Shilin Lantern, Taipei, Taiwan
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| That's Norman, our bubbly Klook guide... we must be back by 345PM =) |
We got this Shifen, Jiufen, Yehliu tour via Klook for only Php907 (with Yehliu Geopark entrance and meals-peanut roll ice cream and chicken with rice meal to be claimed at Shifen). The best time to travel Taiwan is from December to February with average temperature from 13 to 15 degree Celsius.
Shifen is located at Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. They have an annual lantern festival at Pingxi, at Shifen Square to be exact. People write their wishes on lanterns and release them to the skies during Pingxi International Lantern Festival. But every day of the year you can always write your wishes here. Include Shifen Old Street in your day tour to get a glimpse of an old railroad town that became really popular because of the Shifen lanterns. There are several souvenir shops, stalls selling snacks and local food and trains that run through tracks every hour.
My kids are the ones writing their wishes so our lantern is a mess =)
Lantern Prices:
1 color - NT$ 150
4 colors - NT$ 200
8 colors - NT$ 250
Lantern colors and meaning:
Red - health (peace)
White - future (brightness)
Blue - career (promotion)
Yellow - money (wealth)
Purple - study (test)
Orange - love (marriage)
Green - vigor (success)
Magenta - attraction (popularity)
Pink - bliss (joy)
Purple - study (test)
Orange - love (marriage)
Green - vigor (success)
Magenta - attraction (popularity)
Pink - bliss (joy)
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| peanut roll with ice cream |
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| the long queue of claiming our chicken with rice |
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| our super yummy late lunch chicken with rice, worth the wait! |
How to get to Shifen?
Take the Green Line MRT Station to Songshan, Transfer to Songshan TRA Line and stop to Ruifang Station then transfer to Shifen Station.
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