Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Taichung, Taiwan
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8.3 km
160 m
Explore Taichung in Taiwan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in TaichungIndividual Sights in TaichungSight 1: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in West District, Taichung, Taiwan. NTMoFA was established in 1988 and is the first and the only national-grade fine arts museum in Taiwan. The major collections are works by Taiwanese artists, covering modern and contemporary Taiwanese arts. The museum covers 102,000 square meters, including the Public Outdoor Sculpture park, making it one of the largest museums in Asia.
Wikipedia: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (EN), Website
Sight 2: Lin Chih-chu Memorial
Lin Zhizhu Studio, located next to Liuchuan, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan, was originally a staff dormitory of Taichung Normal School established in 1928, and was used as a dormitory and teaching place for Lin Zhizhu, a glue painter from 1946 to 2006.
Sight 3: 大屯郡役所附屬建築
Datun County Bay is an official building in Taiwan's Datun County under the Japanese era, located in the western part of Taiwan City (behind the Taiwan State Hall). Its use in the post-war period by gendarmerie and Village, interior was repeatedly altered, a fire in 1980 caused partial damage to the building, while residents moved out in 2002 and began restoring projects in 2017; the original plan was to be repaired together with the surrounding buildings as a modern art gallery, Lu Xiuyan City after taking office plan was undecided.
Sight 4: 臺中州廳
The Taichung Prefectural Hall is a former government building in West District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Sight 5: 臺中市役所
The Taichung Shiyakusho is a historical building in West District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Sight 6: Natural Way Six Arts Cultural Center
The martial arts arena of Taichung Criminal Affairs Institute is the only martial arts gym-style building in Taichung City during the Japanese occupation period in Taiwan, which was built in 1937 and was originally used by the prison officers of the Taichung Criminal Affairs Institute (now Taichung Prison) to practice martial arts.
Sight 7: Cultural Heritage Park, Ministry of Culture
The Cultural Heritage Park is a multifunctional park in South District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Sight 8: Former Taichung Station
The old Taichung Station is a station building used by the Taichung Railway Station from May 15, 1905 to October 15, 2016 before the Taichung Railway was elevated and opened to traffic. The old front station is the second-generation Taichung Station rebuilt on March 31, 1917, the old building (the second-generation station body), the front porch and the first platform were registered as second-class monuments (now national monuments) in 1995, and the second platform and the first-generation parking lot office were registered into the national monuments in August 2021, and the old rear station was originally a station built in 1964 and is a historical building in Taichung City. In the future, the front and rear stations, the surrounding Taiwan Railway cultural assets and the 1.6-kilometer original railway barge will be preserved in situ, and the Taichung Station Railway Cultural Park will be established in combination with the surrounding related cultural assets.
Sight 9: 中興堂
Taichung Zhongxing Hall is a medium-sized indoor performance venue located in the North District of Taichung City. Opened in 1972, it is a 1 basement and 2 floors above ground, covering an area of 655 pyeong, with a total floor area of about 1,950 pyeong, and currently has 1,240 seats (792 seats on the first floor and 448 seats on the second floor), as well as wheelchair seats.
Sight 10: Taichiung Broadcasting Bureau
The Taichung Broadcasting Bureau is a former radio station in North District, Taichung, Taiwan.
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