🏆 Pilgrimage（4）
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Hsinchu Rice Vermicelli新竹米粉
📍 Hsinchu City · East Gate Market
Hsinchu's signature thin vermicelli is dried by the seasonal Nine-Drop Wind, giving it…
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Hsinchu Pork Meatballs新竹貢丸
📍 Hsinchu City · Ximen St.
Hand-pounded from pure pork, these meatballs have a bouncy snap and burst with juice on…
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City God Temple Snacks城隍廟小吃
📍 Hsinchu City · Zhongshan Rd.
Beneath the eaves of Hsinchu's grand City God Temple lies a sprawling cluster of old…
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Braised Pork Knuckle with Misua (Fine Wheat Noodles)豬腳麵線
📍 Hsinchu City · City God Temple forecourt
Fine wheat noodles simmered in rich pork bone broth, topped with braised pork knuckle…
⭐ Signature（14）
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Hsinchu Popiah (Fresh Spring Roll)新竹潤餅
📍 Hsinchu City · City God Temple
A thin wheat wrapper packed with cabbage, egg floss, peanut powder, and pork, then…
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Zhuqian Bing (Hsinchu Traditional Pastry)竹塹餅
📍 Hsinchu City · Beimen St.
Originally adapted from a sticky rice dumpling filling, this old Hsinchu pastry is…
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Beipu Lei Cha (Ground Tea)北埔擂茶
📍 Beipu · Beipu Old Street
Tea leaves, sesame, peanuts, and grains are ground together in a clay mortar and…
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Neiwan Wild Ginger Flower Sticky Rice Dumpling內灣野薑花粽
📍 Hengshan · Neiwan Old Street
Wild ginger flowers harvested from the riverbanks nearby are tucked into glutinous rice…
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Xinpu Hakka Rice Noodle Sheets (Ban Tiao)新埔粄條
📍 Xinpu · Xinpu
Wide, silky noodle sheets steamed from rice flour, served either stir-fried or in broth…
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Xinpu Dried Persimmon Cakes新埔柿餅
📍 Xinpu · Hankeng Village
In autumn, rows of bright orange persimmons hang across the hillside yards of Hankeng…
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Mi Shai Mu (Hakka Rice Noodle Drops)米篩目
📍 Hsinchu City · East Gate Market
Eaten cold in summer — drizzled with sugar syrup and peanuts — or hot in a pork bone…
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Deep-Fried Shrimp Roll蝦捲
📍 Hsinchu City · City God Temple forecourt
The casing fries up shatteringly crisp around a filling of whole shrimp and a touch of…
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Hakka Braised Pork Belly (Feng Rou)客家封肉
📍 Hsinchu County · Zhudong Township
Usually brought to the table as a whole piece and sliced tableside, classically served…
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Hakka Stir-Fry客家小炒
📍 Hsinchu County · Zhudong / Xinpu
The key is fierce heat and dry wok technique. Nearly every Hakka restaurant in the…
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Hakka Ci Ba (Pounded Glutinous Rice Cake)客家粢粑
📍 Beipu Township · Beipu Old Street
Paired with Lei Cha as one of Beipu Old Street's two signature hands-on food…
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City God Temple Mochi新竹廟口麻糬
📍 Hsinchu City · City God Temple forecourt
Made from glutinous rice flour, the skin is soft without being sticky. Temple stalls…
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Hakka Salt-Cured Pork Belly客家鹹豬肉
📍 Hsinchu County · Zhudong / Xinpu
Sliced and served with garlic shoots and soy paste in the most traditional preparation.
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Zhudong Braised Pork Rice竹東滷肉飯
📍 Hsinchu County · Zhudong Township Central Market
Ground pork belly and pork skin braised in a deep, savory sauce, ladled over white…
● Collect（6）
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Hakka Savory Tang Yuan (Stuffed Rice Balls in Soup)客家湯圓
📍 Hengshan / Zhudong Township
Meat-filled glutinous rice balls served in a pork bone broth fragrant with fried…
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Guanxi Grass Jelly關西仙草
📍 Guanxi · Guanxi
Dried grass jelly herb slowly simmered into a smooth, cooling jelly or hot drink —…
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Beipu Handmade Tofu北埔手工豆腐
📍 Beipu Township · Beipu Old Street
Made from local soybeans and mountain spring water, this tofu is denser and creamier…
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Guanxi Grass Jelly Braised Chicken關西仙草雞
📍 Guanxi Township · Guanxi
Free-range chicken slow-braised with dried grass jelly herb or grass jelly, yielding a…
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Xinpu Persimmon Flaky Pastry新埔柿餅酥
📍 Xinpu Township · Hankeng Village
Dried persimmon flesh is baked inside a flaky pastry shell — less sweet than eating a…
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Yimin Festival Hakka Rice-Flour Zongzi義民祭粄粽
📍 Xinpu Township · Fangliao Yimin Temple
Unlike ordinary zongzi, these are wrapped in non-glutinous rice flour skin rather than…
🏞️ Nature（9）
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Xiangshan Wetland香山濕地
📍 Xiangshan District, south of Haishan Fishing Harbor
The largest intertidal wetland in northern Taiwan, stretching about 15 km along…
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17km Coastline十七公里海岸風景區
📍 North District to Xiangshan, Nanliao to Xiangshan
A 17-kilometer coastal corridor stretching from Nanliao in the north to Xiangshan in…
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Emei Lake峨眉湖
📍 Emei Township, Emei Village
Also known as Zhongzheng Reservoir, Emei Lake is a mountain reservoir with hills…
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Xinfeng Mangrove Nature Reserve新豐紅樹林自然保留區
📍 Xinfeng Township, Hongmao Harbor
Located at the mouth of the Fengkeng River, this 5.4-hectare reserve is the…
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Smangus司馬庫斯
📍 Jianshi Township, Yufeng Village
Smangus is a traditional Atayal indigenous village at about 1,500 m elevation — one of…
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Beidela'man Giant Tree Trail北得拉曼巨木步道
📍 Jianshi Township, Xinle Village
Beidela'man Trail starts at the Shuitian Forest Road off County Road 58 and is home to…
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Mawudu Exploration Forest馬武督探索森林
📍 Guanxi Township, Jinshan Li
Covering about 450 hectares in Guanxi Township, this forest park features secondary…
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Dashanbe Qilin Trail大山背麒麟步道
📍 Hengshan Township, Fenxiang Village, Dashanbe
Dashanbe sits on a plateau at about 700 m in Hengshan Township. The Qilin and Dashanbe…
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Fengshan River Cycling Path鳳山溪自行車道
📍 Qionglin Township, Qionglin
This flat cycling path runs about 10 km along the Fengshan River, connecting Qionglin…
⛩️ Heritage（8）
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Hsinchu City God Temple新竹都城隍廟
📍 North District, Zhongshan Rd.
