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Prison Museum
Offering a taste of life behind bars, free admission to this museum includes a guided tour, which is repeated four times per day. The museum is on the site of the old Chiayi Prison, built in the 1920s and the only wooden prison structure in Taiwan that has survived from the Japanes
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Nanzhuang Village
A good place to start exploring in the village is the visitor information centre. Across the street look for a stone washing area, still used by older residents for cleaning their clothes. Behind this starts a stone-stair alley called Osmanthus Lane (桂花巷, Guìhuā Xiàng), one of the
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Dongyue Temple
People come to this temple to communicate with the dead through spirit mediums. Its a fascinating place to catch a glimpse of Taiwanese folk culture. The first chamber of the temple holds the God of Mount Tai, the Taoist king of the underworld; the second, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva,
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Jishan Street
Narrow, covered Jishan St often leaves lasting impressions. Its really just one long covered lane, but spending a few hours here browsing the snack and craft shops is a lot of fun. Jiufens famous stair-street, Shuqi St, which features an old theatre and teahouses used as sets in Ci
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Cijin Island
This thin island acts as a buffer to the harbour and extends down the city coastline. Its a popular day trip from the mainland, with its frenetic seafood street (Hǎichǎn Jiē), beach, lighthouse and biking routes being the main attractions.You can rent bikes on Cijin or take your bi
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Sun Yat
The hall and its surrounding gardens occupy an entire city block. The latter are well used by picnickers, kite flyers, break dancers and the early morning tai chi crowd, while the cavernous interior serves as a cultural centre with regular exhibitions and performances. Theres a lar
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National Museum of History
Established in 1955 with a collection from Henan province, this is one of Taipeis best museums of Chinese art. Exhibits are small, and cover the range of dynasties, but most works are masterpieces. Even the entrance corridor boasts exquisite Buddhist sculpture, including a mesmeris
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Lin Antai Historic House
This Fujian-style 30-room house, Taipeis oldest residential building, was first erected between 1783 and 1787, near what is now Dunhua S Rd. As was typical in those times, the house expanded as the family grew in numbers and wealth, reaching its present size in 1823. In the 1970s,
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Makung Central Street
Behind Matsu Temple is Central St, the oldest street in Makung. This series of winding, brick-paved pedestrian lanes is home to a number of interesting sights such as the Shihkung Ancestral Shrine and Well of a Thousand Soldiers . In 1682 the goddess Matsu is said to have bequeathe
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Paper Dome
The chapel was originally built as a post-disaster recovery project by survivors of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan, in 1995. It later found its permenant home in Puli, the epicentre of the 921 earthquake in 1999. With its supporting pillars, dome and benches m
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Official God of War Temple
This is the oldest and most impressive temple in Taiwan dedicated to Guandi (GuanGong), a Han-dynasty general deified as the God of War and the patron of warriors and those who live by a code of honour. The temples overall structure was established in 1690, although much splendid a
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Treasure Hill
Head down to the river from the Museum of Drinking Water, turn left, and youll soon come across this ramshackle village founded in the late 1940s by soldiers who fled to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek. While praised for its living memories and off-the-grid community lifestyle (villa
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Xiao Wulai Waterfall
This long cascading waterfall can be viewed up close or from a ridge half a kilometre away. On a foggy day, the sweeping scene of steep mountain peaks and the long waterfall bears a remarkable likeness to the famous Song-dynasty landscape painting Travellers in Mountains and Stream
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Tungliang Banyan Tree
The astonishing 300-year-old Tungliang Banyan Tree wraps and creeps and twists round a cement frame that stabilises the tree like the lattice arch of a bower. The spread of branches and aerial roots cover 600 sq metres, enough to give shade to you and the endless tour bus loads of
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Botanical Gardens
An oasis in the city, this 8-hectare park has well-stocked greenhouses, literature- and Chinese-zodiac-themed gardens, a lotus pond and myriad lanes where you can lose yourself in quiet contemplation. The gardens were established by the Japanese in 1921 and are part of a larger nei
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Baguashan
Changhua is best known for the 22m-high Great Buddha Statue that sits atop Baguashan looking down over the city. The Great Buddha was added in 1962, while the Baguashan slopes were for centuries a military observation zone. The area affords views not only over the whole of the city
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Dongyanshan Forest Recreation Area
This 916-hectare forest recreation areas altitude ranges from 650m to 1200m, making it a perfect cool retreat in summer. There are many trails, some of which are nature interpretation walks suitable for families, while many others involve two- to three-hour hikes up small mountains
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Wufei Temple
When Koxingas grandson surrendered to the Manchus in 1683, all hope of restoring the Ming dynasty ended. King Ning Jin, the last contender for the Ming throne, knew his time was up. Before he committed suicide, his concubines, claiming their honour was as important as the kings, ha
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Remains of the 13 Levels
Just across from the Golden Waterfall, on a sea-facing bluff, are the remains of a massive copper-smelting refinery (十三層, Shísān-céng) whose 13 levels descend towards the sea in rapid progression. The refinery inspires such a heavy, dystopian industrial awe that it has been used as
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Dulan Sugar Factory
Once a busy processing plant and a source of local employment, the factory closed its doors in the 1990s. Local artisans and craftspeople soon began to reopen the abandoned warehouse space as makeshift studios: a genuine local art scene developed and continues to gain in reputation
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