Banqiao

By rail

Banqiao has a Taiwan High Speed Rail station and is on the blue line (Yongning side) of the MRT.

• HSR Banciao Station

  address: No. 7, Section 2, Xianmin Boulevard
  The station connects the Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA, and Taipei Metro systems.

The city is also on the Taiwanese Railway System, which is cheaper than the Taiwan High Speed Rail, but much slower.

By bus

• Banqiao Bus Station

Arts & culture

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

• Banqiao 435 Art Zone

  phone: +886 2 2969 0366
  address: No. 435, Zhongzheng Rd

Parks & nature

• Xinhai Constructed Wetland

  address: Section 4, Huanhe West Road

• Stone Sculpture Park

  address: Lane 50, Wufeng Road
  A park near the wetlands with a number of statues.

• New Banqiao Central Park

  phone: +886 2 2968 6911
  address: No. 1A, Xinfu Road

• Lin Family Mansion and Garden

  phone: +886 2 2965 3061
  address: No. 9號, Ximen Street
  Constructed in 1847, it is regarded to be Taiwan's most complete surviving example of traditional Chinese garden architecture.

• Jiangzicui Scenic Riverside Park

  phone: +886 2 8969 9596

Temples

• Cihui Mazu Temple

  phone: +886 2 2965 0014

• Jieyun Temple

  phone: +886 2 2966 1403
  address: No. 69, Ximen Street

• Shenqiu Fude Temple

• Saint John's Church

  phone: +886 2 2966 6446
  address: No. 430, Bancheng Road

Museums

• Taiwan Toy Museum

  phone: +886 917 567 617
  address: No. 435, Zhongzheng Rd

Sports

• Banqiao StadiumA walkable distance from Banqiao station, the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000. The stadium hosts a number of events (mostly football).

• Banqiao Flower MarketA long market selling plants and gardening ware which is located under an elevated roadway.

• 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.

Night markets

• Nanya Night Market

• G+9

  phone: +886 2 2965 1900
  address: No. 232, Guoguang Road
  Fried chicken, ribs, and craft beer.

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.

• UZ Hostel

  phone: +886(02)6637-0603
  address: B1, No. 22, Lane 50, Section 1, Zhongshan Rd.
  Easy access from Taipei Main Station by MRT (Blue Line), less than 5 min walk from MRT Fuzong Station, 24-hour front desk, within 10-min walk from Banqiao Station, the Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Nanya Night Market, and 3 supermarkets.
  
  It’s a capsule hotel-style hostel in the basement floor of a multi-tenant building. Separate male and female dorm rooms, and 2 mixed capsule dorm rooms. All showers and toilets are in the separate male or female sections. Capsule door can be locked with a card key. There’s a TV and a small table inside of each capsule. They have the futuristic space-themed capsules.