Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Tainan, Taiwan

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.9 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 19 m

Experience Tainan 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.

Individual Sights in Tainan

Sight 1: 安平大眾廟

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Anping Public Temple is located next to the first cemetery in Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan, one of the four major public temples in Anping, and the main worship is Kuifu Chitose. The current temple was rebuilt in 1988, and only a remnant wall of the old temple remains.

Wikipedia: 安平大眾廟 (ZH)

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: 安平開臺天后宮

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The Tianhou Temple, also known as the Kaitai Tianhou or Mazu Temple, is a temple to the Chinese Goddess Mazu, who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to the sea. The temple is located in the Anping District of Tainan on Taiwan.

Wikipedia: Tianhou Temple (Anping) (EN)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: 安平觀音亭

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Anping Guanyin Pavilion is located in Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan, is one of the four major public temples in Anping, the main worship of Guanyin Bodhisattva, from Anping fishermen from the original hometown of Chinese mainland, but there is also a saying that Anping residents built huts in the eighteenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1590) to worship the statue of Guanyin.

Wikipedia: 安平觀音亭 (ZH)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 安平城隍廟

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Anping City God Temple is located in Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan, which used to be the temple of the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, and is now the four major public temples in Anping with Anping Guanyin Pavilion, Anping Tianhou Temple and Anping Public Temple. Its history dates back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, but the current building was rebuilt in 1989.

Wikipedia: 安平城隍廟 (ZH)

324 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 安平靈濟殿

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Anping Lingji Hall is located in Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan, and is the Jiaotou Temple (Realm Main Temple) of the Aberdeen Tail Society. The temple was originally called Xianshi Palace, because it was enshrined with the Emperor Baosheng and the Xuantian God, and it was taken from the "Ling" character of the "General System An' Ling" King Wu Fu and the "Ci 'Ji' Palace" of the Baosheng Emperor and the "North Pole 'Temple'" of the Xuantian God to synthesize the name of the temple today. There are Wang Chuan Tongen and Xue Jinhai in the temple, which belong to the lord of Wufu Engong and the three emperors of Xue, Zhou and Zeng respectively. In addition, the raft of the "Xue Jinhai" is made of thatch, which is different from ordinary royal ships.

Wikipedia: 安平靈濟殿 (ZH)

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Canal Museum

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The Canal Museum is a museum in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Wikipedia: Canal Museum (Taiwan) (EN)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: 鳳鳴玉山

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The Taiwan Lantern Festival is an annual event hosted by the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Wikipedia: Taiwan Lantern Festival (EN)

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