Founded in 1748 during the Qing dynasty, this is the highest-ranking City God Temple in…
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East Gate (Yingxi Gate)竹塹城迎曦門
📍 East District, Zhongshan Rd.
Built in 1829, the East Gate is the sole surviving gate of the original Zhupan City…
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Fangliao Yimin Temple枋寮義民廟
📍 Xinpu Township, Fangliao
Established in 1790, this temple honors Hakka militia members who died during the Lin…
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Beipu Old Street and Citian Temple北埔老街暨慈天宮
📍 Beipu Township, Beipu St.
Beipu Old Street preserves the Qing-dynasty architecture of the Jiang family…
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Hukou Old Street湖口老街
📍 Hukou Township, Old Hukou
Hukou Old Street developed in the early Japanese colonial period as a commercial hub on…
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Guanxi Old Street (Zhongshan Old Street)關西老街（中山老街）
📍 Guanxi Township, Zhongshan Rd.
The old street preserves Qing-dynasty and Japanese colonial facades in a Baroque-arcade…
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Jiang A-xin Western Mansion姜阿新洋樓
📍 Beipu Township, Beipu St.
Built in 1946 by Beipu tea merchant Jiang A-xin, this Baroque-facade mansion with a…
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Xinpu Liu Family Ancestral Hall新埔劉家祠
📍 Xinpu Township, Xinpu St.
A Qing-era Hakka clan hall built in a three-sided courtyard layout, with finely crafted…
🎨 Culture（7）
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Glass Art Museum玻璃工藝博物館
📍 East District, inside Hsinchu Park
Housed in a 1936 Japanese colonial-era library building, this museum is dedicated to…
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Xinwawu Hakka Culture Preservation Area新瓦屋客家文化保存區
📍 Zhubei City, Shuitian Li
Centered on a Qing-era Lin family compound and traditional threshing grounds, this…
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Hsiao Ju-sung Art Park蕭如松藝術園區
📍 Zhudong Township, Dongning Rd.
Built around the former home of watercolor painter Hsiao Ju-sung, this park preserves a…
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Zhang Xueliang Cultural Park張學良文化園區
📍 Wufeng Township, Qingquan Village
The Qingquan hot spring area was where Zhang Xueliang (the 'Young Marshal') was held…
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Xinpu Persimmon Industry新埔柿餅產業文化
📍 Xinpu Township, Hankeng Li
Hankeng Li in Xinpu concentrates the largest persimmon-drying operations in Taiwan.
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Caitian Fudi (Taokas Ancestral Shrine)采田福地
📍 Zhubei City, Xinshe Li
Built during the Qianlong reign, Caitian Fudi is the public worship hall of the Taokas…
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Beipu Cold Spring北埔冷泉
📍 Beipu Township, Waiping
Fed by a tributary of the Emei River, Beipu's spring is a rare carbonated (CO₂-rich)…
📷 Landmark（6）
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Qingqing Prairie青青草原
📍 Xiangshan District, Hutoushan Park
Set within Hutoushan Park, this open green space is planted with cherry blossoms, maple…
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Neiwan Old Street內灣老街
📍 Hengshan Township, Neiwan Village
A compact 200-meter street along the Youluo River, known for Hakka wild ginger flower…
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Baoshan Reservoir寶山水庫
📍 Baoshan Township, Baoshan Village
An important water source for the Hsinchu area, Baoshan Reservoir has a lakeside hiking…
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Qingquan Hot Spring清泉溫泉
📍 Wufeng Township, Qingquan
Nestled in the Shangping River gorge, Qingquan features sodium bicarbonate spring water…
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Jianshi Frog Rock Sky Bridge尖石青蛙石天空步道
📍 Jianshi Township, near Naro River
This glass walkway is suspended against the cliff wall above the Naro River gorge…
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Feifeng Mountain Trail飛鳳山步道
📍 Qionglin Township, Feifeng Mountain
At 469 m, Feifeng Mountain's summit hosts the Daiquantang temple complex. The…