45 Sights in New Taipei, Taiwan (with Map and Images)

Jiufen Old Street is an old street located in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, which is mainly concentrated in Jishan Street, Zhuqi Road and Light Road, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Taiwan, with an endless stream of tourists throughout the year. In terms of visitor source analysis, foreign tourists from Japan, South Korea and other places, as well as tourists from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and domestic tourists account for half on weekdays, and national tourism is the main holiday destination, which is an international tourist attraction in northern Taiwan. The business district is clearly positioned, integrating history, natural scenery, and food culture. Good place to go and walk is recommended.

Wikipedia: 九份老街 (ZH)

Shifen Waterfall is a scenic waterfall located in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on the upper reaches of the Keelung River. The falls' total height is 20 metres (66 ft) and 40 metres (130 ft) in width, making it the broadest waterfall in Taiwan. It is a cascade waterfall in which the water flows in one direction and the rock is sloped in the opposite.

Wikipedia: Shifen Waterfall (EN)

Xian Palace, is located in the Shennong Temple in Erchongpu Wuli, Sanchong District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, the temple body is listed as a cultural asset of New Taipei City, with the largest brick wall in Northern Taiwan, and its sacrificial circle is also used as the administrative boundary between Sanchong and Luzhou. Generally known as the Temple of the Five Kings, "Five Kings" is also a local place name.

Wikipedia: 先嗇宮 (ZH)

Shulin Ji'an Palace, the full name of the foundation legal person New Taipei City Shulin Ji'an Palace, was established in the 53rd year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1788) in April at the foot of Tandi Mountain, enshrined in Baosheng Emperor, called Ji'an Palace, commonly known as Dadaogong Temple or Tandi Temple. Every year on March 15th, the Baosheng Emperor holds the Baosheng Cultural Festival, which is held throughout the entire forest area on the same day.

Wikipedia: 樹林濟安宮 (ZH)

Dharma Drum Mountain is an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and educational foundation founded by late Chan master Sheng-yen (1931–2009). The center focuses on educating the public in Buddhism with the goal of improving the world and establishing a "Pure Land on Earth" through Buddhist education. The international headquarters of this organization is located at Jinshan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Wikipedia: Dharma Drum Mountain (EN), Website

Tamsui Qingshuiji, also known as Tamsui Patriarch Temple, is located at No. 87, Qingshui Street, Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was built in the 12th year of Showa (1937) during the Japanese occupation. The main worship of the patriarch Qingshui in Anxi, southern Fujian, is a patriarch temple that is greatly influenced by Buddhism and Taiwanese folk beliefs, and is the local faith center of Tamsui. Every year on the fifth and sixth days of the fifth lunar month, the "Qingshui Patriarch Daoist Anniversary Circumambulation Celebration", commonly known as the "Tamsui Worship", is a grand event in Tamsui, and in 2022, it was listed as a high-quality palace and temple culture by the Tamsui Branch of the New Taipei City Government Police Department, and is an example of "intangible cultural assets".

Wikipedia: 淡水清水巖 (ZH)

Luzhou Yonglian Temple, is located in the Guanyin Temple in Deshengli, Luzhou District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, held once every three years, to worship Zheng Chenggong's Jiao, its sacrificial circle is also used as the administrative boundary between Luzhou and Sanchong, and is also a place for residents to gather.

Wikipedia: 蘆洲湧蓮寺 (ZH)

The tiger stele is located on the pass of the Caoling Ancient Road in Fulongli, Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and is engraved with the tiger character, which is listed as a municipal monument in New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 虎字碑 (貢寮) (ZH)

Nanshan Fude Palace, referred to as Nanshan Fude Palace, also known as the Land Gong Temple of Oven Land, is located in Nanli, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and the land shrine of Oven Saishan, which was originally a small temple for tea farmers to worship, and later expanded into a large temple where incense flourished, and there is a giant statue of the land Gong.

