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Have you ever been to Hualien in Taiwan ? First station in Dongdaemun night market.

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This summer we went to hualien which is east of Taiwan. Alex, Cherring, Lorenzo and me. First location which is monkey hostel, but there is problem, cuz they cant use air conditioner by self.... it is very terrible, here is so hot. And you know we have two friends who from united states, so ...they gonna die haha but else is good, we go to night market in hualien which name is 東大門, Dongdaemun night market, this is night market more organize, they have 5 streets, we spent 3 hours in this place include the sit and eat.   First picture, we stand in second floor, then those pictures are all food which we like  large intestine package small intestine  chinese burger(outside is dough, inside is sauerkraut,  shallot, peanut and bacon) Mochi with peanut and sesame Those street foods are delicious, if you go there, you should try it, but how to go there, check below, 

How to say hello to Taiwanese first time ?

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Have you ever been to Taiwan or other place, I remember first time when i saw the forignersm they said "ni hao" to me, and ask me do you really say ni hao in taiwan, i said atcually we said hi to friend, and ni hao for officially placem, or yes, maybe sometimes we use ni hao, but we are not usually use it, haha so... anyway you can watch this video for reading chinese in easy way, like below, buttttt i have local chinese tone... so that's all haha

When you order bubble milk tea in Taiwan, better choice is...

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Have you ever tried bubble mile tea in Taiwan? I have some tips to you. First, we have two types of bubble milk tea, real milk and creamer, how to distinguish both, like below, Chinese words Pinyin English Ingredient 珍珠奶茶 Zhen chu nai cha Bubble milk tea Creamer 珍珠紅茶拿鐵 Zhen chu hong cha na tie Bubble black latte   milk Second, waiter or waitress will ask you, which sugar and ice do you want, I think its better flavour which is half ice and half sugar.If you choose normal, waiter will give too much ice and sugar to you, it half-filled of capacity. picture from  https://goo.gl/L9Dnn1 And if you want tea without caffeine, you would choose white gourd tea, like below picture, picture from http://kmweb.coa.gov.tw/

Have you ever tried "red bean cake" in Taiwan ?

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Have you ever tried "red bean cake" in Taiwan ? It is not the salty flavor, we make sweet flavor in Taiwan. This chinese name is “紅豆餅”, which pinyin is "Hong dou bing", and we also have other name, it is “車輪餅”, which pinyin is "Che lun bing". picture from 有時候 ➡️Food History. “Hong dou bing” make from Japanese, it is shape from "tong luo shao", like "picture 1",  picture from Eztoday At 1895 to 1945 B.C., they start to make "Hong dou bing", like this The crust is made of flour, eggs and sugar. The filling can be red beans, cream, or shredded. I recommend one shop which name is "有時候紅豆餅 you shihou hongdoy bing."  ➡️Else This is famous street food, but every shop  sell different flavor, so i want to introduce other flavors, like below, ➡️Food address map link :  https://goo.gl/sGqvyz

How to go to Keelung night market ?

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There is famous food which is sandwich make by Taiwanese in Keelung. And there are pork feet, pork oil rice in that place, but prize is about 200 TWD, you must try it. picture from Taiwan the heart of Asia picture from UDN picture from UDN picture from UDN picture from UDN picture from UDN First, arrive the Taoyuan Airport then go to Taoyuan Mass Rapid transit, then buy ticket from Taoyuan to Taipei main station in machine about 160 TWD. Check Taoyuan MRT map, information website:  https://goo.gl/n7ZBTA and second step, map from  https://goo.gl/nVyXvp

Chimei Museum is famous in south of Taiwan

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Chimei museum which is located in Tainan of Taiwan. Date of establishment in 1992. The museum consists of four filed, which are art, weapon, musical instrument, natural history. Musical instrument include lots of violin; Art include western painting sculpture; Weapon precious ancient weapons of all countries; natural history comprises the most larger specimen in Asia, and the scope covers mammals and birds on five continents. How to go there,  First, arrive the Taoyuan Airport then go to Taoyuan Mass Rapid transit, then buy ticket from Taoyuan to Taipei main station in machine about 160 TWD. Check Taoyuan MRT map, information website:  https://goo.gl/n7ZBTA Second, we can take express train to Tainan, it cost 1350 TWD. check this website:  https://goo.gl/WnZfSg Third, we can take express bus which number is "H31", from  Tainan New City Hall to Chimei museum, check this picture,  picture from  https://goo.gl/pVPasV

Where is Hot spring in Taiwan ?

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"Hot Spring" is in  Beitou Taipei, we always go there in Winter. And Beitou's hot spring is created from Japanese in 1895. picture from the smarter way Long Nai tang is a bathhouse with long history, more than 100 years. It has been famous for its cheap entry fee. The source of hot spring is Thermal Valley, an origin of green sulfur hot spring. Bathtubs were made from Chilian Rock. It is a bathhouse worth enjoying a soak. how to go to hot spring  But how to go ? First, arrive the Taoyuan Airport then go to Taoyuan Mass Rapid transit, then buy ticket from Taoyuan to Taipei main station in machine about 160 TWD. Check Taoyuan MRT map, information website:  https://goo.gl/n7ZBTA and second step, picture is from  https://goo.gl/YWJBWB

why pineapple cake is famous in Taiwan?

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Pineapple is like taiwanese dessert, we can eat every moment: ) from chiate And pineapple has meaning for us ; which in Chinese name is “旺來  Wang Lai ”, this tone is like "bless is coming", so when we want to wish someone good luck, we will take this for gift.  But "旺來" is Taiwan dialect, not  mandarin.Taiwan has different race in hundred of years ago, such as china people, aborigines. from  sunnyhills Pineapples became a critical component of Taiwan's economy during the  Japanese era , during which Japanese industrialists imported a wide variety of pineapple cultivars and established numerous processing plants.   By the late 1930s, Taiwan had become the third-largest exporter of pineapples in the world.   However, when pineapple production in Taiwan shifted toward domestic sales and use of fresh pineapple, local bakeries sought to use this surplus in pastries. While pineapple cakes had historically been produced as a ceremonial food

there’s more than meets the eye

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Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment. The man then explained to his sons that they wer

What kind of traffic applications are helpful in Taiwan ?

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What kind of traffic applications are helpful in Taiwan ? 1.bus we can download “台北等公車”, which can change language, but Home screen still Chinese, we can just press blue icon which is mean search, than input bus number, you will know when bus will come. step 1 : download application which name is "台北等公車“ ⬇️ step 2 : open this application and press "設定" ⬇️   step 3 : press "變更語言“ ⬇️   step 4 : press "English“, then ur map will be English ⬇️  step 5: press "路線搜尋“ ⬇️  step 6: It is number block then you can input "bus number"⬇️ step 7: Then you will find this, and press it.⬇️ step 8: You can check this bus map, and follow this map, and know which stop you are.⬇️ 2.If you want take train to other hometown Taiwan railways Administration check this website link : http://railway.hinet.net/Foreign/US/index.html Taiwan high speed rail online booking