From Taipei’s tea merchants to Alishan’s sea of clouds: where to go, how long to stay and when each place is at its quietest.
Sunrise over the sea of clouds, Alishan · Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0
The atlas
Taiwan at a glance
An island the size of the Netherlands, with mountains rising almost 4,000 metres. High-speed rail runs down the west coast in under two hours, so a week reaches far more than you might expect.
