Sanzhi (三芝區) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan.

Understand

Sanzhi is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.

Get in

There are no major train stations in Sanzhi, and the easiest way to access the district is by car. The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2.

Get around

For information about the attractions in the area, you may wish to stop by the visitor's information centre:

• 1 Sanzhi Visitor Center and Gallery (三芝遊客中心暨名人文物館), ☏ +886 2 8635 5143. 09:00-17:00. (updated Jul 2019)

See

Historical sites

• 1 Sanban Bridge (三板橋), ☏ +886 2 8953 5332. (updated Jul 2019)
• 2 Yuanxing House (源興居), No.164-2, Putoukeng, ☏ +886 2 2960 3456. A small building behind the visitor's information centre which was the birthplace of the first democratically elected President in Taiwan's history. (updated Jul 2019)

Culture

• 3 Zhibo Artist’s Village (芝柏藝術村), 2-26, Zhibai Rd. A small area where there are many artist studios and workshops. (updated Jul 2019)

Museums

• 4 Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum (李天祿布袋戲文物館), No.26, Zhibo Rd, ☏ +886-226 369 174. A museum dedicated to the art of puppetry, which is still popular in Taiwan, mostly consisting of antique puppets which belonged to puppetier Li Tien-lu. There are also regular performances of Taiwanese puppetry here. (updated Jul 2019)

Temples

Front entrance of the Shell Temple.

Fude Temple.

• 5 Fufudingshan Shell and Coral Temple (富福頂山寺), ☏ +886 2 2636 7002. A cave tample where the walls are extensively decorated with coral. (updated Jul 2019)
• 6 MinZhuGongWang Temple (民主公王宮), ☏ +886 2 2636 4096. A temple dedicated to a local Hakka god. (updated Jul 2019)
• 7 Sanchun Fude Temple (三村福德宮). (updated Jul 2019)
• 8 Fucheng Temple (福成宮), No. 38, Section 1, Zhongshan Road, ☏ +886 2 2636 2076. (updated Jul 2019)
• 9 Zhicheng Temple (三芝智成堂), ☏ +886 2 2636 2557. (updated Jul 2019)
• 10 True Dragon Temple (龍巖真龍殿). (updated Jul 2019)

Do

Parks and nature

• 1 Qianshuiwan Seaside Park (淺水灣海濱公園), ☏ +886 935 513 448. A seaside park on the coast which offers views out to sea, but has a reputation for being windy. (updated Jul 2019)
• 2 Datun Nature Park (大屯自然公園), ☏ +886 2 2861 7294. 09:00-16:30. A large park situated to the south of the city which is a popular hiking spot for locals. (updated Jul 2019)
• 3 Fude Waterwheel Ecological Park (福德水車生態園區). 24hrs. (updated Jul 2019)
• 4 Gende Water Wheel Park (根德水車公園), Sec. 1, Danjin Rd.. 24hrs. A small park containing an old water wheel. (updated Jul 2019)

Cycling

• 5 Sanzhi-Shimen Cycling Route (雙灣自行車道). An 11km train running from Sanzhi to the neighbouring Shimen district along the waterfront. (updated Jul 2019)

Eat

Restaurants

Breakfast

• 1 Pretty Devil (小惡魔早午餐), No 32, Section 2, Zhongzheng Road, ☏ +886226362913. 05:30-13:30. Serves a mix of Taiwanese style breakfast fare and some local takes on 'western' cuisine. (updated May 2021)

Seafood

• 2 Xiang Yuan Bengang Seafood Restaurant (鄉園本港海鮮餐廳), No 4, Section 1, Danjin Road, ☏ +886226369220. A seafood restaurant at the edge of the town. (updated May 2021)

Western

• 3 Frank's Texas BBQ (邊界驛站-三芝店), ☏ +886226361548. 11:30-20:30. Fairly self-explanatory. (updated May 2021)