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发帖数: 18037 | 1 http://us.cnn.com/2014/01/15/travel/10-things-taiwan
10 things Taiwan does better than anywhere else
By Tina Hsiao, for CNN
updated 3:09 AM EST, Wed January 15, 2014
Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the middle of the night? Crowded
with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling bazaars on this tiny island
operate until the small hours. Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the
middle of the night? Crowded with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling
bazaars on this tiny island operate until the small hours.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
About 70% of Taiwan tourists will visit a night market
Taipei houses a collection of 650,000 Chinese artifacts and art -- largest
in the world
Taiwan has won the most Little League World Series championships
(CNN) -- With 23 million people crammed onto an island that covers just more
than 36,000 square kilometers, Taiwan ranks among the 20 most densely
populated places in the world.
Although the industrious island has built a global reputation for cheap
electronics, this is one Asian tiger that offers far more than stickers on
the backs of calculators.
Economically there's little it has left to prove, but Taiwanese people
remain a proud and determined bunch.
Here are 10 things they do better than anyone else.
1. Night markets
Taiwan's 300-plus night markets await your midnight cravings.
For an island smaller in area than Switzerland, Taiwan sure has a lot of
night markets -- an estimated 300 island-wide.
These open-air bazaars are particularly loved for street food, referred to
locally as xiao-chi, literally "small eats."
Perennial favorites are oyster omelets, stinky tofu and an assortment of
snacks on a stick straight off the grill.
Specialty drinks range from bubble tea to shots of snake blood.
According to the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, some 70% of tourists to Taiwan will
visit a night market.
The top three Facebook check-ins for 2013 in Taiwan were all night markets;
Tainan Flower Night Market (12th globally) nabbed the top spot, followed by
Luodong and Feng Chia night markets in Yilan and Taichung, respectively.
MORE: The 10 best dishes from Taiwan's night markets
2. Themed restaurants
If literal toilet humor (eating out of miniature urinals and toilet bowls)
is your idea of an amuse bouche, Taiwan provides a belly full of laughs.
Modern Toilet restaurants address taboos pertaining to dining etiquette,
posing witty rhetoric on websites such as: "To eat or to pee? Now that is
the question."
At the other extreme, you can get a cutesy overdose at a Hello Kitty
namesake cafe, where everything from burger buns to soup bowls is shaped
like the mouthless cartoon cat. (For more on the kitty obsession, read point
9 below.)
What's that? Can't get enough pink and glitter?
That's OK, because Taiwan is home to the world's first Barbie-themed
restaurant, with Mattel-approved smotherings of pink plastic and frilly
tutus.
Previous themed restaurants in Taiwan have included a cafe based on an
Airbus A380, complete with trolly dollies serving food and drinks from a
cart, as well as restaurants with jail, hospital and school-inspired themes.
3. Free WiFi
Since 2011, Taiwanese citizens have been able to log onto iTaiwan, the
island's free WiFi network.
Taiwan is one of the first places in the world to offer free WiFi on a mass
scale.
In June 2013, the service was rolled out to tourists in four of the five
largest cities, using more than 4,400 hotspots.
Visitors can sign up for an iTaiwan account with their passport at Taiwan
Tourism Bureau centers and offices in transportation stations, then receive
complimentary WiFi in Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung and Tainan.
More: Taiwan offers free WiFi to all foreign tourists
4. Chinese artifacts
Heaven for Chinese history buffs.
You might think it'd be in Beijing or Shanghai, but the National Palace
Museum in Taipei houses the largest collection of Chinese artifacts and
artwork in the world.
The impressive permanent collection comprises more than 650,000 items.
Chinese history is told through bronze statues, jade carvings, calligraphy,
lacquerware and other historical pieces -- many of which belonged to Chinese
imperial families -- including an intriguingly life-like, meat-shaped stone
and a jadeite cabbage.
Despite several rounds of building expansion, only a fraction of the
collection is on display (no more than 10,000 items at any one time), making
the museum worth returning to several times a year.
