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  • hey guys it's Iris so we're here at Taoyuan and this is one of the smallest touristy town in Taiwan

  • it's actually ranked top 10 in Taiwan smallest touristy town and this is Daxi

  • it actually came from Japanese I think it literally translate into big creek

  • or big river and here you can obviously see why because the creek

  • the river it's so beautiful and honestly I never knew there were such places in Taiwan

  • the bridge is just beautiful and it's got this Baroque style

  • I think Baroque style arch way oh my god I think I'm completely missing out here

  • thank you

  • [pig blood rice cake]

  • [Turkish Pudding]

  • this is really a full package experience because here you got all the old streets

  • where they sell tons of food honestly there's all kinds of varieties of food

  • It will fill your stomach for sure and there's also temple

  • this is a really nice-looking temples and this what I'm eating is actually I think peanut grounded

  • peanuts with some kind of dough and honestly this is my childhood favorite

  • it's called Má lāo

  • so good

  • famous stinky tofu that you only get in these kind of old town and honestly

  • I haven't had this and it sure smells stinky

  • and did you know that Daxi is actually known for the production of dried tofu and

  • here it is apparently it's organic and I guess free from any sort of artificial colors

  • this woodwork museum is definitely worth the visit

  • it's only a couple minutes away from the old Street and this this museum

  • right here has a huge collection in elaboration of the history of Daxii and

  • how it comes to be the way it is today by the influence of Japanese

  • I think Netherland people had a history with us in the past and it's just so

  • incredible to see all these miniatures illustration of how the houses are it

  • it's got courtyard and in the front is four opening stores at the back is for

  • the residential purposes and when you step into the museum you can't help but

  • feel a sense of calmness washed over you

  • being only an hour drive away from the city of Taipei I think Taoyuan here has

  • got something truly special that we can't really experience if we only stay in Taipei

hey guys it's Iris so we're here at Taoyuan and this is one of the smallest touristy town in Taiwan

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