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New Taipei City Library New Main Library
Coming Soon
2015 New Taipei City Hakka Tung
Blossom Festival
Banqiao
Venue: Banqiao District
Date:04/11-05/03
Venue: Various New Taipei City Districts
New Taipei City Library New Main Library is set to open its
doors soon. This diamond-grade green energy building is the
first to have a self-reserved book pick up machine and will
be the first public library in Taiwan to open 24 hours a day.
The whole library is designed according to the principle of
universal design and offers unrestricted access. The library’s
innovative services include a Window on the World slow
reading section, a full range of periodicals and magazines, and
the New Taipei Memory Center.
2015 New Taipei City Hakka Tung Blossom Festival
will be held from 11/04/2015 to 03/05/2015 in
New Taipei City. The main event will take place at
Nantianmu Square in Tucheng on the 25th and 26th
of April. As well as exciting performances by local
schools, arts groups and Hakka societies, there will also
be tung blossom painting, tung blossom DIY and a tung
blossom market, and other interesting activities. In conjunction with
local distinctive stores, limited edition tung blossom product discounts will also
be available. Everyone is invited to join in the fun!
For more details please go to http://tinyurl.com/lxhdaz7
For more details please go to http://tung.hakka.gov.tw
The Lin Family Mansion and Garden
Address: No. 9, Ximen Street, Banqiao District,
New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2965-3061~3
Hours of Operation: 09:00-17:00 Monday to Sunday
(Closed on the first Monday of each month)
Ticket Price: Free
http://www.linfamily.ntpc.gov.tw
New Taipei City
Yingge Ceramics Museum
Banqiao
New Taipei Lucky Charm Culture Exhibition
Date: Now until 05/17
Venue: Ding-Jing Hall
There are innumerable large and small temples in Taiwan.
As the custodians of the public souls, temples provide “lucky
charms” to allow the public to pray for continued protection
from the gods. As creative industries are flourishing, many
temples are welcoming modern trends and designing
all kinds of “protective” talismans, but the traditional
“lucky charm” is gradually disappearing. It is hoped the
“lucky charms” hidden in every corner of Taiwan can be
rediscovered. More important is passing them on, and for
them to continue to protect our next generation!
Yingge
The Second New Taipei City Ceramics Awards
Date: Now until 06/21
Venue: 3F Gallery
The New Taipei City Ceramics Awards include two awards,
the Achievement Award and the Innovation Award. The
winner of the former this year, Wang Hsiu-Kung, is a
veteran ceramic artist from Taiwan who wrote a new page
in the history of ceramics in Taiwan with his unique high
temperature under-glaze coloring technique. Engaged in
ceramic art for almost 60 years, he has made a substantial
contribution to the field of ceramic art in Taiwan. The
Innovation award is divided in the Creative Category
and Utilitarian Category, providing a stage on which
creative ceramic art and practically useful ceramic art
can be shown. The works display the abundant vigor and creativitity of Taiwanese
contemporary ceramic art in terms of technique and style.
CAR-->Take Heping West Rd. Sec. 3 in Taipei, over Huajiang Bridge and proceed along Wenhua
CAR-->Exit Sanying Interchange on National Highway No. 3, pass over Sanying Bridge (in the
Yingge direction), and proceed along Wenhua Rd. to public parking lot.
BUS-->Take bus number 264,307,310,701,702 and alight at Lin Family Mansion and Garden
bus to Yingge.
Rd., turn right on Minquan Rd., then make a left turn. The Garden is next to the Banqiao
Second Stodium.
stop to reach Banqiao’s Lin Family Mansion and Garden
MRT-->Take Banqiao Line (Blue line) to Fuzhong MRT Station, and leave by Exit 1. The Garden
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Address: No. 200, Wenhua Road, Yingge District,
New Taipei City
Tel: 02-8677-2727
Hours of Operation: 09:30-17:00 Monday to Friday
09:30-18:00 Saturday and Sunday
(Closed on the first Monday of each month)
Ticket Price: Free (Additional fee for hands-on classes)
http://www.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw
is an 8-minute walk from the station.
BUS-->Take Taipei Bus No. 702, No. 917, No. 851, No. 981; or take a Taoyuan Bus Co.
