Text by MOOK Scenic Spots Family / Compiled Report
Hsinchu, known as the Windy City, isn't just home to the City God Temple and rainbow eucalyptus trees—it also boasts many beautiful natural landscapes and cultural sights. The following spots are perfect for family outings with both adults and kids during holidays.
Hapingshi Station. (Photo by ssuhaopeng)
1.Hapingshi Station
Known as the "Love Train Station," Hapingshi Station has a history of over 60 years and once faced the threat of closure. The station retains its quaint Japanese-style wooden architecture, vintage ticket booth setup, remnants of railway tracks, and an aerial cableway used for transporting cement materials. Inside, there’s also a romantic love story about a couple inscribed on the walls.
Zhudong Art Village. (Photo by ashleymmkk)
2.Zhudong Art Village
Located east of Zhudong Railway Station, Zhudong Art Village invites many art groups to set up base here, creating a youth creativity hub. It regularly hosts creative markets and performance events, making it a representative aesthetic space for Hsinchu.
Green Light Elementary School at Maowu Observatory Forest. (Photo by judy_tseng0316)
3.Maowu Observatory Forest
Situated within a Atayal tribal area, Maowu Observatory Forest spans a vast area that nurtures a diverse and ever-changing natural ecosystem. It's also a popular filming location for movies and idol dramas. The forest shot to fame overnight thanks to the idol drama “Green Light Forest,” and later became a filming site for the movie “Seediq Bale.” This dreamy forest wonderland has since attracted large crowds for visits and photos.
The Fish Scale Staircase is a man-made slope protection block. (Photo by aomorishi)
4.Fish Scale Staircase
The Fish Scale Staircase is located along the coast next to the Nanzao Fishing Port International Kite Competition venue. Its pure white stone bricks, shaped like tofu slices, are stacked together against the endless sea view, reminiscent of Argentina’s Salinas Grandes. The city government used aesthetically pleasing native cement blocks to create man-made slope protection, specially designing them into fish scale-shaped stepped breakwaters, providing safe access points for visitors to get close to the coast.
The boundless sea view of Xiangshan Wetlands. (Photo by dived20032001)
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