New Taipei City Travel

In recent years, Shiding has held the "Shiding Oolong Oriental Beauty Tea Festival" with a range of activities to attract more people to Shiding, to revive Shiding's past glory as a tea production area. Thanks to its tea production in the early days, Shiding was a tea trading center between Pinglin, Shenkeng, and Shuangxi, and Shiding Old Street was a lively affair. However, since the opening of the No.1 Highway, Shiding’s traffic hub status has been taken over by Pinglin. The overtaking led to decline, but a few tea gardens and tea houses remain. Today, when you come to Shiding Old Street, a century-old tofu shop, stilt houses, the Skyless Street, Old Iron Shop, etc., give visitors a glimpse into Shiding’s prosperous past.

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!