Wikipedia: 烘爐地南山福德宮 (ZH)

Xingxiu Palace, also known as the White Rooster Xingxiu Palace, Xingtian Palace Three Gorges Branch, that is, the branch temple of Taipei Xingtian Palace. Located at No. 155, Jiatian Baiji, Three Gorges District, New Taipei City, the main worship of Emperor Guan Sheng (also known as Shanxi Master), Prince Guan Ping, and General Zhou Cang. The worship of the gods is mainly based on the sworn brothers, families, and monarchs of the Emperor Guan Sheng when he was alive, which is very different from the five benefactors worshiped in the Xingtian Palace. This palace is the same as the Beitou Xingtian Palace, there are hiking trails for believers to walk; In the architecture of the overall temple, it is exactly the same as the Xingtian Temple in Taipei, with only a few carvings that are different. However, the name of this temple is not Xingtian Palace, but Xingxiu Palace. The temple was built with great difficulty, and it was wholly owned by Master Xuankong (Huang Jian), and it was not built by raising Tanyue incense money.

Wikipedia: 三峽行修宮 (ZH)

Xinzhuang Guangfu Palace, located in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang District, Taiwan, Wendri Xinzhuang Temple Street, Sanshan King Temple, built for the Hakka immigrants who moved away in the future, the second-class monument in the Taiwan and Fujian region, and later changed to a national monument.

Wikipedia: 新莊廣福宮 (ZH)

Yinshan Temple, commonly known as Deng Gong Temple, is located in Deng Km, Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Dingguang Ancient Buddha Temple, built by the Hakka people in Tingzhou, together with Tamsui Qingshuiji, Tamsui Longshan Temple, Tamsui Fuyou Palace, collectively known as the "Four Great Temples of Tamsui", designated by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China.

Wikipedia: 鄞山寺 (ZH)

Xinzhuang Wusheng Temple, also known as Xinzhuang Guandi Temple, is a Guandi Temple located in Xinzhuang Temple Street, Wenhengli, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and is listed as a cultural asset of New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 新莊武聖廟 (ZH)

Dingtai Mountain has been located at No. 32, Yinghua Street, Taishan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, the main worship of the ancestor Ying, announced in 1985 as a third-class monument, and in 2017 it was changed to a municipality designated as a historic site directly under the central government.

Wikipedia: 頂泰山巖 (ZH), Website

823 Memorial Park, commonly known as "No. 4 Park", also known as "Zhonghe Park", is located in Anleli, Zhong'an Street and Anping Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and is adjacent to Yongzhen Road at the northeast corner, is the location of the National Taiwan Library, with an area of 11 hectares, the whole area is located in Zhonghe District, and in addition to the southwest side, the surrounding area is also adjacent to or close to Yonghe District, and is currently the largest park in Shuanghe District, known as the "Lung of Shuanghe".

Wikipedia: 八二三紀念公園 (ZH)

Honglushishan, also known as Honglushishan, is located at the junction of Zhonghe District and Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, with an altitude of 302 meters, and is one of the small hundred mountains in Taiwan. There are many temples in the mountain, among which the Nanshan Fude Palace, which is dedicated to the god of good fortune, is one of the most famous land temples in northern Taiwan. There are hiking trails in the mountainous area of Baludi, which is one of the popular places in New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 烘爐塞山 (ZH)

Freshwater Water Airport, located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, was built in 1937 and is the second international airport in Taiwan (the first is Songshan Airport), and is currently a municipal monument in New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 淡水水上機場 (ZH)

Keelung Mountain is a mountain located in the northeast of Taiwan, which is administratively divided into Ruifang District, New Taipei City, with an altitude of 588 meters. Due to its towering and independent mountain, coupled with its close proximity to the East China Sea, Keelung Mountain became an important indicator of navigation in the early days and one of the landmarks of Jiufen. The shape of Keelung Mountain is changeable, the shape of the mountain looks like a chicken coop from the sea, so it is called "Jilong Mountain" in the old days, and it looks like a pregnant woman lying horizontally, so it has the reputation of "Big Belly Beauty Mountain", and it looks like Mount Fuji from Ruijin Highway, so it has the nickname of "Keelung Fuji Mountain". Due to the popularity of the Taiwanese pop song "Love on Keelung Mountain", Keelung Mountain is famous all over Taiwan.