MORE: 5 Taipei hotels with megabucks art collections
5. Animated news
With an army of about 400 animators, Next Media Animation (NMA), a Taiwan-
based animation studio, can turn any news story into a cartoon in as fast as
90 minutes ('making-of' video here).
More impressively -- the videos are usually satirical, outrageous and
hilarious.
The studio, created by a Hong Kong media tycoon, takes infotainment to
another level.
Founded in 2007 to create CGI-animated videos for news without real footage
for Apple Daily News in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the talents of Taiwan's
animators were exposed to the world with the 2009 release of their hilarious
video of what might have happened during Tiger Woods' infamous car crash.
In the video, now ex-wife Elin Nordegren chases Tiger Woods' car with a golf
club after finding out about Woods' affair.
After the video went viral, the company decided to service international
audiences in Japanese and English.
Some of the team's most popular recent works include a video about the
execution of Kim Jong-un's uncle and a review of five stories that must die
in 2014.
6. Mock meat
One of the world's most vegetarian-friendly destinations, Taiwan offers 6,
000 or so restaurants serving an impressive variety of delicious vegetarian
fare to feed the 10% of the country that shuns meat.
But while it can't beat India in terms of the abundance and variety of
vegetarian dishes on offer, Taiwan is the best place to hit when you're
craving meat but don't actually want to eat any. That's right, we're talking
about mock meat.
Given how important flesh is to the traditional Chinese diet, it's no
surprise Taiwan's fake meat -- usually made of soy protein or wheat gluten -
- can fool even hardcore carnivores.
Yes, there have been scandals that revealed actual meat inside supposed mock
meat dishes. But it's is a thriving industry here and is considered a
staple across Taiwan.
Mock meat stir-fries in particular taste surprisingly like the real thing.
MORE: 40 Taiwanese foods we can't live without
7. Little League baseball
Taiwan ballers have no problem stepping up to the plate.
Baseball may be Taiwan's most popular sport -- diamonds are almost as common
as dumplings around the island.
Taiwan holds the record for the most Little League World Series championship
titles (17), nearly double that of its closest runner-up, Japan.
Adding to a cabinet of trophies, a team from Taiwan won the 2013 Junior
League Baseball Junior World Series.
8. National health coverage
In a year when the Obamacare debacle played out in global headlines, it's
worth to noting that Taiwan has what many call the best universal healthcare
system in the world.
Legal residents can visit any specialist in the country.
Docs anywhere will pull up their entire medical record via smart card,
consult and prescribe Chinese medicine and/or prescription drugs.
Fees are billed directly to and reimbursed by the National Health Insurance
Administration, whose 2% administrative costs are the lowest in the world.
MORE: CNNGo in Kaohsiung: Taiwan's largest port and coolest art
Sky-high kitty obsession.
9. Hello Kitty obsession
Taiwan's obsession with the Japanese-born Sanrio character doesn't stop at
feline-themed restaurants.
Taiwan holds the distinction of being the first in the world to be honored
with Hello Kitty-branded beer.
Brewed by Taiwan Tsing Beer, the drink purred its way onto the shelves
earlier this year.
The light brew features fruity flavors, from lime to a distinctly avant
garde banana infusion.
Eva Airways in 2013 made headlines with the resurrection of its themed
planes, which feature the ubiquitous cat on everything from exterior
liveries to headrest covers to fruit, which is cut in the shape of you know
what.
Eva Airways' dedicated Hello Kitty Jets site offers horizon-expanding trivia
, including Hello Kitty's height (five apples tall) and weight (three apples
).
The Grand Hi-Lai Hotel in Kaohsiung offers Hello Kitty-themed rooms, the cat
's iconic ribbon and/or silhouette stamped on everything within eye(sore)'s
reach.
Pink kitty curtains, kitty bath amenities, kitty tea set and a radio that
plays Hello Kitty music are all involved.
Not reaching for the insulin shot yet? Then you can book a breakfast date
with a talking and moving "live" Hello Kitty.
