# Taidong, Hualian, Yilan (Travel) **URL:** \ **Category:** Taiwan Travel\ **Tags:** hsinchu, taitung, hualien, yilan\ **Created:** [October 17, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362 "2009-10-17T01:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/21 "2009-11-01T05:14:12Z")
A 2009 art film (documentary) with a connection to Taidong and its native people: (the film follows the lives of several young people from different tribes who are all members of the band “Totem”) “Totem: Song for home” [kff.tw/2009/film\_detail.php?id=1374](http://www.kff.tw/2009/film_detail.php?id=1374) [totem-movie.net/](http://www.totem-movie.net/) (in Japanese, but with some beautiful picture) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/22 "2009-11-09T02:02:08Z")
Typhoon Information and Weather Charts Threads: Typhoon 2009 > [@Typhoon 2009](http://tw.forumosa.com/t/typhoon-2009/48902/1): > > Typhoon 2009 Websites: Typhoon Warnings (US Navy) [usno.navy.mil/JTWC](http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC) A weather map, covering Taiwan, the eastern provinces of China, the northern Philippines, Korea, and Japan (updated every 3 hours) [jma.go.jp/jp/g3/](http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/) A weather map covering a wider area (from Vietnam to the Marshall Islands) Particularly useful in the summer, because one can see the development of tropical low pressure areas and typhoons (updated every 3 hours) [jma.go.jp/en/g3/](http://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/23 "2009-11-10T11:29:40Z")
Weather Reports and Forecasts Taiwan Weather Office’s main page [cwb.gov.tw/](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/) (中文) [cwb.gov.tw/eng/](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/eng/) (English) If you click on the displayed map, you see detailed weather information for the area of your choice in a new frame. Here are the direct links to the individual frames: Taidong Weather [cwb.gov.tw/V6/forecast/taiwan/36\_19\_data.htm](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/forecast/taiwan/36_19_data.htm)? (中文) [cwb.gov.tw/V6e/forecast/taiw … 9\_data.htm](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/forecast/taiwan/36_19_data.htm)? (English) Hualien Weather [cwb.gov.tw/V6/forecast/taiwan/36\_18\_data.htm](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/forecast/taiwan/36_18_data.htm) (中文) [cwb.gov.tw/V6e/forecast/taiw … 8\_data.htm](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/forecast/taiwan/36_18_data.htm) (English) [wunderground.com/global/stations/59362.html](http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/59362.html) (English) Yilan Weather [cwb.gov.tw/V6/forecast/taiwan/36\_17\_data.htm](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/forecast/taiwan/36_17_data.htm) (中文) [cwb.gov.tw/V6e/forecast/taiw … 7\_data.htm](http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/forecast/taiwan/36_17_data.htm) (English) * * * Yaeyama Weather (covering the islands to the east of Hualien) [jma.go.jp/jp/week/356.html](http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/week/356.html) (日本語) [jma.go.jp/en/week/356.html](http://www.jma.go.jp/en/week/356.html) (English) ---
**Author:** ![yaoshema](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/0ea827/32.png) [@yaoshema](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yaoshema)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/24 "2009-11-10T21:35:55Z")
Taitung, Pure & Natural: [chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiw … aiwans.htm](http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-east/taitung/2009/02/12/195811/Truly-Taiwans.htm) Digging Up Taiwan’s Ancient Heritage (Taitung): [thewildeast.net/news/?p=191](http://www.thewildeast.net/news/?p=191) The Secret of Green Island: Spectacular Diving: [chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiw … Secret.htm](http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-offshore/ludao/2007/08/09/117694/The-Secret.htm) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/25 "2009-11-14T02:48:17Z")
