Jul. - Sep., 2016 No.4 Visitor Information Centers

Taipei Main Station Add: 3, Beiping W. Rd., Taipei City (southwest area of Main Hall on 1F) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2312-3256

Songshan Airport Add: 340-10, Dunhua N. Rd., Taipei City (Arrival Hall, Terminal 2) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2546-4741

MRT / World Trade Center Add: B1, 20, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Taipei City (near Exit No. 5) Station Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2758-6593

MRT Ximen Station Add: B1, 32-1, Baoqing Rd., Taipei City (near Exit No. 5) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2375-3096

MRT Jiantan Station Add: 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City (near Exit No. 1) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2883-0313

MRT Beitou Station Add: 1, Guangming Rd., Taipei City (left side of station entrance) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2894-6923

Miramar Entertainment Add: 20, Jingye 3rd Rd., Taipei City (in rear of fountain plaza, 1F) Park Visitor Center Tel: (02) 8501-2762

Add: 6, Zhongshan Rd., Taipei City (near the Beitou Garden Spa) Plum Garden Visitor Center Tel: (02) 2897-2647 Maokong Gondola Maokong Add: 35, Ln. 38, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City (near exit of Maokong Station) Midsummer Taipei Station Visitor Center Tel: (02) 2937-8563

Add: 44, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (inside URS44 Story House) – Dadaocheng Visitor Center Cool Mountain & Water Touring Tel: (02) 2559-6802

Travel Information Services On July's blazing days, everyone gets busy looking for ways to beat the heat. Fortunately, Taipei Citizen Hotline: (Outside Taipei City, please dial ) 1999 02-2720-8889 Taipei offers many spots for visitors to cool down and experience the "refreshing" side of Taipei Travel Net: travel.taipei, Presents travel information on Taipei City in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and city living. Spanish; provides recorded-audio travel introductions on related sightseeing spots, and a hotel information data base. Taipei is a city with easy access to mountain and waterside beauty. The Keelung and 24-Hour travel information hotline of the Tourism Bureau, MOTC: , www..net.tw 0800-011-765 Tamsui rivers meander through the city, and the outskirts are a world of green, providing Toll-free complaint hotline / Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication: 0800-211-734 people with refreshing delights aplenty. Our theme tours in this "Fun Taipei" issue take Info on legally registered hotels and guesthouses: taiwanstay.net.tw readers to Taipei's watersides and into its mountain forests – to Keelung River's parks, Tamsui River's "Blue Highway," and hiking trails in the Maokong area. Taipei's ultra- Published convenient public-transport system gets you everywhere – fast and comfortable – to Tel/ (Outside Taipei City, please dial ) ext. its natural green spaces and its water-fun facilities. Cool and cooling carefree fun is 1999 02-2720-8889 7566 Design. Printing/ Vision Creative Marketing & Media Co., Yuli Color Reproduction Co., Ltd. guaranteed.

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2 1 FUN TAIPEI Twisting and turning flood-prone Keelung River sections have been straightened, creating much new In Love with Taipei Keelung River riverside land and giving birth to bicycle paths and the Water Play and Dajia, Meiti, and other riverside parks, offering sports Refreshing Experiences and exercise, sightseeing, and cycling joy.

Dajia Riverside Park Expansive Dajia Riverside Park gives people a place for going for a stroll, exercising, walking the dog – Taipei Mountain & Water Frolics you name it. The Wish Fountain's distinctive fan- shaped curtain, creating much vapor, is pleasantly Stay Cool this Summer! cooling. Rent bikes by Water Gate No. 8, then enjoy the riverside breezes.

Summertime Taipei means prime-time high-hill and water-frolic play Location: Bingjiang St. – between Zhongshan Bridge and Dazhi Bridge on the banks of Keelung opportunities. The Keelung River's Dajia Riverside Park offers kayaking, SUP River. (Stand Up Paddle) boarding, motorboating, dragon-boating, and other river- Getting there: Take the MRT Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Line 2) to Yuanshan Station; leave station by fun experiences. Take Blue Highway yacht tours on the Tamsui River, follow its Exit 1; take bus Red 34 to Water Gate breezy riverside paths on a bicycle, enjoying the natural environment, and soak No. 8 bus stop (from there it's a 10 min. walk). in the wonderful music post-sunset by the Dadaocheng Wharf. If it's mountain vistas you seek, Muzha's Maokong area awaits! Savor the tiered tea plantations, romantic sunsets, tea fragrance, and walking trails, in a unique tea-country Until this September 4, "Crazy Summer" activities are being offered Saturday/ experience, for premium summertime memories. Sunday under Dazhi Bridge. Book your fun at crazysummer2016.wakeup.com.tw – kayaking, SUP boarding, motorboating, and dragon-boating. In August there will be a series of water fun activities happening at Dajia Riverside Park, with water-play facilities, amusement equipment, and other family-style draws for beat-the-heat fun. For details, visit www.travel.taipei.

Meiti Riverside Park Established along a straightened section of Keelung River, this expansive, panoramic park is great for picnics and bicycling, plus prime far-off views of Dazhi Bridge and views of passing aircraft. Night-time means romance, with the riverside lighting painting the waters in splendid reflected colors.

Location: Water Gate No. 16, Keelung River Getting there: Take MRT Wenhu Line (Line 1) to Jiannan Rd. Station; leave station by Exit 2; take bus Brown 20 to Meiti Wharf bus stop.

2 3 Getting there: Take MRT Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Line 2) to Yuanshan Station; leave the station by Exit 1; transfer to bus Red 34 and get off at Water Gate No. 8; from there it's a 10-minute walk to Dajia and Scenic Spots on the River Banks Yingfeng riverside parks and other attractions. You can also take MRT Songshan-Xindian Line (Line 3) to MAP Songshan Station and from there follow the signs to Wufenpu, Rainbow Bridge, and other scenic spots.

