Food
Breakfast will be provided at the hotels.
For cycling participants, lunch will be provided on each day. The supporting vans will carry enough water and some light snacks. Moreover, it is possible to get food and drinks from the few convenience stores along the cycling path.
Train participants will need to buy lunch themselves. There are plenty of small traditional restaurants in the cities that we will be visiting. They are usually very affordable (10 USD would already be considered an expensive meal here). It is relatively easy to find vegetarian food but hard to find vegan food (for religious reasons).
There will be a conference dinner on 12th January at 虎爺温泉飯店 Hoya Spa Hotel. On all other days, we will also have (more basic) group dinners.
Sightseeing
Taipei
Taipei 101: right in the city center, it was the tallest building in the world between 2004 and 2009. It still has the third fastest elevator in the world.
National Palace Museum: houses one of the world’s largest collections of Chinese imperial artifacts.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall: right in the city center, very convenient to visit and highly recommended.
Longshan Temple: historic temple in the city center, housing Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian deities.
Dihua Street: a very traditional (and touristic) street in the city center.
Night markets: popular places for dinner, mostly selling street food. Some big/popular ones are Raohe, Shilin and Ningxia.
Maokong: many tea houses on the hills with nice views of the city at night.
Beitou: a very good place for hotsprings.
Hualien
Taroko Gorge: a very beautiful national park. Unfortunately, many parts of it remain inaccessible due to a recent earthquake.
Ruisui
Chishang
Jinlun
Jinlun wild hot springs. (We have also reserved hotspring hotels.)
Fangliao
Zuoying (and Kaohsiung)
Lotus Pond: famous for the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas.
Cijin Island: right next to the city, offers a nice sunset view on the beach with relaxing cafes and bars.