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A Misty Wonderland:

Beitou and Its Hot Springs

“The mountainous district of Beitou in Taipei is one of the two places in the world whose turquoise-colored hot springs are known to contain radium. Beitou’s hot springs are richly varied in terms of their chemical compositions. With its traditions of itinerant musical performances and high-en......

Hidden Waters in the Mountains:

Enjoying Wild Hot Springs

Taiwan has abundant geothermal energy and hot springs, and especially a large number of “wild” open-air hot springs hidden away close to watercourses in mountain valleys. These secret springs, which have a fascinating aura of the rough and primitive, attract many people with a taste for adventure.......

Hot Springs Bathing in an Indigenous Community

—Pengpeng Hot Springs and the Atayal Lifestyle

Netizens have dubbed Pengpeng (also spelled Bong Bong) Hot Springs the most user-­friendly wild hot springs in Taiwan. They are located near the Atayal indigenous community of Knbung in Datong Township, Yilan County. After parking one’s car, it is only a 15-minute walk to the springs, nestled ......

The Cold Springs of Su’ao

—Year-Round Bathing at 22°C

Immerse yourself in a cold spring with a temperature of 22°C (which it stays at throughout the year), then quietly remain there without moving, and your body will begin to feel hot. As bubbles cover your skin, you may get a sensation that has been described as being like soaking in soda pop. H......

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Taiwan at the Cultural Olympiad

“Hot” is no doubt the word that best describes the summer of 2024. While the planet finds itself sweating under the blazing sun, a feeling of fraternity is spreading across the globe like wildfire. As the host of the first Olympic games since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris is the cent......

Buried Treasure:

Truffles

In 2023 a research team from the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) discovered a new species of black truffle in Taitung County’s Taimali Township, and named it the Taitung black truffle (Tuber taitung) after the county. The truffle grows in areas be......

The Taipei Music Center

As a typhoon approaches, the sky melts into a watery indigo blue. In front of the Taipei Music Center, a large-scale public artwork adorned with sparkling LED lights creates a magical space resembling a time tunnel, where the otherworldly lights blend into the glowing sky beyond.......

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Libraries and the Beauty of Reading

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