Taiwan Pictures

My Top 30 Photos of Taiwan

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Taiwan Pictures

Taiwan is a real paradise for photographers and I truly feel lucky to have had the chance to live here since 2000 to indulge my passion for pictures.

taiwanese farmer picture — A Taiwanese farmer in Kaohsiung County.

old taiwanese man picture — This man seems to be wondering why a foreigner would want to take a picture of him. Yunlin County.

picture of chinese dragon art — Colorful Chinese dragon’s tail at a small temple lost in a bamboo forest in Nantou County.

picture of hehuanshan, nantou county, taiwan — My friends Pierre and May, riding on my Yamaha FZ6 along the scenic Central Cross Highway, just past Mt. Hehuan.

taiwan picture, taichung — Taichung: my beautiful concrete jungle!

taiwan picture, miaokou market in Keelung city — Miaokou Market in Keelung City (just north of Taipei) is one of the best places in Taiwan (if not the best) to eat fresh seafood.

taiwan picture, scooters in keelung city — A common scene in Taiwan: an army of scooters packed between cars at a busy traffic light.

traditional chinese culture, taiwan picture — Age-old Chinese ritual in one of the narrow lanes in Tainan City.

picture of taiwan, traditional chinese religion — One of the most unusual sights in Taiwan – Dang-ki; a religious practice where men invite “bad spirits” to possess them, and then they beat themselves with crazy weapons like swords, daggers, axes and toothed clubs. This one happened just outside a Starbucks, right in downtown Taichung!

taiwanese girls, taichung city, taiwan photos — Two Taiwanese girls on a scooter in front of Taichung train station.

chinese man praying — Praying the taosist way in Guanziling, Tainan County.

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young taiwanese girls — Two young Taiwanese girls pray in Longshan Temple in Taipei.

mountain climbing, hiking in taiwan picture — Me, hiking Mt. Guanshan, in Southern Taiwan.

mountains in taiwan picture — Taiwan’s beautiful Central Mountain Range. The tall peak in the distance is Mt. Qilai, another great climb.

taiwan mountains picture — When people think of Taiwan, they think factories and sprawling cities. Very few know that Taiwan has amazing hiking.

cks taipei, attraction, taiwan picture — C.K.S. Memorial is one of the most
popular attractions in Taipei City.

red chinese lanterns — Chinese Lanterns are everywhere in Taiwan. Those ones were making a ceiling in front of Matsu Temple, on Cijin Island, not too far from Kaohsiung.

chinese boy — I took this picture of a young Taiwanese boy the first week I got to Taiwan, back in the summer of 2000, at the beautiful
Confucius Temple, in Taichung.

sun moon lake, taiwan picture — Sun Moon Lake, in Nantou County, is Taiwan’s biggest lake as well as a great destination to walk in the mountains.

old chinese women — Listening to a “priest” or “teacher” in Taichung’s
Confucius Temple.

chinese religion painting — Aesthetic Chinese painting on a wall at the back of Baoan Temple, in the old part of Taipei.

chinese confucius temple in kaohsiung, taiwan — Taiwan’s largest Confucius temple is located on the edge of
Lotus Pond, in the nothern part of Kaohsiung City.

chinese culture — After a noisy parade that took place right on the Northeast Coast Highway, close to Keelung. For some reason, of all the pictures of Taiwan that I have, this one is my ultimate favorite.

buddha statue — Foguangshan Monastery, in Kaohsiung County has
the island’s tallest Buddha statue.

red chinese door — Old-style Chinese doors at the back of CKS Memorial, in Taipei.

ximending, taipei, taiwan — A trendy Taiwanese kid in Ximending, an entire district dedicated to shopping and youth fashion. It’s in Taipei of course!

chinese opera — Traditional Chinese opera signer in Keelung.

cute chinese girls — Two young Taiwanese girls attend the Confucius’ birthday celebrations at the Confucius Temple in Taipei. The event takes place every year on September 28.

mountains in taiwan, dakeng — Dakeng Mountains, just outside Taichung City. Another excellent place to hike.

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