Interesting Places

Benjamin Johnson May 08, 2018 44

Offering delectable organic gourmet dishes made with fresh ingredients in a casual setting, Fangyu Farm (芳裕農場) is a famous restaurant situated in a small picturesque valley in Keelung City’s Maling Keng (瑪陵坑) in northern Taiwan. Please watch the following video of the…

Benjamin Johnson Apr 30, 2018 54

The Seventeen-Arch Bridge, originally called the Garden of Clear Ripples, in China’s Beijing Summer Palace has delighted sightseers and photographers over the years. During twilight, around the winter solstice, all 17 of its arches are beautifully illuminated by the soft… The post Beijing Summer Palace’s Seventeen-Arch Bridge appeared first on Vision Times.

Benjamin Johnson Apr 30, 2018 146

The largest high mountain lake in Taiwan, Cueifong Lake (翠峰湖), is situated in Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area (太平山國家森林遊樂區) between Taipingshan (太平山) and Tayuan Mountain (大元山) in northern Taiwan. At an elevation of 1,840 meters, the area of the lake… The post An Amazing Mountain Lake With One of the World’s Most Beautiful Trails appeared first on Vision Times.

Benjamin Johnson Apr 18, 2018 102

Peace Island (和平島), also known as “Sheliao Island (社寮島),” is a small island situated in Keelung City, the most northern port city of Taiwan. It is connected to Keelung’s Zhong Zheng District by a small bridge. In addition to its…

Benjamin Johnson Mar 04, 2018 60

Looking like a cuesta (單面山或半屏山) emerging from the surface of the lake, the Lanyang Museum (蘭陽博物館) is situated along a stretch of Taiwan’s Northern Coastal Highway in Yilan County’s Toucheng Township (頭城鎮). As cuesta are a unique geographical feature of…

Benjamin Johnson Feb 14, 2018 21

As a Chinese idiom goes: “Fortune comes with blooming flowers (花開富貴).” Many Chinese people believe that floral decorations in a household during the Lunar New Year Festival can bring prosperity and good fortune in the coming year. Flowers are therefore something…

Benjamin Johnson Jan 26, 2018 32

As a famous signature rice cultivation area, Chihshang Township (池上鄉) is located in Taiwan’s Taitung County (台東縣) in the East Rift Valley (花東縱谷) between the Central Range (中央山脈) and the Costal Range (海岸山脈). Please watch the following video of Chihshang…

Benjamin Johnson Jan 12, 2018 15

In Western culture, gods are given human qualities and they live in the human world. Olympus is where they reside in Greek mythology. Similarly, in Chinese culture, deities took abode at Mount Qunlun, or Kunlun. Many stories, especially Taoist, tell…

Benjamin Johnson Jan 12, 2018 29

One of the leisure activities that many people may like to do with their family members or friends on holidays in Taiwan is kilning sweet potatoes. Please watch the following video of kilning sweet potatoes at a Hakka leisure farm…

Benjamin Johnson Dec 10, 2017 34

Located at Changhua Coastal Industrial Park (彰濱工業區) in central Taiwan’s Changhua County, Taiwan Mirror Glass Enterprise Co., Ltd. (TMG, 台明將玻璃公司) is a medium-size enterprise with a total of 180 employees in three separate plants manufacturing various mirrors and glassware. Please…