There seems to be a public school in Taoyuan called Happy Elementary School:
Is that the same school as the one that has been mentioned in this thread?
So far on the board I don’t think I’ve found a lot of information about Taoyuan that would be directly helpful to newly-arrived persons, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the information isn’t in there somewhere. I’m pasting these links in case they can be of help (I can’t guarantee the accuracy of their contents):
From 2017:
There are plenty of buses and bus routes within Taoyuan, as well as long distance buses to Taipei, Taichung, etc. There’s even a free bus system within the main urban area of Taoyuan District (formerly Taoyuan City). However, the bus system is not English friendly compared to Taipei. If you can’t read Chinese, or don’t have the patience to figure out what’s what using Google Translate, then you’d probably say screw it.
The bus website here (桃園客運(TYBUS)便民資訊網 (桃園市延平路28號3樓 電話：03-3753711 傳真：03-375…
From 2011:
I’ve said it before–Taoyuan is not all that bad. Immediate downtown–not so good; areas like Da Yo Road are somewhat better. I managed 11 years living from Ping Jen to Nankan [ I think Nankan also called Luzhu ], and enjoyed my time. Tiger Head Mountain stretches quite a ways for hiking, and you can head over to any of the universities (Nei Li/Chung Li) for sports such as basketball, soccer or even ball hockey. I found it much easier to practice Chinese on a daily basis as well. Taipei is not that far away for museum/cultural trips–wasn’t a place I ever wanted to live.
Keep an open perspective–I know quite a few others who have lived in the area for 15+ years and enjoy themselves.
(The bracketed words and link were added by me.)
From 2011:
As usual, a lot of Taipei people chiming in with responses. I’ve lived 10 years in the Taoyuan area-- from Taoyuan city itself, to Zhongli and Yangmei. It’s not nearly as bad as described. Granted, it doesn’t have the glitz of downtown Taipei, but I’d sooner choose Taoyuan over most of the cities in New Taipei, especially places like Banqiao and Xinzhuang (hell on earth, if I’ve ever seen it). Taoyuan city, itself doesn’t have much going for it at first glance. However, you quickly find you can …
From 2009:
Taoyuan County has been Taiwan’s fastest growing county for almost a decade now. That’s why there are many families there and thus more English teaching jobs.
Taoyuan is heavily working class and the rapid development there has come at a considerable cost to the quality of life. Chungli and Taoyuan are both absolute pits in my opinion. The Yangmei area is nice though as is the Longtan area.
There are far fewer foreign-oriented businesses than in Taipei City or even Taipei County. Public trans…
From 2009:
. . . there is a city callen NanKan [ I think it’s also called Luzhu ], many foreign English teachers live there, it is a newer area, nicer apts, huge modern mall (Tai Mall) lots of schools (fastest growing kid pop’n in Taiwan seemingly) easy to go in and out on the bus (less than 1 hour to Taipei).
(The bracketed words and link were added by me.)
From 2002:
I live south of Zhongli, in a small town called Yangmei. Zhongli looks ok to me. A normal Taiwanese town without too many foreigners. Somehave described it as a polluted hell hole, but what the heck? That description fits the most of the island. There are bars and I know for a fact that you’ll find some other English teachers. Taoyuan is bigger, more foreigners, acouple of decent malls, a Tesco (Yes, I know Zhongli will have one soon too) and some nice areras if you leave town and go explore in …
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