DISCOVER TAIPEI Mar/Apr 2015 Vol.106
Springtime – Taipei Mountain and River Music
Taipei is one of the few great cities on Earth where citizens have immediate access to both
mountain and river. In spring, when all the world is abloom, day-trips up into the hills to enjoy floral colors and back down to the riverside to enjoy the impressive scenic vistas there are a one-of-a-kind package. In this issue, themed “Taipei Mountain and River Music, we introduce the trails of the five mountain ranges that ring this city, head up and down the Tamsui and Jilong rivers that run through it, and take you to places, both in the hills and on the flatlands, where you’ll find the most beautiful of the spring-season floral blooms that color Taipei.
In our Taipei Metamorphosis department we throw open the doors to a “new shopping para-
dise” duo, Citylink (Nangang Store) and Hasdaq Plaza, to the “Taipei’s Streets” exhibition from Discovery Center of Taipei, and to the Dihua Sports Park Cross-Dike Viewing Platform. Shopping, sightseeing, or both – new horizons await!
Calligraphy is a Chinese art form millennia old. Want to know about the unique qualities of the calligraphy brush? In our In-Depth City Culture Explorations piece, we interview a master brush-maker, who teaches the art of choosing the best brush. Then, stepping into our Exploring Taipei Tastes & Gifts gallery, we present you with a sampler of the city’s garden restaurants, where spring sunshine is a key ingredient in the delicious experience. And if you’re the sort of person who loves a sense of design flair in every little practical purchase you make, be sure to spend time browsing the ingenious gift items we suggest in this issue’s pages, brimming with the warm and clever char-acter of their local creators.
Over in our Taipei Slow Living unit, we head into the Neihu hills for a day of picking strawberries at local farms, and introduce you to a colorful element of the city’s “mobile scenery” – its street performers – and to its creative trendy hotels, which fill the days of travel-loving folk with the seren-dipity they so enjoy. Elsewhere, we let you know about two fun experiences for the whole family: the BIORHYTHM – Music and the Body Exhibition and the Get Rhythm with Paul Klee Interactive Exhibit and Workshop Series, sure to overturn your perceptions on the beauty found in sound and dance art.
This spring, use your eyes to search out Taipei’s sights, nose to discern its aromas, mouth to taste its freshness, and ears to hear its voice. You’ll find all the myriad elements that make up this unique city’s very special spring character are now in full bloom!
Taipei is one of the few great cities on Earth where citizens have immediate access to both
mountain and river. In spring, when all the world is abloom, day-trips up into the hills to enjoy floral colors and back down to the riverside to enjoy the impressive scenic vistas there are a one-of-a-kind package. In this issue, themed “Taipei Mountain and River Music, we introduce the trails of the five mountain ranges that ring this city, head up and down the Tamsui and Jilong rivers that run through it, and take you to places, both in the hills and on the flatlands, where you’ll find the most beautiful of the spring-season floral blooms that color Taipei.
In our Taipei Metamorphosis department we throw open the doors to a “new shopping para-
dise” duo, Citylink (Nangang Store) and Hasdaq Plaza, to the “Taipei’s Streets” exhibition from Discovery Center of Taipei, and to the Dihua Sports Park Cross-Dike Viewing Platform. Shopping, sightseeing, or both – new horizons await!
Calligraphy is a Chinese art form millennia old. Want to know about the unique qualities of the calligraphy brush? In our In-Depth City Culture Explorations piece, we interview a master brush-maker, who teaches the art of choosing the best brush. Then, stepping into our Exploring Taipei Tastes & Gifts gallery, we present you with a sampler of the city’s garden restaurants, where spring sunshine is a key ingredient in the delicious experience. And if you’re the sort of person who loves a sense of design flair in every little practical purchase you make, be sure to spend time browsing the ingenious gift items we suggest in this issue’s pages, brimming with the warm and clever char-acter of their local creators.
Over in our Taipei Slow Living unit, we head into the Neihu hills for a day of picking strawberries at local farms, and introduce you to a colorful element of the city’s “mobile scenery” – its street performers – and to its creative trendy hotels, which fill the days of travel-loving folk with the seren-dipity they so enjoy. Elsewhere, we let you know about two fun experiences for the whole family: the BIORHYTHM – Music and the Body Exhibition and the Get Rhythm with Paul Klee Interactive Exhibit and Workshop Series, sure to overturn your perceptions on the beauty found in sound and dance art.
This spring, use your eyes to search out Taipei’s sights, nose to discern its aromas, mouth to taste its freshness, and ears to hear its voice. You’ll find all the myriad elements that make up this unique city’s very special spring character are now in full bloom!