Yilan County’s south provides quality camping experiences in the quietest of environs just 90 minutes to two hours from Taipei’s thrumming. There is little light pollution, opening up the starry skies for you at night. Here, for your consideration – two...
It’s time to soak it up in Yilan County, which though only an hour-plus from pulsating Taipei by motor vehicle lives at a pace far more relaxed than in the capital. Immerse yourself in health-enhancing mineral-water experiences all around the county,...
Tattoos have become very common in modern times as a widely accepted form of lasting personal statements and visual artistic expressions. While no body part seems to be off limits to tattoo artists and their regular customers, many tattoo lovers will,...
No-menu Dishes Created Using Wine Fermentation Process For a long time Toucheng Leisure Farm has been a popular tourist attraction in Yilan. The farm, known for its rich ecological environment and delicious home-made cuisine, opened Cang Jiu Winery in 2006. The...
Gangkou Seine Fishing In the early days, the people of the Gangkou Community made a living by fishing. Today, seine fishing culture and traditional crafts and skills are promoted. Seine fishing is an old method of catching fish along the coast....
Rich Ecological Tours – Experience Nature and Rural Culture On the premise of respecting the natural and ecological environment, Toucheng Leisure Farm constantly innovates and turns various resources of the farm into interesting learning activities, allowing visitors to experience nature and...
Accommodation, fine cuisine, hot-spring bathing, and recreational facilities No. 9 Hotel is a hot-spring hotel located right in Jiaoxi Township’s tourist area. The main building was originally constructed by the Jiaoxi Township Office. Formerly used as a public facility, in 2013...
A Place to Stay Full of Adventure and Fun OA HOTEL is located at Wushi Harbor in Toucheng Township, Yilan County. It is divided into a youth hostel and tourist hotel operation. The 3-star youth hostel has 231 guestrooms while the...
Continuing the Water Buffalo Culture Niutousi is an educational-experience farm centered on Taiwan’s traditional water buffalo culture, providing experiences of getting close to and interacting with animals. You can feed grass to the water buffalos, comb them, and experience traditional activities...
Hualien, one of three counties along Taiwan’s eastern coast, is full of gems hidden not only amidst its natural landscapes but also deep within its culture, traditions, and artistic expressions. In the county’s Hualien City as well as in its rural...
When traveling, you target places of the most inspiring beauty, natural or manmade. As you well know, however, choosing your places of accommodation can be just as important as choosing the sights you’ll visit. Stays in “OK” facilities, at best, add...
If looking to plop yourself down in the lap of luxury with amenities and extracurricular activities galore while on a multi-day exploration of Hualien County’s splendiferous natural and manmade scenic pleasures, your “decadent” desires can be accommodated. We here present three...
If you travel along Taiwan’s northern and northeastern coast you will come across many small fishing villages where you can watch fishermen at work and eat the fresh catch of the day in seafood restaurants. Whichever is true, archaeological excavations of...
After more than four hundred years on the island, Taiwan’s Hakka people still exist as a solid and unified community. Their famous work ethic, love of education, and cultural, political, and other contributions have been central in the creation of the...
Here is an overview of things to do and places to visit in Yilan County in Northeast Taiwan with links to articles we have published in the past. We start in the far north and make our way down to the...