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Great Destinations to Celebrate Your Special Day with Family and Friends Best Wedding Venues www.taiwan.net.tw TTBAD Live, Love, Laugh 03 and be Happy! Foreword 04 Romantic Gifts and Weddings 05 Romantic Taiwan Wedding Route 1 Taipei.A Wedding in the Clouds 09 Romantic Taiwan Wedding Route 2 Sun Moon Lake.Married by the Sun and Moon 13 Romantic Taiwan Wedding Route 3 Alishan.Eternal Love beneath a Timeless Tree 17 Romantic Taiwan Wedding Route 4 Hualien.Beautiful Memories with a Southern European Elegance Best Destination Wedding Venues in Taiwan 21 Publisher: Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Romantic Taiwan Wedding Route 5 Transportation and Communications Yilan.Exotic Romance at a Floating Chapel Address: 9F, No. 290, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei City 25 Tel: +886-2-2349-1500 Wedding Photo/Wedding Venue Index Website: www.taiwan.net.tw Produced by: Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation Taiwan FIT Tour Package Index Publication Date: February 2014 Special Deals for a Special Day True love lasts forever 1 Best Wedding Venues True love lasts forever 2 Best Wedding Venues 1 A Austronesian Wedding— D Taiwan Wedding Taipei 2 Heart to Heart on Dawu Mountain P3 City Romantic Gifts from Taiwan Map 3 B Love Eternal at Sun Moon Lake P3 Taoyuan 4 C Love in Alishan– County New Taipei 5 Wedding beneath a Sacred Tree P4 Nougat Trainpei City 22 Hsinchu D Wedding Photo Shoots on the North Coast P4 Nougat is a popular confection at wedding banquets in Train Cakes County 21 Taiwan. It not only adds a sweet note to the festivity, but 1 Ding Xian 101 P5 also conveys the newlyweds’ feeling of warmth to the Train Cake is one of the must-try specialties of the railway Yilan County 25 2 B Eslite Spectrum Songyan Store P7 guests. Carefully crafted with fragrant cream and flavorful village of Fenqihu in Alishan. Trainpei, the town's oldest Miaoli County 23 3 44 South Village P7 peanuts, Taiwan's specialty nougat has a layered and bakery, was the first to introduce these unique treats. 6 perfectly balanced sweet flavor, with a chewy texture that Made with a traditional baking technique, the cakes have 24 4 Huashan 1914 Creative Park P8 is sure to win your heart and bring a smile to your face. a tea-flavored filling and outer pastry layer embossed with 7 Taichung City 5 Cultural Strolls in Daan District P8 Photo courtesy of / Kuo Yuan Ye an image of an early steam train on the Alishan Forest Railway, adding a dimension of history and culture to 8 19 6 The Lalu Hotel P9 these tasty confections. 7 9 Changhua Hualien 17 Hanbi Hiking Trail / Christian Church P11 County County 8 Sun Moon Lake Bikeway P11 Pineapple Cakes 10 18 Nantou County 9 Yunlin County Ita Thao P12 Pineapple cakes are Taiwan's most representative sweet, 13 16 10 Wenwu Temple P12 and a first-choice souvenir for many foreign visitors to 20 Taiwan. Made with a flaky pastry shell and delicate filling, 11 Alishan House P13 Chiayi County they have also become a popular return gift presented to 11 12 Eryanping Trail, Dingshizhao Trail P15 wedding guests as a symbol of a lifetime of happiness 14 13 Fenqihu P16 and love. Photo courtesy of / Chia Te Bakery 14 Zhaoping Park / Skywalk P16 15 Tainan City 15 Sisters' Ponds / Love Forever Tree P16 C Kaohsiung Taitung City County 16 Promised Land Resort and Lagoon P17 12 Sun Moon Lake 17 Hualien Railway Culture Park P19 Commemorative 18 Liyu(Carp)Lake P19 Red Jade Black Tea Wine A 19 Taroko National Park P20 The Red Jade tea (TTES No. 18) grown in the Sun Moon Pingtung Lake area, also called Ruby Black, is a unique treasure Inspired by the adage that "love, like wine, gets better County 20 Shitiping P20 that is considered the best of its class worldwide. The tea with age," Nantou Winery has introduced a special line of wines with labels that can be customized with wedding 21 Shangrila Boutique Hotel P21 is a sweet and mellow-tasting variety with natural mint overtones and a hint of cinnamon, which combine to photos. Whether served at a banquet or presented as a 22 Lanyang Museum P23 memorable effect. Ruby Black is also frequently given at gift, these romantic wines capture happy memories at the 23 Renshan Botanical Garden P23 weddings as a healthy, novel present, its ruby-brown hue start of a new stage of life. symbolizing the beauty and constancy of love. Photo courtesy of / Nantou Winery 24 Shangrila Leisure Farm P24 Photo courtesy of / Jun-Asamu Black Tea Shop 25 National Center for Traditional Arts P24 Special Weddings in the Romance of Taiwan Austronesian Wedding— Love in Alishan– Heart to Heart on Dawu Mountain Love Eternal at Sun Moon Lake Wedding beneath a Sacred Tree Wedding Photo Shoots on the North Coast Romantic and exotic, Austronesian-style