Shiding

Shiding (石碇區) is a district of New Taipei.

Understand

Shiding is a rural district with a very small population (about 7,000). It is the site of the Fetsui Reservoir, which provides much of the water to the cities in the northern part of Taiwan island.

Get in

By bus

The district is accessible by bus from Jingmei Station of Taipei Metro.

Get around

See

Historical sites

🌍 Shiding Old Street (石碇老街), ☏ +886 2 2663 1080. 08:00-17:00. An old shopping street elevated above a river. (updated Aug 2019)

Temples

🌍 Guniang Temple (石碇姑娘廟), ☏ +886 2 2663 1937. 08:00-20:00. (updated Aug 2019)
🌍 Temple of the God of Chance (石碇元寶山仙石府), No. 352, Section 1, Jing'an Rd, ☏ +886 2 2663 8033. (updated Aug 2019)
🌍 Jishun Temple (集順廟), No. 9, Shiding West Street, ☏ +886 2 2663 1080. (updated Aug 2019)

Parks and nature

🌍 Fetsui Reservoir (翡翠水庫). (updated Aug 2019)
🌍 Luku Incident Memorial Park (鹿窟事件紀念公園). A park commemorating one of the worst incidents of the white terror in Taiwan where over 400 people were arrested by the military government of the ROC and about 35 people were eventually executed. (updated Aug 2019)

Do

Hiking

Huangdidian (皇帝殿 Huángdì Diàn). A hiking trail on a ridge with ropes and ladders.

Eat

Go next

This article is issued from Wikivoyage. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.