New Taipei City Travel

With long blonde hair, blue eyes, slender body and extravagant dress, a Barbie doll is a common childhood memory among many Taiwanese girls. Visiting the “Taishan Doll Industry Museum” evokes many people’s memories about Barbie dolls. Featuring collections such as the earliest Meining doll clothing, military fatigue dolls, indigenous clothing, early Taiwanese clothing, Southern Fujianese clothing, concubine clothing during the Qing Dynasty and Taiwan Dadaocheng doll collection, etc., visitors are able to admire the glamour of different styles of dolls in the display window. The Taishan Down Temple nearby has a history of 130 years, but its solemness has not been diminished over time. The next stop is the Mingzhi Academy, also praised as the premier academy in northern Taiwan. The ancient academy has an archaic paper burning furnace, serving as a reminder for students to cherish knowledge, and all unused paper or books must be burnt as a sign of respect towards knowledge. Next stop is Taishan Up Temple, which is the oldest temple in the Taishan region. Designated as a class-3 national historic monument, the majestic temple is one of the must-see historic monuments in Taishan. Exquisite wood carvings, stone carvings and paintings on the interior of the temple present the beauty of traditional craftsmanship. Classic architectural masterpieces are abound in Fu Jen Catholic University, with each one featuring unique styling; there are plenty of well-known delicacies on the campus that you cannot afford to miss, such as FJCU’s own ice cream. In addition, there is also the Fuda Night Market, which is just as famous as Tainan Flowers Night Market and packed with numerous original stores and renowned gourmet delicacies that have been featured in television reports. End your memorable day right here at the night market by savoring mouthwatering snacks!

Even though Chinese Valentine’s Day is approaching, every day can be Valentine’s Day as long as you have a loving heart. You don’t have to spend a fortune to make your girlfriend happy. Air Force Sanchong First Military Village, previously an Air Force Military Village, still preserves today the old-time military village culture as well as cultural and creative characteristics. The vintage bathtub with interchanging blue and white bubbles and shining umbrella set-up are both popular social media check-in locations for many bloggers in the recent years. Let us present you with the first gift – “patience”; now spend some decent time to take beautiful pictures of her! The second stop of the journey will bring you to New Taipei Metropolitan Park; don’t be mistaken that it’s only a heaven for kids, the vibrantly colorful Clover Landscape Slide is also an amazing backdrop for shooting your beautiful photos! Summer trips have to include flower appreciation, and you don’t have to go to Guanyin, Taoyuan or Baihe, Tainan, the Shuhong Lotus Park nearby have plentiful lotuses for you to enjoy! Boys, now it’s time to show how “sweet” you are – it’s recommended to rent two YouBikes and comfortably cycle along the riverbank. Lastly, visitors could come to the newly finished Chenguang Bridge, where constellation light sculpture can be seen when lights are lit up at night. And the Bridge also has a romantic meaning, as the designing concept of the Bridge comes from the mythical love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Walking on the illuminated bridge will be like stepping into the Milky Way – get ready and embrace your happiness right at this moment.