Shifen at a Glance

Back in Shifen, I'm surprised that the train station is not that crowded.  Or, maybe it is, when the train makes a stop at this station.  Afterwards, you can't see a lot of people at the station.

Shifen Station

When you go to the other side where there are food stalls and other shops and when you look at the tracks just past the station, that's where you'll see a lot of people.  The people here does not mind even if there are warnings to not walk on the tracks.  The trains come on a schedule and they would just get off the tracks when they can here the train.

The people are setting off sky lanterns all throughout the day.  There are some lanterns which also have fireworks.  Sky Lantern prices vary depending on how many colors the sky lantern have.

If you decide to set off a sky lantern on a regular day, you might just see the one that you set off.  During the festival, you would see a lot of it in the sky.

Shifen Station

Going to the main road, I passed through Jingan Suspension Bridge.  There's actually a way from the station to the road leading to the Sky Lantern Square but I just decided to go the long way which is passing through the suspension bridge and coming back via another bridge.

Jingan Suspension Bridge view from Shifen station

Jingan Suspension Bridge

Jingan Suspension Bridge

Jingan Suspension Bridge

Top: Shows the width of the main road; Bottom: A lot of policemen are deployed to ensure security at the festival

I just followed the road back to the other side of the river to continue walking to Shifen Sky Lantern Square.  Here, I saw some windows in the shape of the lantern, even artworks pertain to the lanterns.

The way to Shifen Sky Lantern Square

The way to Shifen Sky Lantern Square

After some minutes, I got to the square but just went past it a bit to see what's there to see.  There's the Shifen Visitor Center, and after that another suspension bridge which would lead to the trail to Shifen Waterfalls.  I was already tired at this time and don't know how long it would take to the waterfall so I just stayed at the Visitor Center/Sky Lantern Square area to be able to secure a good place for the nights activity.

The way to the waterfalls

Shifen Visitor Center