Shifen is best known for its waterfall, which has a mini amusement park (游乐园) built around it (reminds me more of a mini zoo than a theme park per se). When we visited there was a commercial photoshoot at the edge of the waterfall, surrounded by baulking tourists (like ourselves).
The walk from Pingxi to Shifen is rather scenic. You can get really close to the trains plying the towns, best yet, you don't have to follow the train schedule!
Get real close to the train
I'm not sure how long the walk really took for us, but I would say it's manageable because I would remember it fondly if it was painful.
Before long you'd reach Shifen!
As it turns out, Shifen is another town in the Pingxi district that you can release sky lanterns.
Here's the pricelist - the more the colors, the more expensive it is, from 100NT to 150NT.
The Coal Mine Museum
Before we made ourway to Shifen Waterfalls
We're greeted by the "doorman".
The entry fee is now 100NT for adults and 80NT for students and the elderly.
And meet two more "door men"...
The waterfalls
The reality
The animals
Cat and Rabbit can be friends
Cat and Cat can be friends
Chicken
On Exit
To the Train Station
From Shi (十 stands for ten) Fen it's time to head over to Jiu(九 stands for nine) Fen, another favourite of mine because there's so much to eat there! And it inspired Spirited Away!
More pictures are available on my Flickr (simply click any photo).
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