Beitou

Beitou, is the place where "trees don't grow and the earth boils". A place the local inhabitants the Ketagalan plains Aboriginal people called Patauw, meaning home of 'the witches', for the pungent smell and thick fumes could only mean one thing - sorcery. In the days of the Japanese occupation (1895-1945) hot-spring inns opened and it began to attract regular tourists and was a oasis for the wealthy and well-heeled. Beitou also has an infamous reputation of being a 'comfort' stop for American Soldiers during the Second World War and post-war periods. Today its mineral springs are havens for rest and relaxation with spa resorts a plenty, and its also a popular day trip from the heat and oppressiveness of Taipei city. I enjoyed walking around the town, and in particular the Japanese influenced architecture and buildings, as well as the peaceful solitude of another climb up the mountainside...

Cultural Park

Public Library

Hot Springs - public baths

Plum Tree Garden

Hiking path

View into Beitou valley

Graveyard temple

Yangmingshan National Park

Facts about Taiwanese Indigenous people

Distribution

Beitou Folk Museum

Japanese detail

Tea serving room

Foot lockers

Tea House

Garden

Thermal Hot spring

Super steamy

Hot Spring Museum, Beitou