[quote=“yaoshema”]Taitung, Pure & Natural: [chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiw … aiwans.htm](http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-east/taitung/2009/02/12/195811/Truly-Taiwans.htm) Digging Up Taiwan’s Ancient Heritage (Taitung): [thewildeast.net/news/?p=191](http://www.thewildeast.net/news/?p=191) The Secret of Green Island: Spectacular Diving: [chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiw … Secret.htm](http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-offshore/ludao/2007/08/09/117694/The-Secret.htm)[/quote] Thanks for those links about Taidong! Sad to hear that the prevalent political/economic opportunism (simply sacrificing Taiwan to gain access to the mainland Chinese market) prevents the recognition, exploration, and protection of some very important ancient cultural heritage - according to the research done by linguists, Taiwan may well have been the jump-off point for the original human migration into Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Polynesia, etc., and thus archaeological information from Taiwan would seem of particular importance to humankind. The information about diving and snorkeling at Green Island is of interest to me in light of tourism planning, since our own islands here (known as the Yaeyama Islands) have the same coral reef environment and similarly offer diving, snorkeling, and glas bottom boat tours. When i have time i’d like to check out Green Island and Orchid Island to see whether there is anything we can learn for our operations here. From what i have read so far, there might be an overdevelopment problem in those tourist areas (we have that problem here, too). ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/26 "2009-11-16T02:01:50Z")
Maps : ➡ Taidong [taiwaning.zening.info/map/Taitung\_County/](http://taiwaning.zening.info/map/Taitung_County/) (Google; map with links to the individual townships, including the islands) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Earth … an/Taitung](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_Earth.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Taitung) (Google; map and satellite image) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Panor … an/Taitung](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_Panoramio.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Taitung) (Google; map and photos) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Flick … an/Taitung](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_FlickrMap.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Taitung) (Flickr; map and photos taken by visitors) ➡ Hualien [taiwaning.zening.info/map/Hualie … /index.htm](http://taiwaning.zening.info/map/Hualien_County/index.htm) (Google; map with links to the individual townships) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Earth … an/Hualien](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_Earth.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Hualien) (Google; map and satellite image) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Panor … an/Hualien](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_Panoramio.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Hualien) (Google; map and photos) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Flick … an/Hualien](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_FlickrMap.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Hualien) (Flickr; map and photos taken by visitors) ➡ Yilan [taiwaning.zening.info/map/Yilan\_County/index.htm](http://taiwaning.zening.info/map/Yilan_County/index.htm) (Google; map with links to the individual townships) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Earth … iwan/Yilan](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_Earth.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Yilan) (map and satellite image) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Panor … iwan/Yilan](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_Panoramio.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Yilan) (Google; map and photos) [worldmapfinder.com/Map\_Flick … iwan/Yilan](http://www.worldmapfinder.com/Map_FlickrMap.php?ID=/En/Asia/Taiwan/Yilan) (Flickr; map and photos taken by visitors) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/27 "2009-11-21T06:34:36Z")
Hotsprings (Pingdong) Kending National Park Overview (日文): 温泉名称: 場所 / 泉質 / 露出温度 / PH値 四重渓温泉: 屏東県車城郷 / 弱アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ６０度 / ７ (Source: [otoa.com/support/country\_ns\_ … &code=3429](http://www.otoa.com/support/country_ns_detail.php?area=A&country=TW&ns=2&code=3429)) - Sichongxi 四重溪温泉 [eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0011663&jid=384](http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0011663&jid=384) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=51](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=51) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/28 "2009-11-21T06:59:01Z")
