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With its hills, waters and its lush vegetation therefore, Taiwan offers an array
of exquisite locales. The island is blessed with a coastline that not only provides
an azure beauty, but also helps in maintaining a temperate climate that makes
a visit to the island even more pleasurable. The Central Mountain Range runs along
a part of the island providing a perfect backdrop to the hillside towns. The island
produces an opulent store of natural vegetation that is home to a variety of insects
and animals while the waters of the Pacific bear a vast resource of marine animals
and valuable corals. It is located in a position that exposes it to a variety
of natural landscapes, thus creating a number of destinations, each promising
different levels of experience.
The fascinating past which Taiwan had witnessed makes the island even more
attractive to the tourists. Taiwan had been home to the aboriginal tribes until
the foreign settlers moved into the island to influence it with their cultural
heritage. The island had experienced Dutch, Spanish, French, European and Japanese
influences which impressed the traditional Chinese culture to give it a distinct
and enriched shape, as it exists today. The remnants of these past settlements
are still visible in Taiwan, thus adding a different charm to it. With its picturesque
landscapes and its ancient culture, Taiwan is today a land to cater a variety
of attractions.
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