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2 05 Lantern Festival 20 Tourist Attractions Introduction to the Taiwan Lantern Festival 23 Selected Central Taiwan Itineraries Map of Lantern Zones Main Exhibition Area 31 Useful Information Additional Exhibition Areas Introduction to the Lantern Areas Travelers’ Services Accommodation Information Transportation Guide 16 Nearby Tourist Attractions

Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area National Scenic Area

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About the Taiwan Lantern Festival

The 2020 Taiwan Lantern Festival marks the 31st time that the festival has been held, and over the years the festival has become one of the biggest tourism events in Taiwan. Through the Lantern Festival, the unique attractions of various towns and cities in Taiwan have been shown to the world. This has boosted tourism earnings and showcased the Lantern Festival culture. After hosting the event in 2003 and 2015, Taichung city is once again the location of the Taiwan Lantern Festival. The theme of this year's Lantern Festival is "Brighten Taichung. A Resurgence of Dawn." This combines the local forest environment and the image of dawn in the hope of adding vitality to the forest fantasy through traditional lantern arts. It also symbolizes the illumination of Taiwan through the Taiwan Lantern Festival, and the "dawn" light also has the meaning of the Year of the Rat as the Chinese word for dawn – “shu” – sounds like the word for "rat." This represents our hope and infinite wishes for the future. Through this annual event, the five characteristics of Taichung - rich ecological conservation, creative life, cultural assets, economic industry, and diversity and co-prosperity - are displayed, so that people can feel the city's local characteristics and beauties.

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Introduction to the Lantern Areas

Theme Lantern

Guardian of the Forest - Tree of Light Theme Lantern Designer: Lin Shuen Long

Guardian of the Forest - Tree of Light Accompanied by fluttering butterflies, chirping birds and fragrant flowers, this lantern is an artistic representation of a simple seed that emerges and transforms into a giant tree. The seed’s spirit then rises up and is reincarnated in the sky as a full moon and a rising sun floating upon the life energy of Taiwan. The 22 illuminated bands along the tree’s trunk represent Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties, while the 368 flower buds represent its districts and townships and the 2,359 heart-shaped leaves represent Taiwan’s 23.59 million people. Finally, gathering together at the top of the tree are a group of dancing butterflies and a family of White-eared Sibias. “Guardian of the Forest - Tree of Light” joins us in praying for Taiwan’s harmony, unity, well-being, happiness, and prosperity.

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The Sound of Flowers Blooming - Heart of Everlasting Light

Situated in the center of a big plaza, The Sound of Flowers Blooming - Heart of Everlasting Light is characterized by white flowing light like a flock of birds or a starry sky. Spectators are free to appreciate the moving lights and shadows along the area’s walking paths, or sit in a corner to enjoy the scene. This installation manifests the dynamic beauty of technology and nature. The Heart of Everlasting Light symbolizes the flow of life, with changing lights and shadow that seem to carry a rhythm, a song, a sense of time… perhaps a poem about life. Dreamlike and touching, the dots of light and mechanical devices here bring happiness that spectators can take home along with their happy memories.

Note: "The Heart of Everlasting Light" was originally the title of the creation "Listen to the Voice of Flowers" at the Taichung World Flower Expo 2018. With the core concept of co-creation, it gathered industry, government, academia and artists to work together for industry, technology, art and nature.

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Side Lantern

A Hundred Singing Birds Blessings to the World Jazz and a Mice Wedding Traditional Side Lantern Creative Side Lantern Designer: Wang Yao-jui Designer: Lin Chi-yu Traditional Side Lantern Designer: Lan Yung-chi If you listen carefully, you will find that In traditional Taiwanese culture, “the life is as beautiful as music. Be it sweet circle inside the square, the square Inspired by an oriental Lunar New or bitter, it sounds heavenly. This side outside the circle” means to accept Year children’s tale, “The Mouse Gets lantern for the 2020 Taiwan Lantern differences with an open mind. Here, Married,” artist Lan Yung-chi presents Festival takes the shape of a Mikado each square suggests a human being a mouse wedding in detail. Following pheasant, nicknamed “the king in the having been through all sorts of a group bringing the bride home to mists.” Its life is beautiful, changing experiences - that’s how we become the accompaniment of flamboyant jazz and drifting like a cloud. The pheasant’s who we are. The circle in it represents music, spectators are free to join the life is presented as a melody here; it fulfillment, harmony and compassion. splendid wedding party in the Forest encourages people to pursue their true In between squares and circles, we all of Happy Mice, which represents an selves far beyond social norms. When have the capacity to cherish and protect aesthetic fusion of East-West styles. you are feeling blessed, your life will be one another, even the whole world. Once you enter this area, you will be like a Mikado pheasant flying higher and That means using the Earth’s resources uplifted by the “music”and the lights. higher, surrounded by its fellows. sustainably.

