Yilan County, located in the east of Taiwan Island, is often referred to as "East of Yihua" along with Hualien and Taitung. However, it is very "close" to Taipei, mainly because of the geographical distance and convenient transportation. It takes about 1 hour to travel from Taipei to various towns in Yilan. Yilan can be said to be the back garden of Taipei people on vacation.

What attracts me the most in Yilan is Jiaoxi. Because this is a town famous for its hot springs, the hot spring world in the streets and alleys, and the magical taste of hot spring soup one step at a time. So on the day after arriving in Taipei, we started our trip to Jiaoxi.

The documents for going to Taiwan must be prepared, two certificates and one visa, mainland passport + G visa for free travel within the validity period + valid Taiwan entry permit issued by the Taiwan Immigration Agency. If you prepare a Taiwan Easy Card, it will make your travel in Taiwan smoother.

This time I went to Taiwan and took EVA Air from Xiamen Gaoqi Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport. I am currently looking for an overnight hotel in Taipei. Taipei in November is no longer as busy as the tourists in the past, and the price of the hotel is also much cheaper. I booked the hotel in advance, checked in, and prepared to leave Yilan Jiaoxi early the next morning. Before setting off, I read the strategies of the great gods. In Taiwan, Google Map is really handy because it can tell you the way to go. The hotel I live in is near the Taipei City Hall. The easiest way is to take a bus directly at the City Hall Transfer Station in the morning to the Jiaoxi Transfer Station.

Tickets for travel can be sold at the ticket window of the municipal government station, or you can directly swipe your EasyCard to board the train on the spot. Buying a ticket gives priority to boarding, while the EasyCard is a waiting list for boarding. Generally, there will be a seat, and the fare is about 100 Taiwan dollars.

Depart from the station to Yilan, and stop at Toucheng and Jiaoxi on the way. Pay attention to the number of the boarding gate. Each stop number represents a destination, and the on-site staff will also guide you.

The departure time of the bus is about 1 hour and 20 minutes, and it will arrive directly at Jiaoxi. After getting off the car in Jiaoxi, I started to wander around.

There are many ways to return to Taipei from Jiaoxi. Jiaoxi itself feels like a small county town. Jiaoxi Station and Jiaoxi Railway Station are very close. The Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel in Jiaoxi booked this time provides free pick-up For the shuttle service, you can communicate with the hotel in advance to enjoy the service. Since the arrival time is close to noon and there are many delicacies near the train station, I went directly to Jiaoxi Railway Station for a walk.

By the way, I went to Jiaoxi Railway Station to check the timetable for direct access from Jiaoxi to Taipei. On the return trip, I had to check my own arrangement, whether to take the train or the bus. The Jiaoxi Bus Station basically runs every half an hour, which is very convenient.

Walk around Jiaoxi Old Street at noon, almost full of hot spring restaurants and hot springs. The floor tiles of the street are also a major feature, very relaxing old streets, very suitable for a good place to relax.

For lunch, choose Jiaoxi Babaodong Noodles, a very famous local snack bar in Jiaoxi. Known as a local time-honored brand, it contains a lot of authentic snacks in Jiaoxi. If you want to know what Jiaoxi people eat, you can feel it from Babaodong noodles. You can see this restaurant after turning left from the train station and walking for less than 3 minutes up.

It was past 12 o'clock when I arrived, and I found that the door was full of people, and the tables were already set at the door. Seeing this battle, you must eat it once. Stealing Fusheng for half a day, I feel like I have to contribute here for a while. The on-site dishes are similar to the feeling of small food stalls in southern Fujian, except that our seafood is full of beautiful things, and here are all kinds of small dishes in Jiaoxi, which are neatly arranged. Look for a place to eat first, remember the table number, you can check your favorite category in the menu, and at the same time when you finish ordering, you can choose your favorite side dishes at the cash register, which can reduce the waiting time, but the delivery time is very fast. quick.

