New Taipei City Travel

With the red arch bridge in the north and the streams converging in the south, enjoy a panoramic view of Nanshi River here

The “Wulai Atayal Museum” is a special place for displaying the history, culture and customs of the Atayal tribe. The rich museum collection and excellent exhibitions enable visitors to learn more about the indigenous culture through easy-to-understand edutaining ways. More importantly, the museum offers free admission and two fixed-time guided tours (10:00 and 14:00). In this three-story museum, the origins, tradition and culture, customs, religions and beliefs, and festivities of Wulai and the Atayal tribes are explained in detail. On the first floor, artefacts regarding the origins, migration, and hunting and the natural ecology of Wulai are presented. On the second floor, the face tattoo culture is explained: face tattoo is an important ritual in Atayal culture, only men and women with hunting and weaving skills were qualified for face tattoo and marriage. On the third floor, the daily life implements and traditional crafts of the Atayal tribe are displayed.

Taiwan’s Socks Museum is like a window showing the history of Taiwan’s socks industry, comprehensively preserving rare historic information about the industry and the company. The sock manufacturing process is demonstrated at the museum, while exhibits offering a combination of tradition, innovation, knowledge and entertainment allow the visitors to gain insight into the history and developments in socks. In particular, a special app called “Home of Wonderful Socks” was developed, providing all-in-one services such as games, new knowledge, shopping and travel. Furthermore, DIY courses are devised according to different themes in different seasons so that the whole family can experience the fun of traditional hand-operated sock knitting method from over a century ago!

The Dahan River Bike Trails run throughout Taipei County. There are Left Bank and Right Bank trails. The Left Bank Trail is a greenway through Xinzhuang, Shulin and Yingge and follows along Dahan River. Theroad condition is good, so this is a mellow bike ride to take. The Right Bank touches on Banqiao Huajiang Bridge, where it begins andcontinues on to Tucheng City. The 12 KM trip is mystifying.

Located at the mountainous area of Zhulun Village, Sanxia District, New Taipei City, it has is a 5.8-hectare blessed land with green mountains, small creeks and rich soil. It is surrounded by the crystal clear Zhukeng River and the great sceneries of the mountains. French cuisines, garden scenic seats, riverside seats, a swimming pool and camping areas are provided in the park.

Located at the estuary of the Shuangxi River in Gongliao, New Taipei City, Fulong has always been a famous beach in Taiwan. With gentle water flow and suitable sea conditions for water activities. Visitors can always have fun with canoeing, sailing, para-sailing, swimming, surfing, and water-skiing in Fulong. There are all kinds of water activities without fear as they are all near the beach, making it the ideal place for water activities in summer.
In addition, sand sculpture artists from dozens of countries will show off their sand sculptures at the “Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival” held from May to July every year. Then from July to August, the Ho-hai-yan Rock Festival comes next. This 3-5 days big musical event will invite bands from home and abroad to give concerts on the beach filled with sunshine, sand, wines and sunset. Visitors wishing to join the event should check the event calendar first.

Enjoy the romantic embrace of the ocean on the most beautiful runway on the North Coast

The “Golden Waterfall is located right beside the road at ShueiNanDong. One can see water gushing out from underground. After seeping through mining areas and contacting with sulfur, arsenic and copper ores, the redox and iron synthesis transformed the water into a golden acidic mineral water with a tint of orange. Seen from afar it looks like a gigantic wall of golden rock cliff, reputed as the “Golden Waterfall” by later generations for the spectacle.

The waterfall comes down directly halfway on the mountain cliff; the stunning scenery is popular with travelers