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High-tech Lanterns_ Island of Everlasting Light

Two main installations can be enjoyed here: “The Sound of Flowers Blooming _Heart of Everlasting Light” and “Fantastical Forest Land.” The latter presents Taiwan’s lighting technology and high-tech environmental theatre. The brainchild of a Taiwanese team and a French team, its mechanic-monster circus cannot be found anywhere but Taiwan. With immersive experience and interactive technology in a theatrical setting, Fantastical Forest Land brings visitors many pleasant surprises.

Artistic & Creative Lanterns_ Kingdom of Fantasies

This area features three characters, “the forest,” “the genie,” and “the human.” A total of 15 artists specializing in installation art, paper carving, textiles, plant-based creations, costume design, and interactive technology have created 13 artistic, sensory lanterns. Every day, a “genie parade” is held for people to learn about the beauty of the lanterns using their five senses.

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Traditional Lanterns Area_Town of Traditional Crafts

Named the “Genie of Traditional Crafts,” a gigantic mouse lantern serves as the guardian angel of this lantern area. Combining traditional lantern art and creative modern culture, the area includes four sub-zones that feature slow-town tourism, hot springs, high mountains, and railway tourism. Each lantern in this area shows a unique feature of Taiwan, with cartoon mice, LED lights, and light projections. To learn about Taiwan’s traditional past and diversified present, come appreciate these lanterns!

Joyful Lanterns Area _ Forest of Happy Mice

This is a joyous wedding party for mice genies. The prince and princess are finally to marry, and they walk towards the peak of love. The musical notes of romantic jazz music carry the joy of marriage, and you and me - the guests from the real world - will be impressed by the magic in the land of the mice genies.

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International Lanterns_ Valley of Resonance

Here, birds unique to Mt. Daxue gather to sing with other birds. The Mikado pheasant, known as Taiwan’s “king in the mist”, serves as the guardian angel of the Valley of Resonance (International Lanterns).

International Friendship Lanterns Area

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TheTri-Mountain Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area Attractions includes three areas: Lion's Head Mountain, Lishan, and Baguashan. To promote the brand of mountain tourism in Taiwan this year, the Taiwan has designated 2020 as the “Year of Mountain Tourism” with the aim of marketing the beauty of Taiwan ’s mountains and continuing the promotion of sustainable tourism in Taiwan. We welcome you to plan trips this year to explore Taiwan’s rich mountain forest ecological resources. A Lishan B Lion’s Head Mountain C Baguashan

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Recommended 1-Day Tour 2-Day Tour itineraries: A B C Day1 Day1 Songhe Tribal Village Shaolai Trai Guguan Emei Lake Ximaopo Suspension Bridge Baguashan Ecological Visitors Center It’s Love → l → → → → Hot Spring Cultural Center Fuxing Tea Culture Museum Litchi Paradise Luoyu Pine Forest Monkey → → Exploration Well Sky Bridge

Day2 Tianzhong Chishuiqi Park Qingshuiyan → Ecological Exhibition Center LOHO Hosiery → Village Museum Baiguoshan Discovery Park → A2 B1

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There are two entrances to the Shaolai Trail: B2 C2 the Guguan Suspension Bridge and the Shaolai Suspension Bridge, respectively. They take climbers into dense, remote and verdant mountains where they can enjoy the scenery of Dajia River, hot spring restaurants, and the valley full of scenery. The cherries bloom beautifully in spring, the maples are colorful in autumn, and the scenery is beautiful all year round. B3 C8

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AttractionsWith its century-long reputation, Sun Moon Lake is one of the eight must-visit scenic spots in Taiwan. The scope of the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area includes five major recreational systems: Huantan, Shuili River, Puli, Zhuoshui River and Jiji. Nearby scenic attractions include Taomi, Checheng, Jiji, Shuishe Mountain, Shuanglong Waterfall, Mingtan Reservoir and Shuilixi.

