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Taiwan Tourist Guides — Activities  Taiwan is naturally gifted with a rich abundance of flora and home. It.s a sanctuary to 70 species of mammals, around 500 species of birds, in excess of 90 species of reptiles, almost 2700 species of saltwater and freshwater fish, over 30 species of amphibians, and 18000 recognized species of insects plus 400 butterfly species. With the other enchanting locales, beaches if you want more .activities., Taiwan is not going to disappoint you even then. The .beautiful. island hosts many good shopping places. From cosmetics and perfumes, tobacco and wine, leather goods, jewelry and watches, foodstuffs to all sorts of souvenirs with Chinese tradition, low-priced tokens, jewelry, riches of emerald and other junk, the list seems to end nowhere. You can drop in Everrich Duty-Free Shop (at B1, No 72, Sec 3,Ming Chuan East Road, Taipei), Chinese Handicraft Mart at No.1 Hsuchow Rd., Taipei, as well as Kungkuan Night Market. FuLong, DaHsi (DaXi) and TouCheng are the excellent places for surfing and once you know, you must make the best out of them. Many foreigners are extremely fond of the Taiwan.s east coast and love to surf in the excellent conditions. With the hills standing in the island, Taiwan is an exciting place for hiking. There are places to discover and it does not take much time, a day at the most. Unexplored basin with hills and mountains is a hiker.s paradise. Rafting on the river Xiugulian, the biggest in eastern Taiwan can be thrilling; from Ruisui to the end at Rainbow Bridge it takes only 3 to 4 hours. You can take rest at a village called, Chimei. Hsiukuluan River and the Laonung River are other options for white water rafting. National Park and the East Coast National Scenic Area are for the ones interested in sight seeing. There.s nothing to be sad if the winter is over and you have still the zeal in your muscles to go for skiing. .Grass skiing. is growing in demand in Taiwan. Grass Skiing is simply skiing on grass. Get hold of a special type of paraphernalia, which are shorter skeeler-like Skis (with caterpillar tracks). So, get going!
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