Tainan, TaiwanAI generated

Tainan

Taiwan · 10 m

Short description of Tainan

Tainan (臺南) is the oldest city in Taiwan and was its capital for more than two centuries, first under the Dutch East India Company and then under Qing rule. That history is still legible in stone. Chihkan Tower stands on the foundations of the Dutch Fort Provintia, Anping Old Fort was their Fort Zeelandia, and the Eternal Golden Castle was thrown up in the 1870s to European design against a feared Japanese attack. Tainan has more registered temples than any other Taiwanese city, and the Grand Mazu Temple and the Confucius Temple anchor a dense old quarter of lanes such as Shennong Street. It is also widely accepted as the country's best place to eat, with danzai noodles, milkfish soup, coffin bread and shrimp rolls all claimed as local inventions. The dry, bright months from November to April are the ones to pick.

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Recommended length of stay

Minimum1 day
Optimal2 days
Maximum3 days

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: February – March or November – December

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All highlights and sightsBeta

  1. Chihkan Tower (Fort Provintia)
  2. Anping Old Fort (Fort Zeelandia)
  3. Garden Night Market
  4. Anping Tree House
  5. Shennong Street
  6. Guohua Street Food
  7. Grand Mazu Temple
  8. Tainan Confucius Temple
  9. Anping Old Street
  10. Hayashi Department Store
  11. Tainan Art Museum
  12. Blueprint Culture and Creative Park
  13. Koxinga Shrine
  14. Eternal Golden Castle
  15. Official God of War Temple
  16. Chimei Museum
  17. Sicao Green Tunnel
  18. Taijiang National Park
  19. Ten Drum Cultural Village
  20. Qigu Salt Mountain(Day trip)
  21. Yongle Market and Shuixian Gong Market
  22. Qigu Lagoon(Day trip)
  23. Wusheng Night Market
  24. Lady Linshui's Temple
  25. Beimen Crystal Church(Day trip)
  26. Temple of the Five Concubines
  27. Luermen Mazu Temple
  28. Taiwan Salt Museum(Day trip)
  29. Snail Alley
  30. Black-faced Spoonbills at Qigu (October - March)(Day trip)
  31. Anping Oyster Kiln Cultural Park
  32. Jingzijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields(Day trip)
  33. Guanziling Mud Hot Springs(Day trip)
  34. Deyang Warship Museum
  35. Lin Mo-niang Park

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