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Xiangshan Administration and Visitors Center

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Xiangshan Mountain Bike Path Dragon Phoenix Yuelao Temple Shuishe Pier

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Wenwu Temple Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Ita Thao Pier

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Ci’en Pagoda Xuanzang Temple Xuanguang Pier

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Top Attractions 01 02 03 in Taichung

01 02 Taichung National Theater Calligraphy Greenway

The Taichung National Theater was designed Calligraphy Greenway runs from the National Museum of Natural Science in the north to Green by world-class architect Ito Hiroshi. The Park Road in front of the National Art Museum in the south. Along the way, there are facilities industry calls it "the world's most difficult such as museums, civic squares, Qinmei Eslite Green Garden Road, art spaces, art museums, house to build." The theater adopts the and food streets. This strip-shaped urban space is sometimes compact and sometimes quiet. "Sound Cave" concept and uses modern The intensity and spatial scale of the activities spread over several blocks are dense, light, technology and building materials to soften packed and sparse. The natural smoothness and charm of Calligraphy Greenway flows like fine the hard and indifferent environment, Chinese calligraphy. transforming the straight and rigid urban outline into a soft field full of life. The water flowing around the stadium and the image 03 of the air garden break away from the dual Dongfeng Green Bicycle Corridor and Houfeng Railway distinction between stage and audience, indoor and outdoor, creating more possibilities Dongfeng Green Bicycle Corridor is the first bikeway in Taiwan converted from an abandoned for dialogue between people, architecture and railway, and it is also the only closed bicycle lane in Taiwan. It was formerly known as Dongfeng art, and returning to the essence of life -- the Railway. The greenery along the route, and the adjacent blue Dajia River complement each feeling of "people". other. Houfeng Railway runs through the former Old Mountain Line’s Tunnel No. 9. In addition to the idyllic rural landscapes along the way, it also spans the Dajia River Valley with the beautiful Hualiang Steel Bridge. The Green Bicycle Corridor connects to form a unique bicycle lane with a total length of 18 kilometers.

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Fengjia Night Market is located at the side entrance of Fengjia Gaomei Wetland has rich natural resources. Home to more than 120 University and extends from Wenhua Road to Fuxing Road. It is a must- species of bird, it is a very important ecological conservation area visit night market for tourists in Taichung. What makes it unique is that and one of the few collective breeding areas for geese and ducks in Fengjia Night Market is known not only for delicious food, but also Taiwan. Although the area is small, its combination of muddy and sandy includes a variety of shops, where shoppers can easily grasp the latest beaches together with estuary marshes give it a rich and complex fashion trends and unique lifestyle tastes. This re-planned business wetland ecology. It is also the area in Taiwan with the most Yunlin district features ingenious streetscapes, clean and flat road surfaces, Wancao, a type of grass. The wetland forms a complex terrain with and well-planned parking spaces, allowing it to attract more consumer plants growing in both wet and dry places. groups to experience the vitality of Taichung at night. 05 07 Guguan Hot Spring Scenic Area Dajia Jenn Lann Temple

The Guguan Hot Spring Scenic Area includes the Guguan Hot Dajia Jenn Lann Temple is one of the most famous Mazu (Goddess of Spring Park for free foot soaking. According to legend, soaking in the Sea) temples in Taiwan. It has a history of more than 200 years. The the hot spring can help couples give birth to a boy. There are two violet jade Mazu of the temple and the golden Mazu in the basement of suspension bridges here that still maintain their original flavors: Mazu cultural museum are treasures. Every third lunar month a Mazu The Guguan Suspension Bridge, a famous local landmark, and the procession proceeds down the west coast. This is also a world-class Shaolai Suspension Bridge, which is good news for travelers. Guguan religious event, attracting a large number of pilgrims and tourists from Hot Spring is a sodium bicarbonate spring with a pH value of 7.6. It Taiwan and abroad. The temple buildings are full of stone carvings of is drinkable and bathable. The spring water is clear and the water humans, flowers, birds, and beasts. They are exquisitely carved and temperature is about 48 degrees Celsius. colorful, evoking a magnificent and solemn atmosphere.

