4D3N Package Tour

Five reasons to come visit the 5 Gold route 文／在地旅行家林棟燦

■ Taiwan Northeastern treasures: Bretschneideraceae、Lilium formosanum、Lycoris aurea Herb
1. The most beautiful and fun coast in Taiwan. You can scuba dive in Bitou Cape , Surfing in Zhong Jiao Bay and paragliding in Jade Bay. You can enjoy the siteof rock in various shapes such as sea weathered caves and mushroom shaped rocks. 2. There is a diverse area of ecological site for learning such as a huge Hung Shu Lin wetlands, in Jin Jiu Area there is a Chao Jian park nicknamed "the deliveryroom of squid", because it is a complete fern habitat and Long Cave and Bitou Cape's Coral reefs. These are all breath taking places. 3. Come and visit "Taiwan Northeastern treasures", Bretschneideraceae and blossoming lilies in the Spring. Lycoris aurea Herb in the fall. 4. Normally "dream like cloud sea" can only seen at one kilometer altitude, but in Jin Jiu it can be observed at 300 to 500 meter altitude 5. Eleven hiking trail near mountain and four near sea such as Cao Ling Old Street trial, Tai Yuan Valley trial, Long Dong promontory trial. These are many opportunitiesto reinvigorate oneself.

 

	Join heart closely with local culture 文／A-home民宿主人陳鋕勇
	■ photo by／A-Home
	For a foreigner travelling in Taiwan, a frequent desire is to fully understand local culture, geography, art, food cuisine or even once in the blue moon epiphaniesduring his or her stay here Taiwan has been focusing on local hostels during past 10 years, and its development rate is a world's miracle. Because Taiwaneseculture is inherently hospitable, it quickly reflects on the tourism demand. Please pick a quality local hostel not just only on its architecture, interior design andlayout which all reflect the owner's character but really also understand the owner's vision through the hostels description in marketing materials and readbetween the lines. You can also check past customer feedbacks on internet. Do your homework and Taiwan local hostels should satisfy your trip of a lifetime.

 

ShuQi Road, past and present 文／阿妹茶樓負責人阿妹

Japanese wood slippers (geta) make a “click clack” noise and that noise makes up the road name (Taiwanese pronunciation). One town elder said that there weremany brothels here with women from Japan and Korea. After the mining days of 70’s and 80’s, everything went away except seniors, children and cats Famedfilm director Hou Hsiao-Hsien noticed this time period’s splendor and filmed international acclaimed film “A city of sadness” based on it. Japanese Anime masterShun Miyazaki stayed five hours at ShuQi Road’s A-mei Tea House before finding his inspiration and jotted down scene after scene. It is not difficult to see manycharacters and background similar to sites here in his movie “Spirited Away”.

 

Suggestions by North Taiwan's Elder

North Taiwan has world class scenery from mountains, plains, rivers beach and various ecology. Every town has its own unique culture, history, tourist attraction and food that is worthwhile to introduce to international friends. I hope friends can use this manual and plan a rich cultural trip and experience the natural energy hiding in the environment and get close to true and enjoyable local communities. Foreign visitor who travelled to North Taiwan can spend an extra three to four days here. You will experience and meet shocking beautiful sights, admire culture heritages, and discover North Taiwan elegant and fine points. Slow down your pace and make trip deeper, longer, and more sensual. You will be rewarded with so much more. I am glad a few has dedicated so much into these communities. They take our ancestor's exploration, lives, and hardships and express them through art and fine cuisine to resonate others. It takes vision and hard work to implement that can really touch others deep down their souls. Tourism needs to be moving, not just another commercialized endeavor. Well choreographed trips within North Taiwan will guarantee an emotional arousal.

Taipei County Magistrate

 

	Wedding Photo by the mountains and sea 文／香榭大道副總廖苑筑 　 圖／香榭大道時尚婚紗攝影團隊 Website: www.marry-plaza.com.tw
	Want to take beautiful wedding photos. Taiwan is your only choice. Fusingscenery, food and wedding photo shoot. You can do it all! Taiwan’s weddingphoto industry is high quality, the gowns are modern and cosmeticartists can perform a natural ravishing make up. Because of this, takingphoto in Taiwan is becoming a trend and a favorite among Chinese people.Wearing items that look straight out of Les champs-Elysees shops, couplesfrom USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, and Chinesecan witness their love at Northern Taiwan natural beauty while enjoying delicouslocal food and go home with great memories and beautiful albums. It is win win win.

 

Mining Story Musical

	Miner Theatre 文／礦山劇場召集人唐納德
		Mining Story Musical Website
Fried radish kid HUO is only eleven years old, hardly an age that would be responsible for supporting a family. But every freezing morning before school, he takesa box of fried radish and sells them on the dark streets. If it is not for the radish shop owner to let him sell the food first, Hou would not even have money to buythe radish in the first place. Hou’s dad is a simple mine worker and because he is too naive he is left a boatload of debt and no food on the table. HOU’s fatherworked an extra shift but still could not stop HOU’s mother to leave her son because of poverty. “The more radishes I sell and more money I earn maybe my motherwill come back. This is Hou’s biggest smallest dream.