Wikipedia: 基隆山 (ZH)

Yonghe Wangxi Villa, is located in Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Xindian Creek house, built for the painter Yang Sanlang's father Yang Zhongzuo, is a well-known chrysanthemum appreciation place during the Japanese occupation, and then made Yang Sanlang's residence and studio, originally planned to be demolished due to the widening of the road, and was retained in 1998, listed as a historic site.

Wikipedia: 永和網溪別墅 (ZH)

Lingyun Temple, in the 42nd year of the Meiji era (1909) during the Japanese occupation period, was donated by Liu Jinbo, a wealthy merchant in Dadaocheng, to help Master Baohai of Sanchongpu Cailiao. Lingyun Temple is located in Guanyin Mountain, Wugu District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, behind the Lingyun Temple, the temple is mainly dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Wikipedia: 凌雲禪寺 (ZH)

Music Park, a music-themed urban park on the island, is located at No. 70 Datong Street, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, with an area of 35,000 square meters from Shuangshi Road and Wensheng Street in the west, Huaide Street in the east, Wanban Bridge approach road in the south, and Datong Street in the north.

Wikipedia: 音樂公園 (ZH)

The Yin-Yang Sea is a special landform in which the sea visually presents two colors. There are three geographical phenomena of the Yin-Yang Sea in Taiwan: one is the head of the turtle on Guishan Island, the head town of Yilan County, the other is the sulfur port in Jinshan District, New Taipei City, and the other is the world-famous Yin-Yang Sea of Shuinan Cave. Because the Yin-Yang Sea of Guishan Island is located in the open sea, and the Yin-Yang Sea phenomenon of Jinshan Sulphalo Port is not obvious, if it is only said to be the Yin-Yang Sea in Taiwan, it mostly refers to the Yin-Yang Sea of Shuinandong. These seas have low pH and high metal ions, which are less conducive to biological growth.

Wikipedia: 陰陽海 (ZH)

The Huwei Kai Medical Center, referred to as the Kaiyi Medical Center, is located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and is also the first hospital in the "north" of Taiwan, the predecessor of Mackay Memorial Hospital, which was rated as a third-class historic site by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China in 1998, and is now a municipal monument in New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 滬尾偕醫館 (ZH)

Xinzhuang Wenchang Ancestral Hall, located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a temple dedicated to Emperor Wenchang, which was announced as a third-class monument on August 19, 1985, and later changed to a municipal monument. Wenchang Temple was originally built on the right side of the Ciyou Palace in Xinzhuang in 1813, and the "Records of the Tamsui Hall" recorded as one of the five Wenchang Ancestral Halls of the Tamsui Hall, and was relocated to the current site in 1875.

Wikipedia: 新莊文昌祠 (ZH)

Shiding Girl Temple, located next to Yongding Creek in Shiding District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, is dedicated to Wei Bian Xiangu, which is the origin of Taiwan's custom of asking the temple gods for "fortune money". The temple is adjacent to Shengxing Palace, Shiding Wulu Caishen Temple, Shiding Yuanbaoshan Xianshi Mansion, Yuntai Mountain Daluo Jinxian Mansion and other temples, forming a religious park.

