Beitou Hot Springs Museum

--Originally built in 1913, Beitou hot spring public bathhouse was designated as a third-class cultural relic in Taiwan in 1997 and rebuilt as Beitou Hot Spring Museum.

--On the first floor, there are many spaces for people to understand the history and development of Beitou hot spring. On the second floor, there are wooden rest areas and entertainment rooms.

--In addition, due to the beautiful lawn and elegant landscape, you can often see couples about to get married here to take wedding photos, forming a unique landscape.

Beitou Hot Springs Museum

Taiwan's Beitou Hot Spring Museum is located at No. 2, Zhongshan Road, Beitou District, 20 kilometers away from Taipei city. It was originally built in 1913 as Taipei's Beitou hot spring public bathhouse. The overall building adopts Japanese style wood structure, with its back against the green mountains, winding paths and sparse flowers and trees. It has the style of a novel and antique British country villa. As soon as I step in, I seem to go back to the past. In 1997, with the enthusiasm of enthusiasts, it was designated as a class III cultural relic in Taiwan and rebuilt as a hot spring museum in Beitou.

Development history

Beitou Hot Spring Museum is located in Zhongshan Road, Beitou hot spring area, and the back of Beitou Park in Beitou District of Taipei city. Beitou hot spring resort was once famous for its hot spring town since Japan ruled Taiwan. In 1913, in order to enhance the enjoyment of high-quality hot springs by the general public, the Taipei state hall specially criticized Beitou hot spring resort, which was the largest hot spring resort in East Asia at that time It has become a very important representative building in the development history of Beitou hot spring. It was restored on October 31, 1998 and opened for visit. It is a national third-class historic site and the best place to visit Beitou hot spring in Taipei.

Venue features

Beitou rock, a rare mineral, is the only mineral named after the place name of Taiwan among thousands of minerals in the world. Only Taiwan's Beitou and Japan's Yuchuan have this mineral. Therefore, Beitou Hot Spring Museum has specially set up an exhibition area to let visitors know about the unique Beitou rock. "Hot spring Beitou" introduces the related hardware of Beitou hot spring, such as hot spring pipeline system model, hot spring conduit left during repair, small hot spring bath, hot spring stone and so on.

architectural composition

Exhibition area on the first floor

Many spaces are planned in the exhibition area on the first floor of Beitou Hot Spring Museum to let people know the history and development of Beitou hot spring. The exhibition space of "Beitou hot spring bathhouse" is a male dressing room in the Japanese occupation era. It was used as a library after World War II to show the process of Beitou public bathhouse from the dilapidated building to the establishment of a museum as a historic site. It is the historical development of Beitou Hot Spring Museum Exhibition: on the second floor of the basement is the "hot spring bath", which is one of the key points of the museum. The European style bath is only for men, with brushes, buckets and buckets of the early Beitou hot spring displayed nearby. The "Taiwan and the world hot spring exhibition area" introduces the geological structure, formation reasons, distribution of the world hot springs, and other special places in Taiwan and the world "Beitoushi" is the only mineral named after the place name of Taiwan among thousands of minerals in the world. Only Taiwan's Beitou and Japan's Yuchuan have this mineral. Therefore, Beitou Hot Spring Museum specially set up an exhibition area to let the public know about the unique beitoushi. "Beitoushi" introduces the related hardware of Beitou hot spring, For example, hot spring pipeline system model, hot spring conduit left during repair, small hot spring bath, hot spring stone and so on.

Exhibition area on the second floor

The planning of the exhibition area on the second floor of Beitou Hot Spring Museum is also perfect. "Introduction to the development history of Beitou hot spring town" leads the people to feel the nostalgia of Beitou hot spring town in the past with old photos; "Beitou industry exhibition area" displays the representative industries of Beitou in the past; the introduction of kaidaglan nationality, the indigenous people of Beitou society, also makes the people understand the role of Pingpu nationality in the historical development of Beitou hot spring "Tatami activity hall" is a good place for people to have meals, rest and enjoy the cool after bathing. It is a very attractive scenery to overlook the Beitou Valley and Beitou park. The guide map in the rear is the best tourist guide for Beitou tourism. The "customs and culture of Beitou" will be regularly broadcast in the "multimedia listening room" every day to introduce the historical development of Beitou, as well as the development of Beitou You can go to "Taiwan Hollywood exhibition area" to enjoy the development process of Taiwanese films. Beitou is not only the best place to shoot Taiwanese films in the past, but also famous for "guitar in hot spring town".

Function value

Beitou Hot Spring Museum is an open place with both history and hot spring introduction. Walking down the wooden steps to the first floor of the ground floor (actually the first floor), the most eye-catching is the central hot spring bath. It was once the largest hot spring bath in East Asia. Today, it still has a bit of style and grandeur, almost the size of a swimming pool. There are arched walls around the bath, full of the flavor of Roman public baths. Back then, when you were relaxing in a hot spring bath and sitting on the tatami on the second floor along the wooden steps, sometimes the mountain haze would quietly flow in and have fun together. Whether there were singing and dancing performances or not, it was a kind of comfort and leisure. We can only find the relevant words in the literature, or meditate in the process of visiting the museum. The rooms and corridors on both sides show the cultural relics and history of the hot springs: the strange shape of hot spring pipes and pool bricks, the hot springs in Taiwan and around the world. It's a piece of good news for the cool hot spring lovers.

Traffic information

Address: Beitou District, Taipei (view map)

Way of arrival: take MRT to Beitou station (Danshui line) and transfer to xinbeitou branch line to xinbeitou MRT station

Practical information

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00, closed on Monday and Taiwan legal holidays

Special tips: 1. There is a daily limit of 150 people. If the number exceeds the upper limit, the flow will be limited. You need to change your slippers. 2. You can visit the geothermal Valley, Beitou library and other scenic spots nearby.

Address: No.2, Zhongshan Road, Beitou District, Taipei City (20km away from Taipei City)

Longitude: 121.50714901166

Latitude: 25.136691403492

Tel. + 886-2-88864399

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Transportation information: Beitou Hot Spring Museum is located in Zhongshan Road, Beitou District, about 20 kilometers away from Taipei city

MRT:

Take the MRT Tanshui line to [Beitou station], transfer to the new Beitou Branch Line and get off at [xinbeitou station], and walk for about 5 minutes.

Public transport:

Take bus no.216, 218, 218 (auxiliary line) and 266 to [xinbeitou station] and walk along Zhongshan Road for about 5 minutes; or take bus No.22 to [Beitou park] and walk to Zhongshan Road for about 5 minutes.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Mondays and legal holidays (open on Saturdays and Sundays as usual)