01 Martyrs' Shrine Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum Yingfeng Riverside Park Echoing the Hall of Supreme Built according to fengshui Covering about 67 hectares, this park has a roller- Harmony in Beijing's Palace geomancy folk beliefs, this skating rink, softball and baseball fields, soccer fields, Museum, this shrine honors traditional south Fujian-style cricket ground, miniature golf-practice course, and even martyrs killed in the Sino- four-sided courtyard residence Taiwan's first leash-free sports park for dogs (inside Jintai Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. The Changing of the is a window into old-time section of the park), with many dog-exercise facilities – Guard takes place each hour, the impressive precision drill living. Sign up online to join superlative fun and bonding ground for canines and their inspiring many memento photos by tourists. traditional-custom DIY activities owners. each Sat. /Sun. until the end of this November, including Add: 139, Bei'an Rd., Taipei City Location: Enter through Water Gate No. 7, Binjiang St. children's toy DIY and newborn baby activities. Tel: (02) 2885-4376 th （Closed the day before and in the morning of Mar. 29 [Spring Add: 5, Binjiang St., Taipei City rd 02 Ceremony] and Sep. 3 [Autumn Ceremony]） Tel: (02) 2599-6026

Xikou Wharf Web: afrc.mnd.gov.tw/faith_martyr/English/index.aspx （Closed on Monday and national holidays） Chongshi Rd. Chongshi Long ago this was a busy, flourishing, important Web: www.linantai.com.tw spot for regional trade. The distinctive nearby Xinsheng Elevated Road MRT Dazhi Station Rainbow Bridge is complemented by the "LOVE" Bridge Dazhi Lequn 2nd Rd. and " I. . U. " art installations and the "Lovers' Grand Hotel ’ Locks," night-time sweetheart-couple favorites. Bei an Rd. Mingshui Rd. Lequn 1st Rd. Location: Enter through Water Gate No. 4, Songhe St. Dajia Wharf Meiti Wharf Keelung River Yumen St. Yumen Dajia Riverside Water Gate No. 16 Park Yingfeng Water Gate No. 8 Meiti Riverside Park Dajia Riverside Park 03 Elementary Water Gate No. 7 Raohe Street Tourist Night Market Taipei Fine School Water Gate No. 8 bus stop

Arts Museum Binjiang St. Yingfeng Fuxing N. Rd. N. Fuxing Taipei Rd. Songjiang Dogs Sports Park

Beside MRT Songshan Station, with an archway entrance MRT Sec. 4, Zhongshan N. Rd. Expo Park beside Songshan Ciyou Temple, this night market is well- Yuanshan Station known for its great range of hujiao bing (baked pepper buns), ribs stewed with medicinal herbs, fried , tofu pudding, , shaved ice, and Minzu E. Rd. Xinming Rd. other exotic offerings. There are also many clothing and Tanmei St. accessory stores, stocked with trendy goods. Keelung River Rainbow Bridge Water Gate No. 4 Location: Raohe St. area Songshan Taiwanese Indigenous Cultural Center Xikou Wharf Raohe Street Tourist Ciyou Temple Night Market This facility showcases Songhe St. Raohe St. Sec. 4, Bade Rd. and sells local indigenous MRT Songshan Station Songshan 04 Elementary School Wufenpu Commercial District specialty products, foods, Sec. 6, Civic Blvd. Songshan Station 市民大道七段 Yongji Junior Rd. Songshan and drinks. Register for Songlong Rd. This renowned clothing retail and wholesale zone is High School afternoon DIY sessions Zhongpo N. Rd.

before Songshan Railway Station. Its merchandise is Hulin St. held on the second and sourced from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, etc., fourth Saturday each month, and enjoy native song-and- with wide-ranging style choices, in-style cuts, and Wufenpu dance shows. A Sakuliu Pvavalung solo exhibit will open Commercial affordable pricing. Quality bags, shoes, hats, and District August 5. Visit the official website for details. accessories can also be found. Yongji Rd. Add: 151, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City Location: Songlong Rd., Songshan Rd., Zhongpo N. Rd., Tel: (02) 2599-2655（Closed on Monday） 4 Yongji Rd. area 5 Web: www. facebook. com/Taiwan. PAF Three main waterways, the Dahan, Xindian, and Keelung rivers, Getting there: From Dadaocheng Wharf take an evening boat of the Blue Highway service Tamsui River come together to create the Tamsui River, which flows through to Guandu Wharf (2 times a month, advance booking required) or take the MRT Tamsui- the heart of metropolitan Taipei. The river, lined with eco-rich, MAP Xinyi Line (Line 2) to Guandu Station; then follow the signs to the places of interest. Natural Ecology Boat marshy wetlands, riverside parks, bike paths, and Blue Highway Tours on Tamsui River facilities, make up-close eco-enjoyment touring a snap! Taipei National University of the Arts A campus meander takes you through shady tree 01 Blue Highway cover, to quiet ponds, and to ubiquitous installation (Dadaocheng Wharf – Guandu Wharf) artworks. There are also irregular student-art exhibits of inspiring virtuosity. An added bonus is Add: 1, Xueyuan Rd., Taipei City Regular Blue Highway evening tours are offered twice a month, from the great food prepared at the Paulaner Brauhaus Tel: (02) 2896-1000 Dadaocheng Wharf to Guandu Wharf. In combination with this year's Taipei and Davinci Caffe, and their terrific night views. Web: www.tnua.edu.tw Riverside Festival, there will be exciting riverside live-music shows and creative Old Residence of Sculpture Park bazaars in various locations. Guandu Wharf is launch-point for the "Great River Huai-gong Zhongyang N. Rd. Queen," a cruise ship; enjoy "Room Escape" games during cruises (advance Minsheng Rd. Lane 30, Sec. 4 Zhongyang N. Rd. booking is required). Lane 18, Sec. 4 Taipei City University Xingtian Location: Dadaocheng Wharf, Guandu Wharf Tel: (02) 2618-2226 MRT Zhuwei Station of Science and Yixin Rd. Temple Technology Web: www.riverfun.net (For details about cruises, please contact the boat companies.) Davinci Caffe Xueyuan Rd.