Hotsprings (Taidong) Overview (日文): 温泉名称: 場所 / 泉質 / 露出温度 / PH値 台東紅葉温泉: 台東県紅葉村 / 化水素泉 / ４５〜６３度 / ７ 知本温泉: 台東県卑南郷 / ナトリウム炭酸水素塩泉 / ４５〜５６度 / ７〜８ 金崙温泉: 台東県金峰郷 / 弱アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ４８度 / ７.１ 緑島温泉: 台東県緑島郷 / 硫オウ泉 / ５３〜９３度 / ５ (Source: [otoa.com/support/country\_ns\_ … &code=3429](http://www.otoa.com/support/country_ns_detail.php?area=A&country=TW&ns=2&code=3429)) - Hongye 紅葉温泉 (“Red Leaves Hotspring”, 延平郷 Yánpíng Rural Township) > [@Mucha Man](#): > > (in September 2007) [quote=“CTaitung”]Anyone ever been to the 紅葉 (Red Leaf) hotspring in Taidong County. Near the hill-town which is home to the first Little League champion from Taiwan (of the same name). Went there with the missus about 1.5years ago. Total of maybe 5 other people there. Lovely setting. Very clean. Yes, I have been there. Lovely campground right next to the springs. They springs are piped into a couple large tiled pools but whatever, it’s a great setting. Some lovely gorges to explore up there too. A few wild hot springs too but you need to befriend some locals to be taken to them.[/quote] I visited this hotspring on March 10, 2010 and, given the afternoon air temperature on that day was about 15C, was looking forward to the hot soak there - but i found the whole facility buried in over a meter of (by now) hardened black mud that must have run off the mountain during the last typhoon. Oops… And no “hotspring not open” sign anywhere along the road - more oops… - Zhiben 知本泓泉温泉 [tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery10 … ry104.html](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery104.htmlhttp://tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery104.html) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=50](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=50) - Wulu 霧鹿温泉 (Haiduan Township) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=47](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=47) - Chaori 朝日溫泉 (Lu Dao = Green Island) Saltwater Hotspring [taiwan.com.au/Envtra/Islands … ort01.html](http://www.taiwan.com.au/Envtra/Islands/GreenIsland/report01.html) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/29 "2009-11-25T08:38:12Z")
Hotsprings (Hualian) Overview (日文): 瑞穂温泉: 花蓮県万栄郷紅葉村 / 含鉄性塩化ナトリウム炭酸温泉 / ４８度 / ７ 花蓮紅葉温泉: 花蓮県万栄郷紅葉村 / 炭酸水酸化ナトリウム / ４７度 / ６.７ 安通温泉: 花蓮県玉里鎮 / 食塩性硫化水素泉 / ４７度 / ８.８ 文山温泉: 花蓮県秀林郷 / 弱アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ４８度 / ７.１ (Source: [otoa.com/support/country\_ns\_ … &code=3429](http://www.otoa.com/support/country_ns_detail.php?area=A&country=TW&ns=2&code=3429)) - Hongye 紅葉温泉 (“Red Leaves Hotspring” in Hualien) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=49](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=49) [tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery746.html](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery746.html) - Ruisui 瑞穗温泉 [tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery97.html](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery97.html) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=47](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=47) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=55](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=55) - Antong 安通温泉 [tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery246.html](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery246.html) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=47](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=47) - Wenshan 文山溫泉 (Wen2 Shan1 Wen1 Quan2) (Taroko Gorge) This hotpsring area is said to be closed because of high risk of falling rocks ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/30 "2009-12-03T11:12:46Z")
Hotsprings (Yilan) Overview (日文): 温泉名称: 場所 / 泉質 / 露出温度 / PH値 南澳温泉: 宜蘭県南澳郷 / 弱アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ６５度 / ７.４ 蘇澳冷泉: 宜蘭県蘇澳鎮 / 単純炭酸泉 / ２１度 / ７.５ 員山温泉: 宜蘭県員山郷永和村 / 単純泉 / ４２度 / ７.２ 清水温泉: 宜蘭県三星郷清水村 / アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ９５度 / ９.８ 天狗渓温泉: 宜蘭県大同郷土場村 / アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ８０度 / ９ 仁澤温泉: 宜蘭県大同郷土場村 / アルカリ性炭酸泉 / ９０度 / ９ 礁渓温泉: 宜蘭県礁渓郷 / 弱アルカリ性水酸化ナトリウム泉 / ６０度 / ７.５ (Source: [otoa.com/support/country\_ns\_ … &code=3429](http://www.otoa.com/support/country_ns_detail.php?area=A&country=TW&ns=2&code=3429)) - Suao 蘇澳冷泉 (Su1 Ao4 Leng3 quan2) A rare hydroxy carbonate spring (good for the skin); cool water (22 deg C year round) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=56](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=56) [eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=00 … 90&jid=214](http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002035&id=1790&jid=214) - Renze 仁澤温泉 (Mt. Taiping) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=56](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=56) - Jiaoxi 礁溪温泉 [tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery74.html](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/scenery74.html) [go2taiwan.net/hot\_springs\_detail.php?sn=52](http://www.go2taiwan.net/hot_springs_detail.php?sn=52) [worldreviewer.com/travel-gui … oxi/60303/](http://www.worldreviewer.com/travel-guides/hot-springs/hot-springs-of-jiaoxi/60303/) [eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=00 … 11&print=1](http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0011665&id=C100_165&jid=211&print=1) ---
