Aside from the main attractions in Nantou County (Sun Moon Lake and around it, Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village) my mother and I also shortly visited two strange attractions we saw on the way. The first one is the Charcoal Doctor,
Sun Moon Lake : Boat Tour, Syuenguang Temple and Tsen Pagoda
The weather was absolutely perfect so we decided to take the Sun Moon Lake 1 hour tour boat and relax a bit with some of the locals (200NT$). The boat guide rambled on in a mixture of Chinese and
Sun Moon Lake : Sunset at Shuishe Village, Sunrise at Itashou Aboriginal Village
After visiting Chung Tai Chan monastery and the Formosan Aboriginal Village we arrived at Sun Moon Lake just in time for a beautiful sunset over the gorgeous lake. Sun Moon Lake’s Shuishe Village has a nice pier where a wonderful
Exploring Buddhism at Chung Tai Chan Monastery near Puli
After visiting Fo Guang Shan I thought there is little left to surprise me in how Buddhism is practiced in Taiwan, but Chung Tai Chan Monastery near Pui in Nan Tou County succeeded in shocking both my mother and I.
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village near Sun Moon Lake at Nantou County
I’ve heard great things about the Aboriginal Culture Village in Ping-Tung County ran by the government but never quite got around to visiting. As plans changed with my mother to go to central Taiwan instead of east coast I was
