Day 12 — Taipei, Taiwan

6/12/2024 Tuesday

Itinerary:

• Yehliu Geopark
• Shifen Old Street
• Shifen Waterfall
• Ying Yang Sea
• Shiunadong
• Gold Waterfall
• House Old Street
• Ximengting
• Din Tai Fung

After breakfast at the hotel, we took the metro to Ximen station to meet the tour guide as I has booked a tour to the Northern part of Taiwan. We had planned to go there on our last trip to Taiwan but the kids got sick, so we cancelled the trip.

After an hour drive, we reached Yehliu Geopark. The most famous rock is the Queen’s head and the top part is the hardest. Her neck is pretty fragile so in the next 5 to 10 years, we might not see the Queen’s head. You can then try to see the cute princess rock if the Queen’s head is gone. Yehliu was a fishing village and its name came from the village resident who stole the rice from the businessmen. 

Yehliu Geopark is situated in Wanli District, is a 1700 meter long narrow promontory jutting out from the coast of Northern Taiwan. The interaction of erosion and weathering for millions of years led to the numerous wonderful geological formations within the Park, which include mushroom rocks, candle rocks, ginger rocks, potholes, tofu rocks and sea caves.

We saw the Queen’s head and had to wait in line to take a picture. It was so hot but since it’s our first time, we queued up for the picture. Next we went to see the cute Princess head as the Queen’s head might vanish in the next 5 to 10 years. We took some pictures before heading to visitor’s center to be cool.

Next is the Shifen old street where we can release lantern. Yellow lantern is to wish for more money, 8 colors is for if you have many wishes. 

Copper mine causes the Ying Yang Sea, so you can see 2 colors.

Jiufen used to be a gold mine.