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Local Cultural Tourism
Chinese Taipei is famous for its local cultural tourism with special interests in Traditional Festival, tribal tour, historic monument tourism, gastro-tourism, ecology-tourism, adventure and arts and handicrafts tourism. |
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Traditional Festival
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 Some of Taiwan's most important annual holidays and festivals include the Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Lovers' Day, and the Hungry Ghosts Festival. But local Taiwanese folk events, such as the Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage, the Goddess Mazu Making Rounds of Inspection in Beigang, the City God Welcoming in Taipei, the Burning of the Plague God Boat in Donggang, and aboriginal rituals, are also regarded as important celebrations. Although each has its anecdotes of worship and reunion, many celebrations accompanied with acrobats and variety performances make the festival popular and attractive to visitors.
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Tribal tour
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 The mysterious customs and traditions of the aborigines, Taiwan's indigenous people, such as the Harvest Festival (Smatto), the Worship of Hunting (Mabuasu), spiritual rituals, totemism, and snake worship, give an extra dimension to Taiwan's culture. The aboriginal tribes of Taiwan form the most northern branch of the Austronesian language group, and ethnically belong to the Malay race. Most aborigines have retreated into the mountains; but although many are faced with assimilation, still some 13 different tribes that have their own languages, traditions, and tribal structure can be distinguished: the Amis, the Atayal, the Paiwan, the Bunun, the Puyuma, the Rukai, the Zou, the Saisiyat, the Yami(Tawu), the Sao, the Kavalan, the Truku and the sakizaya. Orchid Island's Yami(Tao) tribe has been relatively isolated due to the island's geographical location, and was the last to come in contact with the Han Chinese; this tribe, therefore, has been able to preserve its aboriginal culture the best.
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Historic monument tourism
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 Taiwan has a rich and versatile culture composed of elements taken from many different ethnic groups, including the Aborigines, the Dutch, the Spanish, the Japanese, the Han-Chinese (bringing traditions from Mainland China and creating their own in Taiwan), as well as more recently the Americans. Consequently, customs and traditions that make up Taiwan's culture as we know it today are extremely vivid and cross different cultures. And not only that, the people that previously inhabited Taiwan also left many cultural remnants that can still be found around Taiwan to date, including traditional architecture, relics of past civilizations, folk art and traditions, etc.
Taiwan's traditional architecture is an aggregation of folk art. Decorations are refined and while they form an important part of the architecture, ranging from colored paintings to calligraphic illustrations, wooden and stone carvings, clay sculptures and ceramics, they tell the story of Taiwan's rich culture. Next to traditional Chinese architecture brought to Taiwan by the southern Fujianese from early China and the Hakka immigrants (such as can be seen in Bangiao at the Lin Family Garden), architectural features used in Chinese temples can also be found across Taiwan. Some of the most famous temples in Taiwan that are not only of historical but also of artistic value are the Longshan (Dragon Mountain) Temple and the Mazu Temple (Queen of Heaven Temple) in Lugang, and the Chaotian Temple in Beigang. Besides, Taiwan also offers a unique collection of art expression, such as Sanyi's wooden carvings, Yinggo's pottery and Kinmen's ceramics factory.
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Gastro-tourism
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 To the Taiwanese, eating is an art and a cultural expression. Because of Taiwan's specific historical background, its food culture has become extremely diverse. Not only are Chinese dishes enhanced, the finest food from around the world converges here, so whether you feel like having some traditional Chinese food or would like to try something different, its all there. All you have to do is choose from the endless array of American, European, Italian, Asia-Pacific or even Mediterranean dishes. It is for good reason that Taiwan is called the "Republic of World Cuisine". Traditional Chinese food to be found in Taiwan, next to Taiwanese and Hakka-style dishes, mainly includes dishes from from Fujian, Guangdang, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Hunan, Sichuan and Beijing. Each has its unique characteristics and different cooking styles.
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Ecology-tourism
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 Taiwan is located along the south east coast of the Asian Continent where the Asian-tropical zone meets the tropical zone. It is surrounded by oceans, and as in the past it experienced frequent mountain-building movement, its landscape is dominated by mountains that rise and fall. Because of this great fluctuation in elevation, many different factors influence its Asian-tropical oceanic climate, which is why organic life on Taiwan is so abundant. Taiwan's diversified natural environment has produced an extensive and precious collection of different species that are known around the world, making Taiwan into a miniature northern hemisphere ecosystem, a natural treasure-house unique in the world. Visitors will therefore find it well worthwhile to come and admire this rich flora and fauna as well as explore the coastal regions and marine life.
Taiwan's national parks, including Yangmingshan, Taroko, Yushan, Shei-Pa, Kenting, and Kinmen, form the back garden of Taiwan and in themselves are natural treasure-houses. Next to beautiful scenery, they provide shelter to unique animal and plant life, including insects, fish, and birds. The natural reserves actually form miniature ecosystems that not only provide a protected environment but also offer a great alternative for recreational activities, environmental education and academic research. Here, visitors can get away from their hectic lives in the city and enjoy the serene environment.
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Adventure
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 Though small, Taiwan has much to offer in terms of recreational activities, whether these are water sports such as snorkeling, surfing, boating, river tracing or canoeing; land activities such as hiking and mountain climbing; or even aero-sports for the more daring among us, such as parasailing and hang-gliding.
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Culture
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 Taiwan is highly diversified in terms of religious faith, with the practice of Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Mormonism, the Unification Church, Islam, and Hinduism, as well as native sects such as Yiguandao and others. The island not only respects traditional faiths but also opens its arms to other types of religious thought from the outside. For the most part, the traditional religions practiced in Taiwan are Buddhism, Daoism, and folk religions, most of the island's traditional places of worship combine all three traditions. Today all sorts of different kinds of deities are worshipped in the same temple, forming one of the unique features of religion in Taiwan.
Along with religious diversity, Taiwan also offers a unique collection of art expression, such as Sanyi's wooden carvings, Yinggo's pottery and Kinmen's ceramics factory. Taiwan's traditional architecture is an aggregation of folk art. Decorations are refined and while they form an important part of the architecture, ranging from colored paintings to calligraphic illustrations, wooden and stone carvings, clay sculptures and ceramics, they tell the story of Taiwan's rich culture.
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