MORE: At last: World's first Hello Kitty Beauty Spa
10. Little dumplings
Yes, we recognize xiaolongbao as a delicacy homegrown in Shanghai, but
Taiwan is slowly taking over the dumpling world, one broth-filled bite at a
time.
Starting from a single shop in Taipei, Din Tai Fung now serves its famed
xiaolongbao in destinations as far flung as Australia, Thailand and the
United States.
Two of its Hong Kong branches have earned a coveted Michelin star, with the
mothership Xinyi store in Taipei sneaking into the Miele Guide.
Not bad for a chain restaurant, and not a "fancy" one at that.
When Tom Cruise visited Taiwan in 2013, he joined in on the 18-pleats-per-
dumpling action with a cooking class at the shop's Taipei 101 branch.
Even better? CNN put Din Tai Fung at number two on its list of best
franchises for travelers. | m*******n
发帖数: 5103 | 2 美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）列舉台灣10件做得比其他地方都好的事情，包括最具代表
性的夜市、形形色色的主題餐廳，以及遍布全台的免費WiFi等，讓展現獨特文化與迷人
魅力的「台灣之美」再度成為國際媒體的焦點。
根據CNN的報導，面積比瑞士還小的台灣，約有300處夜市，有7成的訪台觀光客都會到
此一遊，而夜市除了提供蚵仔煎、臭豆腐、各類串燒等美味，還有泡沫紅茶甚至蛇血等
飲品。
CNN還點名台灣這幾年到處林立的主題餐廳，如廁所餐廳和Hello Kitty主題餐廳，以及
全球第一家的芭比娃娃餐廳。CNN還推崇台灣的免費WiFi服務，從2011年推出免費
iTaiwan熱點，於2013年6月起擴大至台灣五大都會區。
其他入選的還有故宮、素肉、棒球魂、健保、狂愛Hello Kitty及小籠包。
CNN說，台北的故宮博物院是全球收藏最多中國文物的地方，故宮館藏珍品超過65萬
5000件，數量驚人。台灣也是全球對素食人口最友善的地方之一，約6000家素食餐廳提
供各式佳餚，讓10％素食人口享用，素肉更是幾可亂真。
此外，棒球是台灣最受歡迎的運動，台灣在世界少棒聯盟世界大賽曾17度勇奪冠軍，這
數字是居第二的日本的2倍。美國歐巴馬健保（歐記健保，Obamacare）上路後跌跌撞撞
，台灣的健保體系特別值得一提，許多人都稱它是全世界最棒的全民健保體系。
至於Hello Kitty，CNN說，台灣人對這隻三麗鷗貓咪的喜愛全球無人能敵，除了主題餐
廳、啤酒，連長榮航空的Hello Kitty彩繪客機，都吸引熱潮。而儘管小籠包的發源地
為上海，不過台灣在小籠包界擁有一席之地。
對於CNN的報導，交通部觀光局副局長劉喜臨以「觀光局要當『美好生活的創造者』」
回應，他說，台灣近年來從生活型態推動觀光意象，友善、親切與多元的美好生活風格
，成為吸引觀光客愛上台灣的關鍵因素。 | s****y
发帖数: 18685 | 3 小笼包--little dumpling
WTH
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【在 p***y 的大作中提到】
: http://us.cnn.com/2014/01/15/travel/10-things-taiwan
: 10 things Taiwan does better than anywhere else
: By Tina Hsiao, for CNN
: updated 3:09 AM EST, Wed January 15, 2014
: Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the middle of the night? Crowded
: with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling bazaars on this tiny island
: operate until the small hours. Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the
: middle of the night? Crowded with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling
: bazaars on this tiny island operate until the small hours.