Eight Treasures Winter Noodles, as the name suggests, has eight ingredients including meat soup, flower branch soup, shrimp ball soup, fungus, enoki mushroom, and vegetables.

The soup is very light and refreshing, not greasy, it is the treasure of the town shop, must eat!

It was already one o'clock after the meal, and we arrived at the hotel this time on foot, Jiaoxi Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Resort

Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel in Jiaoxi

The hot spring clubhouse is located on Ren'ai Road, Deyang Village, Jiaoxi Township, adjacent to Jiaoxi Railway Station. It has a unique geographical location, and a winding path leads directly to a world of its own. At the moment, I feel that this is the destination of the trip!

One of the surprises is the Guanxiang Century Bookstore here, and once again feel the humanistic feeling of the hotel, the transparency of the lobby, the lobby saves white, marble, and the avenue is simple.

Check in time is 3pm. Luggage storage is available. Since it is a hot spring hotel, it must be said that this time the hot spring package. When you check in to the hotel, you will be provided with a waterproof bracelet, with which you can enjoy the hotel's hot spring facilities. The hot spring is equipped with an outdoor soup house, which can be used with swimming trunks and a swimming cap for outdoor bathing, or after check-in, you can use the room card to use the naked Japanese-style bath on the second floor of the outdoor soup house. Of course, the naked soup for men and women is separate!

There is a 58°C Jishang Yuantang hot spring, an outdoor hot spring area covering an area of ​​400 pings, providing a variety of outdoor hot spring SPA equipment, various hot spring spa facilities, slate beds, five-element soup, bubble beds, SPA waterfall area, steam room, oven , children's water slide play area, hot spring fish foot soup,

A variety of bathing options can be clearly felt in Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel. At the same time, you can see the minerals in the original soup. After soaking in the soup, you feel like your whole body is revived. At the same time, there is an additional children's hot spring here, which is very suitable for bringing children and playing here. Parent-child hot spring hotels are a good choice.

Depending on the occupancy situation of the hotel, we can check into the guest room a little earlier. This time we are staying in the Nordic minimalist room of Guanxiang Century Hot Spring, about 50 square meters. It has its own living room and exclusive soup house. Enjoy your stay Unlimited self-arrangement, hot springs anytime, anywhere.

The first time I came to Jiaoxi, I felt that everything was new. I found that there is a matching hot spring mask on the business desk. I think it is very magical. It is said that Guanxiang is the first to make this detailed package.

The first feeling when entering the room is to take off your shoes to enjoy the comfort of the floor, and found it really comfortable. Because it is the original feeling of wood, the moment I step in, I feel that I can't take it back, and I have liberated my nature. And the details of the spotless cleanliness of the room is really amazing.

The visual sense of the big bed is very convenient to find. The soft white color, the lightness of the gauze, and 2 different pillows can be adjusted according to personal preferences, which is very convenient.

The biggest feature is the oversized sofa bed near the bed.

The room I stayed in this time is suitable for a parent-child room. One of the functions of the sofa bed is to allow children to sleep. The second function is the natural lighting here, especially when the sun is shining, it is comfortable and soft, and it is the best place to enjoy reading.

Shower room. With the design of dry and wet separation, it has its own soup pool and independent shower room without interfering with each other. When bathing in the soup pool, the scenery outside the window is also a highlight. At the same time, it is equipped with an electric toilet to make the journey more comfortable.

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It just happened to be a good time, just in time for the opening of a new scenic spot in Jiaoxi. You can arrange a taxi service through the hotel front desk to deliver it to this new scenic spot in Yilan: Zhuangwei Sand Dunes Tourist Service Park (Zhuangwei Tourism Ecological Park), built by Huang Shengyuan Designed by the designer, it is presented in the image of Zhuangwei's characteristic landscape dune landscape.

When I came here, I found that the local bus is already available, and the frequency is also dense. 791, 793, 1812, 1787, and 1788 can all be reached

The arc-shaped gray-scale building is like a sand dune protruding from the sea. It has no concept of shape. It is a bit like a sand dune blown by the wind, changing its shape with the angle and time.

