Neidong National Forest Recreation Area

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Updates : 2024-10-29

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Introduction

The Neidong National Forest Recreation Area is a 1,000-hectare park situated in Rahaw, a neighborhood inof New Taipei City’s Wulai District. It is a national level ecological park, which locals affectionately refer to as Doll Valley, and it is most famous for the Neidong Waterfall.

The waterfall consists of three levels spread out like a white cloth pulled downward into the valley, with Japanese cedars forests enclosing it from the left and right. The cedars make the air rich in negative ions, boosting the health benefits of hikers and other visitors. In addition, the area is a virtual nature classroom, with an abundant variety of plant and animal life. Some to be on the lookout for include Formosan whistling thrushes and Formosan blue magpies, plus the park is considered one of Taiwan’s best places to go frog watching.

How to Get There

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Shuangxi Cycling Route

There are many tributary streams along the bank of the Shuangxi River. The water quality is crystal clear due to the fact that there is no pollution, making it suitable to rent a bicycle for a slow ride in the beautiful natural environment and fresh air. The “Shuangxi Bikeway” is approximately 6.2 Km long in total, with an entrance near the Lotus Park in the Pinglin Section of the Jifu Highway, it may be connected to the Ruangiaoduan Water Park trail from the Lotus Park. It is a bikeway that combines “flower-admiring, playing with water and fish-admiring.”

Tamsui Lover's Bridge

There are many romantic scenic sites in the periphery of the Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf, and Tamsui Lover’s Bridge is a favored place for couples in love. The soft-toned Lover’s Bridge features a sailboat shape, whereas the different sized boats berthed at the wharf opposite to the Lover’s Bridge offer an alternative sentiment. It is recommended to visit the Lovers Bridge to admire the sunset during dusk hours, which is magnificent with the sunlight from the setting sun shining on the surface of the river. When night falls, it transforms into a resplendent project mapping show with rainbow colors that vary with the time to light up the Tamsui riverside. It will be even more convenient to go there with the availability of the Danhai Light Rail “Blue Sea Line,” where one can experience the romantic sea views after getting off at the Fisherman’s Wharf Station.