Fort San Domingo

淡水紅毛城 Fort San Domingo 臺北縣淡水鎮中正路28卷1號 886 (02) 26231001 admission: 60NT -------------------- Tamsui's most famous site is Fort San Domingo.  It is one of the most treasured historical site in Taiwan.  Fort San Domingo could trace its origins back to 1626 when it was... 

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Tamsui Longshan Temple

Tamsui Longshan Temple 淡水龍山寺 臺北縣淡水鎮中山路95卷22號 886 (02) 26214866 -------------------- Located in the middle of the numerous stalls of a jampacked market is Tamsui Longshan Temple.  This is the smaller version of the 2 Longshan Temples located at Taipei, Taiwan.  As... 

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Fuyou Temple

淡水福佑宮 Tamsui Fuyou Temple 臺北縣淡水鎮中正路200號 886 (02) 26211731 -------------------- The oldest temple in Tamsui, Fuyou temple lies in the middle of Tamsui Old road (Zhongzeng Rd.).  In the old days, this beautiful temple was visited by families & wives for the safe return... 

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Tamsui Morning Market

Tamsui Morning Market Zhongzheng Road, Taipei, Taiwan open sunrise to noontime -------------------- Last September 19, we decided to go around Tamsui.  It had sooooooo many tourist spots in the area that it took us the whole day just to visit most of it. So we started the day by going to the well... 

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Taipei Story House

Taipei Story House 181-1, ZhongShan N. Road, Section 3, Taipei 10461, Taiwan 886 (02) 2587-5565 admission: 50NT -------------------- Taipei Story House was built in 2003 by a tea trader as a museum dedicated to Taiwan life culture.  The building was said to be inspired by a building a tea trader... 

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Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Taipei Fine Arts Museum 181, Section 3, ZhongShan N. Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan 886 (02) 2595-7656 admission: 200NT -------------------- You know what I find sad?  That there was a place that I visited in Taipei that I could only appreciate because I saw it for myself but am unable to share it with... 

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Confucius Temple

Confucius Temple 275 Dalong Street, Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. 886 (02) 25923934 admission: free -------------------- This is a very famous temple in Taiwan that replaced the original 1879 temple that was damaged during the Japanese occupation.  Confucius is known to be China's greatest... 

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