Maokong

Located in Wenshan District of Taipei, Maokong was once one of the largest tea producing areas in Taipei. It's near the suburbs of Taipei. When the weather is fine, you can have a good view of Taipei from the top of the mountain. At the same time, it's also a good place to enjoy the night scenery. There are many hiking trails in Maokong. You can climb from Chengchi University at the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Many local residents come here on weekends. However, the biggest characteristic of Maokong is tea. Tieguanyin is the characteristic tea here. Many tea houses are located here, providing tea art and catering services.

Maokong

Maokong was originally a small valley on the east side of the tea district. Due to its soft geology, the riverbed was eroded by pebbles for many years, and the water flow was like cat's paw. The name "Maokong (hole)" spread. After opening its popularity, it became the synonym of Mucha sightseeing tea garden. There are at least 50 or 60 leisure tea shops on the road around the mountain. Whether in the open-air tea house or garden landscape, it seems that they have reached the realm of immortality by drinking tea with their friends or family members and the gentle breeze of the mountains.

Taipei Maokong

Taibei people often call Mucha tea district "Maokong", where Tie Guanyin is the most famous.

Drinking tea in Maokong has long been a popular fashion for refined leisure. The famous tea producing area and sightseeing tea garden have a unique geological phenomenon, i.e. Qixue landform, which belongs to igneous rock geology.

If you want to avoid crowds and crowding on holidays, you can choose to visit Maokong from the footpath. You can walk along the andesite and pine plank road. Along the way, the trees are green, the insects are singing and the birds are singing. What you can do is to return to the soup.

Maokong, located on Zhinan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei, is a good place for tea. It's about an hour from the city center. There are dozens of tea houses on the top of the mountain. When you taste tea on the top of the green hill, you can enjoy the strong pastoral flavor, taste and vision.

More than 20 years ago, "Maokong" was still a remote and backward area. Since it was designated as a sightseeing tea garden, more and more people came to buy and drink tea. In the past, Maokong, which used to have only a few tea houses, flourished. Fortunately, the whole mountain area is vast, which can accommodate ten tea houses, but it still retains the simple temperament. Maokong not only drinks tea, but also has the aura of beautiful scenery and green trees.

The name "Maokong" sounds strange. It has a lot to do with the terrain. It is said that when Nanxi River flows through Maokong mountain area, it is washed down by water mixed with a large amount of sand and stone. Over a long period of time, many oval or round caves have been ground out on the stream bed, which is called "pot holes" in geology. In the early years, local residents used Taiwanese to pronounce this kind of uneven "pot hole" as "Laikang", which is similar to the Mandarin "Maokong", so the word "Maokong" has been used all the time.

Main attractions

Maokong is located in the tea district, but it can only see the tea trees. In addition to the well-known cave terrain, there are also cultural landscapes such as Sanxuan palace, Tianen palace, guide palace, and yourenshengushan theater. For tea, there are also tea promotion centers and teapot museums, which can experience various aspects of culture and knowledge related to tea. And standing in the guide palace, if the weather is fine, you can see the whole scenery of Taipei, so Maokong is also a good place to enjoy the night scenery of Taipei.

Maokong cable car is also a highlight of Maokong. Maokong cable car is the first cable car line in Taipei, with a maximum of NT $50 per way. It's cost-effective! Hello Kitty has been a spokesperson for a whole year since December 6, 2013, so you can also take the Super Cute Hello Kitty train in 2014. There are four patterns in total. Don't miss it! In addition, there is a crystal carriage called "eye of CAT cable". The whole carriage, including the bottom, is transparent. If you are brave enough, you can have a try and master the 360 ° beauty.

In addition to taking the cable car, you can also visit Maokong by the footpath. You can not only enjoy the scenery slowly, but also avoid the crowd. You can stroll along the andesite and pine plank road, enjoying the green trees, insects and birds along the way.

In Maokong area, there are 50 or 60 tea houses, most of which have unique tea dishes. The government officially divides Maokong area into red, yellow and blue areas according to the historical, scenic and ecological perspectives. The red area has cultural and historical characteristics, so you can learn about the history of tea culture. The yellow area has an excellent view of Taipei from a height. The blue area emphasizes eco-tourism, so you can see teapots Ecological topography such as cave. You can see the regional division on the cable car guide map, and you can choose where to taste tea according to your needs.

One of the most famous tea houses is a Yishi's big teapot restaurant. It is the only hotel in Maokong that has been invited to an exclusive interview with discovery National Geographic Channel. It is a classic representative of special tea cuisine. It is located on the first floor, No. 37-1, Lane 38, third section of guidao road. Remember, it's only the first floor. You can't go wrong. The dishes here are delicious, the weight is enough, there are many packages, the price is also very affordable, but the popularity is very strong, there may not be a seat. If you think there are too many people in a big teapot, you can buy some tea, tea soap and other small things. If you want to have a special vegetarian dish, you can also go to the guide palace to taste the free breakfast, lunch and dinner, but if there are too many people, there will be a symbolic charge.

Practical information

admission ticket

No tickets are required

It's free to visit the tea garden. One way ride of cable car is NT $30 for one stop, NT $40 for two stops and NT $50 for three stops. One voucher can be purchased for the elderly aged 65 and above, the physically and mentally handicapped and their necessary companions. One voucher for children under 6 can be taken for free. An adult can carry two children at most. 10 people and above can enjoy a 20% discount, and 40 people and above can enjoy a 70% discount. One ticket for three times 50 new Taiwan dollars, valid on the day of opening; Maokong cable car version of tourist passport 250 new Taiwan dollars, valid on the day of opening, can take three cable cars, unlimited subway and bus.

Opening Hours

The opening hours of tea houses are different, and some of them are open 24 hours a day. The cable car will be closed from 9:00 to 21:00 on Tuesdays to Thursdays, from 9:00 to 22:00 on Fridays and the day before national holidays, from 8:30 to 22:00 on weekends and national holidays, including 8:30 to 21:00 on Sundays and the last day of national holidays; it will be postponed in case of national holidays.

Traffic information

External traffic

MRT

Take the MRT to the zoo station, then walk 5 minutes to the Maokong cable car zoo station.

Take bus 236, 237, 282, 294, 295, 611, 676, 679, 1501, 1073, 1558, Xiao 12, Zong 3, Zong 6, Zong 11, Zong 15, Zong 18 and LV 1 to Maoxian zoo station.

Internal transportation

Cable Car

Maokong cable car has four stations, namely zoo station, zoo station, guide palace station and Maokong station.

Maokong garden tour

There are three routes in Maokong, namely the right route, the left route (Guide Palace) and the left route (Zoo).

Scenery map

As shown in the figure

Address: Wenshan District, Taipei (Maokong cable car, Maokong station)

Longitude: 121.57717583544

Latitude: 24.995655704803

Tour time: half a day

Traffic information: take the Mucha line MRT to the zoo station, and then transfer to the Maokong cable car to the Maokong station

Ticket information: free tickets;

Cable car fare: NT $30 for one stop, NT $40 for two stops and NT $50 for three stops;

Opening hours: cable car opening hours:

Tuesday to Thursday - 9 am to 9 pm;

Friday and the day before the holiday - 9 am to 10 pm.

Weekends and holidays - 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sundays and the last day of holidays, ending early to 9:00 p.m;

Monday is maintenance day. It is closed all day and postponed in case of holiday

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