Top Things to do in Shilin
Top Hotels in Shilin
- 1. Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel
- 2. UiNN Business Hotel
- 3. Beauty Hotels Taipei - Beautique Hotel
- 4. Dandy Hotel - Tianmu Branch
- 5. THE Tango Taipei Jian Tan
- 6. Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel
- 7. Shihlin Metro Yes
- 8. The Landis Resort Yangmingshan
- 9. Noble Hotel
- 10. L+House Taipei Shilin Guesthouse
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The 9 Best Things to do Good for Couples in Shilin, Taipei
Discover the best top things to do in Shilin, Taiwan including Ivy's Kitchen Cooking Class, Yang Ming Shan Qing Tian Gang, Yangming Mountain, National Palace Museum, Shilin Night Market, Fishes The Shrimp Field, Zhishan Garden, C.K.S. Shilin Residence Park, Shilin Official Residence.
Restaurants in Shilin
1. Ivy's Kitchen Cooking Class
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 178 reviews
Expert cooking teacher for foreigners and Taiwanese since 1997. 台湾料理教室 Cooking Class in Taipei, Taiwan.Ivy has been teaching cooking in the Community Services Center (abbreviate Center) for over ten years and owned good reputation from expatriates. Students come from the entire world, including Embassy or Representative Office and worldwide enterprises in Taipei.Other than cooking, Ivy also contributes to several magazines and organizations or online shop.With word of mouth, Ivy is invited for various courses and activities about cooking.
Reviewed By GessykaM - Taichung, Taiwan
Ivy was amazing! So knowledgeable about everything in the market and she really took the time to explain what everything was. I have lived here for 11 years and still learned a lot! The cooking class was wonderful, like cooking with family. I highly recommend this class as a way to get an authentic Taiwanese experience. You can choose from over 60 Taiwanese dishes and she will make alterations to the recipes to suit vegetarian and others. We made an onion pancake, vegetarian hot and sour soup and shrimp skewers on bamboo shoots. They were all delicious! She even gives you recipes to take home! I will be telling everyone I know to do this with any visitors they have to Taiwan. I know I will do it again with my next visitors.
2. Yang Ming Shan Qing Tian Gang
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By maryyeo - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Qingtiangang is a grassland on part of the Yangmingshan national park. You will like it if: 1. You enjoy the sheer expanse of space and fresh air atop a mountain. 2. You enjoy watching cows graze. 3. Easily accessible by car as the car park is just 100 metres away. Public buses are available too for the budget-conscious. Comparing Qingtiangang and Cingjing Grasslands: 1. Qingtiangang is right inside Taipei city, on Yangmingshan, one of the few national parks in the world that's in a city. Also, there are many other attractions atop this Yangmingshan mountain. Cingjing is somewhat in central Taiwan so much harder (few hours ride or need to take the high speed train and transfers) to get to, be it from Taipei or Tainan airports. The main attraction in Cingjing is just the grassland and Swiss Garden, a manmade garden. 2. Qingtiangang is free compared to Cingjing Grassland. 3. Qingtiangang on Yangmingshan is open even at night so you can visit at night to enjoy the stunning nightview of the Taipei city from the top of a mountain. Cingjing Grassland the attraction closes at 5pm. 4. Cingjing has more animals and activities e.g. pony riding, sheep feeding, etc. Qingtiangang only has brown cows and they are not released to graze when the weather is bad. 5. Cingjing is more quaint and probably has more mountain lodges or 'minsu' and you can enjoy the mountain mist as you walk around the small town at night or in the morning. You can find overnight stays at Yangmingshan too but probably not as quaint as the feeling of staying in a small mountain town like Cingjing, and probably doesn't overlook the grasslands like the one at Cingjing.
3. Yangming Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia
Yangming Shan, also known as Yangming Mountain, is in a hilly region to the north of Taipei. Many people had weekenders there when US forces were stationed in Taiwan, when it was known as Grass Mountain. The US forces left Taiwan in 1979, when the US recognized Beijing as the government of all China; it's still a popular day out.. Yangming Shan can get quite chilly in winter, when it is well-known for its plum blossoms. The plum tree blooms when the weather is coldest. During the martial law period the song "Mei Hua" (plum flower) was recognized by almost everyone in Taiwan. Getting to Yangming Shan is not difficult, it takes around an hour by public transport.
4. National Palace Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 8,868 reviews
This extraordinary collection of historic art treasures, fascinating for its depth and breadth, has miraculously escaped destruction over hundreds of years. Some pieces date back to the tenth century.
Reviewed By global3adventure - Quito, Ecuador
The National Palace Museum houses 700,000 Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks providing a fascinating glimpse into China's past. Most of the collection are high quality pieces collected by China's emperors. Removed from mainland China to be protected from Japanese & Communist invaders. The age and breadth of the collection of bronze art, jade art, porcelain, stonework, jewelry, calligraphy and so much more A Special Treasures Room holds an intricately carved jade cabbage from Consort Jin’s dowry (1889) priceless ceramics, jade and ivory carvings, jewelry, furniture, & painted screens from the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911. Even for those with little interest in history will find this museum fascinating. The museum gets very crowded and receives many tour buses daily.
5. Shilin Night Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5,280 reviews
Reviewed By throughmybackpack - Munich, Germany
If you are on board with street food, this is a must to go! you can enjoy several different signature dishes such as the big fried chicken, pork dumplings, sausages, mushrooms. you can have several different options just walking around. HIghly recommended.
6. Fishes The Shrimp Field
7. Zhishan Garden
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 67 reviews
Reviewed By pot0to - Seattle, United States
The garden is located on a side trail as you come down the main steps from the National Palace Museum. It's a quiet and gorgeous Chinese garden with lots of birds and koi fish. We bought a box of koi feed from the vending machine for NT$10 and spent awhile just sitting there, feeding the fish.
8. C.K.S. Shilin Residence Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 308 reviews
Reviewed By SandyK808 - Whittier, United States
I was staying at the Renaissance Hotel which is steps away from this park. It just so happens I was on my way to the Chiang Kai-Shek residence and the largest Chrysanthemum flower festival in Taipei was going on. The flower arrangements were beautiful and colorful. The displays must have taken weeks and so much labor to set up. From what I was advised - this park has regular flower displays throughout the different seasons. Check this park especially if your en route to the CKS Residence or Shilin night market.
9. Shilin Official Residence
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By oftheplanet
It is definitely a great attraction in Taipei, especially it is located in this historical area. If you love the history and enjoy China civil war, you can explore more stories here. You can enjoy the different seasonal scenery and decoration here, just get rid of some big festival flora there are crowded people, you can see the people only. Every time visiting here is to refresh myself and enjoy the fresh air and think of the history. It is one of the best attractions in Taipei.
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