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PAID CONTENT FOR TAIWAN TOURI SM ADMINI STRATION (UK)


from Indigenous Taiwanese culture. Local specialities include bamboo tube rice — made by cooking rice and pork inside a bamboo shoot — roasted wild boar, and vegetables flavoured with maqaw, a spice from the seeds of the May Chang tree that’s locally known as ’mountain pepper’. Visit in July to catch the Joint Aboriginal


Harvest Festival, a celebration of the Indigenous communities local to Hualien. The event features a variety of songs, dances and cultural ceremonies, as well as plenty of stalls offering local dishes, seasonal produce and handmade crafts to purchase.


H S I N C HU Tradition meets technology in Hsinchu. This coastal city is not only the home of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, but also the heartland of the Hakka community, a distinct cultural group that immigrated to Taiwan from mainland China in the 17th century. Here, travellers have the


opportunity to visit some of the country’s premier technological institutions — such as Hsinchu Science Park and nearby National Tsing Hua University — before spending an evening at one of the city’s many izakaya, informal Japanese-style bars. Known as the ‘windy city’, due to its


tempestuous coastal climate, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Hsinchu’s culinary specialities are often of the dried variety. Mifen, a type of vermicelli noodle made from rice, is first steamed and then dried in the winds, giving it a distinctive chewy texture. Other local delicacies include dried persimmons harvested from nearby fruit farms and Lei Cha, a traditional ground tea that forms a part of Hakka cuisine. Beyond Hsinchu City, travellers can opt


to visit the county’s tea farms or take on day hiking routes through Mount Egongj and Mount Niaozui. Just over half an hour’s train ride from Taipei, Hsinchu is an easily accessible alternative to the capital.


THIS IS PAID CONTENT. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER (UK) OR THEIR EDITORIAL STAFFS.


From left: bamboo rice served with salted pork, Hualien; the process of drying persimmons in Hsinchu’s winds; the streets of Taiwan’s oldest city, Tainan


PLAN YOUR TRIP


Fly from the UK to Taoyuan International Airport, either nonstop or with a layover in the Middle East, Singapore or Hong Kong. Travel between cities within Taiwan is simple using the high-speed rail (THSR) and local Taiwan railways (TRA). For more information, visit eng.taiwan.net.tw


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