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North Taiwan Gold Tours Photo Albums
Jiou Fen- Jin Gua Shi Route	Jin Shan- Wan Li-KeeLung Route	Gong Liao- Ping Xi Route
Shen Ao- Fu Long Route	Yang Ming Shan-Dan Shui Route	Fine Art & Talent Exploration
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Five Most Popular "Gold" Trip in North Taiwan

Expert Guide Five Most Popular "Gold" Trip in North Taiwan

	JIOU FEN-JIN GUA SHI route	Gold Mine Exploratory Journey
	SHEN AO-FU LONG route	Seaside Rock Discovery Voyage
	GONG LIAO-PING XI route	Quiet Trail．Flying Wish Lamps．Black Gold Road Tour
	JIN SHAN-WAN LI-KEE LUNG route	North Coast Soul Cleansing Journey
	YANG MING SHAN-DAN SHUI route	Heritage Site．Volcano．Wetland Ecological Trip
	Fine Art and Talent Exploration
Directions & Public Transports Timetable

Jin Bao Li Old Street/ Keelung Night Market

Local food such as duck meat, sweet potato and temple entrance’s stir-fry of JinBaoLi Old Street; healthy sandwich, shredded ice, tempura, rolls and eels of KeeLung night market are the must try during this trip.

Shi Fen Old Street

Shi Fen At the ShiFen Old Street, apart from the flying paper make-a-wish lanterns, one can also stop by for a meal. Restaurant features traditional Taiwan cuisines such as lightly flavored chicken, stir fried bamboos and all sorts of wild greens. Hearing the huge roaming noise of the trains as they rumble by while dining is a special experience not to be missed. Phone: 886-2-2495-8570 Address: No.116, Shifen St., Ping Xi Township, Taipei County 226, Taiwan

Jiou Fen Old Street Entering from the JuiDao entrance besides 7-11 convenience store, many local delicacies can be found in the JiShan Street, such us taro balls, JinZhi meat ball, taro sweets & vegetable rice pudding, grilled King Oyster mushroom, “Taiwan Treasure” Oolong Tea and traditional desserts of LiYi cake shop from Keelung. Shops are concentrated in the first quarter of the Old Street. In order to see a different Jioufen, Please walk through the rest to experience the full small mining town culture.

Jia Yi Seafood Restaurant Ao Di Seafood Street has more than a dozen seafood restaurants. Among them Jia Yi Seafood restaurant is a suggested place to visit. In its 20 year history, it is a place where locals come here to feast. If customers are not familiar with seafood, the owners can suggest some great dishes such as chicken grunt, eels, stonefish, Southern Drummer and Parrotfish. Phone: 886-2-2490-2652 Address: No.82, Renhe Rd., Gong Liao Township, Taipei County 228, Taiwan

 

Fu Long Meal Box A few meal box shops are outside Fu Long Train Station. The boxes are filled with cabbages, dried tofu, pork chop, pickled vegetables, sausage, egg, chick and salted carrots. The flavor has not changed at all through generations. The shop “Shiang Ye meal box” is the best known for its traditional taste.

A-Hua Shark Soup A small shop that only has a few items such as grill shark, shark soup, fish belly and fish ball...etc. Flavor and price are very reasonable. Location: In Shen Ao Harbor.

Three Sister A-Ge ZhenLi Street is the only old street in Taiwan, which is not only part of a museum park but also includes schools from kindergarten to college. The food "A-Ge" comes from a Japanese word which means deep fried. Mr.Yang Shu Gen stuffed rice noodle into tofu and started out as a recipe among the neighborhood, but quickly spread out and becomes the student’s snack and memories of ZengLi Street . The calligraphy writing of the shop was inked by the famed scholar Qi Bai Shi’s descendant Qi Ren Rui. This delicacy is made with fish paste, rice noodle and tofu. Used to be in the shape of a triangle, taste differs depending on the sauce of different shops. However, like a bird that recognizes its own mother from birth, "Three Sister A-Ge" is crowned for having the most authentic flavor by the students. The Sisters are known as the “Flowers of ZhenLi Street” , started selling A-Ge when they were 18. They are now in their 60s and have spent a good part of their lives guarding this flavor. Customers who came here when they were children are now bringing their sons back to the place for the most authentic and traditional taste. Phone: 886-2-2621-8072 Address: No.1, Lane 2, Zhenli St., Dan Shui Township, Taipei County 25164, Taiwan

Dan Shui Shopping Street The oldest street in Dan Shui is located on the hill of Zhong Jian Street, however, most of the restaurants and art shops are on Zhong Zheng Street. A-Ge, iron-hard preserved eggs, fish crackers, fish balls, shrimp rolls and plum drink are the must try here. Direction: Get off at the Dan Shui MRT Station.

Xi Jian Chen Cake Shop Phone: 886-2-2629-1180 Address: No.42, Gongming St., Dan Shui Township, Taipei County 25173, Taiwan

A-Mei Tea House The tea house owner A-Mei is also an experience dancer. She blends the dance rhythm into its interior design. The building has the typical low roof of Jiou Fen. Open windows were designed for the fresh mountainous air. With the extension of sea view and mountain view, the fixed interior space now seems limitless. During the rainy season, the rain drops fall down from the low roof, form a beautiful water curtain that leads people into their own imagination. The relaxing space is great for either tea or a decent meal. The most popular meal for Japanese tourist is the “farmhouse lunch set”, with okra, salted vegetables, egg abalone salad, sweet fried taro & pork…etc. They are light and with a low level of salt. On the tea menu, “past love” is a Oolong winter tea with a hint of fruit, the tea leaves can be used nine times without losing its flavor. It is recommended to pair up with some tea biscuit made of shredded tea leaves. The biscuit is tasteful but and does not leave any residue in your mouth. It is only baked by order to ensure the crispiness and quality. Address: No.20, Shixia Ln., Ruifang Township, Taipei County 224, Taiwan Phone: 886-2-2496-0833 Suggestion: Farmhouse lunch set, “past love” tea, tea biscuit.

Sky Castle Tea House Phone: 886-2-2496-7767 Address: No.308, Qingbian Rd., Ruifang Township, Taipei County 224, Taiwan Product & Services: tea, coffee, light meals and pottery