Taiwan

Benjamin Johnson May 08, 2018 40

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 134

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 99

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 12, 2018 25

As the finale of the Lunar New Year celebrations, the Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuanxiao Festival (元宵節), is one of the three most important Taiwanese traditional festivals. It falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, and…

Benjamin Johnson Mar 06, 2018 26

One of the very precious gifts from God is the Antrodia camphorate, or stout camphor fungus. This mushroom only grows on Cinnamomum kanehirae (also known as Niu zhang (牛樟), a tree native to Taiwan at 2,000 meters above sea level. It is…

Benjamin Johnson Mar 04, 2018 56

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 22, 2018 10

Is it better to live in Taiwan than to live in the U.S.? The two nations are vastly different in terms of size, geography, climate, and system of government. Here’s what some expatriates think: 1. Convenient transportation Public transportation in…

Benjamin Johnson Feb 14, 2018 18

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 30, 2018 71

Anyone who speaks Mandarin Chinese will end up using at least one of the words invented by cultural giant Lin Yutang. Lin Yutang’s mountain home gives a sometimes playful revelation to the inner life of the man who is said…

Benjamin Johnson Jan 26, 2018 24

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…