02 Guandu, Gold Coast, Paulaner Bräuhaus MRT Zhongyi and Bali Left Bank Bike Paths Station Rent a bike at the rental station near Guandu Nature Park, then ride your bicycle along the Tamsui River riverside bike path, taking in Sec. 4, Zhongyang N. Rd. Mt. Zhongyi Hiking Trail MRT Guandu Mt. Zhongyi is part of Taiwan's low- the Guandu Plain, Guandu Temple, Guandu Nature Park, Guandu Station Ligong St. elevation mountain-foothill system. Nature Reserve, etc. Stimulating discoveries await all along the way. Guandu Bridge Along its mist-lined forest trail, enjoy Location: Zhixing Rd., Guandu embankment area Lane 270, Tamsui River Sec. 3, Dadu Rd. Sec. 2, Dadu Rd. the sounds of birds and insects Taipei Riverside emanating from the trees, squirrels Bikepath Rental Station ‒ Guandu Plain Guandu Station scurrying here and there, and grand 03 views of the Guandu Plain and Mt. Guandu Nature Reserve Guandu Wharf

Guandu Rd. Guanyin from higher up. Zhixing Rd. Guandu Nature Park Outside the Guandu embankment, this is an important waterfowl and migratory-fowl habitat. Prevalent species are the Kandelia Location: Trailhead is near Xingtian mangrove tree, reeds, mudskippers, fiddler crabs, and other Temple at Ln. 18, Sec. 4, Zhongyang N. Rd. mud-loving species. The up-close viewing of many bird species is u, Gold Coa Guand st, and B Guandu Embankmentali Le nicely complemented by precious mangrove inspection. ft Ba nk Bike Paths Location: Southwest side of Guandu Plain, Tamsui River and Keelung River confluence Guandu Nature Reserve

MRT Daqiaotou Station Keelung River

Anxi St. Anxi Sec. 2, Chongqing N. Rd. N. Chongqing 2, Sec. 04 Guandu Temple Guandu Nature Park Yanping 2, Sec. Rd. N. Ganzhou St. Ganzhou Northern Taiwan's oldest Matsu temple, Guandu This 57-hectare space plays a key role in waterfowl protection LiangzhouSec. 1, Dihua St. St. Temple is renowned for its stone-carving artwork. and wetland-ecology conservation. Facilities include eco- An intriguing traditional Buddha Cave is on the ground level, the middle Tamsui River info displays, high-magnification birdwatching telescopes, level is the main temple complex, with many deities worshiped in the "God

and railway-sleeper walkways. Expert-guided tours of this Huanhe Expressway Guisui St. of Wealth Cave" behind the main hall, and great views of the Tamsui River ecological gem are also offered (advance registration required). Dadaocheng can be enjoyed from the "Spirit Mountain Park" at the rear of the temple. Wharf Minsheng W. Rd. Add: 55, Guandu Rd., Taipei City Add: 360, Zhixing Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2858-1281 Tel: (02) 2858-7417（Closed on Monday） Taipei Xia Hai City Web: www.kuantu.org.tw God Temple 6 Web: gd-park.org.tw 7 In Taipei's , Maokong has many mountain Maokong hiking trails along its edges – a great place for views of the city, especially at night. This once was the city's biggest tea- Surrounding Attractions The Maokong Countryside production area, today offering traditional tea arts with hearty – Tea Fragrance dining in a unique tea-tourism leisure destination. 01 Taipei Zoo This metropolitan zoo has 8 outdoor and 6 indoor display areas, along with 5 eco-education teaching sites. The leisure park, surrounded by natural woodland, combines natural landscape and unique ecological features, and simultaneously serves educational, research, conservation, and recreation functions.

Add: 30, Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2938-2300 （Indoor display areas are closed on Monday by turns; for more info, visit the zoo's website. ） Web: english.zoo.gov.tw Camphor Tree Trail Zhanghu Trail This is Maokong's most popular hiking trail, mostly Gentle-graded and comfortable, this trail allows you flat with easy walking, taking you through old-style to take in lovely tea-field terracing. Along one branch 02 rustic rural scenery – past oxcarts, tea farms, mud- leading to the mountain theater of U-Theatre, and Apricot Grove Leisure Farm brick dwellings, etc., brimming with local cultural along the "Rhythm Corridor" are music-instrument Mountainsides covered in cherry blossoms in spring and history. The trail changes appearance and character interactive installations, which emit different sounds apricot blossoms all about, this farm features a farm- with the seasons, adding further flavor to the according to the weather, making hiking more fun. produce processing plant, making preserved Chinese radish, experience. mustard greens, fruit preserves, and other treats. Detailed guided tours are offered, plus tea-biscuit DIY sessions. Location: Take the Maokong Gondola to Maokong Location: Take the Maokong Gondola to Maokong Station; follow Ln. 38, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd. to Station; from Xiangsi Kiln near the station, Add: 30, Ln. 45, Laoquan St., Taipei City Sanxuan Temple to reach the trail. simply follow the signs to the trail. Tel: (02) 2937-8959

03 Good Food Around National Chengchi University Around this campus are many inexpensive eateries with first- rate food. Near the west gate, Si Fang Noodles serves Southeast Asian flavored noodles and Hainanese chicken rice; 45 Da Jie offers fried-egg rice bowl and butter pork chop rice. Near the east gate, Dian Wei Kitchen serves Yunnan-Myanmar cuisine. Down the alleys, Bao Bao Restaurant offers northeast-China dumplings and noodles dishes.

Location: Around Sec. 2, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City Denggao Hiking Trail Chalu Hiking Trail The Denggao Hiking Trail is directly in front of Also called Sanxuan Temple Hiking Trail, before the 04 Maokong's Mingde Temple. Ascend to the Wangyuan Zhinan Industrial Road was opened this was the sole Jingmei Creek Family Bikeways Pavilion for a grand Taipei panorama. The trail, just tea-transport artery for local farmers. The old pathway These bikeways run from MRT Taipei Zoo Station up along 100-200 meters long, is safe and comfortable, great meanders through a Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess) the Jingmei Creek's high banks, with a connection across for beginner hikers. Finish with a visit of a teahouse, cultivation area of tea fields, old farm buildings, and Daonan Bridge. The bikeways give easy access to Taipei soaking up the pleasant Maokong greenery. bamboo forest. Information signage along the trail Zoo, National Chengchi University sportsground, and grassy augments the nature-education tour. Location: The trail starts in front of Mingde Temple at Ln. expanses of the riverside parks – perfect for family outings. Location: The trailhead is on the left side after passing 45, Laoquan St. Location: Along Jingmei Creek 8 Shipokeng Bridge on Lane 38, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd. 9 Getting there: Take the MRT Wenhu Line (Line 1) to Taipei Zoo Station; leave the station by Exit 2; take the Maokong Gondola to Maokong Station; after leaving the Scenic View Tea Restaurants MAP station follow the signs to places of interest. Alternatively, take minibus No. 10, Brown 15, or the Maokong Tour Bus (Left and Right routes) to places of interest in the area.

Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd. Maokong Sec. 5, Muzha Rd. Green Eco-Tour Taipei Zoo Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd. 景 美 溪 Jingmei Creek MRT Taipei Zoo Station Jingmei Creek Family Bikeways

Chef A-Yi's Big Teapot Tea Restaurant Yao Yue Teahouse Taipei Zoo Station Ln. 10, Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd. Taipei Zoo Owner A-Yi, a trained chef fastidious about his This expansive teahouse, in business over 25 years, Sec. 1, Xinguang Rd. ingredients, has developed many creative dishes, is open 24 hours year-round. Enjoy -oil Apricot Grove Leisure Farm such as Tieguanyin enoki mushroom and chicken chicken, goose with soymilk and honey tea, Pu-erh- Taipei Zoo Maokong Gondola 45 Da Jie South Station soup, rock tea smoked chicken leg, and "four tea-rubbed beef, and other private-kitchen cuisine, Bao Bao Restaurant seasons" spring tea stewed tofu, introducing visitors accompanied by Maokong's renowned Tieguanyin Sec. 2, Zhinan Rd. Chalu Hiking Trail to a unique tea-flavored cuisine. tea, savoring the pleasures of life. Daonan Bridge Lunch of tea flavors

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Add: 1F, 37-1, Ln. 38, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City Add: 6, Ln. 40, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City National Chengchi Great eating around Tel: (02) 2939-5615 Tel: (02) 2939-2025 University Camphor Tree Trail National Chengchi （Closed on Monday, except national holidays.） University Daonan Riverside Park

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Run by a team of apparel designers, this is a space The main theme here is light meals – salads, combining apparel design, sundry merchandise, and sandwiches, pizzas, waffles, etc. The affordable a café. The shop highlight is the full-front windows prices and flavors offered attract students in droves. – sitting here for a leisurely brunch is the ultimate The hearty signature "Streetlight 38 Hotdog Fort" pleasure. has a 38cm long German-style sausage in a bun accompanied by a house-made meat sauce, cheese Add: 3F, 2-2, Ln. 49, Wenzhou St., Taipei City "Wen-Luo-Ting" refers to the sauce, crisp pickles, and fresh onion. Tel: (02) 2369-6659 community around Wenzhou （Closed on Monday and Tuesday） Add: 19, Aly. 10, Ln. 244, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City Street, Roosevelt Road ("Roo" is Tel: (02) 2367-7272 pronounced "Luo" in Chinese), and Tingzhou Road, a place of university campuses, heritage architecture, indie bookstores, and characterful lane/alley grids. Its rich cultural atmosphere, deepened further with myriad sellers of inexpensive cuisine loved by students, live houses and music shops, specialty cafés MinouMinou Imperfect Café along lanes/alleys, teahouses, and eclectic boutiques have made this The owner here has created a pet-friendly space This spacious place of minimalist design features one of the city's most distinctive for her own cat, replete with cat-theme decorations a popular Loft-style, with concrete flooring and enclaves. and with myriad cat-shaped paraphernalia for sale. iron/wood furnishings. Local students are the The homemade meals emphasize taste without main customers, so the theme is inexpensive heaviness, focused on fresh fruits and vegetables. light foods, coffees, other beverages, and sweet The food-holding containers used make this spot confections – great for students or friends gathering. especially popular with cat-lovers.

Add: 2F, 138, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City Add: 2F, 96-5, Sec. 3, Xinsheng S. Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2365-6265（Closed on Monday） Tel: (02) 2362-6663（Closed irregularly）

12 13 HEE Porcelain Sense 30 Good Design Institute TWINE

A brand established by two porcelain-passionate This select shop, opened by three like-minded This is a space for premium-selection brand goods TWINE is Taiwan's first store recognized by the World ladies, the goods here – table utensils of concise, friends, targets consumers in their 30s with a refined and at the same time a unique-style café. The Fair Trade Organization. The owners stock fair-trade stylish design – capture intrinsic elements of Taiwan collection of fine domestic and foreign brands, with interior looks like a retro-style lab, with a black/ local goods sourced from women's organizations culture. The Wenzhou Street shop uses an art gallery everything from daily commodities to clothing to white color scheme complemented by green plants, around the globe, emphasizing eco-friendly, non- style to promote creations by Taiwan craftsmen and stationery. creating a clean, fresh feel. Premium designer goods polluting production, giving each item symbolic designers, and hand-making DIY plus other related sourced globally are on display, like a mini design significance along with their quality handmade courses are occasionally offered. Add: 10, Ln. 210, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City exhibition. texture and craftsmanship. Tel: (02) 2367-3398（Closed on Tuesday） Add: 1F, 4, Ln. 48, Wenzhou St., Taipei City Add: 22, Ln. 48, Wenzhou St., Taipei City Add: 10, Aly. 2, Ln. 74, Wenzhou St., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2368-3120 Tel: (02) 2362-0723 ext.12（Closed on Monday） Tel: (02) 2368-8773

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Station Sec. 1, Xinhai Rd. St. Wenzhou Getting there: Take the MRT Songshan- Xindian Line (Line 3) to Taipower Building Nature Miffy Station and leave the station by Exit 2 or to Gongguan Station and leave the station Yingqiao Junior High School Sense 30 Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd. by Exit 3 or 4; follow the signs to the lanes Taipei Truth Lutheran Church and alleys of Wen-Luo-Ting area. Plain Stationery & Homeware Plain Stationery & Homeware Nature Miffy ImPerfect Café National Taiwan University Sec. 3, Tingzhou Rd. After collecting stationery for more than 20 years, To promote healthy low-plastic-use living, the owner Light Café this shop's founder decided to create a bricks-and- couple here sources appropriate natural-ingredient Zhoushan Rd. mortar space. Selected items are primarily practical, daily-use products from around Taiwan, along with Shuiyuan Expressway without flamboyant design, returning to stationery their own handmade items, from brushes to sandals, "essence." Buyers take home items both practical brooms to baskets. Hand-making DIY classes are NTU Gongguan MRT Gongguan Station and rich in design ingenuity. also offered to enable even deeper intimacy with the Commercial District NTU Shuiyuan warmth and meaning of handmade articles. Campus Add: 10, Aly. 8, Ln. 210, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City Tel: 0975-875-120 Add: 3F, 3, Aly. 21, Ln. 283, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City Siyuan St. （Closed on Tuesday and last Tel: 0926-808-249 Showtime Cinemas Wednesday of each month） （Open Wednesday-Friday 13:00-18:00; for other MinouMinou times, please contact the studio） Museum of Drinking Water Keelung Elevated Rd. 14 15 FUN TAIPEI This issue showcases the MRT Wenhu Line (Line 1) and well-known tourist attractions near 6 MRT – No Better Way to Play stations on the line. Shop at Miramar Entertainment Park and New Square; satisfy your foodie desires at Xihu Market and greenery desires at Bihu Park and Dahu Park. Touring via the Taipei MRTWenhu Line MRT is convenient and much fun!

