A pleasant trip to nature on train

/ Pingxi 平溪/

Pingxi District, the setting for the 2011 Taiwanese blockbuster ”You Are the Apple of My Eye” ( 那些年，我們一起追的女孩 ), is where you’ll relive the carefree days of youth. Wander through winding stone pathways and send your prayers off to the skies with a floating, candle-lit lantern. This small town hidden in the woods remains pristine, and its unsullied beauty is best explored on a bicycle.
2月平溪天燈節
Pingxi Sky Lanterns Festival in February
During Chinese New Year and sky Lantern Festival, Pingxi would receive immense tourists who copy their wishes on the sky lantern and send it fly. To celebrate sky Lantern Festival, Pingxi would launch a thousand lanter ns, creating a serene and heavenly scene.
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Shifen Old Street 十分老街

This nostalgic district sets the perfect background for the movie “Dust in the Wind”(戀戀風塵). Tourists flock to this area for the unique atmosphere, where rail tracks lie in the middle of the road without fences, and people walk right next to passing trains.

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Pingxi Old Street 平溪老街

Pingxi Old Street ( 平溪老街 ) and the sky lanterns are increasingly popular, and the number of tourists has rocketed. Despite only a few hundred meters long, the architecture presents decades of history— from the 1930s, 1940s, and Japanese occupation period. You can make the trip more fun by crossing the railway and go straight to Guan Yin Yan( 觀音巖 ).

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Pingxi Police Station (Sky Lanterns Police Station)
平溪分駐所(天燈派出所)

Sky Lanterns Police Station (天燈派出所 ) lights up the night! The 9-meter tall police precinct in Pingxi ( 平溪 ), with a unique sky-lantern shaped glass panel, is a composite service center that also provides tourist information.
Address : No.141, Sec. 2, Jing’an Rd., Pingxi Dist., New Taipei City
TEL: 02-24952358
Hours: Light show and sky lantern release hours : 16:00-19:00 on weekdays, 16:00- 20:00 on holidays.

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4

Shifen Waterfall 十分瀑布

Shifen Waterfall ( 十分瀑布 ) is Taiwan's largest cascade falls, nicknamed the Niagara Falls of Taiwan, splashing white silky patterns as it descends. Address: Shifen Scenic Area, Pingxi Distrct, New Taipei City.
Getting there: Take Taipei Bus 795 to the Shifen Scenic Area administrative office, or take train to Shifen Station and walk along old street to Shifen Waterfall.

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5

Lingjiao Station 嶺腳車站

Lingjiao Station ( 嶺腳車站 ) used to be a bustling hub for three mining sites in the old days. Crisscrossing railways, streets and the creeks make a picturesque landscape. Now a sleepy town as mining industry declined, Lingjiao ( 嶺腳 ) yet maintains a wonderful destination for getaway daytrips for its convenient location.

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Wanggu Waterfall Trail 望古賞瀑步道

This latest trail in Pingxi area of New Taipei City is perfect for family and couples. There are side tracks to Wanggu waterfalls ( 望古瀑布 ), where the splash of water curtains make heavenly tunes echoing in the tranquil woods. The trail is close to Wang-gu Station on the Jing-tong line.