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Taichung Park is an important landmark of Taichung City, with beautiful Lishan Scenic Area is adjacent to Shei-Pa National Park and Taroko landscapes such as artificial lakes, pavilions, pagodas, and bridges. National Park. It has fresh air and different beauties in all seasons. The “two pavilions and one pagoda” in the park consist of the historic Not only is it rich in natural landscapes, but it is also an important Huxin Pavilion in the European style, the only remaining Taiwanese temperate fruit producing area. The main fruits grown here are juicy prefectural government ruins, Wangyue Pavilion, and the island ’s only peaches, apples and pears. The main tourist facilities are Lishan Guest Chinese-style tower building Genglou. Surrounded by nature, these House, Mountain Heritage Exhibition Hall, Sightseeing Orchards, and buildings appear especially antique. Fruit Market. January to April is the main flower viewing season here, and it is the best time to visit Lishan. 09 Wufeng Lin Family Mansion (Gongbao Official Residence Park) 11 Rainbow (Military Dependents’ )Village The Wufeng Lin Family Gongbao Official Residence Park has currently opened two sections to the public: Gongbao Official Residence and Big Rainbow Village is located in Lane 56, Chun'an Road, Nantun District, Flower Hall. Taichung City. All the paintings visible in the village were made by a The Gong Bao Official Residence is a large structure, the first Fujian- resident known as Rainbow Grandfather - Mr. Huang Yong-fu. He has style official residence in Taiwan. The building has undergone many covered the walls of the village buildings and the surface of the ground changes; it is elegant and refined, showing the exquisite beauty of with colorful childlike drawings. Visitors shuttling through the colorful traditional architecture. and dreamy blocks and lanes feel as if they are in a fairy tale world. The Big Flower Hall is the only remaining Fuzhou-style opera stage in This “village” – actually painted houses in the middle of a city - attracts Taiwan. Its architecture is Minnan-Zhejiang style, being both rigorous domestic and foreign tourists to enjoy the paintings and take beautiful and changeable, and manifests the essence of Fuzhou's architectural photos. It has become one of Taichung's most popular attractions. art.

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Selected Central Taiwan Itineraries Taichung x Miaoli Slow Town Sanyi Heritage Tour – 1 Day Tour Family Travel/History and Culture/Railway Tourism 01

Day1 The Longteng Bridge (Yutengping Bridge) is made of brick arches combined with upper steel beams, providing beautiful lines and structure that contrast Longteng Bridge Railway Bicycle Sanyi Zhuoye Cabin Workshop → → → with the lush green of the mountains. It has the reputation of a prime Taiwan Sugar Yuemei Sightseeing Sugar Factory Visit Lantern Festival in → example of Taiwan’s railway art. Although the bridge arch was damaged the evening (Houli main exhibition area) Return → by an earthquake and the old iron bridge has been relieved of its heavy transportation task, its beautiful and broken remains stand as a reminder of the old mountain railway line. In addition to viewing well-known Longteng Bridge and Shengxing Station of the century-old mountain line, taking the electric-assisted “railway bike” through the century-old mountain city will take you to through the tunnel group, across the old iron bridge, and allow you to enjoy the magnificence of the Longteng Bridge from different angles. Sanyi is a well-known art town. In addition to wood carving and ceramic arts, the blue dyeing technique used here is also a result of the special climate and pure ecology of Sanyi. The creators who use this technique 01 have expanded it from its agricultural origins into a reinvented industry full of cultural uniqueness. In addition to being able to experience blue dyed handicrafts, spending a night here also allows visitors to experience the tranquillity of this mountain area.

01 Longteng Bridge 02 Old Mountain Line Rail Bike 02 03 03 Indigo Dyeing House

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Sun Moon Lake Water Land and Air Low-Carbon Cultural Tour – 2-Day Tour History and humanities/Indigenous tribal villages/Bicycle travel 02

