Tainan featured as one of 30 cities in the National Geographic’s ‘Cool List 2024’
Tainan featured as one of 30 cities in the National Geographic’s ‘Cool List 2024’
2023-12-12
The city of Tainan has featured as one of 30 cities in the National Geographic’s “Cool List 2024.” The article highlights 30 world cities that are especially “in vogue” right now and will be hot tourist destinations in 2024. Tainan is singled out for its rich history, famous street foods and spectacular Beehive Fireworks Festival. Tainan celebrates its 400th birthday next year, and officials are keen to encourage more tourists to discover this unique gem on the west coast.
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival in Tainan marks the start of the Lantern Festival. Festivalgoers wear protective gear to walk safely through a storm of fireworks. The folk custom has been dubbed “unforgettable” by National Geographic magazine.
National Geographic reports that Tainan celebrates its 400th birthday in 2024, as the oldest city in Taiwan. The former capital of Taiwan wears its wealth of history more clearly on its sleeve than its successor Taipei.
Huang Wei-cheh
Tainan mayor
This is the only Taiwanese city that made the “Cool List.” They make a point of saying Tainan isn’t about steel buildings, but about rich historic beauty. 400 years old is quite young. Tainan is younger than Scotland’s Edinburgh at 900, or some French cities that are over 1,000 years old. But Tainan is so rich in culture and civilization, and has such a deep culture, that it’s attracted the attention of the editor of National Geographic, and many other travelers. That’s an honor for us.
Beloved actor Chen Shufang is a tourist ambassador for the city, and took viewers on this tour of some of Tainan’s delightful back alleys to learn about temple culture. Even supermodel Lin Chi-ling, a Tainan native, held her wedding at Tainan Art Museum.
With its forts and towering temples, Tainan is full of historical charm. Everywhere you look is a beauty spot.
Huang Wei-cheh
Tainan mayor
We will continue to ensure that this capital of culture, fine dining, religion and even brand-new technologies leaves a deep impression on people who come to Tainan, as well as foreign friends who have never visited, both online and in in-person visits, and to ensure the impression continues to improve. We will keep working hard on this.
A major highlight of Tainan life are street foods like these danzai noodles with prawns. This is “coffin bread:” a bread bowl is hollowed out and filled with a creamy chowder – another Tainan specialty.
Hong Kong traveler
People say “you have to get this,” “you have to get that,” at the night market. But our time is limited and we can’t try everything.
Singapore traveler
Singapore is more busy and bustling. But the local conditions and customs are better here, I think – people are kinder.
Tainan is the only Taiwanese city to feature in the “Cool List,” among world cities like New York. Locals hope it will help draw in more international tourists.
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豐富古蹟+特色小吃 台南名列2024全球30個最酷景點
2023-12-12
國家地理旅遊雜誌近日公布2024年酷景點名單，列出30個全球最讓人興奮的旅遊目的地。其中，台南是台灣唯一入榜景點，跟美國紐約等地齊名。雜誌介紹台南的歷史古蹟和街頭小吃，加上明年將迎來400 歲生日，都成了必訪的理由。
台南鹽水蜂炮，元宵開炸，遊客穿戴厚重裝備，體驗被炸的刺激感，這項民俗活動，被國家地理旅遊雜誌稱讚為，是最難忘的特殊活動。
國家地理旅遊雜誌中特別介紹，台南是台灣最古老城市，不只2024年將過400歲生日，比起首都台北，身為前首都的台南更富有歷史意義。
[[台南市長 黃偉哲]]
“這是唯一台灣入選的城市，而且它特別講說，台南不在於鋼筋水泥的建築，而在於富有古意的美。400年算是年輕的，相比像英國愛丁堡900年，還有法國一些城市都上千年，其實台南算是年輕的，但是由於台南的人文底蘊，還有文化的深化，受到國家地理雜誌的編輯，以及很多遊人的青睞，我們感到與有榮焉”
資深藝人陳淑芳擔任觀光大使，帶觀眾穿梭台南巷弄，了解廟宇文化，甚至名模林志玲，也是台南人，出嫁時特別選在台南美術館一館舉辦。
古堡和高聳寺廟屋頂，古色古香，隨手拍都是美景。
[[台南市長 黃偉哲]]
“我們會持續把這個文化、美食、宗教，甚至是嶄新的科技之都的意象，讓來台南的人以及沒有來台南的外國朋友，在網路上、實體的參訪上，能夠留下深刻的印象，而且是更好的印象，這個是我們持續會努力的”
街頭小吃，也是台南一大亮點，鋪滿蝦子的擔仔麵。將麵包挖空放滿美味奶油雜燴的「棺材板」，都是台南道地的美味小吃。
[[香港遊客]]
“夜市說這裡好吃那裡好吃，但是我們時間有限吃不到”
[[新加坡遊客]]
”我們新加坡比較繁華，這裡風土人情方面，我覺得比較好，比較親切一點”
在30個2024年酷景點名單中，台南是台灣唯一入榜景點，跟美國紐約等地齊名，台南要用美景與美食，讓更多國內外遊客，愛上台南。
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