Jinshan (New Taipei)

Jinshan (้‡‘ๅฑฑๅ€) is a district of New Taipei.

Understand

For information about the attractions in the area, you may wish to consult the staff at the Visitor's Centre.

Get around

See

History and culture

  • ๐ŸŒ Jinbaoli Old Street (้‡‘ๅฑฑ่€่ก—), Jinbaoli Street. 09:00-18:00. An old shopping street in the middle of the town.
  • ๐ŸŒ Chin Pao San (้‡‘ๅฏถๅฑฑ), โ˜ +886 2 2498 5900. 08:30-17:00. A large hillside cemetery which overlooks the East China Sea. The cemetery is famous for the numerous artworks which adorn many of the graves.

Temples

  • ๐ŸŒ Shengde Temple (่–ๅพทๅฎฎ), โ˜ +886 2 2498 4702.
  • ๐ŸŒ Sanfu Temple (้‡‘ๅฑฑไธ‰็ฆๅฎฎ).

Parks and nature

  • ๐ŸŒ Twin Candlestick Islets (่ ‹่‡บ้›™ๅถผ). A rock formation that features two 60-m columns of rock jutting out of the sea.
  • ๐ŸŒ Yangmingshan National Park (้™ฝๆ˜Žๅฑฑๅœ‹ๅฎถๅ…ฌๅœ’), โ˜ +886 2 2861 3601. The National Park is famous for its cherry blossoms, hot springs, sulfur deposits, fumaroles, venomous snakes, and hiking trails, including Taiwan's tallest dormant volcano, Seven Star Mountain (1,120 m).

Do

Museums

  • ๐ŸŒ Ju Ming Museum (ๆœฑ้Š˜็พŽ่ก“้คจ), โ˜ +886 2 2498 9940. 10:00-18:00. A museum dedicated to the renowned Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming.

Sports and outdoors

  • ๐ŸŒ Jinbaoli Trail. A long hiking trail that goes into the Yangmingshan National Park. There are a number of stone bridges, abandoned dwellings, and small shrines to see along the route.

Buy

  • ๐ŸŒ Jinshan Little Night Market (้‡‘ๅฑฑๅฐๅคœๅธ‚). Tu F 17:00-23:00.

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