New Taipei City Travel

Want to see a cluster of ancient buildings? Want to see a Baroque-style façade memorial arch? Well then visiting Sanxia Old Street would be the right thing to do! Walking amongst the continuous red-brick arcade while admiring the stores that have names after our own surnames, the glorious looks of the past are preserved here, and it is nostalgia that is sold at the stores here, including cool drinks, writing brushes and sweet sticky rice cake…etc. If you enjoy monuments, you must visit the Sanxia Quingshui Zhushi Temple, which is also known by the beautiful name “Oriental Art Palace”, as well as the Li Mei-Shu Memorial Gallery, the artist who joined in restoring the Quingshui Zhushi Temple. If you have enough time, go check out the sole blue-dye park in Taiwan, learn about the local blue-dye culture, there are even teaching courses where one may participate in DIY event!

Fresh air always makes people feel refreshed, when they take time off during the holiday to get away from the downtown of the North, spend an afternoon with friends and family to visit the Tamhai New Town, ride on the light rail to experience the newly completed Blue Sea Line and enjoy the relaxation!After having lunch, get off at Light Rail Binhai Shalun Station (V09), and then walk for about 5 minutes to arrive at the Cloud Gate Theater. A lot of white statues can be seen at the outdoor park area of the Cloud Gate Theater, which are all sculptures created by master artist Ju Ming. You can stroll and admire as well as enjoy the vastness and tranquility here. You can then visit the Drop of Water Memorial Hall inside the Peace Park, where the Japanese-style hostel was once the shooting scene for the TV drama, Love Family; you would feel like traveling through the time tunnel to arrive at Japan a century ago when walking amongst the woods.After that, get ready to head towards the Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf to wait for the sunset, as the magnificence of Tamsui’s sunset is widely popular! The lights and shadows of the sunset shimmer on the surface of the water, together with the silhouettes of people on the fishing boats and the Lover’s Bridge allow one to capture the beautiful and warm pictures, making people’s hearts feel calm. After the sun has set, walk to the Tamsui Lover’s Tower with the remaining light to admire the romantic night sceneries.At last, for dinner, one can visit the centennial Zanzan Original Flavor Beef Noodles store to have a bowl of beef noodles prepared with fresh beef and big bones. What a relaxed day!