: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
| n******o
发帖数: 95 | 4 free wifi能比日本，特别是东京/大阪，韩国首尔，新加坡还好？
the
【在 p***y 的大作中提到】
: http://us.cnn.com/2014/01/15/travel/10-things-taiwan
: 10 things Taiwan does better than anywhere else
: By Tina Hsiao, for CNN
: updated 3:09 AM EST, Wed January 15, 2014
: Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the middle of the night? Crowded
: with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling bazaars on this tiny island
: operate until the small hours. Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the
: middle of the night? Crowded with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling
: bazaars on this tiny island operate until the small hours.
: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
| H******9
发帖数: 8087 | | h******c
发帖数: 330 | 6 根据我近两年的经验，台湾的城市地区确实比东京、汉城以及新加坡方便
特别是台北市。
大阪很久没去了，去的那时候还不流行wifi
【在 n******o 的大作中提到】
: free wifi能比日本，特别是东京/大阪，韩国首尔，新加坡还好？
:
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| J*C
发帖数: 4579 | 7 日本WIFI很多都要钱的 不然也要日本手机才能注册
所以我去日本都直接弄个日本SIM卡来用方便些
【在 n******o 的大作中提到】
: free wifi能比日本，特别是东京/大阪，韩国首尔，新加坡还好？
:
: the
| B****n
发帖数: 11290 | 8 去年我帶一個美國人去夜市 這是我第一次帶西方人進夜市 對他來說是很難得的經驗
對我來說也是
臭豆腐嘗了一塊就不吃了 雞肉捲到是全部吃光光 對夜市裡面麻將遊戲很感興趣 說他
們一家都會玩 還問我很多規則
後來又帶他去港式飲茶 我發現我認識的美國人很多都喜歡吃餃子 春捲 叉燒包
鳳爪啥的 基本敬謝不敏 呵呵
the
【在 p***y 的大作中提到】
: http://us.cnn.com/2014/01/15/travel/10-things-taiwan
: 10 things Taiwan does better than anywhere else
: By Tina Hsiao, for CNN
: updated 3:09 AM EST, Wed January 15, 2014
: Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the middle of the night? Crowded
: with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling bazaars on this tiny island
: operate until the small hours. Craving oyster omelets and bubble tea in the
: middle of the night? Crowded with street hawkers, the 300 or so bustling
: bazaars on this tiny island operate until the small hours.
: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
| p***y
发帖数: 18037 | 9 是这样没错。我认识的老外，不管再怎麽喜欢中国或中国式的食物，都不能接受臭豆腐
呀凤爪之类的。最爱吃的就是饺子春卷这类的东西。
麻将很多老外会的。他们有他们独特的牌。我有个老外朋友的老婆（当然也是老外），
固定和她一群老外朋友打麻将，让我这对麻将一窍不通得华人非常佩服。
【在 B****n 的大作中提到】
: 去年我帶一個美國人去夜市 這是我第一次帶西方人進夜市 對他來說是很難得的經驗
: 對我來說也是
: 臭豆腐嘗了一塊就不吃了 雞肉捲到是全部吃光光 對夜市裡面麻將遊戲很感興趣 說他
: 們一家都會玩 還問我很多規則
: 後來又帶他去港式飲茶 我發現我認識的美國人很多都喜歡吃餃子 春捲 叉燒包
: 鳳爪啥的 基本敬謝不敏 呵呵
:
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| n***s
发帖数: 897 | 10 她们玩的麻将，好像不是拼13/16张，是像玩DOMINO，她们才没头脑记牌
【在 p***y 的大作中提到】
: 是这样没错。我认识的老外，不管再怎麽喜欢中国或中国式的食物，都不能接受臭豆腐
: 呀凤爪之类的。最爱吃的就是饺子春卷这类的东西。
: 麻将很多老外会的。他们有他们独特的牌。我有个老外朋友的老婆（当然也是老外），
: 固定和她一群老外朋友打麻将，让我这对麻将一窍不通得华人非常佩服。
| B****n
发帖数: 11290 | 11 Free wifi is good for visitors but not for residents.
【在 n******o 的大作中提到】
: free wifi能比日本，特别是东京/大阪，韩国首尔，新加坡还好？
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