**Author:** ![urodacus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/urodacus/32/69843_2.png) [@urodacus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/urodacus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/31 "2009-12-03T12:32:32Z")
This thread was split from another in Living in Taiwan, as it’s more relevant to those travelling to the East Coast. Yuli, thanks for all the east coast info you put together. ---
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Post Offices Threads: Getting a mailbox at the post office (post office box) > [@Getting a mailbox at the post office](http://tw.forumosa.com/t/getting-a-mailbox-at-the-post-office/55243/1): > > Thinking about getting a mailbox so I can have my mail in the States sent to me instead of having the mailman be constantly confused about romanization and chnging addresses. I heard it’s like NT$300 a year? Is it hard for foreign nationals to get a mailbox? For locals, it’s 2 pieces of ID and since I don’t have my NHI card yet, can I just show them my ARC and passport? Are they going to have a problem with names? I’ve noticed that places like banks enter my name in Chinese (as printed on ARC) … Websites: Post Office website: detailed information (map and searchable listing of post offices) [post.gov.tw/post/internet/u\_ … al\_h\_1.jsp](http://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/u_english/postal_h_1.jsp) ➡ Taidong Taidong Branch 901 (Main Post Office) No. 126, Datong Rd., Taidong City ➡ Hualian Hualian Branch 901 (Guo-An Post Office / New Main Post Office) No. 408, 中山路 (Zhong1 Shan1 Lu4 / Jhongshan Rd.), Hualian City Hualian Branch 19 (Jhongshan Rd. Post Office / Old Main Post Office) No. 188, 中山路 (Zhong1 Shan1 Lu4 / Jhongshan Rd.), Hualian City (at the corner of 中山路 and 中正路 (Zhong1 Zheng4 Lu4 / Jhongjheng Rd. / Hwy. 9) ➡ Yilan Yilan Branch 25 No. 69, Singdong Rd., Luodong 265-41 Yilan Branch 901 (Main Post Office) No. 130, Sec. 3, Jhongshan Rd., Yilan 260-44 Yilan County website: post offices in Yilan [e-land.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=4 … e=757&mp=5](http://www.e-land.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=45888&ctNode=757&mp=5) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 12:38pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/33 "2009-12-19T12:38:54Z")
Tourism Portal Sites Note for Japanese travelers: 下記の英語のHPの上、日本語のHPへのリンクもある。 ➡ Taidong Taidong County Tourism Portal [tour.taitung.gov.tw/en/](http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en/) ➡ Taidong & Hualian East Coast National Scenic Area [eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/en/](http://www.eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/en/) ➡ Hualian Hualian County Tourism Portal [tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/en/](http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/en/) Taroko National Park Portal [taroko.gov.tw/TarokoPortalEng/](http://www.taroko.gov.tw/TarokoPortalEng/) East Rift Valley National Scenic Area [erv-nsa.gov.tw/user/main.aspx?Lang=2](http://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/user/main.aspx?Lang=2) Hualian Tourism Portal (Travel, Accommodation, Food, News, Videos) 花蓮旅遊網（花蓮旅遊、花蓮住宿、花蓮美食、花蓮新聞、花蓮影音） [poja.com.tw/](http://www.poja.com.tw/) (Chinese) Hualian Tourism [tourguide.sinotour.com/hualien/](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/hualien/) ➡ Yilan Yilan Tourism [tourguide.sinotour.com/yilan/](http://tourguide.sinotour.com/yilan/) ---
**Author:** ![yuli](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@yuli](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yuli)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362/34 "2009-12-28T08:04:49Z")
Hotspring Hotels For travelers who don’t want to “rough it”, there are plenty of options of using hotspring baths that are integrated with hotels. A comprehensive site for related information is at [taiwankanko.com/onsen/onsen.html](http://www.taiwankanko.com/onsen/onsen.html) (This site is in Japanese, but if you are familiar with the Chinese characters for the regions and cities in Taiwan, you won’t have any difficulty navigating your way to a suitable hotel: choose a region from the menu at the top right side and then a hotel from the menu in the top center of the newly opened page - you will get pictures, an address, and a phone number.) Links for two of the eastern counties: ➡ Taidong 5 hotels in 卑南 (Bei1 Nan2 / Beinan) 1 hotel in 台東 (Tai2 Dong1 / Taidong) [taiwankanko.com/onsen/0009/](http://www.taiwankanko.com/onsen/0009/) ➡ Yilan 6 hotels in 礁溪 (Jiao1 Xi1 / Jiaosi) [taiwankanko.com/onsen/0008/](http://www.taiwankanko.com/onsen/0008/) ---
