On our LGBT map you’ll find a colorful selection of our top queer picks in Taipei of millions. From bars and boutiques to clubs and cafes, there’s plenty to explore. What are you waiting for?
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An Art Festival Never Sleeps — Nuit Blanche Taipei
WORDS BY Takayuki ShinoyamaPHOTOS BY Nuit Blanche Taipei 2019TRANSLATION BY JR Wu, Joe Henley “Nuit Blanche,” or White Night as it means in English, has become a spreading phenomenon around the world recently. Museums, galleries, and art centers that usually open only during the daytime will open their doors at the witching hour to hold…
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Pride Hopping this Fall? Here’s Why Taiwan Should Be Your First and Only Stop
Taiwan Pride is one of the rising stars of this movement. This year the annual pride parade takes place in Taipei on October 26. Here are a few things to learn about the Taiwan Pride before the parade.
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Not Another Hipster Café : Taipei’s Old-School Coffee Shops
Taipei has become a paradise for coffee lovers. Here, we explore five coffee shops that have remained standing in Taipei since as early as the end of World War II.
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Teacher’s Day in Taiwan: A Modern Take on a Confucian Tradition
September 28 is the birthday of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and appropriately it is also celebrated as Teachers’ Day in Taiwan. On his birthday, people in Taiwan pay tribute to the great educator to remind us to always uphold and maintain the traditional virtue of respecting our teachers.
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Autumn in Taipei: Calendar of Good Times
There’s never a bad time to visit Taipei, but when the weather cools and the culture flows, autumn might just be the best season of all to see what the city has to offer.
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5 acts to see at 2019 World Music Festival in Taipei
From local favorites to international stars, here’s who you need to check out at the 2019 world music festival at Taipei Dajia Riverside Park.
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Celebrate the beauty of the eastern coast at Taiwan East Coast Land Art Festival
Taiwan East Coast Land Art Festival, a celebration of local indigenous art, music, culture, identity and more in Taitung.
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The Taitung/Zhiben Region is a Rich Bounty of Scenic & Healthy Exercise Adventures
Words by Rick Charette The Hotel Royal Chihpen – Unbeatable home base for those for which happiness means healthy-lifestyle outdoor exercise The alluring Hawaii-like combination of low and accessible coastal mountains, Pacific coastline and open, flat land in between makes the East Coast region around Taitung City and the Zhiben (知本) hot-spring resort area a…
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8 questions with the creators of Taiwan’s first-ever eco-friendly sky lantern
Taiwan Scene recently sat down with Shao to learn about the creation of this eco-friendly sky lantern, as well as the history of Pingxi in Northern Taiwan.
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