Theme Cafés and Bakeries Xihu Market This station is in a mostly quiet residential district This station is conveniently integrated with close to the Keelung River. Down off Mingshui Road Xihu Market. The first-floor fresh foods area is SEASON Artisan Pâtissier, known for sweet French- has Xiao Li Tun Sushi, King, and style confections. By Shih Chien University are other popular stalls. On the second floor popular CASA DELLA PASTA and distinctive cafés such is the food court, which has dishes such as Bei'an Road's Ri Mu An ("Sun Wood Peace") and as Vietnamese pho, , Mingshui Road's Cuckoo's Nest. pork-rib tea soup, Hainan chicken rice, and tonkatsu . Getting there: Leave Dazhi Station by exits 1 or 2; it's a 5-8 min. walk to Mingshui Getting there: Exit 1 of MRT Xihu Station; Rd. and Shih Chien University. take the elevator or escalator to Xihu Market.

Jiannan Rd. Station Xihu Station Gangqian Station Wende Station

Miramar Entertainment Park and Bihu Park M. max New Square Bihu Park's pretty attractions include Chinese-style Neihu Station Dazhi Enjoy grand Taipei views from atop Miramar rest pavilions, the Nine-Turns Bridge, and a lake- perimeter pathway; on the banks of the lake are Station Entertainment Park's rooftop ferris wheel, or browse the premium-goods shops at recently opened M. willow and bald cypress trees, flowers and bushes, max New Square and watch a movie at Royal Club creating an enchanting scenery. Inside the park is cinema. At the many fine restaurants here, including also a reading-room structure dubbed the "Little Dahu Park Station Danny's Steakhouse, Diamond Tony's, RAW, and White House," plus tennis courts, a swimming Shuang Ren Hsu, find all types of cuisines. pool, and other exercise facilities. You can also enjoy a quiet, tranquil hill climb. Getting there: Miramar Entertainment Park – Exit 3 of MRT Jiannan Rd. Station, M. max Getting there: 3 min. walk from MRT Wende Songshan New Square – Exit 2 of MRT Jiannan Station Exit 1 Airport Rd. Station; it's a 5 min. walk from there. Station

Songshan Airport Brand restaurants inside Songshan Airport include Chun Dahu Park Shui Tang and Very Thai Noodles. On the third-level This 13-hectare park, with beauty that once inspired a report Observation Deck you can watch plane takeoffs/landings by France's Le Monde, is renowned for its shanshui-painting and sit down at the café to savor coffee and grand landscape and waterfowl. There are Chinese-garden-style rest Taipei views. Airplane models or other aviation-theme pavilions and bridges, walkways under weeping willows, and a mementoes can be found at C'airshop. picnic-inviting grassy expanse with lake views.

Getting there: 3 min. walk from MRT Songshan Getting there: Right outside MRT Dahu Park Station Exit 2. Airport Station Exits 1 or 2. 16 17 FUN TAIPEI

Bicycle Wanderings Li He-xing Residence Urban Oasis Bike Touring – This old residence, constructed over 50 years Eco-Beauty Panoramas ago, was built in the san-he-yuan (three- Shezidao sided compound) residence style. It has two floors, protection against that era's frequent flooding. Distinct from other area architecture, Shezidao is an alluvial plain formed at the confluence of the Tamsui and Keelung it highlights the day's commonsense life rivers. Construction development almost ceased after serious flooding 40-plus wisdom. years ago, giving the place a simple, uncluttered landscape. The rich local wetland ecology has become an eco-touring attraction in recent years, people riding bikes Add: 15, Ln. 133, Sec. 8, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City to come enjoy the mangrove forest, seabird habitat, and riparian scenery.

Shezidao Daotou Park At Shezidao's tip, where the Keelung and Tamsui rivers meet, at this park's entrance there are huge 3D landscape paintings that resemble the real thing. Many visitors take photos of themselves "in" the Taipei Garden Mall（Shezi Flower Square） scenes. A large grassland pavilion is a midway rest Beside Zhoumei Bridge, this attraction features a rest and station for bikers, with bike-park racks beside for recreation square with floral landscaping, ceramic artworks, food everyone's use. The grand 270-degree river view, and drink, and bicycle rest station. The pathway-side ceramic encompassing far-off Guandu Temple, Guandu works are in the shape of animals and plants. DIY mosaic-collage, Bridge, and Mt. Guanyin, is like a grand true-life family clay-molding, and other fun classes are also offered. At the landscape painting. square there is also the Shezidao Bicycle Station where you can rent bikes. Add: 212, Sec. 9, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City Add: 18-2, Sec. 7, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City Getting to Shezidao Tel: (02) 2810-1969 Take the MRT Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Line 2) to Jiantan Station. Leave the station by Exit 1 and take bus Red Sheliu Wetland 7 or Red 10 to Zhongku bus stop, then walk about 3 This 1.6-hectare attraction, a Taipei eco-gem, includes a riverside Bicycle Rental Stations minutes to the "Shezidao Bicycle Station" at Taipei park, mangrove forest, and wetland. The nutrients of the Keelung Taipei Garden Mall – Shezidao Bicycle Station Garden Mall. Alternatively take bus Red 10 to Fu'an River mouth's tidal flats provide rich habitat for aquatic plants, Add: 18-2, Sec. 7, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City Junior High School bus stop, and go to the school- animals, and insects, notably frogs and fiddler crabs. Tel: (02) 2810-1969 ext. 15 Shezidao Wetland side YouBike rental station. Fu'an Junior High School YouBike Rental Station In recent years, this large riverside wetland has been a key Location: Outer circle road at the end of Ln. 195, Sec. 9, Yanping N. Rd., Add: 250, Sec. 7, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City city government eco-restoration area. In winter, migratory Taipei City（close to Tamsui River No. 6 Pumping Station） Web: taipei.youbike.com.tw/en birds pass by, and this has become an ever richer aquatic fowl and plant habitat, also attracting ever more bird- lovers and photo buffs. Fu'an Rider Supply Warehouse Facilities here include bike pumps, water Location: Area between new and old embankment of Keelung fountains, a rest lounge, etc. There is also a bike- River (near Shezi Bridge) path emergency rescue team on duty Saturdays/ Sundays, providing help and assistance in case of bicycle accidents.

