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![[Illustrative] Kunqiu Beach](/api/images/entities/lienchiang-tw-8e5303b88f8d/hero.webp)
Illustrative Kunqu Beach, on the northwest coast of Xiju Island in Lienchiang County, is one of Matsu's most iconic coastal landscapes. The beach is broad and gently sloped, with a rich intertidal ecology. At low tide, visitors can walk along a gravel causeway to Snake Island, evoking a 'Moses parting the sea' spectacle. During major low tides in spring and summer, intersecting waves produce the rare 'square sea' pattern, drawing families and nature lovers to explore and marvel. The spot is also one of the best places to enjoy Matsu's stunning sunsets, perfect for family outings, photography, and ecological education.
![[Illustrative] Yawen Bali Coast](/api/images/entities/yunlin-tw-72ada5eb7787/hero.webp)
Illustrative Arwin Bali Coast Tourism Factory in Douliou City, Yunlin County, is a themed park that blends South Seas flair with a pet-friendly design. The grounds feature Bali-style thatched huts, an artificial beach, palm trees and a welcoming waterfall, along with rainbow stairs, 3D graffiti walls and a mirror pool, creating a holiday-like foreign atmosphere. Admission is free, making it well-suited to bringing pets, families or couples for photo ops, walks and handmade soap workshops — a rare coastal-themed tourist factory in the Yunlin region.
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![[Illustrative] Thermal Valley](/api/images/entities/taipei-tw-bd562aed2639/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Thermal Valley
Sulfur Valley (Diregu) is in Taipei's Beitou District and is one of the sources of Beitou's hot springs, covering about 3,500 square meters. It is famous as one of only two qinghuang springs in the world, with weakly acidic water that takes on a dreamy blue hue and is wrapped in white mist year-round, almost like a fairyland. A lakeside loop trail runs through the grounds and takes about 10-15 minutes to complete, with steaming views, plus hand-soaking pools and love-seat benches for visitors to enjoy. Admission is free and transport is convenient, suited for half-day or full-day nature and cultural experiences.
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![[Illustrative] Thermal Valley Park](/api/images/entities/taipei-tw-60d8814babf5/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Thermal Valley Park
Beitou Sulfur Valley Park is in Taipei's Beitou District, a natural landscape park famous for sulfur steam and a blue-hued lake. After reopening in July 2022, the park added a full loop trail around the lake that can be completed in about half an hour, with stops including a hand-soaking experience, love seats, the Witch Stone waterfall and other check-in points, plus the comfort of natural steam SPA. The site is ticket-free and open year-round, ideal for travelers who love outdoor walking, natural landscapes and hot-spring culture.
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![[Illustrative] Da'an Forest Park](/api/images/entities/taipei-tw-f9640c1cd486/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Da'an Forest Park
Da'an Forest Park is in Taipei's Da'an District, covering about 26 hectares and serving as the city's green lung. The grounds offer forest trails, lakeside paths, a children's play area, an open-air music stage and an ecological pond, with cherry, azalea and hydrangea blooms unfolding across the seasons. It is reachable via MRT Da'an Forest Park Station, with an underground paid parking lot, suited for family outings, walks, picnics and leisure sports, and the entire park is open free of charge.
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![[Illustrative] Xiaoyin Waterfall](/api/images/entities/taipei-tw-9724d15e60e4/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Xiaoyin Waterfall
Xiaoyintan Waterfall is inside Yangmingshan Park, beside the famous Yangmingshan Floral Clock fountain, a natural landscape known for its milky-white water. The trail is gentle, with a round trip from the entrance of about 15 minutes, suited for relaxed family hikes. The water is rich in sulfur, taking on a milky or Tiffany-blue dreamy hue, surrounded by dense green trees for a cool retreat in summer. A paid parking lot sits near the entrance and the site is also reachable by bus. Admission is completely free, making it a hidden gem of the Yangmingshan area not to be missed.
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![[Illustrative] Wangyou Lake](/api/images/entities/taipei-tw-7a325315664b/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Wangyou Lake
Wangyou Lake (Forget-Sorrow Lake) sits inside the Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park in Taipei's Shilin District, a free spot known for its bald cypress grove and the play of lake and mountains. A lakeside trail circles the water, and the bald cypresses shift from green to yellow to red across the seasons. The lake surface is mirror-still, reflecting the surrounding trees and hills to create a postcard-romantic vibe. Because crowds are relatively small, visitors can stroll, photograph or simply sit and zone out in a rare natural haven inside the city.
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![[Illustrative] Quanyuan Park](/api/images/entities/taipei-tw-c3cfcf63209f/hero.webp)
Illustrative →Quanyuan Park
Quanyuan Park in Taipei's Beitou District is a free public foot-soaking park built around a natural acidic green-sulfur hot spring. The serpentine footbath pool is filled with mildly radon-bearing, crystal-clear water drawn from one of Beitou's most distinctive thermal sources. Wooden pavilions, handrails, and lockers make the space comfortable for seniors and families, and the surrounding greenery keeps the air cool even on hot afternoons. Open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closed on Mondays, it is a 10-minute walk from MRT Beitou Station. As one of Beitou's three free footbath sites, it offers an accessible introduction to the area's thermal spring culture without the cost or formality of a private spa.
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