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More places to stay ➡ Taidong 真德文教中心 (Zhen1 De2 Wen2 Jiao4 Zhong1 Xin1 / ) No. 57, 四維路一段 (1st Section, Si4 Wei2 Lu4), Taidong City, 08-933-4167 Simple accommodation (bedding on soft mats laid out on the floor), clean, quiet; NT$350 per person (I wonder what it means that all websites carrying information about this place show the same wrong phone number “089-34167”. Maybe i am the only person who has actually stayed there?) * * * Note: Recently updated the hotsprings page and the netcafe page in this thread… ---
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… and more about places to stay (as well as eat and play) ➡ Hualian 馨憶精緻民宿 (Xin1 Yi4 Jing1 Zhi4 Min2 Su4 / Guesthouse Shin’i) No. 218, 南京街 (Nan2​ Jing1​ Jie1), Hualian City, Tel. 03-835-8767 Rooms with 1, 2, or 3 twin beds. Using one bed per person comes to NT$900-1000 (weekends NT$1000-1200) per person, and with 2 people per bed you pay NT$450-600 (weekends NT$500-750) per person. Details at [sinyi.17357.tw/sinyi/](http://sinyi.17357.tw/sinyi/) (Chinese) - the actual rates are those on the Japanese page. The managers speak Chinese and Japanese, but they have English speaking staff, as well. A selection of useful tips on places and activities: Hualien mid-week > [@Hualien mid-week](http://tw.forumosa.com/t/hualien-mid-week/60477/1): > > Does anyone have recommendations for places to stay in Hualien? I’m putting on my romance pants so hostels/ b and b’s are not really what I’d be into. I don’t think we’ll take in Taroko and I’d like to be close to the stone market as well. Any restaurants or sights around the town that could score me some points with my ladyfriend would be greatly appreciated also. P.S. Has anyone been down the #14/ 8 in the last week? Thanks in advance ---
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Taroko Gorge (2) If you are planning to visit the Taroko Gorge you should really consult the comprehensive [Taroko National Park Headquarters website](http://www.taroko.gov.tw/English/), where you find not only detailed descriptions of the interesting locations but, most importantly, regular updates on accessibility and safety. (Conditions in the gorge tend to change frequently and rapidly: landslides, rockfall, flooding and washout are common occurrences, and access to all or part of the park may be restricted at any time.) October 2011 update Trails [ul][li][Trail descriptions](http://www.taroko.gov.tw/English/?mm=3&sm=4&page=1)[/li] [li][Trail Conditions (open? closed?):](http://www.taroko.gov.tw/English/?mm=0&sm=0&page=3)[/li] [li][url=http://tw.forumosa.com/t/recent-info-on-some-taroko-trails-sep-2011/67319/1 Info on some Taroko Trails? (Sep 2011)[/url][/li][/ul] Accommodation[ul] [li][url=http://tw.forumosa.com/t/tianxiang-accommodation-taroko-gorge/66433/1 accommodation"[/url][/li][/ul] Wenshan Hotsprings [ul][li]In March 2011, a newspaper had reported that the park authorities were planning to re-open the Wenshan Hotspring Trail in July, and in the following months several people managed to get around the barriers blocking the path to the hotsprings and posted reports of their investigstion on the web. It also became apparent during the summer that the trail was being repaired. The barriers were finally removed at the beginning of September 2011: the spring is now officially accessible again.[/li] [li][url=http://tw.forumosa.com/t/wenshan-hotsprings-taroko-gorge/66432/1 Hotsprings"[/url][/li][/ul] ---
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This is a copy from a living on the east coast post, but since it’s applies to travelers too, I’ll post it here. Maps/GPS/Photos for waterfalls and wild hot springs. All Taiwan: [followxiaofei.com/region/](http://followxiaofei.com/region/) Google Maps: Waterfalls / Wild Hot Springs / Wild Camping [google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewe … D-lNVlUzxU](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1kK_pmoT7QZRcTe3-8D-lNVlUzxU) Yilan [followxiaofei.com/region/yilan-county](http://followxiaofei.com/region/yilan-county) Hualian [followxiaofei.com/region/hualien-county](http://followxiaofei.com/region/hualien-county) Taitung [followxiaofei.com/region/taitung-county](http://followxiaofei.com/region/taitung-county) Feel free to add any of these links to existing posts. [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taidong-hualian-yilan-travel/54362.md?page=1)