For the New Year we had a long (four-day) weekend, so I went to Kenting and Kaohsiung in the very south of the island with my girlfriend. I'll let the pictures do the talking...

The first beach we went to

Entering the forest recreation center

Exotic orchids

Entering a cave

Sunset

Maobitou, or cat's nose point, is so named because the rock at the southern tip resembles a cat crouching. It is one of the most southern points of the island.

Baisha beach

Outside Kaohsiung, a woman and a cart of raw meat

The lotus pond in Zuoying is lined with temples and pagodas.

Two children playing outside of a temple, shaped like a war god.