No. 186Taipei Neighbourhoods
Banqiao, New Taipei: Lin Family Mansion, Garden & More
A short Blue Line ride from Taipei Main, a merchant family's Qing-dynasty garden of pavilions, ponds and moon gates — NT$80 since…
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Hiking in Taipei: Best Trails, Beaches & Outdoor Escapes
The mountains start where the MRT ends: the best city ridges, Yangmingshan's volcanoes, waterfall trails on the Pingxi Line, coastal walks above the old gold towns, beaches, hot springs and riverside cycling — with costs, seasons and safety.
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No. 167Taipei Neighbourhoods
Neihu: Lakeside Parks, Ridge Hikes and a Ferris Wheel
Taipei's tech-park district has a green back garden: a lake park on the Brown Line, a rocky summit that looks down on…
No. 166Taipei Neighbourhoods
Tianmu: Taipei’s Expat Neighbourhood
Taipei's leafy international suburb: the real story behind the name, the American years, the old water-pipe trail into the hills, baseball at…
No. 165Taipei Neighbourhoods
Songshan District: Raohe, Ciyou Temple & Minsheng Community
Taipei's most liveable district: Ciyou Temple and Raohe Night Market at dusk, the Rainbow Bridge over the Keelung River, the leafy 1960s…
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