Taitung
Taiwan · 10 m
Description
Taitung (臺東) is the quietest of Taiwan's cities, spread along the southeast coast between the Pacific and the East Rift Valley. Its coastline is the least built of the island's. Sanxiantai reaches three rocky islets by an eight-arched footbridge that has become the county's emblem, and Xiaoyeliu has the same eroded sandstone as Yehliu with almost none of the crowd. Inland the rift valley is rice country, and the tree-lined lane through the paddies at Chishang known as “Brown Boulevard” is photographed as much as any temple. Taitung is the strongest surviving centre of Amis and Puyuma culture, documented at the Beinan site and the National Museum of Prehistory. The hot-air balloon festival above the Luye Highlands fills the town through high summer, and ferries and light aircraft leave from here for Green Island.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: March – April or November
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- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Xiaoyeliu Geopark
- Taitung Forest Park and Pipa Lake
- Tiehua Music Village and Railway Art Village
- Sanxiantai and the Eight-Arch Bridge(Day trip)
- Jialulan Recreation Area
- National Museum of Prehistory
- Chihpen Hot Springs (Zhiben)(Day trip)
- Beinan Cultural Park
- Luye Highlands(Day trip)
- Taitung Seaside Park
- Brown Boulevard in Chishang(Day trip)
- Taiwan International Balloon Festival (July - August)(Day trip)
- Amis and Puyuma Indigenous Culture
- Duoliang Station(Day trip)
- Taitung Ocean Mountain Bikeway
- Dulan Surf Village(Day trip)
- Highway 11 Coastal Drive
- Zhiben Forest Recreation Area(Day trip)
- Fugang Harbour
Getting there
- Airports:
- TTT
- Train stations:
- Taitung