“The Spring” — A new river park, which was praised by Forbes as one of the seven most picturesque public parks around the world, will open in Tainan on March 7. Designed by MVRDV, a Dutch architecture company, and a Taiwanese design company under Tainan’s urban renewal plan, the park is located within the city center at the former location of the Tainan Chinatown.
全國首間AI人工智慧圖書館 比北投圖書館更美| National Central Library southern branch to open in 2021
The Southern Branch of the National Central Library will open to the public in 2021. Located in southern Taiwan, Tainan, the project was designed by Carlo Ratti, a renowned Italian architect, and Bio-architecture Formosana, the architecture studio in charge of the design of Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch. It will be the first intelligent library using artificial intelligence to create a new-age learning environment, according to the commissioner of the project.
環狀線板橋站：丹尼爾·布倫—在「思映之間」的美學 | Banqiao Y15 MRT Station of the new Circular Line：Daniel Buren in between the lines
Daniel Buren is a figure to go down in art history for his unconventional in situ permanent displays that present art in a way highlighting the creative process as opposed to the representation of pieces that disregard autonomous art.
屏東隱藏版絕美教堂 排灣族七彩琉璃珠絢爛吊燈 | Pingtung Catholic church becomes top travel destination
Taiwan’s indigenous people usually have unique churches that double as community centers for tribe members. Sitting in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church — the oldest indigenous Catholic church — has become a top destination since it reopened to the public in 2018 after a four-year renovation.
Following the opening of the first Starbucks container store in 2018, a newly designed Starbucks store opened earlier this year in a tourist spot in Heping, Xiulin Township, Hualien County. Located at the boundary between Hualien and Yilan, the Starbucks Heping store sits on one of the resting areas of the newly ungraded Suhua Highway which was opened to the public on Jan. 6. There is, therefore, little wonder that the new store has already become an Instagram sensation in Eastern Taiwan.
全台最大戶外畫廊！高雄苓雅衛武營彩繪村| Taiwan largest outdoor street art gallery — Kaohsiung Weiwuying Street Art Village
Located in Lingya District in the southern city of Kaohsiung, Weiwuying Street Art Village has become the largest street art community in Taiwan. The village is a lively place where foreign and local street artists gather to create artworks on a variety of mediums, including walls.
最紅打卡景點！全台最美「鐘樓星巴克」在台中麗寶｜Where is the most stunning Starbucks in Taiwan
The second phase of Lihpao Outlet Mall in Taichung opened on Dec. 25, featuring a stunning interior design inspired by Lake Como — a summer resort in northern Italy — and modern classic architecture that values natural light. Another highlight of the new space is a new Starbucks under a European-style clock tower — the most beautiful Starbucks outlets in Taiwan.
Located on the northeast coast in New Taipei City, the “Bitou Cape Trail” (鼻頭角步道) is known for its scenic sea view and mountain lines. A recently renovated military barrack near the trail has also attracted the attention of travelers since its opening on Nov. 5.
