Taoyuan Taiwan

Taoyuan is the nerve centre of Taiwan’s business, politics and culture. The place had long been home to the aboriginal Pingpu tribes till a group of Fijian immigrants migrate in to the harness the land. The new settlers covered the land with a spread of peach trees. In fact, this is where the place owes its name as 'Taotsaiyaun' is the Chinese for peach garden. The land was later registered as 'Taoyuan' in 1888 by the Ching Dynasty. The R.O.C government later assigned Taoyuan Town as the capital of the Taoyuan Country, and in 1971, the town was recognized formally as a city. Taoyuan is today as busy commercial sector with a number of secondary and tertiary industries With the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, the city stands truly as a gateway to Taiwan.

Located in northern Taiwan, the city enjoys a scenic coastline which draws in a number of tourists to it. A stay in the city is enjoyable all the year round as each season imparts a different beauty to the peach tree clad land.

Attractions in Taoyuan: The natural landscape of Taoyuan is itself an attraction to the tourists, especially when the peach trees are in full bloom. With its host of peach trees and its azure coastline, the city has a number of places worth visiting. Given below are some of the most interesting destinations of Taoyuan:

  -  Cihu Mausolem
  -  Tauliao Mausolem
  -  The picturesque range of Jiaoban Mountains
  -  Lalashanshen Wood District
  -  Shimen Reservoir