Add: 42-7, Sec. 7, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City （Fu'an Brigade, Taipei City Fire Department） Tel: (02) 2810-8454

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Good Food, Good Times Ice Treats to Beat the Heat

July through September is very Smoothie House Beimen Pineapple and Plum Ice hot and everyone is eager to eat The most popular ice treat here is the Mango Tucked away in an East District lane/alley grid, the cool treats. In this "Fun Taipei" Snowflake Ice with Panna Cotta, the ice piled high cool, refreshing signature treat here is the sweet/sour issue we present specially selected with chunks of golden-yellow mango delivered pineapple ice, topped with pickled pineapple and ice shops in the city. Beyond directly from the farm and covered with house-made perilla plum. The lychee is also very popular. You can traditional shaved-ice offerings, mango syrup and mellow condensed milk – fresh, also choose your own two toppings each time, for we also showcase a slew of other rich, sweet, cool, and refreshing. endless taste variety. innovative colorful ice treats, such Add: 15, Yongkang St., Taipei City Add: 9, Aly. 33, Ln. 216, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei City as mango snowflake ice, rainbow Tel: (02) 2341-8555 Tel: (02) 2711-8862（Closed on Monday） cotton-candy ice cream, and pancake ice cream. All guaranteed delicious and heat-beaters!

Shuanglian Tangyuan Soup Ice Monster Glam Air Bingirl

th In business for over 60 years, this eatery is renowned CNN once declared this shop's shaved ice 6 among Operated by a Korean team, Glam Air promotes Bingirl emphasizes Taiwan fruits, notably mango, for sticking to old-style hand-making methods to the 100 world's best desserts. One prime example "cotton candy soft ice cream" in Taiwan. Three-color lychee, pineapple, and raspberry. The colorful Fruit create its glutinous-rice desserts and shaved-ice is the fresh "mango cotton sweet," a twist on classic cotton candy is placed in a cup, and pop-rock milk Forest Souffle Pancake has a custard sauce, ice cream, ingredients. Its traditional-style long-simmered mango shaved ice, with fresh mango, mango ice ice cream and corn flakes are then added. The rich and fresh-fruit slices. The use of cast-iron skillets taro, dense red beans, sweet lotus seed, chewy cream, panna cotta, and fine-shaved "cotton" ice. milk fragrance and density of the ice cream is nicely for pancakes is from the German countryside; on taro balls, etc., paired with traditional brown-sugar This fruity sweet/sour medley is a monster hit with complemented by the tasty, crispy flakes. its delectable Caramel Apple Pancake, Bingirl adds shaved ice, are the epitome of careful preparation. foodies. sautéed caramel and apple, accompanied by specially- made Shaoxing wine and purple rice ice cream.

Add: 136, Minsheng W. Rd., Taipei City Add: B1, 11, Songshou Rd., Taipei City Add: 4F, 12, Songshou Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2559-7595 Add: 297, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei City （B1 of Shin Kong A11） （4F of ATT 4 FUN） 20 21 Tel: (02) 8771-3263 Tel: (02) 8780-2334 Te: (02) 7737-8788 FUN TAIPEI

Best Travel Companions << Honey Taipei – Macaron Nougat >>≫

Shun Chen Bakery has taken the bright-colored and much- loved French-style macaron and combined it with traditional Taipei Happiness Taiwan nougat to create a dessert treat of joy and happiness. Four flavors are offered: lemon (original), mango, cranberry, and chocolate. Dried fruit and nuts are added to the filling. Dessert Treats These treats are both soft and chewy, sweet and light.

Store: Shun Chen Bakery Add: 212, Sec. 1, Dunhua S. Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2711-7222

Taipei has a rich culinary culture, and endless culinary specialties. To promote the Taipei bakery sector, the Taipei City Government Chirle Brown's tasty nougat, free of stickiness, is made Department of Information and Tourism is cooperating with the even more flavorful with dried cranberry and honey. Its Taipei Bakery Association. In an East/West fusion pairing the old and new "Dream Macaron" shell, complemented by vanilla sticks ambience of the city, nougat has been introduced as filling for muffins, from Madagascar and almond nougat, are indeed dreamy, macarons, etc., creating Honey Taipei creative souvenirs that are delicate crispy and sweet without stickiness

and dainty. Store: Chirle Brown Add: 126, Sec. 4, Minsheng E. Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 8770-6162 << Waffle Nougat >> << Taipei Peanut Hearts – Peanut Nougat in Waffle >>

For its macarons, La Maison du Danemark uses a chocolate shell filled with nougat also featuring strawberry, cranberry, and macadamia nuts. The innovative sweet and sour taste goes great with afternoon tea.