weddings are a popular Embraced by the greenery of nature, Sun Moon Lake is a perennial Each year, couples from across Taiwan and the world come together When it comes to romantic backdrops, Taiwan's north coast is hard to beat. way to get hitched in Taiwan. Each March, the townships of Majia, favorite among Taiwan's venues for outdoor weddings and for the "Love in Alishan" wedding event. The brides and grooms The smooth-sand beaches and steep coastal cliffs combine to form a unique Sandimen, and Wutai in Pingtung County alternate as hosts honeymoons. In recent years, an annual "Love at Sun Moon Lake" group make their matrimonial vows beneath a sacred tree set in the dreamy natural landscape. Distinctive cafés, the Shimen Wedding Plaza, Juming of a traditional Paiwan wedding ceremony, replete with dowry wedding event has been staged, which includes a scenic cruise and a romance of an ancient forest, adorned with roses and surrounded by Museum, and other cultural sites further contribute to the north coast's global presentation, sedan procession, a turn on a matrimonial swing, gondola ride. The picturesque surroundings, with friends and relatives millennium-old trees that aptly capture the spirit of eternal love. appeal as a destination for pre-wedding photo shoots. Since 2006, the area and the company of the indigenous hosts, friends, and relatives, joining as witnesses to the special day, set the stage for a romantic and has also hosted an annual wedding photography contest that has further Info Alishan National Scenic Area bestowing their blessings on the couple. memorable moment as the couples say their wedding vows. Each year in October raised the north coast's profile as a perfect spot to capture romantic memories. www.ali-nsa.net Info Maolin National Scenic Area Info Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Info North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Each year in March Each year after the Mid-Autumn Festival Each year from April to October www.maolin-nsa.gov.tw www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw www.northguan-nsa.gov.tw True love lasts forever 3 Best Wedding Venues True love lasts forever 4 Best Wedding Venues Photo courtesy of Ding Xian 101 Wedding Route Info 1 Ding Xian 101 86F, No. 7, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City +886-2-8101-8686 . 11:30am – 10:00pm Taipei A Wedding in the Clouds www.dingxian101.com Take the MRT Xinyi Line to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station and take Exit 4. No visit to Xinyi District is complete without a trip to the top of Taipei 101. The skyscraper's Observatory is now open for pre-wedding photo shoots. Taipei 101 is also home to Ding Xian 101, the world's highest wedding venue, with a fittingly haute ambiance and cuisine. High ceilings and crystal chandeliers impart a modern elegance to the interior design, and are complemented by the stunning day and night views of the city admitted through the expansive windows, creating a uniquely romantic setting. The main attractions on the menu are scrumptious seafood dishes; the restaurant serves Chinese cuisine in a Western style. Creatively presented, the dishes take gourmets to new heights, and set the stage for a perfect wedding in the clouds. With every good wish True love lasts forever 5 Best Wedding Venues True love lasts forever 6 Best Wedding Venues Photos 1, 5, 6 courtesy of Taipei Royal Wed 1 3 5 7 Photos 3, 4 courtesy of Chee´s Wedding Taipei.Nearby Attractions 2 4 6 8 Eslite Spectrum Songyan Store 44 South Village Huashan 1914 Creative Park Cultural Strolls in Daan District Designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, Eslite's visually arresting 44 South Village is located at the site of a former housing community Huashan 1914 Creative Park is an arts and culture venue located Daan District stands apart from other Taipei neighborhoods with its new store has an arc-shaped facade with terraced green balconies for soldiers in the military's 44th Arsenal and their families. Most at the former site of the Taipei Winery. The historic buildings mix of cultural and educational dimensions. In addition to several and views overlooking the historic buildings, plaza, and lotus pond of of the townhouse-style homes have been demolished, but a have a distinctive retro style, and frequently serve as backdrops universities, the district is dotted with art cafés, independent the Songshan Tobacco Factory complex. The interior is divided into number have been renovated and repurposed for cultural and for wedding photos. Several art and design-themed stores and bookstores, exotic restaurants, lifestyle stores, and art galleries. several cultural-creative venues. "Expo" brings working art studios to educational functions, opening a window back to an earlier time.