Shifen Old Street

Updates : 2022-12-05

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Introduction

The main feature here is the intersection of the old street built to connect with the railways. One can experience interesting “train passing by doorways” and the fun of shopping besides the railway tracks. It is also a well-known site where many Taiwanese singers take their MVs. One could stroll along the eateries or buy a “Shifen(very) happy” postcard and send to yourself in the future. If interested, you could also purchase a sky lantern and write down wishes to bless yourself with friends and families. The friendly shop owner will not only offer advice but also instruct how to take nice photos with the sky lanterns!

Tourists must follow traffic signs and not randomly cross the railroad tracks to avoid danger! The sky lantern shops here are in business weekdays and holidays. Write down your wishes on the sky lanterns and make your dreams come true!

How to Get There

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Aodi Fishing Port

There are over a dozen seafood stores in the seafood street less than 1km long in Aodi Fishing Harbor. Seafood is fresh and prices are reasonable. Major varieties include the marlin, greater amberjack, pencil squid, bigfin reef squid, lobster and grouper. For this reason, there are many seafood restaurants nearby. The fishing harbor is also equipped with a fish market, a freezing factory, a gas station, and a ship repair and building yard for visitors to experience what a true fishing harbor is.

Wanggu Station

The reason for the name Wanggu, according to literature and legend, is that during the Xianfeng period (1831-1861) Hu Jie from Quanzhou started an open coal mine. After the pit had been exhausted it filled with water, and the Chinese name “Wangkuangkeng” (old mine pit) changed into “Wanggukeng” (ancient pit).In the early days, few people settled in this barren land, which later became cultivated as Pingxi District. Both Wanggu Station and Dahua Station, formerly known as Qinghe Station, were set up in 1972 to serve the coal miners, but they were train-hailing stations before that.