Category: Taiwan

Formosa with excellent scenery

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Tofu of Shenkeng Old Street

Shenkeng Old Street (Chinese: 深坑老街) is an old street in Shenkeng District (深坑區), New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. The old street is famous for its tofu-related food, such as tofu flowers, tofu snacks and tofu popsicles from various types of tofu.

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Good old days of Jingtong

Jingtong Old Street (Chinese: 菁桐老街) is a scenic old street located in Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jingtong Railway Station (菁桐車站) is right next to Jingtong Old Street, both are popular tourist attraction of New Taipei City.

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Sky lanterns of Shifen Railway Station

Shifen Railway Station (Chinese: 十分車站) is a railway station located in Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. It is located on the Pingxi line and is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (臺灣鐵路管理局) as a tourist railway.

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Splendor of Shifen Waterfall

Shifen Waterfall (Chinese: 十分大瀑布) is a scenic waterfall located in Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan, on the upper reaches of the Keelung River (基隆河). The waterfall is nicknamed the “Little Niagara of Taiwan” due to its splendor.

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Golden Waterfall and Yin Yang Sea

Golden Waterfall (Chinese: 黃金瀑布) is a waterfall located in Ruifang District (瑞芳區), New Taipei (新北市), Taiwan. The soil and the water that runs off Golden Waterfall contains minerals including sulfur, arsenic and copper ore, which give the water its golden color.

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Jinguashi: Art of gold

Jinguashi (Chinese: 金瓜石) is a town in Ruifang District, (瑞芳區) New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jinguashi is notable for its historic gold mines. After the minerals depleted, Jinguashi still attracts many visitors to its Gold Ecological Park (黃金博物園) by its gold crafts.

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Jinguashi: Benshan No.5 Tunnel

Jinguashi (Chinese: 金瓜石) is a town in Ruifang District, (瑞芳區) New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jinguashi is notable for its historic gold mines. After the minerals depleted, Jinguashi has been renovated to Gold Ecological Park (黃金博物園), still attracts many visitors.

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Jinguashi: Japanese relics

Jinguashi (Chinese: 金瓜石) is a town in Ruifang District, (瑞芳區) New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jinguashi is notable for its historic gold mines. After the minerals depleted, Jinguashi still attracts many visitors to its Gold Ecological Park (黃金博物園) with several Japanese relics.

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Night of Jiufen

Jiufen (Chinese: 九份), literally means 'nine portions', is a seaside mountain area in Ruifang (瑞芳) District, New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Except for some coffee shops and restaurants that will open at night, most of the shops will close around 6 pm.

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Snacks of Jiufen Old Street

Jiufen (Chinese: 九份), literally means 'nine portions', is a seaside mountain area in Ruifang (瑞芳) District, New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Jishan Road (基山街) still largely maintains its old appearance and is the main shopping street in Jiufen.

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Jiufen the City of Sadness

Jiufen (Chinese: 九份), literally means 'nine portions', is a seaside mountain area in Ruifang (瑞芳) District, New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. In the early years, Jiufen was prosperous because of gold mines, but it declined after the mines were exhausted.

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Salted duck of Jinshan Old Street

Jinshan Old Street (Chinese: 金山老街), also known as Jinbaoli Old Street (金包里老街), is located in Jinshan District (金山區) , New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Dating back over 300 years, Jinshan Old Street is the oldest street in Jinshan.

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Queen of Yehliu

Yehliu (Chinese: 野柳) is a cape in Wanli District (萬里區), New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. The cape, known by geologists as the Yehliu Promontory, forms part of the Daliao Miocene Formation, such a peculiar rock formation makes Yehliu a popular tourist attraction in Taiwan.

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Longfeng Valley the natural bath

Longfeng Valley (Chinese: 龍鳳谷) is a large volcanic sulfur hot spring area located at the southwest corner of Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園), Taiwan. Longfeng Valley provides hot spring water to most of the hotels in Beitou (北投).

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Sunset and breeze of Cijin

Cijin (Chinese: 旗津) is a district of Kaohsiung (高雄) City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island (旗津島) and other small islands in the south. Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the Port of Kaohsiung (高雄港).

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Grilled squid of Cijin

Cijin (Chinese: 旗津) is a district of Kaohsiung (高雄) City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island (旗津島) and other small islands in the south. Tourists can either grab a taxi via tunnel, or take a public ferry to get Cijin Island, Cijin Old Street (旗津老街) is just next to the pier, so Choumeizai prefers ferry.

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Lotus Pond: Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

Lotus Pond (Chinese: 蓮池潭) is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying (左營) District in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants and the numerous temples around the lake, including Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (龍虎塔).

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Lotus Pond: Spring and Autumn Pavilions and Cih Ji Palace

Lotus Pond (Chinese: 蓮池潭) is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying (左營) District in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants and the numerous temples around the lake, including Spring and Autumn Pavilions (春秋閣) and Cih Ji Palace (慈濟宮).

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Lotus Pond: Pei Chi Pavilion and Chi Ming Palace

Lotus Pond (Chinese: 蓮池潭) is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying (左營) District in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants and the numerous temples around the lake, including Pei Chi Pavilion (北極亭) and Chi Ming Palace (啟明堂).

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Cannon of Eternal Golden Castle

Eternal Golden Castle (Chinese: 億載金城), alternatively but less well known as Erkunshen Battery (二鯤鯓砲台), is a defensive castle in Anping (安平) District, Tainan (臺南) City, Taiwan. The castle has over 100 years of history, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tainan.

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