Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Taipei, Taiwan

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 101 m
Descend 98 m

Experience Taipei in Taiwan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in TaipeiIndividual Sights in Taipei

Sight 1: 晉德宮

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Built in 1862 (the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty), it was built in 1862 (the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty) by Zheng Bian, a building materials merchant who ran Jebsen Commercial Bank, and the local family gentry such as "Hong, Wu, Huang and Li" jointly built the temple to worship General Zhushun, and it is also a local temple in Ximending.

Wikipedia: 晉德宮 (ZH)

683 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Taipei Tian Hou Temple

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Taipei Tian Hou Temple mingwangx / CC BY-SA 3.0

Taipei Tianhou Temple, formerly known as Monga Xinxing Palace, commonly known as Ximending Tianhou Temple, Ximending Mazu Temple, is located in Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan, Tianhou Temple, the main worship of Tianhou Mazu, the temple site was originally the Japanese Buddhism Shingon Hongfa Temple. The predecessor of the temple, Xinxing Palace, was built in the eleventh year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1746), the original site was Mongchuan Zhixing Street, which was expropriated by the Japanese government in 1943, and Tanyue temporarily enshrined the god in Monga Longshan Temple, and entered Ximending in 1948.

Wikipedia: 台北天后宮 (ZH)

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Red House

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The Red House Theater, often called Hong Lo Red Play House, Red Theater, Ximen Honglou or Ximen Red House in English, is a historic theater in Ximending, Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. The theater is located at 10 Chengdu Road.

Wikipedia: Red House Theater (EN)

1147 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 4: Railway Department Park

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The Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan is a National Historic Site in Taiwan. The site, near the Taipei North Gate, was in use for railway administration during the late Qing dynasty, but the current extant building is a Japanese colonial administrative building in Taipei dating from 1919, used until 1945 as the headquarters of the Taihoku Railway Bureau and the Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan's Bureau of Transportation, and then from 1948 until 1990 as the headquarters of Taiwan Railways Administration. It was granted national monument status in 2007, and is a part of the National Taiwan Museum.

Wikipedia: Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan (EN), Website

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Customs Museum

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The Customs Museum is a museum concerning the customs service in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located inside the Customs Building.

Wikipedia: Customs Museum (EN), Website

411 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: 福聚宮

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The North Gate Fuju Palace is located on Yanping North Road, Taipei City, Taiwan, and is a Taoist temple dedicated to the main Fude Zhengshen. The building was built in 1914 and is now an antique temple building in Taipei's Datong District. In addition, the temple is organized as a steward, and the festival date is the second day of the second lunar month every year.

Wikipedia: 北門口福聚宮 (ZH)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: 臺灣民眾黨本部舊址

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臺灣民眾黨本部舊址

The Taiwanese People's Party, founded in 1927, was nominally Taiwan's first political party, preceding the founding of the Taiwanese Communist Party by nine months. Initially a party with members holding moderate and conservative views, by the time of its banning, on 18 February 1931, it had become a solidly leftist, workers-oriented party. In a political atmosphere increasingly dominated by the rise of Japanese fascism, the party never participated in electoral politics.

Wikipedia: Taiwanese People's Party (EN)

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: 建成圓環公園

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建成圓環公園 台北市政府工務局 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Chien-Cheng Circle or Taipei Circle is a public plaza in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. Formerly it was a traffic circle, and the area used to host a bustling night market.

Wikipedia: Chien-Cheng Circle (EN)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Ningxia Night Market

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Ningxia Night Market

Ningxia Road Night Market, referred to as Ningxia Night Market, is a night market attraction located on Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City. In 2015, the Taipei City Government held an online poll for "The Best of Taipei Night Market", and Ningxia Night Market won the championship of "Best Night Market", "Most Delicious Night Market", "Most Charming Night Market", "Most Green Night Market" and "Most Friendly Night Market" in the night market theme.

Wikipedia: 寧夏路夜市 (ZH), Website

788 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: 菩提講堂

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The Bodhi Lecture Hall is located on Nanjing West Road, Taipei, Taiwan, and is a Buddhist temple dedicated to Shakyamuni. The temple was built in 1954 and is a four-storey antique temple in Taipei's Datong District. In addition, the temple is organized as a manager, and the festival date is the eighth day of the fourth lunar month every year

Wikipedia: 菩提講堂 (ZH)

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei is a museum of contemporary art, located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wikipedia: Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (EN), Website

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