got one day off last week, therefore had a day trip on 3 Jan. I went to Pingshi, Jingtong and Shihfen where located in Taipei county. You can either go there by bus or train. I took the bus to Musha MRT, then tranfered bus 16. It took about an hour from Musha MRT to Pingshi and cost NT.45. Pingshi is famous for the sky lanterns. Many went there for that especially the least day of the Chinese New Year which is the 15th day. You will see hundreds of sky lanterns that day. People buy their own lantern and write their own wishes with a writing brush on the lantern and put it in the sky. If you are lucky, the lantern will fly high and far away enough. It's kind of tradition. We do that on my island too but only on the Mid-Autumn Festival. I saw some foreigners seems had fun playing sky lantern. Anyway, I just went there to see the train and walked around. It was my first time there, so everything seems interesting for me.
Pingshi manhole (you can see the train, mountains, river and sky lanterns)
From Pingshi, I walked to Jingtond along the sidewalk next to the track. It only took 15 minutes. Or You can buy a day pass from train station and it only cost NT54 (less than 1 pound). Jingtong is famous for its old houses.
Jingtong souvenir shop
I guess ppl were writing their wishes on a piece of wood and tied it there.
Jintong Palace
A resturant
coffee shop at Jingtong
outside the coffee shop
From Jingtong, I took the train to Shihfen. Shihfen train station
I didn't have enough time to explore more- only walked around areas near train stations. And took the bus back to Taipei from Shihfen. There are still many places worthy to explore.