Taipei, a city that does not need a guide, is the most suitable for picking up a backpack alone, eating, drinking and wandering. Many people come to Taipei with different purposes, some are looking for the smell of books, some experience the history and culture, some explore Taiwanese cuisine, and some appreciate the natural scenery. Today I will introduce the natural landscape of Taipei to you, and look at Taipei from another angle~
💟1. Introduction to Taipei
Some people like the literary and artistic Taipei, while others like the quiet and natural Taipei. Taipei is located at the bottom of the Taiwan Basin, surrounded by New Taipei City, surrounded by many natural landscapes and volcanic terrain, so the natural scenery is infinitely good, and it is more suitable for family-based leisure tours.
💟 2. Fun recommendation
🏞1. Maokong
📍Location: Wenshan District, Beishi City
🧾Tickets: Free (cable car charges extra)
Maokong, named after the soft ground, the riverbed has been drilled and eroded by pebbles for many years, and the water flow looks like cat's claw marks. It used to be one of the largest tea producing areas in Taipei. The biggest feature is tea, and the special tea is Tieguanyin. Dozens of teahouses are dotted across the entire mountain. Tasting tea at Qingshantou has a strong pastoral atmosphere, and you can enjoy both taste and vision. Maokong is close to the suburbs of Taipei, and you can take a cable car tour. When the weather is fine, you can look at the beautiful scenery of Taipei from the top of the mountain, and it is also a scenic spot for enjoying the night view.
🏞2. Yangmingshan National Park
📍Location: Beitou District, Taipei City
🧾 Tickets: Free
Yangmingshan National Park is the largest and most beautiful country park in Taiwan. You can enjoy cherry blossoms and calla lilies in spring, rainbows and fireflies in summer, maple leaves in autumn, and clouds and mist in winter. It is very different from the rough mountains in the north, with lovely Taiwanese characteristics. Watching the night view, soaking in hot springs, viewing flower fields, tasting delicious food, you must come to Yangmingshan! The park is very large, with volcanic remains and a variety of natural landscapes. You can choose your favorite scenic spots to focus on visiting. You can take the 108 bus between the scenic spots.
🏞3. Bamboo Lake
📍Location: Hutianli, Beitou District, Taipei City
🧾Tickets: Different calla lilies farms charge different fees
Bamboo Lake is located in Yangmingshan National Park. The biggest event is the calla lily season from March to April every year. The scene of calla lily flowers all over the mountains is very shocking. Every year there are different themes, such as calla lily farmland experience and pastoral landscape. Sketching, photography competitions, etc., allow people who come to Zhuzi Lake in Yangmingshan to fully experience the beauty of calla lilies, and experience the most charming scenery of Zhuzi Lake in Yangmingshan in the vast and endless calla lilies.
🏞4. Xiaoyoukeng (Seven Star Mountain)
📍Location: No. 69, Zhuzihu Road, Beitou District, Taipei City
Xiaoyoukeng, also known as Sulfur Valley, is located on the west slope of Qixing Mountain (in Yangmingshan Park), which is a post-volcanic geological landscape area. The horseshoe-shaped concave valley looks a bit like a crater. In fact, it is the outlet for the leakage of high-temperature volcanic gas. We call it a burst vent. Come here to admire a string of crystalline, needle-shaped, yellow in color, beautiful sulfur crystals, listen to the bursting sound of the vent, and experience the situation of post-volcanic activity.
🏞5. Xiangshan
📍Location: Xinyi District, Taipei City
🧾 Tickets: Free
Xiangshan is part of the hills in the southeast of the Taipei Basin. It is named for its resemblance to Xiangshan; it is also called Four Beast Mountain together with the nearby Tiger, Leopard and Lion Mountains. Climbing to the top of the mountain, you can have a close view of the 101 Building and the Taipei Basin in the distance. The best time to view the view is in the evening, when the sun is setting and the lights are starting to light up. It is best to climb to the top earlier to occupy the best position for photography~
🏞6. Taipei Zoo
📍Location: No. 30, Section 2, Xinguang Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City
🧾Tickets: NT$60 for ordinary tickets
Taipei Zoo, known as "the largest zoo in Asia", is relatively close to Maokong and can be visited together. Surrounded by natural secondary forests, the park has 7 indoor exhibition halls, among which the "koala hall" and "penguin hall" are popular ones. It is very similar to the zoo in Singapore, trying to shorten the distance between animals and tourists, so that everyone can experience and watch better. Tourists who are interested in animals or bring children to play, this is the best attraction~
💟3. Food and beauty
🍢1. Mengka Night Market
📍Location: Guangzhou Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City
"Monga" comes from the old name of Taipei Wanhua, and also from the city life in Taipei described in the movie "Monga", so people who have seen it are curious about this place. Compared with other night markets, Mengjiao Night Market has a sense of the history of old Taipei. The oyster omelette in the night market is mainly made of fresh oysters delivered directly from Chiayi Donggang every day. Friends who love to eat fresh oysters should not miss it!
🍢2. Linjiang Street Night Market (Tonghua Night Market)
📍Location: Lane 1, Lane 40, Linjiang Street, Daan District, Taipei City
A real night market for locals. The items sold are very down-to-earth, and there are all kinds of food and clothing. Recommended food: three brothers and sisters mango ice, Wanglai salt crispy chicken, dice beef, grilled squid, safflower and cinnamon sausage, stone Jiaguabao, Tianxiang Stinky Tofu
🍢3. Ningxia Night Market
📍Location: No. 58, Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City
Ningxia Night Market has a variety of delicious snacks, whether it is Taiwan's ancient style oyster omelette, Xinjiang kebabs or Japanese-style takoyaki balls, etc., and the most famous is the authentic Taiwanese traditional snacks. When mentioning Ningxia Night Market, they equate it with oyster omelette, chicken rice, and roasted mochi, especially the ancient taste of Zhigao rice, the innovation of egg yolk meat floss taro cake and taro balls, and the story of bearded braised pork rice , is even more interesting.
