Fun Taiwan is a long-running Taiwanese travel program hosted by Taiwanese-American Janet Hsieh and airing on Discovery's TLC Asia. It began production in 2005, and is currently in its 16th season.[1] Past guests have included host Armando Reed of TLC's Armando's Asian Twist, Singapore-based television personality George Young, American-based television personality JJ Yosh,[2] and Taiwan-based Turkish television personality Rifat Karlova.

The show has also expanded to include a reality show spin-off entitled Fun Taiwan Challenge.[3]

Golden Bell Awards

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Year Category Nominee Result
2008 Best Travel Series Nominated
2008 Best Host of a Travel Show Janet Hsieh Nominated
2009 Best Host of a Travel Show Janet Hsieh Nominated
2010 Best Travel Series Nominated
2010 Best Host of a Travel Show Janet Hsieh Nominated
2011 Best Travel Series Nominated
2011 Best Host of a Travel Show Janet Hsieh Won

Asian Television Awards

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Year Category Nominee Result
2007 Best Entertainment Presenter Janet Hsieh Highly Commended
2011 Best General Entertainment Program Nominated
2011 Best Entertainment Presenter Janet Hsieh Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Jill Hecht Maxwell (18 June 2013) "Janet Hsieh '01: Television host's star is rising in Asia" MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ Lee Hsin-Yin (12 January 2016) "Tourism Bureau, TLC to promote Taiwan through famous vloggers" Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ Shelley Shan (15 July 2011) "TLC to film new reality game show in Taiwan" Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 September 2013.