Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Tainan, Taiwan
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5.3 km
94 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 TainanSight 1: 小禮堂
The original Tainan State No. 2 Middle School building and lecture hall is located in the eastern district of Tainan City, and was announced as a municipal monument in Tainan City on November 19, the 88th year of the Republic of China (1999). The school was originally a school site for Zhuyuan Elementary School, but the school was later moved to a new school building in Hanazono Town, and the school building was transferred to Tainan State No. 2 Middle School, which originally only borrowed part of the school building, and the school building was renovated. At present, the school building belongs to the National Tainan No. 1 Senior High School.
Sight 2: Old Tainan Minister's Official Residence
The former Tainan Office Director's Residence is located in the East District of Tainan City, which is a city-designated historic site and was once used as the dormitory of the Tainan Director and the Minister of the Interior. Later, it was abandoned for a long time, and it has now been restored. Open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00-17:00 from May 107. The former South No. 1 Middle School teacher's dormitory at the rear is planned as a park to provide art, culture, and performance space.
Sight 3: 原臺南縣知事官邸
The Old Tainan Magistrate Residence or The Clock Building is a historical residence in East District, Tainan, Taiwan.
Sight 4: 奎樓書院
Kuilou Academy is located in the Central and Western District of Tainan City, Taiwan, and its predecessor is "Kui Xing Tang" and "Zhong She Academy", which is listed as one of the four major academies in Fucheng along with Chongwen, Haidong and Penghu. Although it is called a seowon, it is a place where scholars regularly meet to discuss the history of books and study poetry, which is different from other seowon as a place for teaching and lecturing. In addition, it is also said that Kuilou College is a place for candidates to read their books when the college examinations are held, and these scholars may gather to discuss the examination questions and even current political affairs.
Sight 5: Dongyue Temple
Tainan Eight Associations, commonly known as Yue Emperor Temple, is located in Tainan City, Taiwan, the East Yue Temple, the main worship of the Dongyue Rensheng Emperor, founded in the Ming and Zheng periods, by Zheng Jing in the Ming Dynasty Zheng Yongli 27 years (1673) formally built, for the earliest worship of the Dongyue Emperor in Taiwan, but also for the former Taiwan Fucheng Seven Temples and Eight Temples, Fucheng Eight Xiejing Temples one of the temples. On November 27, 1985, it was designated as a municipal monument in Tainan City.
Sight 6: Tang De-Jhang Memorial Park
The Tang Te-chang Memorial Park is a memorial park in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan to commemorate late lawyer Tang Te-chang.
Sight 7: 重慶寺
Chongqing Temple, located in the Central and Western District of Tainan City, Taiwan, was declared a historical building on April 26, 2007, the 96th year of the Republic of China. It is one of the seven temples and eight temples in Fucheng, Taiwan, which originally belonged to the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, but now it has become a branch of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan tantric Buddhism (Baijiao), and worships the gods of Taiwanese folk beliefs.
Sight 8: 武德殿
The original Tainan Wude Hall, the full name of the Tainan Branch of the Great Japan Martial Arts Association, is the Great Japan Martial Arts Association during the Japanese occupation period to promote the martial arts built by the Martial Arts Association, located in the Central and Western District of Tainan City, for the Tainan City Monument, is now the auditorium of the Zhongyi National Primary School in the Central and Western District of Tainan City. The original Tainan Wude Hall is the largest of the existing Wude Hall in Taiwan and has a higher design and construction quality.
Sight 9: 原臺南放送局
The Tainan Film Center is a movie theater in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. The center is operated by the College of Sound and Image Arts of Tainan National University of the Arts.
Sight 10: Tainan Great South Gate
The Great South Gate is a historical gate in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
Sight 11: Forest of Steles at Great South Gate
Located in the Central and Western District of Tainan City, Taiwan, the Stele Forest in South Gate Park is commonly known as the "Big Stele Forest" (the "Small Stele Forest" is in the Red Embedded Building), which is one of the Ten Scenic Spots of Tainan City's Historic Buildings and one of the Hundred Scenic Spots of Taiwan's Historic Buildings. Among them, stone tablets such as "Monument to the Reconstruction of Taiwan's Fucheng" have been announced as cultural assets of antiquities.
Sight 12: 原南門尋常小學校舍
The original Nanmen Ordinary Elementary School Building is located in the Central and Western District of Tainan City, Nanmen Town during the Japanese Occupation, and was announced as a historical building in Tainan City on July 16, 2001, the 90th year of the Republic of China. During the Japanese occupation period in Taiwan, the building was the "South Gate Ordinary Elementary School" (Tainan Second Ordinary Elementary School, South Gate National School), and after World War II, it was once used as the Tainan City Government, and is now the school building of Tainan City Jianxing National High School.
Sight 13: Former Tainan District Court
The former Tainan District Court, a former office building located in the Central and Western District of Tainan City, Taiwan, was used as the second-generation office building of the Tainan City District Court in the past, and the building bears witness to the important judicial history of Taiwan. Because of the cultural value of Taiwan's oldest existing large-scale courthouse building, the building has been designated as a national monument directly under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China.
Sight 14: 保安宮
Si'an Jing Nanchang Dai Tianfu Security Palace is located in the central and western districts of Tainan City, Taiwan, the main worship of the five mansions Chitose, the temple also enshrines a stone stele called the White Lotus Virgin. The temple is commonly known as the "Royal Palace", and hence the place names such as "Wang Gong Kou" (in front of the Bao An Palace), "Wang Gong Miaohou" (after the Bao An Palace), and "Wang Gong East" (on the east side of the Bao An Palace). The road in front of the temple is called "Baoan Road", which is also taken from the name of the temple.
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