I heard that there are many parent-child theme parks in Taiwan now, and children under one year old can enter for free. Horris has already applied for a return home permit, so he plans to travel to the north with his family next time.
Here is a tip for you all. When you bring your baby back to the mainland, you need a Hong Kong Return Permit or passport in addition to your ID card. We didn’t bring ours, so we were not able to pass the customs. In the end, I brought my baby’s Home Return Permit and barely passed. The customs officer reminded me to remember to bring it next time!
Our home is near the Shenzhen Bay Port. It takes 15 minutes by bus to the border, and then we take a taxi for NT$37 to reach SCPG, a shopping mall with things to see and eat. We chose a hot pot restaurant, but the air conditioning in domestic shopping malls is seriously insufficient. If not necessary, it is not advisable to choose a restaurant with a stove on the table. Both of us ate until we were sweating.
Afterwards we went to Zonailbao, the highlight of the day. Free admission for children under 1 year old and over 65 years old (it seems pregnant women are also allowed free admission). The regular price is 398 RMB per person, and you can bring an adult with you. The additional adult accompanying ticket is 100 RMB.
After payment, each person will be given a wristband, and the attendees can use the mobile app to know the location of their family members/children to avoid getting lost.
You need to take off your shoes before entering the venue. There are lockers available. The environment is clean, the ceiling is high, and the facilities are carefully designed. There are many children in the scene. To be honest, many playgrounds are not suitable for children under one year old. However, there is a room designed for children under 2 years old. The whole venue is covered with soft mats. There are staff guarding the door to prevent overage children from entering, and the toys will be quickly restored. Horris can climb as much as he wants in it. There are also slides and ball pools, as well as some sensory exploration facilities. Horris likes to look in the mirror the most. When he sees himself smiling in the mirror, he smiles even more brightly, and his narcissism is full.
I visited the baby care facilities at about the same time. The changing area was fully equipped, and even diapers were provided free of charge. There were two places behind a curtain for mothers to breastfeed. The privacy was not as good as that of the baby care rooms in most shopping malls in Hong Kong. There were two chairs, and the two mothers looked at each other. Others had no way of knowing whether the baby was being used inside.
In addition to the amusement facilities, the restaurant occupies a large space. The food looks attractive, but the price is expensive compared to domestic prices. For example, a piece of cake costs 37 yuan. However, we entered the venue after eating and did not order any more food.
As time went on, more and more people came, and we left around four in the afternoon.
There is a Sam’s Club nearby, a large American supermarket where you need to pay to become a member to go shopping. We happened to meet a caring person who took us in for a tour. It was the first time for Horris to sit in a shopping cart in a supermarket and he was very excited. The supermarket sells both small and large items, even baby strollers, electrical appliances, etc.
After shopping, we had a meal in the mall, drank a cup of Nai Xue’s Tea and then returned to Hong Kong. After having children, time really flies by and the holidays never seem to be enough. It’s time to think about where to take them to play next time!