Here are a few long strips of cloth, which are made by local artists using local materials in Jiaoxi to carry out natural dyeing techniques. The color matching is amazing. At the same time, many log crafts are used, and the tables and stools here are very comfortable.

Through the sky tunnel designed on the second floor, you can see the view of the entire sand dune, which is also known as the most beautiful sand dune in Yilan

The popular creation of Yuguang Island Art Festival "White Horse Secret Realm Forest". Landscape artist You Wenfu used 100,000 bamboo sticks dyed white this time to simulate the beauty of sand dunes after snowfall. Walking slowly among the local trees, feeling the art at close range brings a poetic and picturesque artistic conception.

Next stop Wufengqi Waterfall is the most famous scenic spot in Jiaoxi. Because there are five peaks juxtaposed behind the waterfall, it looks like a triangular flag, so it is called "Wufengqi".

Wufengqi Waterfall

At the beginning, I refused to go up, because I knew that the third floor would take about 30 minutes to walk, and I felt that I wanted to give up a scenic spot. You can arrange a taxi to the starting point through the hotel where you stayed, and then you have to climb up step by step. The Wufengqi Waterfall on the first floor can directly interact with the stream and feel the flowing water between the mountains. When I continued to climb up, I started to feel a little powerless, but in order to continue to see the good scenery, I had to keep going. After all, I usually do too little exercise. You can see a pavilion on the second floor, indicating that you have already walked halfway, and the transition from stone to wooden steps along the way indicates that the end point is coming.

It took about 40 minutes to climb to the top of Wufengqi Waterfall. When the whole picture of the last layer was revealed at that moment, it felt worthwhile. The Wufengqi Waterfall on each floor is a kind of scenery.

Return to Jiaoxi Night tour to Jiaoxi City

Jiaoxi nightlife From the start of scallion pancakes, this is the three-star scallion recommended by the locals.

At ten o'clock in the evening, there is already a long queue here, all of which are waiting for the cakes to be made on site, and you can season them appropriately according to your own taste.

In the process of shopping, I also found "Yilan Three Treasures". I found that people here have a soft spot for braised meat. Let's see which one is more delicious.

There are also people queuing up at the Yaxilu store. I think it is good, and it can also be used as a supper at night. I found that the selection of lo-mei here is similar to that in mainland China. Each flavor starts at NT$50, and the price is very good. I chose duck collarbone, beef, duck leg bone, etc. I bought a lot and returned with a full load.

The night view of Jiaoxi is exquisite, and this sparkling Avenue of Stars attracts many people to take pictures and check in

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Jiaoxi Hot Springs Park is an open and free park, where you can enjoy the open-air hot springs and interact with hot spring fish. Every hot spring store is full of people, and at the same time, it integrates various snacks and fast-fried dishes in the night market, too numerous to enumerate.

In the evening, choose the dinner at Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel

Saturday is a buffet, and the Taiwanese beer here is unlimited.

For dinner at Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel, you can book the meal time and location through the front desk. The restaurant is located at Chaori Restaurant on the left hand side of the first floor of the hotel, and provides brunch for in-house guests. One of the characteristics of the restaurant is to provide Taiwan's three-cup cuisine buffet. Those who like to eat casserole series, especially the various recipes with basil, clams. Chicken, shiitake mushrooms, etc., as long as you can eat them, you can use the shelf with a number on the dining table to sign up for subscription.

The second feature is that the restaurant's noodle cooking series can be DIYed by yourself, which is very novel. At the same time, the restaurant also provides sizzling beef, pork, Japanese hand rolls, and vegetarian food. Fruits, etc., make people overwhelmed, and the ingredients are very careful. In the evening, there are entertainers performing in the restaurant.

When enjoying breakfast the next day, you can make an appointment for the shuttle service at the front desk of Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel.

Guanxiang Century Hot Spring Hotel is a tourist destination. A place that you don't want to leave once you come, the comfort of the hot spring is very pleasant.