New Taipei City Travel

Wulai’s hot springs have been famous since ancient times, and when tourists think of Wulai, they think of mountain hot springs. The name "Wulai" in the Atayal language refers to hot spring water, thus the name indicates the importance of the Wulai hot springs in the Atayal people's lives. The Wulai Hot Springs are mainly distributed in Zhongzhili, around the Lansheng Bridge and the Xiluoan area. These are sodium bicarbonate springs, which have an exfoliating effect and promotes the metabolism. After soaking in these springs, your skin will feel soft and tender. Known as "Beauty Spas”, many hotels and high-end restaurants in Wulai offer hot springs as part of tour packages with hot spring bathing and special hot spring meals.Any time of year, many tourists come to Wulai to enjoy bathing in the hot springs. After an invigorating hot spring bath is a good time to take a slow stroll along Wulai Old Street to taste some traditional Atayal delicacies and shop for some tribal handicrafts. With its hot springs, old streets and Atayal culture, Wulai is a very attractive place for tourists.

Banqiao is truly filled with bloggers’ photo hot spots! Guangzheng Street near Banqiao Train Station is also known as “brunch street”, which offers many popular brunch places that are not only all distinctive, delicious, and great photo spots, but are also fully packed every weekend. After enjoying some delectable afternoon tea, head to Banqiao 435 Art Zone, where the rainbow umbrella installation art is a popular social media check-in spot widely known among bloggers; and now there is a newly open secret check-in spot nearby! Nanzigou Pumping Station located at Huanhe West Road has been partially rebuilt and transformed into a biker rest stop. An adorable Little Prince and the little fox are drawn on the wall; hold up the one and only rose and take a picture with it– it will be as fantastical as landing on planet B612! Then, come to Crescent Bridge where you can take more beautifully dreamy picture. You think you got good photo-taking skills?! Then come and take a shot of beautiful reflected 8! For the last stop, let’s end with a great meal – Xinzhuang Temple Street Night Market that is approximately 5-minute walk from Crescent Bridge is a historical night market that you should not miss! The area had once been a bustling gathering place for business people, so there are many historic temple sites and eateries nearby – Taiwanese spring roll, starchy meat soup, and pork blood soup are all reasonably priced with big portions, so you will definitely be full and satisfied!