Taiwan VISA policy:

• Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Train timetable inforamtion:

• Taiwan Railway Administration
• Taiwan High Speed Rail
• Taoyuan Airport MRT
• Taipei Metro Transit Corporation

Flight schedule:

• Hualien Airport
• Taoyuan International Airport

Conference Host:

• National Dong Hwa University

Local tour information:

• Travel in Taiwan
• Travel in Hualien
• Hualien Tourist Service Network
• Taroko National Park
• Tripadvisor
• Taroko National Park Facebook
• East Coast National Scenic Area
• East Rift Valley National Scenic Area
• Hualien Provincial highway Traffic information
• Travelking

Other information:

Time
Taiwan Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8).

Climate (Hualien)

Monthly Temperature		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average High	℉	70	70	73	79	82	86	90	90	86	82	77	71
	℃	21	21	23	26	28	30	32	32	30	28	25	22
Average Low	℉	59	61	62	68	71	75	77	77	75	71	66	61
	℃	15	16	17	20	22	24	25	25	24	22	19	16

Taiwanese Currencies
Bills

NT$1,000 Yi Chian Yuan	NT$500 Wu Bai Yuan	NT$100 Yi Bai Yuan

Coins

NT$50 Wu Shi Yuan	NT$10 Shi Yuan	NT$5 Wu Yuan	NT$1 Yi Yuan

24-Hour Convenience Store
Business Hours: 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
Taiwan ranks no.1 in the world for having the highest density of convenience store, which can be found every 500 meters. Convenience stores in Taiwan not merely sell snacks and beverages but also provide a wide range of services for people to withdraw money, book tickets for trains, concerts and movies, as well as collect goods ordered online, etc.

Credit Cards and Banks
Major credit cards (Visa, Master, JCB, AMEX) are widely accepted, and traveler’s checks may be accepted by tourist-oriented shops and at most international tourist hotels and banks. Banks open whole day from 09:00 to 15:30, Monday to Friday and closed at weekend and public holidays.