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.Jill Hecht Maxwell (18 June 2013) "Janet Hsieh '01: Television host's star is rising in Asia" MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 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,Lee Hsin-Yin (12 January 2016) "Tourism Bureau, TLC to promote Taiwan through famous vloggers" Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 17 January 2017. and Taiwan-based Turkish television personality Rifat Karlova.
The show has also expanded to include a reality show spin-off entitled Fun Taiwan Challenge.Shelley Shan (15 July 2011) "TLC to film new reality game show in Taiwan" Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
Golden Bell Awards
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
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
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