Taiwan - Northern Taiwan (Chapter)

This is the Northern Taiwan chapter from Lonely Planet's Taiwan guidebook.

 The ‘real Taiwan’ can be found in the north: watch tea farmers in rural Nanzhuang, drive up a crumbling mountain road to Smangus, a self-sufficient aboriginal hamlet, visit temple-dotted towns or climb the Snow Mountains.

• explore the quaint mining villages of Jiufen and Jinguashi
• maps
• enjoy wild vistas and natural hot springs on the North Cross-Island Highway
• transport
• cycle coastal and mountain routes all over the north of Taiwan
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Taipei County, Wulai, Pingxi Branch Rail Line, Pinglin, Yingge, Sansia (Sanxia), Manyueyuan Forest Recreation Area, Highway 2, Baishawan Beach, Yeliu Geopark, Keelung (Jilong), Jiufen & Jinguashi, Bitou Cape, Longdong, Yenliao, Fulong Beach, Caoling (Tsaoling) Historic Trail & Taoyuan Valley Trail, Daxi (Miyuewan), Wai-Ao, Turtle Island (Kueishgan Island), Jiaoshi, Su-Hua Highway, Suao, Nanao, North Cross-Island Highway, Cihu, Shimen Reservoir, Fusing (Fuhsing, Fuxing), Dongyanshan Forest Recreation Area, Xiao Wulai Waterfall, Baling, Mingchih Forest Recreation Area, Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area, Wuling Forest Recreation Area (Wuling Farm), Sheipa National Park, Hsinchu & Miaoli, Cingcyuan (Qingquan), Guanwu Forest Recreation Area & Dabajianshan, Beipu, Shitoushan, Nanzhuang, Taian Hot Springs and Sanyi.