Taiwan's Iconic Landmarks & Images?

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
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What are Taiwan’s Iconic Landmarks & Images?
Ok! For Taipei, this is what we’ve got:

[quote]Taipei 101
CKS Memorial Hall
Grand Hotel
Miramar Ferris Wheel
National Concert Hall[/quote]
Anything else that should be in the Taipei List?

What about other places in Taiwan like Taichung, Kaohsiung, Kending, East Coast, etc. I’m talking images that would be immediately recognizable to anyone with knowledge of those places.

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A few to start you off:

Queen’s Head, Yeliu

Turtle Island, Yilan

Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung

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[quote=“maoman”]Anything else that should be in the Taipei List?
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Presidential Office Building
Red House Theater in Ximen
Taipei Story House near Yuanshan
The Old North Gate at Zhongxiao and Zhonghua Rd
the new Xinbei Bridge in Sanchong

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The gondola thingy over at Maokong?

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A few more:

Chikan Tower, Tainan

Hongmaocheng, Danshui

Yushan, Nantou

World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung

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Taipei - SYS Hall
Taipei - Shilin NM
Taipei - National Palace Museum

Danshui - Lover’s Bridge

Changhua - Big Buddha
Lugang

Taidong - Sansiantai

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For Kending, the only iconic image that comes to mind is that lighthouse - Oluanpi?

There are some viewpoints in Taroko Gorge that are instantly recognizable, although I forget the names.

Those joined hearts in Penghu - the ones in the water, a wall or something.

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Great stuff, guys! Keep it coming! :notworthy:

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Anping Gubao, Tainan (that fugly tower is instantly recognisable)

Tropic of Cancer marker, Hualian

Beitou Library, Taipei

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Beitou incinerator

Taiwan beer girls

recycling ama

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Taichung Botanical Garden

Herhuanshan

Sanyi Broken Bridge

Taroko Gorge - Changchun Shrine

That stupid mall (iconic, but fugly)

Roadside temple at Roosevelt and Heping (maybe not sufficiently famous for those who didn’t lurk around Tash’s flickr account)

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CKS Memorial Hall

Taipei Train Station

101 (surprised nobody posted this yet) EDIT I see Maoman mentioned some of these earlier)

Grand Hotel Taipei

Night Market

Taiwan Beer (mine’s a Sheng Pi)

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Taichung Fugly New City Hall

Taichung Hotel One Building, one of the nicest modern tower buildings in Taiwan

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Jiufen

Jingguashi

Pinglin Lantern Festival

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The giant red spike on the corner of Xinsheng and Xinhai Rd.

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How could any of you not include 7-11? It was invented in Taiwan and most kids of the younger generation were born there.

Lions Club/ Rotary Club clocks.

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Most of us think of this shot:

But this is a cool one:

EDIT: Image can be seen at this link.

I’d add the four gates of Taipei.

Ren’ai circle? :laughing:

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Most of us think of this shot:

But this is a cool one:

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Your cool shot didn’t show. Here’s my cool shot, which includes TWO iconic Taipei landmarks.

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bump

This is a very nice thread and potentially a useful one. It’s a shame to let it disappear. Can’t it be a sticky? For people who are just visiting briefly.

Maybe it’s just my nostalgia talking :smiley:

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[quote=“tash”]bump

This is a very nice thread and potentially a useful one. It’s a shame to let it disappear. Can’t it be a sticky? For people who are just visiting briefly.

Maybe it’s just my nostalgia talking :smiley:[/quote]
Is this Tash as in THE TASH, the Tash that the guys absolutely adore??? (In a nice way). Am glad to see you here :slight_smile: . Hi!!!