Day1 Taichung Railway Station is a baroque building with a gable design and a roof made of bronze. It is one of the most complete surviving old railway Taichung Railway Station Gongyuan Ophthalmology Yanwu Stadium → → → stations in Taiwan. The century-old station has become a footprint of history Taichung Prefecture Hall National Theater Nighttime visit to Lantern → → and is a very important architectural reference today. Festival (Wenxin Forest Park Sub-Exhibition Area) Gongyuan Ophthalmology was the largest ophthalmology clinic in Taichung during the Japanese occupation period (1895-1945) Two architects Day2 and a monument restoration expert jointly created today’s Gongyuan Taichung (Take Taiwan Tourist Shuttle’s Sun Moon Lake Route) Shuishe Ophthalmology. Currently it is operated by the "Sunrise" team, and sells local → (transfer to the Lake Cruise Bus) Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Station Ita pineapple cake specialties. → → Thao for indigenous cuisine (by yacht) Xuanguang Temple Shuishe The National Taichung Theater encompasses three professional theaters and → → → Return. a multi-functional "corner salon"; if you add the open-air plaza, the outdoor theater, and the sky garden on the roof, the theater can be said to be from inside to outside, from ground to roof, is a charming stage. Take the Sun Moon Lake Ropeway, and imagine the cable as a pearl necklace that draws a curved smile in the air, overlooking Sun Moon Lake from a high altitude. No wonder it’s considered one of the eight must-see scenic attractions of the lake. 01 02 03 Take an early morning stroll on the Hanbi Trail, which was the historical 01 Taichung Railway Station stage of Sun Moon Lake diplomacy where countless well-known foreign 02 Taichung National Theater guests have been entertained. You can visit Plum Lotus Garden, Chiang 03 Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Station Gong (Chiang Kai-shek) Pier, and Yule Pavilion. Yule Pavilion, Lalu Island, 04 Ita Thao Installation art Xuanguang Temple, Xuanzang Temple and Ci’en Pagoda connect into a line, 04 05 05 Shuishe creating the mysterious "line of happiness" of Sun Moon Lake. When you visit Sun Moon Lake, you can go on a bicycle tour starting from Shuishe Pier and riding to the Xiangshan Visitor Center. You can ride a 1. Nantou Bus Sun Moon Lake Around-the-Lake Bus bicycle or stroll along Xiangshan Bikeway , enjoy the thrill of being close to (http://www.ntbus.com.tw/s03.html) the edge of the water, and experience what has been called one of the 10 2. Sun Moon Lake Trips Website:(http://www.sunmoonlaketrip.net/) 3. Sun Moon Lake Ropeway website(https://www.ropeway.com.tw/) most beautiful bicycle paths in the world.

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Taichung x Nantou Sadiq Stargazing 2-Day Tour Stargazing/Unique cuisine/Ecological tour 03

Day1 Puli Township in , with its excellent water quality, nourishes domestically and internationally famous specialties such as white bamboo Depart Taichung (by car or by Nantou passenger bus) Puli Town gourmet → shoots and fine wine. Puli also offers meatballs, rice noodles, and the Mama snacks (meatballs, rice noodles, white bamboo shoots) Ren'ai Countryside → Su dumplings enjoyed by celebrities, and other delicious snacks. After (tours around Wushe Mona Ludao Park) Qingjing area to taste Yunnan → roaming the town, you can visit the historic path of the modern anti-Japanese special dishes (accommodation) and stargazing (Hehuanshan International resistance at Wushe and Qingjing, and learn about the heroic deeds of Dark Sky Park) the indigenous Sadiq tribe depicted in the epic movie Sadiq Bale. If you Day2 spend the night, you will have an in-depth travel experience that will dispel any notions you might have had that traveling in the mountains is boring, Qingjing Farm Wufeng People's Livelihood Story House Wufeng Winery because you will have a chance to discover the delicious Baiyi cuisine of → → Asia University Museum of Modern Art Visit the Lantern Festival at night Yunnan, chocolates made in the mountains, and Taiwan’s first internationally- → → (Wenxin Forest Park Sub-Exhibition Area) Return certified stargazing place -- Hehuanshan International Dark Sky Park -- → where you can see the dazzling splendor of the stars. Wake up early the next day to visit the Qingjing Farm and Taiwan's highest sightseeing trail. The cuteness of the sheep here and the magnificence of the Hehuan peaks will relax your body and mind. Many historical and human arts are brewing in the Wufeng area. For example, the collection of the Asia Museum of Modern Art at Asia University is based on works of modern art, is augmented with the most representative 02 works of young contemporary artists. The museum plays a role in supporting and cultivating Taiwanese and young artists. At the same time, the art museum cooperates with world-renowned universities to develop creative/cultural education and principles of life. The People’s Livelihood Minsheng Story House was originally the Minsheng 01 Clinic and residence of the late physician Lin Peng-fei. After the Wufeng Farmers Association bought it, it collected momentoes of the Wufeng people 01 Cingjing Mountain Trail to exhibit their history and introduce the life of outstanding people. It also 02 Hehuan Mountain Dark-Sky Park integrates with agriculture, not only holding a farmers market every week but 03 Hehuan Mountain Sunset 03 also serving as an "agricultural education cafeteria".

