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Banqiao (板橋區), also known by its historical spelling Panchiao and its alternative spelling Banciao, is a district and administrative capital of New Taipei, Taiwan.
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One of the best examples of Qing-era Chinese architecture in Taiwan. It was built in 1888.
板橋435藝文特區
新海人工溼地
石雕公園
A park near the wetlands with a number of statues.
新板萬坪都會公園
林本源園邸
Constructed in 1847, it is regarded to be Taiwan's most complete surviving example of traditional Chinese garden architecture.
江子翠景觀河濱公園
板橋慈惠宮
泰味廚房
This is the main restaurant but they have other branches at the Xinpu MRT stop and Jiangzicui MRT stop. Food is out of this world. Curries, Bbq'd chicken/pork, salads are good. Spicy though, just ask for "xiao la" (pronounced "shaow la") if you would like it not as hot. It's off two MRT stops on the Yongning-Nangang MRT station just minutes from downtown Taibei.
南雅夜市
Fried chicken, ribs, and craft beer.
原宿時空膠囊旅館
Easy access from Taipei Main Station by MRT (Blue Line), less than 5 min walk from MRT Fuzong Station, 24-hour front desk, within 10-min walk from Banqiao Station, the Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Nanya Night Market, and 3 supermarkets.
It’s a capsule hotel-style hostel in the basement floor of a multi-tenant building. Separate male and female dorm rooms, and 2 mixed capsule dorm rooms. All showers and toilets are in the separate male or female sections. Capsule door can be locked with a card key. There’s a TV and a small table inside of each capsule. They have the futuristic space-themed capsules.
板橋花市
A long market selling plants and gardening ware which is located under an elevated roadway.
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