Wikipedia: 石碇姑娘廟 (ZH), Website

Xia Taishan Ji is a temple located in Mingzhi Road, Taishan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, which is dedicated to the high monk Xianying Patriarch of Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian. Built in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, by the three surnames Tan Yue joint venture from the "rugged foot Taishan Ji" to build a temple, also known as "Lower Taishan Temple", "the temple at the foot of the mountain", referred to as "the lower temple", and called "the foot of the rugged Taishan Mountain" as "the top of the Taishan Temple", Mount Tai has been divided into the top and the bottom, and this place is also called "Mount Tai".

Wikipedia: 下泰山巖 (ZH)

The Three Gorges Xinglong Palace Mazu Temple, commonly known as the Three Gorges Mazu Temple. It is a Taoist temple, dedicated to the Virgin of Heaven, located at No. 50, Minquan Street, Three Gorges District, New Taipei City, founded in 1755, located in the Three Gorges Old Street, and the Three Gorges Patriarch Temple, the Three Gorges Fu'an Palace, collectively known as the three ancient temples in the Three Gorges District.

Wikipedia: 三峽興隆宮 (ZH)

The Ōgon Shrine also known as the Jinguashi Shinto Shrine, Gold Temple or Spirits of the Mountain Shrine is a Shinto shrine located halfway up a mountain in the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Wikipedia: Ōgon Shrine (EN)

Bali Kaitai Tianhou Temple, is the Mazu Temple in Bali District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, located near the head of the Bali Ferry, and Guandu Palace, Tamsui Fuyou Palace, for the three historical Mazu temples at the mouth of the Tamsui River. Together with Xilongji and Bali Public Temple, it is called the three ancient temples of Bali.

Wikipedia: 八里開臺天后宮 (ZH)

Sunshine Sports Park, located in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a leisure venue transformed by the rectification and demolition of illegal factories, located on the left bank of Xindian Creek next to the high beach next to the Zhong'an Temporary Bridge, covering an area of about 20 hectares. There is a light rail station near the park, called "New Taipei MRT Ankeng Light Rail Sunshine Sports Park Station".

Wikipedia: 陽光運動園區 (ZH)

Qianhua New Eighteen Wanggong Temple, or New Qianhua Eighteen Wanggong Temple, is located in Shimen District, Shimen District, Taiwan, Maolin Eighteen Wanggong Temple, there is a giant dog statue next to it. Originally, it was used as a new temple after the relocation of the Eighteen Wanggong Temple of Qianhua, and to relieve the traffic of the Tamjin Highway.

Wikipedia: 乾華新十八王公廟 (ZH)

The golden stele is a stele located in the ancient road of Sanering in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, which was inscribed by Liu Mingdeng, the chief soldier of Taiwan Town in the Qing Dynasty, in the winter of the sixth year of Mu Zong's reign (1867). On August 19, 1985, it was announced as a national third-class historic site, and is now a municipal historic site in New Taipei City. Due to its age, the handwriting of the inscription has been somewhat blurred, but it is largely intact.

Wikipedia: 金字碑 (ZH)

Pinglin Baoping Palace, is located in Pinglin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Zhenwu Temple, the main worship of Xuantian Zhenwu God, with the worship of the Lord Zhenjun, the Queen Mother, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Lady of Heaven, the Marshal of the Middle Altar and other gods and Buddhas, built in 1862.

Wikipedia: 坪林保坪宮 (ZH)

Renai Park is a park located in Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, covering an area of about 5.6 hectares, which is the largest green space in Yonghe District except for the "Fuhe" and "Zhongzheng" Riverside Sports Parks in Yonghe District, surrounded by Yongping Road, Renai Road, Baosheng Road and Baoan Road respectively.

Wikipedia: 仁愛公園 (新北市) (ZH)

The Freshwater Climate Observatory is located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, one of the most important climate observation stations in the north of Taiwan during the Japanese occupation era, and is currently a municipal monument in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Wikipedia: 淡水氣候觀測所 (ZH)

Wufen Mountain, also known as Dishui Dajian or Kukengkou Mountain, is located at the junction of Ruifang District and Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, near Keelung City, with an altitude of 757 meters, with a cornerstone of No. 1065 second-class triangular point and No. 1038 third-class triangular point, which is one of Taiwan's small hundred mountains. No. 1038. There is a spherical weather station near the top of the mountain, which is a clear landmark of Wufen Mountain.

