What should you pay attention to when planning to travel to Taiwan during the Spring Festival?

Taiwan and mainland China share similar languages ??and cultures, and their lifestyles and diets are basically similar. There are no big differences worth noting.

The Spring Festival in Taiwan is a holiday, especially starting from the New Year. New Year's Eve to Spring Festival. Many stores are closed during this period, which will be a little inconvenient, but you will have no place to live or eat. Most businesses in Taiwan will be closed starting from the New Year. The night before the third or fifth day.

During the Spring Festival travel period, the most important thing to pay attention to is transportation and tickets. New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve are days when people in Taiwan go home. Therefore, in these two days, high-speed rail tickets, Taiwan Railway tickets, passenger tickets, non-air tickets, and ferry tickets from big cities such as Taipei to Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Pingtung in the south, Taitung and Hualien in the east, or the outlying islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu are all available. Very, very nervous. It is recommended to purchase relevant air tickets and tickets in advance.

In addition, the second day of the Lunar New Year is the day when relatives in Taiwan return to their parents’ homes. Road traffic and bus tickets in Taiwan will be tight on this day.

On New Year's Eve, the fourth day or the day before the holiday, road traffic in Taiwan will be congested, whether it is on the main highways, or on roads like Suhua and Nanhui, It would be very crowded. If you are moving in Taiwan these days, please reserve more time.

Because there will be no elections in Taiwan, society will not be torn apart, and there will be no fights for reunification or independence or large-scale social movements. There are rumors that cross-strait relations are tense. This is just a break in official exchanges. Mainland officials have always reiterated that non-governmental exchanges continue. Both sides of the internet are filled with sarcastic people and angry youths that you will never encounter in real life.

What's more, most places in Taiwan like to queue up for rides, shopping, etc. There are very few trash cans in Taiwan. It’s best to carry plastic bags with you or take them to convenience stores like 7-11.

Open Mind

When traveling to China, I kept an open mind. Let us see what kind of place this is in this society of nearly 70 years. We are all Taiwanese, but have different lives and development. Of course, tourists, especially independent tourists, will have many opportunities to interact with the people of Taiwan. You can ask whatever you want. However, if the political environment on the island is relatively high during an election year, it is better to talk less about politics.

Necessary Dike

Taiwan is a very safe and orderly place. However, there are bad people everywhere, some who are greedy for petty gains, or those who have no good intentions. Even in the safest places, you need to protect yourself. For example, if a girl comes to Taiwan alone, she should pay attention to her personal safety. Don't get drunk in the nightclub. Others had no major safety concerns.