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Mountains and Waters ∣ Gateway to the Nation ∣Peach Blossoms∣
Top Location for Wedding Photo Shoots in Taiwan

 

Taoyuan County literally means place of peach blossoms. But nowadays peach trees have become a rare sight. During its earlier days, Taoyun was famed for the construction of the biggest dam, Shimen Dam, in the Far East, and visitors to the county have to make a mandatory stop at the dam. The most important venue in the county has to be the Taoyuan International Airport, which receives more than 20 million visitors each year. Taoyuan County is therefore like the gateway to the nation.

 

Taoyuan is often known for its industrial and commercial activities as well as its international airport. However, the beautiful visage of the county is constituted of multiculturalism, diverse landscape, rich floral, and a thousand ponds, which all go on to show its enchantment. There are well-known tourist sites within the county: Cihu Mausoleum, Back Cihu, Mausoleum of former president Chiang Ching-kuo, Window on China theme park, big trees on La La Mountain and in Fuxing Township. The county is also a top location for wedding photo shoots in the Northern district, and many popular local TV series were shot here: Fated to Love You, Heaven’s Wedding Gown, My Secret Garden, Green Forest My Homes, Mr. Fighting, Corner with Love, When Dolphin Met Cat, and Poor Prince Taro etc.

 
Population 1.95 million people; just behind Taipei and Kaohsiung.
Language Chinese is the official language, Taiwanese and Hakka are the vernaculars, whereas
English can be understood in certain areas.
Religion primarily Buddhism, Taoist, and Christianity
Currency Taiwanese New Dollar (you can exchange for Taiwanese New Dollars at banks in Hong Kong,
or do so at the airport)
　 Exchange rate please refer to the exchange rate table at Bank of Taiwan
http://rate.bot.com.tw/Pages/Static/UIP003.zh-TW.htm
Credit cards hotels, department stores, and most restaurants accept credit cards. Other transactions require
cash most of the time
Tips/ tax tips are given primarily to hotel porters and waiters at restaurants. 10% service charge and 5%
business charge must be added to room and meal charges.
Time zone GMT + 8
Electricity 110 volt
Telephone comprehensive IDD service. The national code is 886 and the international dialling code is 002
Cell phones

GSM900/1800. Service providers include: Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and Far
EasTone Telecommunications etc.
Organisations Weekdays Weekends
Bank 09:00 – 15:30 Closed
Department stores 11:00 – 22:00 11:00 – 22:00
Shops 10:00 – 22:00 10:00 – 22:00
Governmental organisations Weekdays Weekends
Mornings 08:30 – 12:00 Closed
Afternoons 13:30 – 17:00 Closed
　*Please note that this table is for reference only. Actual business hours may vary for different organisations
  Taiwan has the usual climate of a subtropical country, and Taoyuan’s climate is mild with no distinct seasons. It is hard to tell spring and autumn apart, and the only noticeable difference is in its long summer and short winter. Summers can be scorching, whereas winters are rather moderate. Between May and October is the period of high temperature, and July and August have the highest temperature with an average of about 27Cº. The lowest temperature occurs between January and February, when the average is around 13Cº.

Taoyuan County Government

全球資訊網 http://www.tycg.gov.tw

Food, Drinks and Entertainment

Fun tourist sites　http://www.eztravel.com.tw/package1/index.htm

Taoyuan County tourism http://travel-taoyuan.tycg.gov.tw/

Travel in Taoyuan http://taoyuan.emmm.tw

Eating in Taoyuan http://food.taoyuan.emmm.tw/

Hotels

Kuva Chateau Hotel http://www.kuva-chateau.com.tw/

Kingsparadise Hotel http://kingsparadise.hotel.com.tw/

Transportation

National Traffic Information Center http://e-traffic.iot.gov.tw/

Taiwan Railway http://www.railway.gov.tw

Taiwan High Speed Rail http://www.thsrc.com.tw

Taoyuan International Airport http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.tw/english/index.jsp

Weather

Central Weather Bureau http://www.cwb.gov.tw/

Yahoo weather http://tw.weather.yahoo.com/

Souvenirs from Taoyuan

Dried bean curd from Daxi 　http://www.tafang.com.tw/product/main_01.aspx

　　　　　　　　　　　 http://www.tafang.com.tw/

Specialties of Taoyuan County http://big5.huaxia.com/tw/zbtw/4.aspx

Others

Yellow Page http://www.directory.com.tw

Cathaylist http://web.cathaylist.com.tw/