Store: La Maison du Danemark Add: 98, Longjian Rd., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2518-9036

The inspiration for waffle nougat is the Belgian "Taipei Peanut Hearts" feature tasty, fragrant << Brown Sugar, Berry Nougat >> waffle, with its lozenge-pattern raised lines peanut nougat wrapped in a waffle skin. Master and egg-roll crispiness. The pastry shell wraps workers craft the nougat exclusively using In 2014, these candies won major "creative nougat" and "nougat specially-made nougat and solid crispy sticks. premium Yunlin No. 9 peanuts, handling all souvenir" awards. For the brown-sugar nougat, brown-sugar cookie, The soft nougat wonderfully fuses with the thin, steps from shelling to roasting themselves, to peanut, sesame, and puffed rice are added, creating a distinctively tasty sticks, emitting butter and light sesame ensure their customers happy-sweet flavor. textured fluffy/soft/crispy taste experience. The berry nougat is made aromas. Lightly sweet ambrosia! with dried strawberry from Dahu and puffed brown rice, creating a mouthwatering sour/sweet experience with a hint of popcorn aroma. Store: Bake Culture Store: Kao & Zou's Bake House Add: 82, Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei City Add: 30, Ln. 151, Sec. 2, Jianguo N. Rd., Taipei City Store: Saint Peter Cake Tel: (02) 2767-3300 Tel: (02) 2517-1593 Add: 194, Nong'an St., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2515-8469 22 23 FUN TAIPEI Leisure & Arts Taipei City City Events Events

Until 8/7 7/16 － 8/5 2016 Taipei Children's 2016 Taipei Night Market Festival Arts Festival Shuangcheng Street, Guangzhou Street, Yansan, Linjiang Street, Huaxi Street, and Ningxia night markets The Red House, Shuiyuan Theater, Daan Forest Park, The Metropolitan (02) 2895-5418 www.tcma.gov.taipei Hall, Dahu Park, and other venues (25 in total) th (02) 2528-9580 ext. 191-199 eng.taipeicaf.org The 2016 Taipei Night Market Festival will take place from July 16 th A program of 100-plus performances by 28 domestic and international through August 5 each Friday and Saturday at various night markets troupes is scheduled this year. The 2016 theme is "Imagine You Can Fly, around Taipei. This is a great time to visit the night markets and and You'll Build the World." The program and venues ensure exquisite sample local specialties. There also will be promotional activities and audience experiences, and the outdoor and community performances raffles where fine gifts can be won! will create spaces of happy interchange. Live-performance arts will fill the hearts of one and all with joy – kids and adults! 7/29 － 7/31 2016 Honey Taipei & Until 8/28 Festival Blue Highway Mini Trips EXPO Dome, Taipei Expo Park ( 1, Yumen St., Taipei City) Dadaocheng Wharf, Guandu Wharf (02) 2882-5741 (02) 2727-4168 ext. 8512 www.fonglisu.tw riverfun.net Taiwan's ever-burgeoning international reputation for quality baking These in-depth Taipei explorations, available until August 28, combine has made it "baking holy ground" in Asia. In addition to its renowned Blue Highway outings, tourist attractions near the Dadaocheng, pineapple cakes, the recently introduced Honey Taipei nougat series Guandu, and other wharves, along with guided tours. The activities have become a big souvenir-purchase hit with local and foreign tourists. include "Room Escape" games on a cruise ship, Guandu Ecology Mini The greatest talents in Taiwan baking will be at this year's Honey Taipei Tour, Dadaocheng Heritage Site Tour, and many other choices. & Pineapple Cake Festival, stimulating more creative East-West fusion Until 8/31 products, and no doubt adding to Taiwan's global renown. 2016 Taipei Water Festival Taipei Water Park（1, Siyuan St., Taipei City） 8/6 － 8/28 (02) 8369-5104 2016 Taipei Fringe Festival waterpark.water.taipei Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre, Zhongshan Hall, Dadaocheng The 2016 Taipei Water Festival is set to hit the stage! Taipei Water Theater, CKS Memorial Hall, and other venues (37 in total) (02) 2528-9580 ext. 199 eng.taipeifringe.org Park's Water Country Park has children's slides, water slides, and other water-fun facilities, great for beating the summer heat. The festival will The curtains will rise on this year's event on August 6. There will be feature many theme activities, including an outdoor music-fest and traditional xiangsheng (stand-up comedian) performances, Brazilian varied performances, providing cool and cooling summer music fun dance, modern media arts and technology, and unique mini theater, for everyone! staged at 36 spaces of very different style. Visit the official website for details on all particulars, such as tickets, times, and venues. July － August 2016 Taipei Riverside Festival 9/9 － 10/16 Dadaocheng Wharf, Dajia Riverside Park, Guandu Wharf, and others 1999 (outside Taipei City, please dial 02-2720-8889) ext. 2046 2016 Taipei Arts Festival travel.taipei Zhongshan Hall, The Metropolitan Hall, Shuiyuan Theater, Daan Forest Park Amphitheater, and other venues (10 in total) Offering citizens closer contact with local riverside environments, (02) 2528-9580 ext. 191-199 music concerts and myriad other activities are staged in riverside eng.taipeifestival.org parks July through August on weekends/holidays, including musical This year's theme is "Art Can Change Lives." The showcased performances by Dadaocheng Wharf, snack and light-food markets, artistic creators, from around the world, will explore life, history, cultural happenings in neighborhood blocks, Blue Waterway ethnicity, gender, and other themes through theater, music, dance, experiences and Dajia Riverside Park water activities, including kayak contemporary circus, and other forms. There will also be screenings of and SUP (Stand Up Paddle) fun, and other draws. On Aug. 6 there the documentary filmMaxine Peake as Hamlet, workshops, lectures, will also be great Lovers' Day activities at Dadaocheng Wharf. Check etc., letting the beauty of art move you in different ways. official website for more info.

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Leisure & Arts Taipei Art Art Calendar Calendar

Copyright：Exhibition main visual（Design: Norio Nakamura） National Museum of National Taiwan Plum Garden Ketagalan Culture Center Futai Street Mansion Songshan Cultural and History Museum Creative Park Until 7/31 Until 7/31 Until 8/28 Until 9/3 Until 9/4 Until 9/16 Plum Garden Fun - A Hidden Gem: Works of Hsu Pao-lin It' s Photo Time, Mr. Ryuzon! – Beimen City Memories The View of Formosa's Landscapes 21_21 Design Sight in Taipei, Have Fun at Plum Garden Torii Ryuzo Photographic Flipped Photography Exhibition from Photographers II Measurement Exhibition – Until 8/28 this Summer Exhibition This Much, That Much, How Painted Earthenware Theatrical 9/28 - 12/25 Much? Figures － Folk Painted Figurines of Indigenous People City Chaozhou and Shantou Movement Exhibition 6, Zhongshan Rd., Taipei City 49, Nanhai Rd., Taipei City 3-1, Zhongshan Rd., Taipei City 26, Yanping S. Rd., Taipei City 2, Xiangyang Rd., Taipei City 133, Guangfu S. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2897-2647 (02) 2361-0270 (02) 2898-6500 (02) 2314-8080 (02) 2382-2566 （please enter the park from Yanchang Rd.） vr.travel.taipei www.nmh.gov.tw www.ketagalan.gov.taipei www.facebook.com/futai1910 www.ntm.gov.tw (02) 2765-1388 www.songshanculturalpark.org

