New Taipei City Travel

Mitsui Outlet Park is the first major outlet in Taiwan, and it is within walking distance of the MRT Linkou Station. Mitsui Outlet Park offers major leisure, sports outlet labels, as well as popular restaurants and food court. The garden parasols at the corridor area outside provide visitors with a venue to rest and enjoy the Southeast Asian ambiance. At noon, there is a diverse array of gourmet food offered at the food court; in the afternoon, visitors can visit Jing-Guan Crown Plaza to enjoy a different kind of shopping experience and afternoon tea. Lastly, they can head to Xinban Special District and Fuzhong Shopping District. Xinban Special District is the administrative, shopping and transportation hub of New Taipei City, while Fuzhong Shopping District offers a combination of shopping centers, gourmet food, night market and malls. The products offered are not the epitome of the latest fashion, the affordable prices also make it the Mecca of hangout spots among youths. In here, visitors can sample delicious food and take in the dazzling night scenery of the city.

Tamsui Kavalan Trails refer generally to the major traffic route from Tamsui Sub-Prefecture to Kavalan Sub-Prefecture of the Qing Dynasty. “Liulanglu Sightseeing Hiking Trail” was previously a push car railway from Ruifang to Jiufen with a total distance of approximately 1.6km, making it suitable for hiking beginners’ debut route to experience Tamsui Kavalan Trails. After leaving Ruifang Train Station, go straight for approximately 100m and you will spot Ruifang Food Court, which offers historic pork thick soup, Taiwanese pork chop rice… It is a gourmet center with 25 years of history! After renovation, the dining environment has become more comfortable; with the air conditioning, you won’t get all sweaty while you eat. There is such an amazing selection of tasty food in Ruifang; before leaving the Trail, it is recommended to visit on your way home the famous dessert shop in the area – Misty Cake, and bring home a golden puff made of sweet potato, a local specialty, as a reward for your workout! There are cooling and refreshing lush greens along Liulanglu Sightseeing Hiking Trail. Once reaching Liulangtou Observation Deck at the top, visitors can have a bird’s eye view of the splendid sceneries in Badouzi, Keelung and Ruifang. Stepping outside the Trail and you will be in Jiufen! Many people may not know that there is actually a Jiufen Gold Ore Museum, which is different from the widely known Gold Museum. It was founded by an old miner Mr. Tseng Shui-chih and has a display of various kinds of mining tools; visitors will also have the opportunity to experience gold panning here! Let us bring you the mountain town’s night view of Jiufen Old Street as the ending of your journey – enjoy the mountain town sceneries that grow more and more strikingly beautiful at night!