10/07/2026
When in New Taipei City.
Where to go. What to see and do.
Jj and Yolly at
SHIFEN OLD STREET AND SKY LANTERNS 🏮 | Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Shifen Old Street sits along an active railway line built by the Japanese in 1918 to transport coal through the mountains. The coal is long gone but the tracks remain, and today people come from all over the world to stand on them and send their wishes into the sky. We wrote ours across every panel of our lantern: 福禄寿 (fú lù shòu), prosperity, status and wealth, and longevity, growth, more blessings, long life, successful career, health, and college success for the whole family. Then we let it go and watched it rise. That moment never gets old. 🏮
After the lanterns, we wandered the old street. Black pork sausage sizzling on the grill, pork and vegetable rolls dusted with chili and sesame, the real train rumbling through the crowd. Shifen is chaotic and charming and completely unforgettable. 🍢
#十分老街 #天燈 #福禄寿 #平溪
📸 JjJ / Shifen Old Street (十分老街), Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan