The world's tallest building, Taipei 101 Tower, was officially open on Dec. 31, 2004, after seven years of construction. The Tower is of 508 meter high with 101 floors. The Taipei 101 Mall, from the first floor to the fifth floor, accommodates thousands chic shops of world-famous brands, Page One Bookstore, supermarkets and food courts. The 6th floor and above are reserved for offices of international firms.

The Observatory floor officially opened on Jan 19, 2005, faciliated numbers of restaurants, bars and souvenir shops on the observatory floor. Audio tour guides are available in Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, Japanese, Cantonese, and German

Sun Moon Lake is the largest fresh-water lake in Taiwan and a national level tourism location well known to the world.

Lalu Island that divides Sun Moon Lake was originally called Pearl Island, once the place where Thao minority tribe used to reside. Nowadays, Sun Mook Lake is still the inhabitant of aboriginal Thao tribe. Since Lalu Island is the spiritual land for the ancestors of Thao tribe, boarding the islet is allowed only at specific period of time and days. Currently, there are 12 tablets explaining the history, customs and culture of Thao tribe. Visitors not able to board on the islet can follow the explanation to match with what they see from a distance.

Wenwu Temple is situated on the north mountainside of Sun Moon Lake. There is a marble tablet writes "Wenwu Temple" in front side and "Uphold Literacy" and "Emphasize Strength" on two sides.

The temple structure includes one courtyard, two halls and three palaces, which is exactly the layout seen in most Taiwan temples. The centrally located Main Palace serving Chinese General Guang Yu is called "Palace of Martial Deity." The Rear Palace is dedicated to Confucius and called "Dachen Palace."

Holy Monk Shrine serves Xuan Zhuang, the holy monk, relics and Sakyamuni gold relics. Xuan Zhuang was an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty who contributed a great deal to the development of Buddhism in China.

Love River which used to be a shallow river underwent through some dredging work to become a city canal.
Visitors are advised to take a Love River Boat trip to see the many beautifully lit bridges, especially Chung Chen Bridge, Chixian Bridge and Wufu Bridge. The colors of the bridge lightings are exquisitely designed to match with the colors of river-side lit buildings, making Love River a spectacular view at night.

Conveniently located at the center of Kaohsiung city, Lio Ho night market is only steps from Kaohisung railroad station. It is the most popular night market with more than 130 stands providing various snacks, entertainments and bargains. There are plenty of budget steak houses and food courts offering famous local drink, papaya milk.

Foguangshan is not only an important Buddhism center but also a popular tourist destination, since it is set in a beautiful mountainous area and well known for its many temples, halls, gardens, and Buddha statues, including a giant Buddha that can be seen from far away. Every year during Lantern Festival in Feb., Foguangshan is always crowded by lots of people and traffic going for the famous lantern riddle-guessing game.

Ami is the largest tribal group among the 19 aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, today numbering about 140,000. The word Ami was originally called by Bainan tribe. Ami people call themselves "Pangcah" (means "people" in their language).
The Ami tribe keeps well its versatile traditional culture including community system, architecture, clothing, dancing, craftworks and ceremonies, which has become an important cultural asset of Taiwan. Ami tribe organizes the largest regular gathering in celebration of the harvest time around July-Aug. every year. The festival lasts 3 to 7 full days and offers a social platform for different tribal groupings to perform skills and to have fun. In addition to enjoy the revelry, visitors are able to enjoy aboriginal cuisine made from red glutinous rice, salty pork, wild gourd melon, bamboo shoot, rattan core and areca core.

Being a separating lankmark, Tienhsiang to its east is composed of marble and to the west of Schist. Visitors can easily see the difference of rocks on the two sides of Tienhsiang. There are many lodging places in Tienhsiung such as Formosa Regent and Youth' Activity Center.

Located in the center of Taipei, the CKS Memorial Hall occupies a total area of 250,000 square meters. The main building is easily recognized by its octagonal shape, blue tiled roof and snow white walls, surrounded by spacious grassland.

It is not only a memorial hall built for the former president but also a national cultural center, with galleries and auditorium rooms. Besides,the National Theater and the National Concert Hall nearby also stage large-scale performing arts all year round.

Located right next to Grand Palace Hotel, the Martyrs Shrine was built in its grand and magnificent architectural style as similar as the Taihe Dian Imperial Palace in Beijing and consecrate 330,000 sacrificed officers and soldiers during Sino-Japanese War and Kuomintang and Communist Parties war. Each spring and autumn the president of Taiwan holds memorial ritual and leads government's officials in a public worship.

Located at the outskirts of Taipei, the National Palace Museum without doubt is the first step for any foreign visitor intending to explore the splendid Chinese culture. The Museum collects more than 650,000 pieces of precious Chinese art works and relics. Its abundant collections are divided into calligraphies, paintings, documentaries, imperial files from Qing Dynasty, bronzes, jades, potteries and porcelains, silk tapestries and other precious objects, covering a time span of 7000 years in Chinese history. It is the most comprehensive museum of Chinese culture in the world.

The Yiyong street near Tehua Village is the most revel walk path around Sun Moon Lake. On the street there are a lot of eateries and shops selling Thao tribe souvenirs. The frequent see souvenir is the hand-made clothing made by the Thao people.

Visitors can also try special Thao dishes and the famous President Fish, and finish their meal with tasty mountain tea.

These buildings are the landmarks around Chenchin Lake. Visitors riding around the lake will enjoy a feast of lake scenes and temples. The Dragon and Tiger Pagoda is dedicated to Life-saving Deity; Spring and Autumn Pavilion to Guangong, Yuefei and Zheng Chengong; and Yuandi Temple to Shuantien Deity.

These buildings are the landmarks around Chenchin Lake. Visitors riding around the lake will enjoy a feast of lake scenes and temples. The Dragon and Tiger Pagoda is dedicated to Life-saving Deity; Spring and Autumn Pavilion to Guangong, Yuefei and Zheng Chengong; and Yuandi Temple to Shuantien Deity.

Swallow Caves are next to Liwu River and opposite to the central cross-island highway. Visitors inside the cave are amazed by the steep marble cliffs, with many holes of different sizes. The cave gets its name as legend says that flocks of swallows used to nesting in these holes.
Just a few steps out of Swallow Caves, there are many oddly shaped rocks formatted by river erosion. The must-see is the one shaped by natural force as an Indian man's profile.

In fact, there are not only nine turns in this tourist spot. The number of nine for the Chinese stands for "many." As the name suggests, visitors will encounter many caves, gorges and cliffs. Every time after a rain shower, lots of rain falls from the cliff walls and forms a spectacular scene of periodical rain waterfalls.

Pass the entrance of the tunnel and keep walking for about 30 minutes, visitors will pass by a lively rock named as "fish fries over dragon door", naturally eroded by Liwu river. Afterwards, there are plenty of gorgeous marble gorges and canyons.From Swallow Caves to the Tunnel of Nine Turns, visitors are advised to slow down the car for a close look of the surrounding cliffs, especially the most famous Zhuai-Lu Cliff. It is a typical marble canyon eroded by Liwu River, with the highest point of 1,666 meters and a length of 1,200 meters.

Hualien has experienced numerous times of geologic metamorphism and therefore has a huge deposit of marbles of different strips and shapes. Many stone sculptures and artisans cluster here to craft an amazing range of products. Hualien also hosts the International Stone Sculpture Festival every two year.