TRAIN-->Take a commuter train to Yingge train station, the museum is a 10-minute walk from
the Wenhua Rd. exit.
Shihsanhang Museum of
Archaeology, New Taipei City
Bali
Wulai Atayal Museum,
New Taipei City
Address: No. 200, Museum Road, Bali District, New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2619-1313
Hours of Operation: 09:30-18:00 Monday to Friday, 09:30-19:00
Saturday and Sunday, 09:30-18:00 National Holidays
Ticket Price: Free
http://www.sshm.ntpc.gov.tw
Address: No. 12, Wulai Street, Wulai Village, Wulai District,
New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2661-8162
Hours of Operation: 09:30-17:00 Monday to Friday
09:30-18:00 Saturday and Sunday
(Closed on the first Monday of each month)
Ticket Price: Free
http://www.atayal.ntpc.gov.tw
2015 New Taipei City Archaeology Festival
Date: 04/25-04/26
Venue: Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology Sunlight Plaza
Two hearts beat as one
Jew’s Harp experience fun
Venue: B1 meeting area
The theme of this year’s Festival is “Animals”.
The remains of animals unearthed at
archeological sites are used to teach visitors
about how the ancient people lived and their
living environment.
Through exploring the 80 learning stations in
seven themed areas visitors will learn from
humans and interactions with animals and the
environment.
Gold Museum,
New Taipei City Government
Wulai
In Atayal culture, the Jew’s harp is a musical
instrument used to convey messages in place of
language; the instrument is mainly used to express
feelings of love. The heart-shaped Jew’s harp has
been developed by Wulai Atayal Museum; in the
Two Hearts Beat as One Jew’s Harp Experience
Fun course participants are taught how to make
a heart-shaped Jew’s harp. In the making of the
Jew’s harp, visitors can not only learn more about the Atayal culture but they
can also present the Jew’s harp to someone as a token of their affection.
Address: No. 8, Jinguang Road, Ruifang District,
New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2496-2800
Hours of Operation: 09:30-17:00 Monday to Friday
09:30-18:00 Saturday and Sunday
(Closed on the first Monday of each month)
Ticket Price: Free
http://www.gep.ntpc.gov.tw
New Taipei City Hakka Museum
Ruifang
nd
37 Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films and
Short Film Guidance Fund Result Touring Exhibition
Date: 04/01-04/31
Venue: Shengping Theater
th
Now in the 37 year, the Golden Harvest Awards inspired
a wave of short film making in Taiwan and nurtured many
filmmakers, such as internationally renowned Ang Lee,
Tsai Ming-liang and Ke Yi-zheng. Bringing together the
year’s best short films in Taiwan, the awards are not only a
weather vane competition for the film community, they also
give valuable exposure to excellent works.
Address: No. 239, Longen Street, Sanxia District,
New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2672-9996
Hours of Operation: 09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday
09:00-18:00 Saturday and Sunday
(Closed on 04/13)
Ticket Price: Free
http://www.hakka.ntpc.gov.tw
Tamsui Historical Museum,
New Taipei City
Sanxia
Simple Stone Beauty －
Exhibition of Beautiful Stone Artworks by Lin Ren-de
Date: Now until 04/20
Venue: Art Gallery
Born and raised in Hualian, Lin grew up playing with stones
and, in his work, merges local cultural charm and stone art.
Combining beautiful stones, fine food, beautiful things and
beautiful poetry, the artists ingeniously display the frugality
and down-to-earth nature of Hakka people. He uses
ordinary stones to create extraordinary artworks. Stones of
simple beauty, stones that look like fine food, a splendid
time, and wonderful stone carvings await you.
Tamsui
Address:
Fort San Domingo
No. 1, Lane 28, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Tamsui Customs Officer’s Residence (Little White House)
No. 15, Zhenli Street, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Hobe Fort
No. 34, Lane 6, Section 1, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Cheng Family Abode by the Gongsitian River
No.7, Lane 138, Section 1, Xinmin Street, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Douglas Lapraik & Co.