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Taichung x Changhua Cultural and Art Tour Cultural and Art Travel/Railway Tourism 04

Day1 The Taichung Literature Museum was originally a police dormitory during the Japanese occupation era (1895-1945). It was registered as a historic Taichung Literature Museum National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Audit → → site by the Cultural Bureau of the Taichung City Government in 2009. Village Green Light Project Nighttime visit to the Lantern Festival (Wenxin → → Design ingenuity can be seen everywhere in here, at the Seed Literature Forest Park Sub-Exhibition Area) Plaza, Taichung Park card wall, "Qushuiliu" symbolizing the development of Taichung literature with ancient poetry games, literary trails, ink-mark poetry Day2 walls, old wall storytelling, and tree shadow walls. Railway Roundhouse Cultural Showroom - Japanese-style Dormitory Group The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts is affiliated with the Ministry of → Baguashan Big Buddha Scenic Area Return Culture. It is the only national art museum in Taiwan and one of the largest art → museums in Asia. The Audit New Village was once the staff dormitory of the Audit Office of the provincial government. Today, it has been re-planned by the government and transformed into a youth entrepreneurial base. Through youth vitality and creativity, it has inspired a dizzying space with a charming and unique atmosphere. The Green Light Project is 12 old dormitory buildings of the water company located on Zhongxing No. 1 Lane, where it meets with Fantasy. It offers 01 02 people who want to promote their ideas a good place to gather and get started. If you have a story, it will be worth your time to come here for an in- depth tour creativity. The Baguashan Giant Buddha Scenic Area is the most representative landmark of . Thirty-two stone carvings of Guanyin – the Goddess of Mercy - are displayed on the sides. Looking up, you’ll see the 22-meter-tall Shakyamuni Buddha, and looking down, you’ll get a view of Changhua Plain. 03 The tracks of the railway roundhouse are spread out like a fan, with a total 01 Audit Village of 12 lines and a turntable in the middle. Tracks radiate into the roundhouse 02 Green Light Project and parking line. 03 Baguashan Big Buddha Scenic Area

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Taichung Lihe Tribal Village - 2-Day Tour Indigenous Tribal Village/Unique cuisine/Experience-based tourism 05

The Taihaowan Hunter Experience Camp is located in a tribal village. From eating Day1 to playing, you can choose from a variety of experience activities, including Taichung Railway Station or High Speed Rail Taichung Station Taipower hunting, traditional archery, night forest exploration, and original art DIY. The → Dajia River Power Plant Bai Leng Popsicles Songhe Tribal Village eating part includes bamboo rice, millet pounding, roasting pork, and grilled → sausages. It’s guaranteed to whet your appetite. (Taihaowan Hunter Experience Camp: welcome snacks, millet crafts, tribal Mr. Cheng Bao-hsiung, a national treasure from the Lelang tribal Village, patrol and clearance activities, warrior road, princess gift, Hunter's Trip personally teaches the skills of making the Atayal Jew’s harp and teaches Protector's Duties, Hunting Battlefield, Simulated Arrow Shooting) Atayal → tourists how to play it. After making the instrument, the teacher leads everyone Tribal Cuisine Guguan Hot Spring Bathing and Accommodation → to the mountain for a hunter experience. The Atayal and the forest coexist, Day2 and nature is like an infinite treasure house; there is a wealth of food to obtain from the mountain forests. Before entering the mountain, you must observe Guguan Hot Spring Guguan Hot Spring Cultural Museum Shaolai Trail the Atayal rituals. Wearing the shawl of the local people represents respect for → → → Guguan Hot Spring Local Meal Lilang Tribal Village (Hunter Experience in the ancestral spirit and provides protection for tourists. Cheng Bao-hsiung will → Hunting Culture Teaching Park, Atayal Traditional Jew’s Harp Craftsmanship, also demonstrate the use of natural materials to make hunting traps. Finally, he Song of Life-Inheritance of Reed Skills) Evening Visit to the Lantern will take visitors to experience the traditional bows and arrows, and introduce → Festival Return the barn for storing food, so that visitors can become an Atayal hunter through → personal experience! The water temperature of Guguan Hot Spring is about 48 degrees Celsius. The water is mild, drinkable and bathable. It is a weakly alkaline carbonated spring, containing sulfides and salts. The pH is 7.6; it contains organic protein, 01 02 and the water is clear and smooth. Shaolai Trail is densely lined with trees, backed by distant mountains and lush. Here you can enjoy the scenery of Dajia 01 Songhe Tribal Village River, the hot spring restaurants, and the valley scenery. The cherry blossoms 02 Guguan Hot Spring bloom in spring, and the maple trees are colorful in autumn. The exit of Shaolai 03 Shaolai Trail Suspension Bridge is connected to Guguan Hot Spring Park, and there is a free 03 04 04 Harmonica DIY hot spring footbath area where visitors can dip their tired feet.