Wikipedia: 五分山 (ZH)

Zhang Zaitian (December 31, 1965 - September 16, 2001), a native of Xindian City, Taipei County, Taiwan, a volunteer firefighter (Yixiao), died in Typhoon Nelly in Wuchongxi, Ankeng, and a bronze statue was erected in Ankang Forest Park to commemorate him.

Wikipedia: 張再添 (ZH)

Tamsui Prince Temple, also known as Kunding Prince Temple, is a Nezha Temple located in Kundingli, Danhai New Town, Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, which was retained during the construction of the first phase of Danhai New Town.

Wikipedia: 淡水太子廟 (ZH)

Tamsui Port Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the north bank of Tamsui Port (i.e., Shalun on the north bank of the Tamsui estuary) in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and is the only lighthouse located at the mouth of the river on the main island of Taiwan.

Wikipedia: 淡水港燈塔 (ZH)

Gongliao Xinshe Ciren Palace, located in Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a Mazu Temple, which was originally a sacrificial place for the Basai people, the aborigines of the Pingpu tribe, and has a Qing Dynasty stele listed as a monument in New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 貢寮新社慈仁宮 (ZH)

Tianshang Mountain, also known as Neipo Mountain and Emperor Mountain, is located at the junction of Tucheng District and Three Gorges District of New Taipei City, close to Xindian District, with an altitude of 430 meters, and a third-class triangular point (No. 1099) on the top of the mountain, which is one of the small Baiyue in Taiwan. There is a wooden viewing platform built on the top of the peak of Tianshang Mountain, because it is the highest peak of the Tianshang Mountain system, the view is excellent, you can overlook Wucheng Mountain and Wenbi Mountain to the northeast, you can overlook the South Tianmu Mountain to the north, and you can overlook the Chengtian Temple to the northwest. When the weather is good, the Tucheng area at the foot of the mountain in the north can be seen at a glance; You can also look at the western half of the Taipei Basin and the area of Datun Mountain and Guanyin Mountain.

Wikipedia: 天上山 (ZH)

Temple of the Eighteen Lords is a yin miao located in Ganhua Village, Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Located on Provincial Highway 2 beside Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, the temple is dedicated to seventeen deceased sailors and one dog.

Wikipedia: Temple of the Eighteen Lords (EN)

New Taipei Metropolitan Park is a park located along the Erchong Floodway in New Taipei, Taiwan. The park spans 424 hectares and is the largest park in northern Taiwan. Designed to offer both recreation and flood prevention, it integrates nature and urban living. The park features extensive green spaces, scenic wetlands, and family-friendly areas such as the Parent-Child Playground, which includes 31 slides themed around Taiwan's indigenous species. Breeze Canal offers opportunities for water sports like canoeing and dragon boat racing, while the Metropolitan Sports Area provides facilities for various outdoor games. The park is accessible by Taipei Metro Sanchong metro station, making it a popular urban retreat for locals and visitors alike.

Wikipedia: New Taipei Metropolitan Park (EN)

Huwei Fort, is a Qing Dynasty military site located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, and is also the most complete and large-scale existing ancient fort in Tamsui, built in 1886, covering an area of about 8 hectares. The fort was built under the leadership of Taiwan's first governor Liu Mingchuan, and was built to defend the Tamsui port.

Wikipedia: 滬尾砲台 (ZH)

Vulture Mountain is a Mahayana Buddhist order founded in Taiwan, and its founder is Venerable Shixin Dao. The main mountain is located in the Wusheng Dojo on the Xinlan Mountain in Gongliao District, New Taipei City.

Wikipedia: 靈鷲山無生道場 (ZH)