Taiwan Through Literature and Film
- Accommodations
- Meals
- Excursions & Activities
- Get to Know Your Destination
- Study Abroad Advisory of Student Risk
- Student Experience
Accommodations
You will be staying in double occupancy rooms in a hotel. Includes breakfast, afternoon snacks, and daily housekeeping.
UC Davis reserves the right to change the accommodation location. Should this be necessary, we will arrange alternative lodging. Please note that elevators, air conditioners and other modern conveniences may not be available in all locations.
Meals
Meals include a welcome and farewell banquet.
Excursions & Activities
Past program excursions and activities have included:
- National Palace Museum
- Cloud Gate Modern Dance
- Hakka Culture Center
- Peking Opera
- Indigenous Culture Museum
The program schedule, including the daily itinerary and planned activities, is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
Get to Know Your Destination
“For a 300-year-old city, Taipei is having a very late coming-of-age party. But then again, this unhurried but vibrant capital has taken a while to become comfortable in its own skin. With Chinese, Japanese and Western influences in its food, culture, folk arts and architecture, Taipei has finally decided that it's a mix, and all the better for it.
As with the multifarious street food, the traveller is advised to go for the xiao chi (little snacks) in everything. Day trips are particularly delicious, and a quick MRT ride takes you to tea fields, hot springs, river parks, and colonial towns backed by a mountainous national park. Within Taipei don't miss the Minnan-style temples beautified with unique decorative arts, the heritage lanes turned gourmet cafe and boutique centres, the buzzing neon neighbourhoods or the nightlife scene, growing in reputation yearly.” (Lonely Planet - Taipei)
Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Language Spoken: Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin
Weather and Climate: Taipei Weather
Study Abroad Advisory of Student Risk
Participation in this UC Davis Study Abroad program requires travel to and extended living in a foreign location(s) abroad. UC Davis Study Abroad endeavors to reduce and mitigate risk wherever possible. However, the environments and risks associated with living in these locations are substantially different than those found during a regular course of study at UC Davis. All participants must download and review the following information prior to departure. Any questions should be directed to the Program Coordinator.
Study Abroad General Risk Advisory
Program Specific Risk Advisories (Coming soon)
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