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Map Legend

Sights Information Routes

Beach Bank Tollway
Bird Sanctuary Embassy/Consulate Freeway
Buddhist Hospital/Medical Primary
Castle/Palace Internet Secondary
Christian Police Tertiary
Confucian Post Office Lane
Hindu Telephone Unsealed road
Islamic Toilet Road under construction
Jain Tourist Information Plaza/Mall
Jewish Other Information Steps
Monument Tunnel
Museum/Gallery/Historic Building Geographic Pedestrian overpass
Ruin Walking Tour
Shinto Beach Walking Tour detour
Sikh Gate Path/Walking Trail
Taoist Hut/Shelter
Winery/Vineyard Lighthouse Boundaries
Zoo/Wildlife Sanctuary Lookout
Other Sight Mountain/Volcano International
Oasis State/Province
Activities, Park Disputed
Courses & Tours Pass Regional/Suburb
Picnic Area Marine Park
Bodysurfing Waterfall Cliff
Diving Wall
Canoeing/Kayaking Population
Course/Tour Hydrography
Sento Hot Baths/Onsen Capital (National)
Skiing Capital (State/Province) River, Creek
Snorkelling City/Large Town Intermittent River
Surfing Town/Village Canal
Swimming/Pool
Walking Transport Water
Windsurfing
Other Activity Airport Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake
Border crossing
Sleeping Bus Reef
Cable car/Funicular
Sleeping Cycling Areas
Camping Ferry
Metro/MRT/MTR station Airport/Runway
Eating Monorail
Parking Beach/Desert
Eating Petrol station
Skytrain/Subway station Cemetery (Christian)
Drinking & Nightlife Taxi
Train station/Railway Cemetery (Other)
Drinking & Nightlife Tram
Cafe Underground station Glacier
Other Transport
Entertainment Mudflat
Note: Not all symbols displayed above
Entertainment appear on the maps in this book Park/Forest

Shopping Sight (Building)

Shopping Sportsground

Swamp/Mangrove

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Piera Chen
Northern Taiwan, Taroko National Park & the East Coast, Yushan National Park &
Western Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan’s Islands, Plan Your Trip, Understand
Taiwan, Survival Guide When not on the road, Piera divides her time between
hometown Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vancouver. She has authored more than a
dozen travel guides and contributed to as many travel-related titles. Piera has a
BA in Literature from Pomona College. Her early life was peppered with trips to
Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia , but it was during her first trip to Europe that dawn broke. She
remembers being fresh off a flight, looking around her in Rome, thinking, ‘I want to be doing this
everyday.’ And she has.
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Dinah Gardner
Taipei Dinah is a freelance writer focusing on travel and politics. Since 2015 she
has been happily based in Taiwan, one of Asia’s most charming and courteous
countries. She’s lived in and written about Vietnam, Tibet, China, Hong Kong,
­Nepal and Bhutan.

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