【Taiwan Attraction】Ruifang Houtong Day Tour｜Houtong Cat Village, Shrine, Coal Mines ｜猴硐一日遊

🐈 Are you a cat person? 🪨 Are you interested in coal mines? 🇹🇼 In Taiwan, Ruifang's Houtong (瑞芳猴硐) will be your next destination. In Cat Village (貓村), nearly 200 cats are living. These cats coexist with residents, bringing tourism benefits to Houtong (猴硐). However, when the cats' fame spread, the coal mines drove the entire economic development, playing a significant role in Taiwan's coal mining industry at that time.

🏷 Attraction Name :
Houtong （猴硐）

🔎 Instagram :
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📍224 Taiwan, Ruifang District, New Taipei City

🚎 How to get there :
Take a train from 'Taipei Main Station' to 'Houtong Station'

📅 Operating Date
Ruisan Coal dressing plant: 9am ~ 6pm daily
Vision Hall : 8am ~ 6pm daily
The cart at Leisure Park. : 9am ~ 6pm daily
217 cafe : 11am ~ 6pm (close on Tuesdays)
A-Hsia Noodle shop : 7:30am ~ 5pm daily
Coal Transport Bridge : 8am ~ 6pm
Houtong Shrine : no limit
Cat Bridge : no limit
Cat Village : no limit

💵 Charge
Ruisan Coal dressing plant : Free
Vision Hall : Free
The cart at Leisure Park : NT 150 for adult/ NT 120 for concession
217 cafe : NT 80 up
A-Hsia Noodle shop : NT 30 up
Cat Village : Free

🌐 Website
Houtong Leisure Park:
https://www.monkeycave.tw/service3.html

🕒 Time Line
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Transportation
02:33 Houtong Train station
05:10 Jeishou Bridge
06:08 100 Order stairs
07:10 Houtong Shrine
07:54 Torii gates
09:05 Houtong pit
10:35 Coal Transportation Bridge
11:46 Ruisan Coal dressing plant
12:52 Vision Hall
13:48 Lunch
15:00 Cat Bridge
16:15 Cat Village
17:29 The Cats
18:44 Rules
21:25 Shops
22:16 Cafe Street
24:34 Ending

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