Strolling through Xinbeitou on summer nights: Free entry to special exhibitions and performances

Text by MOOK Travel Life Network, Chen Guanxin — compiled and reported

 

Since the start of summer, temperatures in Taipei have repeatedly hit record highs, making evening outings a popular choice for residents. The "Summer Nights in Xinbeitou" series, organized by Taipei City’s Department of Information and Tourism, will extend opening hours at Meiting, the Ketagalan Cultural Park, and the Beitou Hot Spring Museum to 8:00 PM every Saturday and Sunday. Not only are the visits free, but during the event period, each venue will also host special art exhibitions such as the Yu Youren Art & Culture Exhibition and performances like the Shamisen Show. Additionally, every Saturday and Sunday from 5:00 PM, the first 50 visitors at each venue who fill out a questionnaire will receive a special souvenir, and those who collect all the visit stamps will have a chance to win a hot spring bath voucher at a local hotel.

The "Summer Nights in Xinbeitou" series runs from now until September 30. Meiting, the Beitou Hot Spring Museum, and the Ketagalan Cultural Park offer free admission and extended hours until 8:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. During the event, various art and cultural exhibitions and performances will be held, including “The Elegance of Calligraphy – Commemorating the 134th Anniversary of Yu Youren’s Passing” and “Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen VS Chen Mingzhang’s Beitou Moon Guitar Ensemble.” Furthermore, from 5:00 PM every Saturday and Sunday, the first 50 visitors at each venue who complete a questionnaire will receive a special souvenir. Those who collect all the visit stamps can exchange them for raffle tickets, with a chance to win hot spring bath vouchers at hotels in the Beitou area, such as the Kagaya, L’Hermitage, Spring Hotel, Aquacity, and Suimeiso.

In addition, Taipei City’s Department of Information and Tourism also recommends self-guided tours of Xinbeitou, including the century-old “Beitou Park,” the birthplace of Taiwan’s bathing culture and the formation site of Taiwan’s national treasure mineral “Beitou Stone” known as the “Beitou

 

Art & Culture Special Exhibitions

Venues	Special Exhibitions	Exhibition Period	Exhibition Content
Meiting	“Eternal Elegance in Calligraphy – Commemorating the 134th Anniversary of Yu Youren’s Passing” Special Exhibition	4/20 (Fri) ~ 12/30 (Sun)	Calligraphy works by Yu Youren, revered as the “Sage of Cursive Script” through the ages
Ketagalan Cultural Center	“Nature & Innocence Duet – Part I” Special Exhibition	6/20 (Wed) ~ 9/2 (Sun)	Featuring 14 award-winning works from the Taiwan Indigenous Art Awards, showcasing artists’ interpretations of the natural and cultural aesthetics of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples, and allowing visitors to experience the beauty of indigenous art.
Beitou Hot Spring Museum	“A Bird’s-Eye View of the World – Yang Ye’s Hand-Drawn Old Maps of Beitou” Special Exhibition	7/6 (Fri) ~ 9/15 (Sat)	Displaying hand-drawn old maps of Beitou by local expert Yang Ye (including early hot spring culture in Xinbeitou)

 

 

Performances & Events

Venues	Event Name	Time	Description
Beitou Hot Spring Museum	Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen vs. Chen Ming-chang’s Beitou Moon Guitar Ensemble	7/20 (Fri) 19:00~21:00	A musical exchange between shamisen and Taiwanese moon guitar, experiencing the fusion and comparison of distinct Taiwanese and Japanese music cultures
Mei Ting	Moon Guitar Performance	9/29 (Sat) 17:00~18:00	Moon guitar song performance
Mei Ting	Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival	9/30 (Sun) From 18:00 onwards	The first 100 visitors to the museum will receive one local specialty snack