Huashan 1914 National Taiwan Science National Palace National Chiang Kai-shek Digital Art Center, Taipei Fine Arts Museum Creative Park Education Center Museum Memorial Hall Taipei Until 8/31 Until 8/31 Until 8/31 Until 9/18 7/22 - 8/21 8/6 - 9/25 Cheer Chen Self Exhibition – The Litter Mermaid – Ocean Terracotta: The Rise and Legacy Winnie the Pooh Exhibition Abstract Series – Wu Chien-Hsing Solo Exhibition Moving Room Trash Photo Exhibition of Qin Culture Tu Pei-shih Solo Exhibition Until 9/18 9/10 - 2017/2/5 Until 11/6 Until 9/4 Until 9/18 Hans Christian Andersen 2016 Taipei Biennial Om-mani-padme-hūm: Tibetan Where's Wally? The Happiness Japanese Illustrator Awards 50th Anniversary Buddhist Art in the National Hunt Art Exhibition Muramatso Makoto Exhibition Exhibition Palace Museum

1, Sec. 1, Bade Rd., Taipei City 189, Shishang Rd., Taipei City 21, Zhongshan S. Rd., Taipei City 180, Fuhua Rd., Taipei City 181, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., (02) 2358-1914 (02) 6610-1234 ext. 1000, 1005 221, Sec. 2, Zhishan Rd., Taipei City (02) 2343-1100 (02) 7736-0708 Taipei City www.huashan1914.com www.ntsec.gov.tw (02) 2881-2021 www.cksmh.gov.tw www.dac.tw (02) 2595-7656 www.npm.edu.tw www.tfam.museum 26 27 FUN TAIPEI

Tourist Info Transportation Info Taipei MRT Map

Metro Taipei 24-Hour Service Hotline: (02) 218-12345 Website: english.metro.taipei N Tamsui Metro Tickets 2 1 Wenhu Line Airport Regular Station Hongshulin HSR Transfer Station Tamsui-Xinyi Line Xinbeitou 2 TRA Terminal Station Zhuwei Plum Garden Beitou 3 Songshan-Xindian Line Maokong Gondola Guandu Zhonghe-Xinlu Line Zhongyi Fuxinggang Qiyan 4 Qilian Taipei Visitor Information Center 5 Bannan Line Single-Journey Ticket One-Day Pass 24hr Pass 48hr Pass 72hr Pass Shipai NT$20 ~ NT$65 NT$150 NT$180 NT$280 NT$380 Mingde Zhishan 4B Luzhou Xihu Wende Sanmin Senior High Shilin Neihu School EasyCard, iPASS Card Jiannan Rd. Gangqian St. Ignatius High Jiantan Each card costs NT$100, including an available value of NT$0 and a deposit of School Dazhi Dahu Park Miramar Entertainment Park Sanhe Junior High Yuanshan NT$100 (refunded upon return of the card). The cards can be used immediately School Huzhou upon adding value. Fares are charged based on trip itinerary. They also serve as Zhongshan Elementary Sanchong Minquan W. Rd. School Songshan Airport e-wallets, used for small payments at convenience stores and other designated Elementary School Donghu Taipei Bridge Taipei Songshan Airport stores, as well as for YouBike rental payments. Daqiaotou Cailiao Sanchong Zhongshan Junior Nangang Software Park Shuanglian Xingtian Temple High School Taipei Taipei Pass Touqianzhuang Xianse Temple Nanjing Nanjing Songshan Nangang Scan this card over sensors in public buses and MRT Zhongshan Songjiang Nanjing Fuxing Sanmin Exhibition Fu Jen Xinzhuang Center station gates, during the period of validity, enjoy University Dadaocheng 3 Nangang unlimited rides on the Taipei Metro system, Taipei Beimen Zhongxiao Zhongxiao Sun Yat-Sen Danfeng Taipei Main Station Yongchun 1 5 一日券 二日券 三日券 五日券 貓纜版一日券 4A Xinsheng Fuxing Memorial Hall Joint Bus System, and municipal One-day新台幣180元 pass Two-day新台幣310元 pass Three-day新台幣440元 pass Five-day pass Maokong Gondola 新台幣700元 新台幣350元 Huilong Kunyang NT$180 NT$310 NT$440 NT$700 One-day pass ShandaoTemple Zhongxiao Taipei Houshanpi buses (buses with Taipei Pass stickers affixed). Sold Longshan Temple Dunhua City Hall NT$350 Ximen at all Taipei MRT stations. NTU Hospital Jiangzicui Taipei 101/ Xiaonanmen Daan Park Daan World Trade Center Xiangshan Maokong Gondola Xinpu Chiang Kai-Shek Dongmen Xinyi Anhe Banqiao Memorial Hall 2 24-Hour Service Hotline: (02) 218-12345 Technology Building Guting Website: www.gondola.taipei Fuzhong Taipower Building Liuzhangli Linguang Far Eastern Hospital Gongguan Dingxi Xinhai YouBike Public Bicycles Wanlong Yongan Market Taipei Zoo Haishan Wanfang Hospital Tel: 1999 (outside Taipei City, please dial 02-2720-8889) ext. 5855 or (02) 8978-5511 Website: taipei.youbike.com.tw Jingan Jingmei Wanfang Muzha 1 Community Tucheng Nanshijiao Dapinglin Taipei Zoo Station Taipei Zoo Blue Highway South Station Yongning 4 Xiaobitan Qizhang Taipei Department of Transportation: www.dot.gov.taipei Zhinan Temple Station Taipei River Cruise Mini Trip Website: www.riverfun.net Office Dingpu Maokong Station (For detailed information about cruises, please contact the boat companies.) 3 Xindian 5 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle – Beitou Zhuzihu Route Start/End Points: MRT Beitou Station – Zhuzihu Website: www.taiwantrip.com.tw

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