New Taipei City Travel

The entire street of “Pinglin Old Street” is about 200m long, with “Bao Ping Temple” at the center, which is the key belief for the locals. There are papier-mache stores, tofu snack stands, hardware stores and tea houses along the street, including the famous “Pinglin Pouchong Tea” in Taiwan. Stores on the old street are combined with Pinglin local tea culture, such that they used Pouchong Tea to make various creative snack foods, including tea rice cakes, steamed tea buns, tea nougats and tea oil vermicelli, etc. Moreover, Pinglin’s tofu is also famous, which is made with local mountain spring water, offering the sweet and delicious tofu dishes. When coming to Pinglin Old Street, one must come to taste the tea dishes and tofu, as they will definitely satisfy your gustatory sensation.

“Tea Town Osmanthus Farm” is the largest osmanthus ecological farm in Taiwan, with October ~ April of every year being the osmanthus season, one may admire fluttering butterflies in the spring, observe fireflies lighting up flowers and grasses in the summer, and then enjoy watching osmanthus flourish in autumn and winter, it is worth for a tour indeed. The farm provides characteristic dishes which are prepared using “osmanthus”, including signature cuisines such as osmanthus chicken marinated with wine, tea oil handmade vermicelli, and osmanthus pork knuckles, …etc.; there are also osmanthus stews, osmanthus handmade biscuits for souvenirs.

“Shiding Old Street” is the earliest developed region within Shiding District; it is divided into the East and the West Streets with Wanshou Bridge, in which the bridge pier was constructed with stones. The century-old tofu store, the unique stilted building as well as the Roofed Street are all scenic spots that tourists must pay a visit.