Beitou Hot Springs
- ★ 4.8
- Taipei
Beitou is Taipei's northernmost district, with one of the largest concentrations of hot springs and spas in the world; Marshal Zen Garden is on Youya Road.
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Beitou is Taipei's northernmost district, with one of the largest concentrations of hot springs and spas in the world; Marshal Zen Garden is on Youya Road.
Jiufen Old Street is a narrow hillside lane in a former gold mining town, lined with shops, teahouses and snacks such as taro balls and mugwort rice cake.
Shenkeng bills itself as the hometown of tofu: its Old Street serves fried stinky tofu, tofu skewers, charcoal-grilled tofu ice cream and milky tofu pudding.
Yangmingshan National Park covers the hills north of Taipei in Beitou and Shilin; the calla lilies at Zhuzihu bloom from January to May, hydrangeas from May.
Tamsui Old Street has an inner lane of shops and a riverside walkway; the foods to try are A Gei, fish balls, fried fish crackers and Granny's iron eggs.
Pingxi is a former coal-mining district on the Pingxi Line, with Shifen and Jingtong old streets; sky lanterns are released there at the Lantern Festival.
Wulai Old Street is an Atayal village lane of food stalls; try charcoal-grilled wild boar, rice cooked in bamboo tubes, spring-cooked eggs and litsea dishes.