No.316, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Tamsui Art Gallery
No. 298, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Plaza Tamsui
No.91, Guanhai Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Hours of Operation:09:30-17:00 Monday to Friday, 09:30-18:00 Saturday and Sunday
(Closed on the first Monday of each month); Cheng Family Abode by the Gongsitian
River( 11:00-17:00 Tuesday to Sunday ; Closed on Wednesday. For other time periods a
pre-booking system applies.) ; Plaza Tamsui( 13:00-17:00 Monday to Friday, 13:00-18:00
Saturday and Sunday)
Ticket Price: Free Tel: 02-2623-1001#26 http://www.tshs.ntpc.gov.tw
Qing Dynasty’s Coastal Defense －
Waterborne Forces and Warships
Date: Now until 07/31
Venue: Tamsui Customs Wharf
The Qing dynasty was built on success in land battles and
there were no waterborne forces of note in the early period.
Then, how does the 18,000 plus kilometers of coast from the
Liaodong Peninsula to Hainan Island be defended? What was
the development process of Qing dynasty’s Warships and Waterborne Forces?
This exhibition has been meticulously planned by Tamkang University’s Maritime
Museum and the Department of History, giving visitors an introduction to Qing
dynasty’s coastal defenses.
Fort San Domingo
CAR -->
CAR -->
BUS-->
No. 15 Provincial Highway: Guandu Bridge No. 15 Provincial Hwy proceed towards Bali
(Longmi Road) → Zhonghua Road → Wenchang Road → Museum Rd. → Shihsanhang Museum of
Archaeology
1.From Taipei: Taipei → Roosevelt Rd. → Beixin Rd. → Beiyi Rd. → Xinwu Rd. → Wulai
1.Taipei-Jinguashi: Taking bus route 1062 at the Exit 1 of Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT Station via
2.From Yilan: Yilan → Beiyi Rd. → Xinwu Rd. → Wulai
MRT -->
→ Wulai Main Station
Tamsui MRT Station → Ferry → Shuttle Bus Red No. 13 Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology;
or Ferry → Shuttle Bus Red No. 22, Bus No. 704 → Tianxin → Walk 5 minutes → Shihsanhang
Museum of Archaeology
BUS--> Xindian Bus Co bus : Qingdao East Rd. → Roosevelt Rd. → Xindian City → Quchi
MRT --> Xindian Line: Go to Xindian Station → then take a Xindian Bus Co bus (Taipei -Wulai
route) → Get off at Wulai Main Station Station
Jiufen and get off at Jinguashi.
2.Keelung- Jinguashi: Taking bus route 788 at Keelung Railway Station via Ruifang, Jiufen and
get off at Jinguashi Station.
TRAIN--> Taking Eastern Main Line in Taipei towards Yilan, Hualian direction and transiting
at Ruifang for the bus route 1062 and 788 to Jinguashi from Keelung Bus Co. at Wellcome
Supermarket opposite the station during weekday. For weekend and holidays, please take bus
route 1062, 788 and 825 at the Land Office next to the Police Station to Jinguashi.
TRAIN--> Get off at Yingge Station and transfer to Taipei Bus Co. bus No. 917, Taoyuan Bus
Co. bus No.981 San-ying line bus.
MRT -->
1.Yongning Station (Blue line) → transfer to Taipei Bus Co. bus No.917, 916,922
2.Fuzhong Station (Blue line) → transfer to Taipei Bus Co. bus No.910,932,940
3.Jingan Station (Orange line) → transfer to Taipei Bus Co. bus No.908, 921
4.Qizhang Station (Green Line) → transfer to Taipei Bus Co. bus No. 941
CAR--> Leave National Highway No.1 at Wugu Exit, then take County Road No.107, County
Road No. 103 and then Provincial Highway No.15 over Guandu Bridge, head in the direction of
Zhuwei and Hongshulin, then proceed to Tamsui and go along Zhongshan Road to reach Fort
Santo Domingo.
BUS --> Head in the direction of Fisherman's Wharf from Tamsui MRT station and Fort San
Domingo will be reached. Parking is available in its pay-to-park car park.
MRT --> Take Tamsui Line to Tamsui MRT Station, then take bus Red No.26 or Bus No. 836
directly to Fort San Domingo.