rare antiques that can be found nowhere else, from plaques with inscriptions by Chinese Qing emperors, officials, and military officers, to Taoist talismans and a seal of Mazu from Meizhou Temple. Since Meizhou Mazu Temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, the Lugang temple’s Mazu statue and the thousands of antiques it preserves have become even more precious and historically significant.
Xitou National Forest Recreation Area
Xitou is located in the Phoenix hill of Lugu village, and is embraced by mountains from three sides. Its name is derived from the Chinese meaning: the origin of the river (Beishi River). Xitou has plenty of rains, and is cool and moist all the year round. Therefore, it is one of the most famous resort spots in summer and the most romantic place for new couples to spend their honeymoons. Xitou is part of the experimental forest belonging to the National Taiwan University, and here grows cedars, Chamaecyparis obtuse, red spruces, Phyllostachys edulis, and many other different kinds of trees. Except for a small well-preserved natural broad-leaves forest, most parts of this area have been developed and cultivated purposely. Generally speaking, the feature of the forest here is beautiful and tidy. Here you can visit the unique pure ginkgo forest, the rare plant of redwood, the divine tree 46 meter high and 16 meter broad and with an age approaching 3,000, Youth's Activity Center, birds observing footpath, hotels, restaurants, camping area and so on. The University Pond, one of the representative sightseeing spots in Xitou, with an area of 0.5 chings and a depth of 10 meters, has limpid water and is a good place for taking pictures. There are over 70 varies of birds available in Xitou, which makes this place a good one for birds observing. River Blacks, White-ears Thrush, Redhead Warblers, Shao-Yen Thrush are representatives of low and middle elevation in Taiwan. Buildings in Xitou are made of wood and have a smell of natural harmony.
Koxinga Shrine
Guoxingye's Shrine (Yanping Junwang Temple), located by Kaishan Road surrounded by trees, is the only Fujianese style shrine in Taiwan. This is the shrine built in memory of the work and achievement of Cheng Cheng Kung, the pioneer of Taiwan. Cheng Cheng Kung was originally called Cheng Sun, a native in County Fujian. His father, Cheng Chi Lung, was a wanderer in his early days. He has been a merchant as well as a pirate. His mother was a Japanese lady called Tagawa. Cheng was born with great intelligence. Not only was he diligent in his studies, he also has a huge ambitious to achieve something big, i.e. to become someone who are good in both academic work and in the military field. By the time he was 21 years old, Wu San Kwei led the Qing army into China and the Ming dynasty thus came to an end. As a result of his father surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and his mother committed suicide, Cheng Cheng Kung suffered a lot of pain and decided that he should turn against the Qing Dynasty to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty in order to get rid of the shame caused by his father's traitor behavior. In April, 15th year of Emperor Yung Li (1661 A.D.), he led his army crossing the Taiwan Strait and after 9 months' battle, had finally retrieved Taiwan from the hands of the Dutch. Taiwan thus was no more a colony of the Netherlands. After gaining access to Taiwan, Cheng quickly built up the whole place by setting up governing offices, regulations, education system as well as developing more farm lands to improve the living standards of the local people. He also actively trained people in military tactics, preparing them to fight the Qing army. However, just half year after he had retrieved Taiwan, Cheng died of illness on May 8, the 16th year of Emperor Yung Li of Ming Dynasty.