New Taipei City Travel

“Interested in lighting sky lanterns for blessings, and feeling the refreshment and magnificence from the largest waterfall in Taiwan?” The well known “New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival”recommended by Discovery and CNN as a must go, along with the “Shifen Waterfall” reputed as the Niagara Fall of Taiwan are all in this travel route. Beginning from “MRT Mucha” station, visit “Shifen Old Street” first to launch traditional sky lanterns and experience a unique train passing in front of doorsteps railway feature; then walk towards “Shifen Waterfall Area”to enjoy the magnificent beauty of the largest waterfall in Taiwan. Then return to Shifen tourist center and take a ride to “Pingxi Old Street” in search of scenes from the movie You’re the Apple of My Eye and savor a local Taiwanese snack “sausage in sticky rice”; then turn towards “Jingtong Railway Station”to visit the mine museum and try old school “miner’s bento”; finally, arrive at the “Sky Lantern Police Station” to launch a unique, customized “Police Wishing Lantern”, and appreciate the 9 meter tall glass curtain in the shape of a sky lantern with special light shows comprised of nearly 200 thousand LED lights, bringing the small, heartfelt one day trip to an end.

Wulai has been renowned for its hot springs since ancient times. Whenever tourists mention mountain hot springs, Wulai is always the first priority. "Wulai", in the Atayal language means boiling-hot spring water; therefore, the Wulai hot spring occupies a most important part in the life of the Atayal tribe. Wulai hot springs are mainly distributed along the areas of Zhongzhi village, Lansheng Bridge and Xiluoan. The spring quality is carbonic acid and sodium bicarbonate, which are beneficial to skin exfoliation and can boost one’s metabolism. After bathing in the hot spring, the skin becomes tender and white, so the spring has been nicknamed as the "Beauty Spa." Currently, there are many hot spring resorts and high-class hotels in the region of Wulai, and the package tours of hot spring and featured hot spring set meal are available. Whichever season, tourists are attracted to Wulai to enjoy the fun of hot spring bathing. Wulai deserves the reputation of a beautiful hot spring town! After hot spring bathing while the body is still feeling warm, it's recommended to take a stroll along Wulai Old Street to try traditional Atayal cuisine as well as shop for extremely exotic tribal arts and crafts. Wulai, an integration of hot springs, old streets and Atayal culture is the most attractive destination for tourists.