Defulan Indigenous Culture and Economy Association, Heping District, Taichung City Contact: Taihaowan Hunters Workshop, Huang Chi-hsiang 0955-826523 Lilian Tribal Village Contact: Hold Craft Workshop, Teacher Cheng Bao-hsiung 0910-986041 Transportation: Take a travel agency’s group tour bus or drive there on your own, or take Taichung City public bus routes 153, or 850, which takes about 15 minutes (from Guguan Hot Spring Area).

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Taichung x Changhua Child-Friendly Tour – 2-Day Travel Family travel/Railway tourism/History and culture 06

Day1 The newly remodeled Lihpao Land sets off a new trend in amusement and vacations! The largest theme park in Taiwan, at 200 hectares combines Lihpao Land Weekly Gifts and Dream Building Museum-Tourism Factory → a water and land amusement park, a five-star leisure resort--Fullon Hotel Painting in Jiusheli Visit Lantern Festival in the evening (Houli main → → Lihpao Land, Escape Flagship Pavilion, Lihpao Outlet Mall, Libao Road exhibition area) Station National Road Super Service Area, Lihpao International Circuit, and Taiwan’s largest Ferris wheel--Dream of the Sky. Lihpao Paradise Resort Day2 integrates new entertainment in a variety of unprecedented ways to build a Formosa Biomedical Tourism Factory Railway Roundhouse (Recommended new business model for Taiwan ’s theme parks and resorts. → for guided tour) Xiaoxi Street Changhua Local Snack Tour (Simmered Formosa Biomedicine has made a bold breakthrough: it is the only such → → Pork Rice, Meatballs, Oyster Noodles) Art Museum Baguashan (Skywalk, company that has opened its factory to the public and invited consumers to → → Big Buddha, Lai He Poetry Wall) Changhua Life Aesthetics Museum understand how Formosa Biomedical generates products that are healthy → → Return and beautiful . The quality control and manufacturing system are open to the public, so that everyone can see the intention and efforts of Formosa Biomedicine in the development of its products. Fa Xiang Zhuang's solemn and serious Baguashan Buddha is Changhua's most iconic landmark. Climbing up Guashan Road to the entrance archway of the Big Buddha Scenic Area, take Canfo Avenue, look up to see the 22-meter-high Sakyamuni Buddha, and look down to see the Changhua Plain. Changhua County Art Museum's atrium public art work, "The Beauty of Heaven and Earth", is the largest public art work on a wall in Taiwan. It uses diverse materials to reconstruct through art Changhua's rich humanities and 01 nature, and presents the vitality of the land. The green glass represents the area’s clean and natural environment, and the pottery plates sculpt the layers of the land, symbolizing the strong local culture of cultivating the land.

01 Lihpao Land 02 Formosa Biomedical Tourism Factory 02 03 03 Railway Roundhouse

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Taichung x Nantou In-depth Central Mountains, DIY experience, Lantern Festival – 3-Day Tour 07 Cycling experience/DIY experience/Ecological tour/Indigenous tribes Changhua County Museum of Art's atrium public art work, "The Beauty of Heaven and Earth", is the largest wall public art work in Taiwan. It uses diverse materials Day1 to evoke Changhua's rich culture and nature, and presents the vitality of the land. The fresh green glass represents a clean natural environment, and the pottery Taichung Railway Station Chunshuitang (pearl milk tea DIY + Dining) plate sculpts the layers of the land, symbolizing the culture of deep cultivation. → → Audit Village Dongfeng Green Bicycle Corridor (Experience bicycle tour) Tea is as important as water for people in Taichung. Chunshuitang is the → → Nighttime visit to Lantern Festival (Houli Main Exhibition Area) birthplace of the world's first cup of pearl milk tea. It’s a 37-year-old teahouse! It is definitely not to be missed. Be sure to experience the culture of preparing Day2 pearl milk tea by hand. Taomi Paper Church Keli Happy Farm (DIY Lunch) Jiji Town Qingjing Dongfeng Green Bicycle Corridor is the first bicycle-only pathway rebuilt from → → → Farm an abandoned railway in Taiwan. It has a total length of about 12 kilometers. The scenery along the route is beautiful and pleasant. Cyclists can see greenery on Day3 both sides of the trail; that’s why it’s called a green corridor. Coupled with the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Station nearby sparling blue waters of Dajia River, this corridor offers amazing scenery. → → Ita Thao for indigenous cuisine (by yacht) Xuanguang Temple Shuishe Keli Happy Farm provides parent-child activities that allow visitors to experience → → → hand-made pizzas. There is somewhere to guide you from making the pizza Nighttime visit to Lantern Festival (Wenxin Forest Park Sub-Exhibition Area) crust all the way to finishing the final product. All the ingredients of the pizza are Return → organically produced at the farm. The taste is natural and organic and the pizza Ita Thao Zhulu Bazaar Exhibition Information crust is thin, crispy and delicious. (https://www.facebook.com/Thao.Nation/) Taomi Ecological Village, with its forests, streams, wetlands and ecological ponds, provides a variety of wildlife with living space along with foraging and reproduction opportunities, making it an important place for biodiversity conservation. The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village offers rich introductions to Taiwanese indigenous culture as well as song and dance performances. It is 01 02 04 a tourist attraction where foreign visitors can learn about Taiwan’s indigenous tribes. There are also popular amusement facilities. From here, you can take the

