Fulong Village

New Taipei stretches from the Tamsui River estuary on the Taiwan Strait to the Pacific-facing coast, encompassing urban basins, volcanic hills and the forested mountains of the northeast. It wraps around Taipei City, but much of its territory has a markedly different rhythm: fishing ports, river valleys, hot-spring areas and former mining settlements. In the Pingxi District, the Keelung River cuts through steep, humid hills, while the Pingxi Line recalls the area’s coal-mining past. Lantern releases during the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival have become an internationally recognised local tradition. Jiufen, once a gold-mining town, adds another layer of industrial heritage above the coast. See how New Taipei connects with northern Taiwan by browsing webcams nearby.