Fun Taiwan

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 13th season.[1] Past guests have included host Armando Reed of TLC's Armando's Asian Twist, Singapore-based television personality George Young, and Taiwan-based Turkish television personality Rifat Karlova.

The show has also expanded to include a reality show spin-off entitled Fun Taiwan Challenge.[2]

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

References

  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. Shelley Shan (15 July 2011) "TLC to film new reality game show in Taiwan" Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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