Buying groceries on a kilometre-long old street, Linkou's oldest commercial strip
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Life in Linkou's old town runs along one old street. Linkou Old Street, on Zhongzheng Road, is about a kilometre long and is Linkou's oldest commercial settlement; the market, post office and police station are all on it, and there is a Fu temple halfway along and another at the far end.
Real-estate listings say that with Linkou Market close by, eating and drinking are never a problem here.
The street lies in Linkou Village, which in the Qing era was called "Shulinkou". It sat on a main route, and the settlement slowly grew into the centre of Linkou; today the main road is Zhongshan Road and the heart of the shopping area is Zhongzheng Road.
Heading north along Zhulin Road, at the end is Zhulinshan Temple, the centre of worship for Linkou, Luzhu and Guishan. The temple has planted many cherry trees, and spring brings crowds of blossom viewers.
Schools split two ways: Linkou and Qinghu villages belong to Linkou Elementary School, and most neighborhood units (lin) of Xilin Village to Donghu Elementary School, both inside this neighborhood.
In our street photos, litter and street cleanliness rank 14th of 100 neighborhoods in New Taipei, and buildings rank 12th, both in the upper tier. Every Wednesday and Sunday, the Linkou Night Market also sets up on the open ground between Zhongshan Road, Jialin Road and Zhulin Road.
The price of living in the old town is distance from the MRT. Real-estate listings say it is about 2 to 4 kilometres from Linkou Station (A9) on the Taoyuan Airport MRT, so you need a bus, car or scooter to get there. Public transit ranks 92nd of 100 neighborhoods in New Taipei and everyday shopping 64th, both in the lower half.
Real-estate listings also mention that some blocks are old, with narrow roads and difficult parking. The Linkou Plateau is flat and faces the sea with nothing to shelter it, so strong winds are common.
The name Zhulinshan Temple is pieced together from three place names. In 1801, Quanzhou settlers in the Linkou area formed a worship society for the Eighteen-Armed Guanyin; the temple was built in 1939 and first named Linkou Longshan Temple.
To avoid confusion with Mengjia Longshan Temple, and to cover its whole circle of worshippers, it took "Zhu" from Luzhu, "Lin" from Linkou and "Shan" from Guishan and became Zhulinshan Temple. Rebuilding was finished and the temple reopened in 2012.
In the preliminary plan for the Linkou light rail in May 2025, the route runs along Zhongshan Road. That September, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications agreed to add the Linkou Line to New Taipei's priority MRT network, to be merged later with Taoyuan's plans into the Xintaolin Line.
New Taipei's Department of Rapid Transit Systems says the line is meant to link Linkou's old town with the new town, and the feasibility study is expected to go to the central government for review in 2026.
Compared with the 100 New Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the New Taipei City Education Department's 2026 school-year catchment lists, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size; "Shared catchment" marks a free-choice zone where families can pick between two or more schools), high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more (OpenStreetMap), and large shopping malls and department stores (OpenStreetMap).
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