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Welcome to Taipei! A mix of Chinese, Southeast You’ll stay in the energetic Ximending neighbourhood, with plenty of street food stalls and trendy youth focused boutiques to explore. Exploring the city with a local guide, your first stop will be Longshan Temple, place of worship for both Buddhist and Daoist believers. Here you’ll learn about the religious lives of the Taiwanese, and how that ties into traditional Chinese medicine in nearby “herb alley”.
For a glimpse into Taiwan’s political past, visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, a grand museum and monument to the controversial leader who retreated to Taiwan with his forces at the end of the Chinese Civil War. If the timing is right, you’ll get a chance to see the changing of the guard, and all the pomp and circumstance still afforded to the wartime leader and dictator.
Head up to Taipei 101 observatory, for all encompassing views of the city and wrap up your day at the Raohe Street Tourist Night Market. It’s a great place for a light dinner, though the stinky tofu may be an acquired taste! And you won’t just taste the food, you’ll roll up your sleeves and join a cooking class. A Taipei local will teach you how to create several of the country’s best dishes, including the famous Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings.
Heading out of the city, you’ll explore several beautiful, historic sites along the north coast. One of several old mining villages in this area, Jiufen, is justly famous for colourful lantern bedecked tea houses (channeling Studio Ghibli , Spirited Away vibes). Just down the mountain from the narrow streets and stairs of Jiufen is the open air Gold Museum, home to dozens of well-preserved buildings and displays from the region’s active mining days. Wrap up in the small town of Shifen, where you can write your wishes on a red sky lantern, before sending it barreling skywards to the gods
Spend your final full day as you please. You may like to visit the National Palace Museum and all its treasures, or you might prefer a spot of shopping at the boutiques of the Huashan 1914 Creative Park. You may also like to take a hike in the mountains surrounding the city. There are trails for most activity levels and all come with lovely views of the cityscape.
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