New Taipei City Travel

The “CAN Culture, Art and Nature”located in Sanxia Old Street is reestablished from old houses, and periodically hosts music, plays and photography exhibitions. It is an arts and cultures display area built by a group of youngsters. They issued independent magazines, operate performance platforms and cared for the land and people through real actions. The place is suited for a drink of coffee, a tasty meal and feeling the energy of creativity.

Located in the ocean terrain in the area of Laomei, between Fuguijiao and Shimen Reef, there are abundant special coastline landscapes, including ventifacts (wind-carved rocks), stone reefs, sand tunes, etc. The Fuguijiao Walking Trail in the park is paved allowing people to appreciate the beautiful oceans cape while walking along the coast of the cape and enjoying the sea breeze. The smooth trail is not long and it's ideal for family outings.
Walk along the trail that connects to the Fuguijiao Lighthouse, Fuji Fishing Port, Laomei Community and etc., Fuguijiao is Taiwan's northernmost cape, and there are facilities with Fuguijiao Walking Trail for you to stroll in the sea breeze along the coast to appreciate the ocean view close to the cape. A smooth trail with a fair length is a scenic spot suitable for family outings.

This two-story museum is the only museum of its kind to feature all the world’s major religions under one roof. It relies on interactive multimedia exhibits to portray religious stories in a vivid, interesting way. One of these exhibits, the Greatest Sacred Buildings, includes unique mircro cameras that visitors can use to peer into building interiors.

Shiding has been an important production area of Oolong Oriental Beauty Tea since ancient times. Wenshan Pouchong Tea is also grown here, making it one of the top three tea markets in Taiwan. During the heydays of Taiwan's coal industry, Shiding was also an important coal mining area in northern Taiwan. Although the mining industry has declined, many relics remain.
The Shiding Danlan Art and Culture Hall is a good place to discover the local culture and art. The first floor houses a permanent exhibition to display the history and products of Shiding District. The second floor has a special exhibition area with changing exhibitions related to the Shiding area, such as the history of Shiding tea, nature and landscapes, folk activities, etc., so that tourists can come to know Shiding better. The Art and Culture Hall’s exhibition spaces are also open to cultural and historical groups and artists. Come down here and get artsy!

Walking up from Jiufen Police Station, you can find the Peng Garden on the side of Shuqi Road. It used to be a recreational clubhouse for the workers at the Tauyang Gold Mine Office. Taiyang's Chairman, Mr. Yan Qinxian was concerned about the well-being of his mining employees, as they were prone to injury and pneumoconiosis due to the nature their work. Therefore, he turned the clubhouse into a hospital for the miners in 1948 - the Taiyang Mining Associate Hospital. Dr. Peng Qinghuo, who graduated from Tohoku University's Medical Department in Japan, was invited on board as the Chief of Medicine.
Dr. Peng is of Hakka decent from Hsinchu. After graduating from his studies in Japan, he continued his degree for another 4 years, serving as a military doctor for Japanese soldiers sustaining injuries of war.

After you walk into the galley, you will know why this place is dubbed "The National Palace Museum of Yingge" when looking at the breathtaking collection here. The well-known pottery brand has been awarded international design prizes.

The influence of foreign involvement in Taiwan can be seen in the works of George Leslie MacKay, a Canadian missionary venerated in Taiwan for his good work in the fields of religion, education, and medicine. MacKay was born in Oxford, Ontario, of a Scottish immigrant family in 1844.