Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Villa 32
C1
Eating
Sights
Taiwan Folk Arts Museum
MUSEUM
(Táiwān Mínsú Běitóu Wénwùguǎn, Beitou Museum;
www.beitoumuseum.org.tw
; 32 Youya Rd; admis-
sion NT$120; 10am-5.30pm Tue-Sun)
This museum opened in 2008 in a Japanese-style
building that was constructed in 1921 as a high-class hotel. The 1st floor features exhib-
its of various folk arts, such as cochin pottery, wood and stone carving, and puppetry.
The museum's 2nd floor preserves the look of the original tatami-floored banquet and
performance hall.
Outside are traditional gardens and decks overlooking the town and mountains. The
teahouse offers tea and set meals from NT$450.
Beitou Hot Spring Museum
MUSEUM
(Běitóu Wēnquán Bówùguǎn; 2 Zhongshan Rd; 9am-5pm Tue-Sun)
Built in 1913 as the
Beitou Public Baths, this handsome building is a copy of the bathhouses in Shizuokaken
Idouyama in Japan. It is also a good example of the turn-of-the century fascination
among Japanese architects for blending Eastern and Western architecture and esthetics.
The exterior, with its high roof and chimney, was built to resemble a British coun-
tryside villa. Upstairs, wooden verandahs surround a tatami room where bathers once
took tea and relaxed.
Di-re Valley (Beitou Thermal Valley)
SCENIC AREA