Living in a big city like Taipei is often a stressful experience. There are times when we all wish we could escape to the countryside and live a simpler lifestyle. However, it is important to remember that Taiwan is an island blessed with incredible natural beauty and that, even during these cold winter months, there are plenty of places within an hour's drive of the capital that allow us to both soak up some natural scenery and enjoy the incredible culture of this remarkable country. In fact, the area around Keelung on Taiwan's north coast is a case in point. Here you will find a number of stunning places that will warm your heart and reinvigorate your senses.
Keelung Maritime Plaza
Keelung Maritime Plaza, a beautiful wooden deck that offers an incredible view of Keelung Bay, is a mere 40-minute bus ride from Taipei Main Station. Weather permitting, this plaza offers visitors a complete view of the entire bay. During certain times of the year, you can also see enormous cruise ships, such as Star Cruises' Aquarius, berthing beside the bay. For this reason, the area is sometimes filled with foreign tourists, giving the plaza a truly international flavor. On clear days, you will often find people soaking up the maritime ambience or studying the beautiful public artworks on display. If it is raining, which it often is in Keelung, the plaza is still an ideal place to sit in a coffee shop and enjoy the refreshing sea air.
Badouzih Coastal Park
Located on a small peninsula to the northeast of Keelung City, Badouzih Coastal Park is a picturesque example of Taiwan's remarkable coastline. Walking down the stairs to enter the park, you will find the starting point of a footpath that leads to Wangyou Valley. Strolling along the footpath, which is surrounded by emerald-green mountains and the dark-blue sea, is sure to relieve all of your stress. At dusk, the area is always filled with people waiting to capture the beauty of the sunset, and this is certainly the best time to visit the park. As the setting sun merges with the ocean, golden-yellow light seems to dye the seawater. In Chinese, "Wangyou" means "to forget one's sorrows" — a very appropriate title considering the remarkable backdrop.
Chaojing Park
Although it is not far from Badouzih Coastal Park, Chaojing Park offers visitors a very different feel. Originally a junkyard, the area has now become a picturesque location for people to relax. On one side of the park, you can walk right up to the ocean — a favorite spot for locals who enjoy fishing in the clear waters. On the other side, there is a vast meadow where parents can stroll and children can fly kites. At night, from across the water, the lights from Jiufen shine like golden stars. And if the moon is bright and the sky is clear, the surface of the water looks like so many gleaming mirrors.
居住在台北這樣的大城市往往令人充滿壓力。我們有時候會希望能逃到鄉下，過過較單純的生活。但別忘了一件重要的事──台灣是個擁有令人讚嘆的自然美景的海島；即使在目前寒冷的冬季月份，離台北市中心一個小時車程以內仍有許多地方可以讓我們沉浸在自然美景之中，同時享受這個美好國度不可思議的文化。事實上，台灣北海岸的基隆週邊地區便是最好的例子。你在這裡會找到幾個能溫暖你心並為你的感官注入新活力的美好之處。
基隆海洋廣場
基隆海洋廣場是個美麗的木板平台，能看見基隆港令人嘆為觀止的景緻，而且從台北火車站只要搭巴士四十分鐘就能到達。若天氣良好，遊客可以從廣場眺望整片海灣。在每年的特定時候，你也會看到麗星郵輪寶瓶星號等大型郵輪停泊在港內。基於這個理由，基隆海洋廣場常聚集大批外籍遊客，使這裡擁有真正的國際風味。在天氣晴朗的日子，你常常會看到人們沉浸在海洋的氛圍中，或者研究美麗的公共藝術展示品。如果是下雨天（基隆經常下雨），基隆海洋廣場仍是坐在咖啡廳裡享受清新海洋空氣的理想去處。
八斗子濱海公園
八斗子濱海公園位於基隆市東北方的小半島上，是台灣美不勝收的沿岸風景如畫的例證。走下樓梯進入公園，就會找到通往忘憂谷的步道起點。沿著被翠綠群山與湛藍海洋包圍的步道行走，肯定能讓你紓解所有壓力。黃昏時分，這裡總是聚集想一睹美麗夕陽的人，而這絕對是前往這座公園最好的時機。隨著夕陽逐漸與海洋融為一體，海水似乎也染成了金黃色。在中文裡，「忘憂」是「忘記憂愁」的意思，看到如此令人目眩神迷的一幕，就知道它名副其實。
潮境公園
潮境公園雖然離八斗子濱海公園不遠，但卻給遊客截然不同的感受。這裡原本是垃圾場，現在則成了讓人們能放鬆身心、風景如畫的景點。在公園一側，人們可以直接走到海邊，而這裡是喜歡在清澈海面釣魚的當地釣客最愛之處。另一側則是家長可以散步、孩童可以放風箏的廣大草原。在夜間，來自九份的燈光在海洋的另一端金星閃爍。倘若月亮夠明亮、天空夠晴朗的話，海面看起來就像是許多面亮晶晶的鏡子。
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