New Taipei City — 3-Day Guide

New Taipei wraps around Taipei with Jiufen's lantern-lit tea houses (Spirited Away inspiration), Yehliu's mushroom rock coast, Pingxi sky lanterns and hot spring villages — all within an hour of the capital.

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📋 General guide ⭐ Highlights

Jiufen Gold Village Tea Houses & Jinguashi Mine

Yehliu Queen's Head, Shifen Waterfall & Sky Lanterns

Tamsui 1629 Dutch Fort, River Ferry & Archaeological Museum

📋 General 3-day guide ⭐ Highlights

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Language	Mandarin Chinese; Taiwanese Hokkien widely spoken; good English signage; English spoken at tourist sites
Currency	New Taiwan Dollar (NT$/TWD); ATMs everywhere; cards at larger restaurants and shops; 1 USD ≈ 30 NT$
Transport	Taipei MRT extends to Tamsui, Beitou and New Taipei City station; Pingxi Rail Line from Ruifang; EasyCard for all public transport; bike rental along Danshui River; tour buses to Jiufen/Yehliu
Best time	Mar–May and Sep–Nov best (mild, sunny); Feb for Pingxi Lantern Festival; Jun–Aug hot and typhoon season; Jan–Feb rainy (Jiufen atmosphere best in mist and rain)
Getting in	Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is technically in Taoyuan City — MRT to Taipei Main Station 35 min; Songshan Airport (TSA) in Taipei for domestic flights
Tipping	No tipping culture in Taiwan — service charge sometimes added (10%) to restaurant bills
Safety	Extremely safe; Taiwan consistently ranks among the world's safest destinations; standard urban precautions at night markets
Budget tips	Jiufen free to wander (costs are in tea houses and food); Yehliu NT$50; Pingxi lanterns NT$200 each (one is enough); EasyCard covers all transport; 7-Eleven and FamilyMart for cheap meals under NT$100