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From Taroko Gorge's marble canyon walls to Penghu's windswept outer islands and Jiufen's lantern-lit teahouses above the Pacific coast

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Taiwan holds more facets than the 11-headed Guanyin guarding its temples. Whether the pull is liquor at a distillery or chocolate on a farm, mountain views or coastal ones, snow-capped peaks or hillsides oranged by daylilies, the sheer range of experiences means no two trips to Taiwan look alike. Night markets rank as a must, and four visits often beat just one.

Whether a visitor arrives for the first time or returns for the tenth, Taiwan rewards travelers willing to look beyond the obvious highlights to the country’s considerable depth of culture, nature, and history.