Miaoli

Taiwan’s Woodcarving Capital The first thing you notice about Sanyi is that about 9 out of 10 shops seem to be selling wood stuff. And that’s the main reason why most people make it here. The small town, located in Northern Taiwan’s Miaoli County, is the island’s uncontested woodcarving capital. Sanyi’s environs also have a […]

Miaoli Travel Information Miaoli (also both a county and a city) lies in northwestern Taiwan, a bit north and to the west of Taichung City. It is known as one of the main centers for Taiwan’s Hakka population, the second-most prominent of Taiwan’s ethnicities and render in Chinese as the semi-condescending “guest people”. While Hakka […]