Self-driving around Taiwan Island Guide - A healing journey for myself

Before the New Year, the unfinished work and endless papers once made me anxious to the point of insomnia, often waking up in the middle of the night and sitting up looking at the room not knowing where I was, so I decided to take a week-long self-driving tour around Taiwan, China for the New Year. We chose to start from Taipei and go around the island counterclockwise, from several key cities and counties along the west coast to Kenting, and then back to Taipei via the east coast. During this trip, we experienced coastal plains, lakes, mountains, wetlands, rural areas, tribes, and urban life, which is a deep experience of Taiwan's geography and life. Here is our self-driving route and some memorable points: Day 1: Hong Kong, China - Taipei, Taiwan, China, landing at Taoyuan Airport to exchange New Taiwan dollars, pick up the car, and buy a phone card. It is recommended to buy a phone card to provide a Taiwanese phone number. Start the journey as soon as you get the car, the first stop is Danshui. Day 2: New Year in Taipei. There are many guides to Taipei, you can search for them yourself. Day 3: Taipei - Taichung (Plain). En route and activities: Xinfeng: visited a local temple fair, saw fields and villages. Hsinchu: Recommend Taiwan Tsinghua University, Nanliao Fishing Port - the closest place to the mainland of China, but be aware that there are many stray dogs, Hsinchu City Temple, be sure to go into the market inside, there are people singing opera at night, the experience is very magical. Stay in Taichung at night. Day 4: Taichung - Tainan (Inland Lakes and Mountains). En route and activities: Changhua: Lukang Town, as if stepping into the 1970s. Sun Moon Lake. Yushan National Park: The mountain road is very difficult to walk, pay attention to refueling in advance, you can enjoy the highest mountain in Taiwan Province, Yushan, at the highest point. Alishan. Chiayi: A mountain road comparable to a roller coaster, and a rural area deep in the clouds, passing a celebration in a village in the public field, the female host is leading the villagers to sing Dinosaur Carrying Wolf. Tainan: Avoid Lei Ji Village Hotel, pit. Day 5: Tainan - Kenting (more coastal fisheries). En route and activities: Tainan: South Kanlou. Kaohsiung: Taiwan's second largest city. Kenting National Park, you can stay longer, from Kenting is where I feel Taiwan is really a vacation place. Day 6: Kenting - Taitung - Hualien (extremely tired but extremely beautiful). The villages, life and scenery of this section are completely different from the west coast, with a lot of ethnic characteristics. We experienced the indigenous wedding, the wetland landscape of Taiwan, and the mountains and the sea. Day 7: Hualien - Yilan - Taipei. I highly recommend Hualien, the sea of the Seven Star Lake Scenic Area is intoxicating. The Qingshui Cliff is lingering. This section is very clear and there are many lonely towns. If you are driving at night, you can take a starry sky picture at the Tropic of Cancer. Due to word limit, if you have any travel-related questions, you can ask me in the comment section, I can answer more in detail. Happy New Year