Hsien-chu Things to Do

Hsinchu's City God (Chenghuang) Temple is regarded as the highest-ranking of all City God temples in Taiwan, due to the superior spiritual power of its City God in protecting the town.
In front of the temple is a market with a lot of small stalls selling delicious Taiwanese snacks, including rice noodles, meat balls, thick cuttlefish broth, and Juchian Biscuit (Juchian is the original name of Hsinchu).

Everything in the park is shrunk to one- twenty-fifth of normal size, including all architectures and portraits, etc. It's the first multiple cultural park in Taiwan presenting the world's famous architectures in a method of the reduced proportions. It contains five big parts: the Landscape area presents the miniature buildings & people of Taiwan, Mainland China and other states; the Amusement area contains various kinds of exciting facilities; the Restaurants offer delicious meals; The stores area sell many kinds of souvenirs; The park area has a theater showing the folkways crafts, indoor band, western-style amusement park, etc. The colorful and well-equipped place is suitable for families to enjoy.

The ranch is in Yangmei Town, schemed by Weichuan Co. as a place for activities and sights view. The green trees are everywhere in the ranch. It contains Hushan scenery, European-style garden, physical training plant, camping area, various amusement area, Holiday area, etc., with complete and good facilities. Other items are milk cow , milk press room, and dairy traders' display hall etc. are also open for visitors to know about the producing procedures of the dairy products.

Small Wulai Waterfall is on the Yunei stream in Fusying Township. The best place viewing the waterfall is the four-storied "Waterfall-Viewing Platform" beside the highway. The waterfall originates from a slender valley. Owing to the broken river floor, the stream water drops straight down with grand momentum. A wind- tunnel-stone there is about 5m high; the only small part of its bottom touches the ground, looking shaky. From May to June, Nov. to next Feb. is the best time to watch birds. It's also nice to take a green shower here.

Tszhu is in the town of Dasyi. Chiang Kai-shek's had changed the name of this place into "Tszhu" (Kindness Lake), in remembrance of his mother. Tszhu was Chiang's favorite rest place before his death, thus his body was transported to Tszhu after his death and placed in the main hall of the mansion for people to pay a respectful visit.

It's built with the functions of flood control, irrigation, sights view, electricity and water supply, etc.; the beautiful scenery is around the reservoir. You'll see a good view of the whole reservoir when looking far away from the place of the dam. The nearby spots are Fairyland for children, the Asia amusement park and Golden Birds Amusement Park. These are good places for family travel. Go to Hsihmen tasting fishes is gluttons' favorite as the fishes in the reservoir are so fresh and tasteful; many tourists come mainly to eat it.

It's the oldest amusement park in the scenery around Hsihmen Reservoir, situated at the right side of down spillway of Hsihmen reservoir. You can see the imposing fall view when the water flows out from the reservoir. There're many entertainment machines on offer such as the sky cable car getting the top of the reservoir, swimming pool and the famous standing-style "spiral roller coaster", space bike, etc. Besides, you can go rowing the boats, taking the yacht and enjoy the funny time together with your family.

Lungsyi Gardens, in the town of Dasyi, are divided into the Landscape Area- covering the waterfall scenes designed in the Chinese style; the Village Landscape Area - it calls tourists to mind and think of the life of the earlier farm villages; The Amusement Area - many interesting items in there; the Health Resort Area - covering Yanggwang lawn square, physical activity ground, pavilion, etc.; the Vacation Area - serving comfortable Taulu log cabins for lodgments. It's a nice resort.