01 Dongfeng Green Bicycle Corridor Sun Moon Lake Ropeway to Sun Moon Lake. Stroll along the lakeside path to Ita Thao, slowly immerse yourself in the unique Thao cultural atmosphere of the 02 Taomi Paper Church lake, taste the tribal food of the Ita Thao business district, enjoy the performance 03 Qingjing Farm of Thao songs and dances, and experience DIY creative handicrafts. 03 04 Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Station

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Taichung City x Changhua County x Nantou County’s Wenqing and Fugu towns – a focus on local humanities and culture. 08 Cycling落/ Indigenous Tribes文/ History and Culture鐵/ Railway Tourism Taichung Railway Station is a baroque building with a gable design and a roof made of bronze. It is one of the most complete old railway stations in Day1 Taiwan. Rainbow Village is a group of houses and alleys covered with colorful Taichung Railway Station Guan Yuan Ophthalmology Clinic Audit New and childlike paintings that enliven this lonely former military families’ village. → → Village Rainbow Village Gaomei Wetland (cycling) Evening visit to The Qingshui Gaomei Wetland Bikeway runs along flood-proof roads and the → → → Lantern Festival (Main Exhibition Area) top of the embankment. The coastal beauty and rich ecology along the route have made this a new bird watching base for bird lovers. Day2 During a Taomi tour, the frog is a common "joyful" guest sighted in the fields. Paper Dome Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Sun Moon Lake Cable The paper church is slightly translucent and the moonlight shining on it at → → Car Station Ita Shao tasting of indigenous cuisine (by yacht) Xuanguang night creates a romantic reflection. Enjoy the special dishes of "tea towel → → Temple Shuishe beauty" in the black bean garden and experience the harvesting of white → bamboo shoots. Taomi Forest is a great place where you can experience the Day3 diversity of forest, river, wetland and agricultural ecologies. Baguashan Fan-shaped Roundhouse Lugang Old Street Lugang Old The tracks of the railway roundhouse are spread out like a fan. The → → → Town Parade Evening visit to Lantern Festival (Sub-Light District) Return locomotive enters the roundhouse for recuperation and maintenance after → → traveling a long distance, so the roundhouse is also called a "locomotive hotel". The ancient mansions, artifacts that ward off evil, and door couplets on both sides of Lugang Old Street reveal the pace and shape of the lives of the residents in this town. In recent years, the rise of the tourism industry has prompted some of the homeowners here to begin selling folk art and crafts, 02 adding new vibes to the ancient streets. Here tourists can learn about what life was like in the old days.

01 Miyahara 02 Railway Roundhouse 03 Lugang Old Street 01 03 04 04 Taomi Paper Church

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Travelers’ Services

2020 Taiwan Lantern Festival website：https://theme.taiwan.net.tw/2020taiwanlantern Tourism Bureau, MOTC website：https://www.taiwan.net.tw Taichung City Government – Taiwan Lantern Festival website：https://2020taiwanlantern.tw Taichung Tourism and Travel Bureau website：https://www.tourism.taichung.gov.tw

Accommodation Information

Taiwan Hotel and Homestay website: https://taiwanstay.net.tw

Transportation Guide Company Ltd. Taiwan Tour Bus

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Taiwan Railway Administration, MOTC Taiwan Tourist Shuttle

No.3, Beiping W. Rd., Jhongjheng Dist., Taipei City 9F., No. 290, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Da’an Dist., 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.) TEL +886-2-2191-96 TEL (02) 2349-1500/0800-011765 https://www.railway.gov.tw https://www.taiwantrip.com.tw

31 The 2021 Taiwan Lantern Festival awaits you!

Feb. 26 FRI - March. 7 SUN

Organizer : Tourism Bureau, MOTC., and Taichung City Government

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