Banqiao

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.

Understand

Get in

By rail

Banqiao has a Taiwan High Speed Rail station and is on the blue line (Yongning side) of the MRT. The city is also on the Taiwanese Railway System, which is cheaper than the Taiwan High Speed Rail, but much slower.

Get around

See

Lin Family Mansion and Garden. One of the best examples of Qing-era Chinese architecture in Taiwan. It was built in 1888.

Do

Buy

Eat

Andy Cuisine Restaurant （泰味廚房）， Banqiao City, Taipei County. 板橋市華興街58號 Banqiao City, Huaxing Street No. 58 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.

Drink

Sleep

Although Banqiao is one of the most urbanized areas in New Taipei City, it is still a small town. There are no major chain hotels and it would be easier to find a hotel and stay in Taipei and visit Banqiao for a couple of hours as it only takes a few minutes to go from downtown Taipei to Banqiao. There are, however, some small hotels that are relatively unknown to foreigners. The prices are often lower in these hotels.

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