Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Taipei, Taiwan

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6.3 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 86 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: National Concert Hall

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The National Theater Hall and National Concert Hall, or together the National Theater and Concert Hall, are twin performing arts venues at Liberty Square in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Completed in 1987, the landmarks stand on the south and north sides of the square with Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to the east. Together the venues are referred to by the abbreviation NTCH. The square itself sits near Ketagalan Boulevard, site of the Presidential Office Building, the National Central Library, the National Taiwan Museum, and the 228 Peace Memorial Park.

Wikipedia: National Concert Hall (Taiwan) (EN)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

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The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a national monument and tourist attraction erected in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Taipei, Taiwan (ROC).

Wikipedia: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (EN), Website

586 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: National Theatre

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The National Theater Hall and National Concert Hall, or together the National Theater and Concert Hall, are twin performing arts venues at Liberty Square in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Completed in 1987, the landmarks stand on the south and north sides of the square with Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to the east. Together the venues are referred to by the abbreviation NTCH. The square itself sits near Ketagalan Boulevard, site of the Presidential Office Building, the National Central Library, the National Taiwan Museum, and the 228 Peace Memorial Park.

Wikipedia: National Theater (Taipei) (EN)

371 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: South Gate of Taipei

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South Gate of Taipei 台北旅遊網 / Attribution

The South Gate of Taipei City, also known as the Great South Gate, is located at the intersection of Park Road and Aiguo West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan, and is now listed as a national monument of the Republic of China.

Wikipedia: 臺北府城南門 (ZH)

351 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Datong House

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Datong House, located in Taipei, Taiwan, Zhongzheng District, Boai Special Zone, next to the former residence of Yan Jiagan, completed in 1954, was originally a guest house for the US military stationed in Taiwan, and later became the office of former Taiwan President Yan Jiagan, and is now a national monument.

Wikipedia: 大同之家(含網球場) (ZH)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Yen Chia-Kan's Residence

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The former residence of Yan Jiagan, located in the Boai Special Economic Zone, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan, is the official residence of Yan Jiagan, the 5th president of the Republic of China, and is a national monument.

Wikipedia: 嚴家淦先生故居 (ZH)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 自由之家

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Freedom House, a national monument of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China, is located on Aiguo West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan, close to the former residence of Mr. Yan Jiagan and the home of Datong.

Wikipedia: 自由之家 (臺北市) (ZH)

501 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: National Museum of History

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National Museum of History Yu tptw / CC BY-SA 4.0

The National Museum of History is located in the Nanhai Academy in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. After the Republic of China government moved to Taiwan, the National Museum of History was the first museum to be established in Taiwan.

Wikipedia: National Museum of History (EN), Website

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Herbarium of Taipei Botanical Garden

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The Taipei Botanical Garden Leaf Pavilion was built in 1924 as the Leaf Pavilion of the Forestry Department of the Academia Sinica of the Governor-General's Office. In the early days of the Japanese occupation, in order to develop Taiwan's forest resources, he planned to engage in the "Taiwan Plant Survey Project", and the plants collected in the field were dried and made into "leaf specimens" for preservation, so as to identify plant species. As a result, the museum became the first herbarium in Taiwan to be built specifically for the storage of plant leaf specimens, and is the birthplace of Taiwan's forestry research and plant resources survey. The museum is affiliated with the Forestry Laboratory of the Council of Agriculture, an administrative body of Taiwan, and was declared a municipal monument by the Taipei City Government in 2008. The precious herbarium has now been moved to a modern herbarium. 2016 is the 120th anniversary of the Taipei Botanical Garden, and the Forestry Laboratory is to inherit the history of plant research in Taiwan. Reopened in 2017, it provides a glimpse into the history of botanical research and continues the mission of botanical research, conservation and education in Taiwan.

Wikipedia: 台北植物園腊葉館 (ZH)

1154 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: 集義宮

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Located at No. 249, Kangding Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan, Monchuan Jiyi Palace is a Taoist temple of folk belief in the form of a man-based organization. The temple was divided from the ancestral temple Doumei Palace in Xiangzhi Township, Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture, and built in the 33rd year of the Meiji era (1900). Later, because the temple body is narrow and not enough to use, it was rebuilt in 1986 and completed in 1992. The main worship of Zhu, Chi, Li Sanfu Chitose, with the spouse of the third lady of the gods, with the Marshal of Yangfu, You Da Inspector, the twelve officials, the tiger master, the medicine boy and Xie Bi'an, Fan Wusu two generals and other gods.

Wikipedia: 艋舺集義宮 (ZH)

878 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 11: 糖廍文化園區

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The Tangbu Cultural Park is a cultural center in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan, transformed from a former sugar refinery.

Wikipedia: Tangbu Cultural Park (EN), Facebook

1333 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 12: 先天道院

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Xiantian Taoist Institute is located in Baoxing Street, Taipei City, Taiwan, and is a consistent Taoist temple dedicated to the main God. The building was built in 1967 and is now an antique temple building in Wanhua District, Taipei. In addition, the temple is organized as a steward, and the festival date is June 15 of the lunar calendar every year.

Wikipedia: 先天道院 (ZH)

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