T'ai-nan Travel Guide

 somsakmah Says:  Located in the suburb Zho Chen, this relative new and beautiful temple was setup in 1986 and is the largest Karma Kagyu temple in Taiwan. Karma Kagyu is one of 4 major Tibetan Buddhist sects. The temple grounds are big and the main prayer hall has a 16-meter tall Buddha... 

 Jim_Eliason Says:  This free museum is dedicated to Taiwanese literature including a major section on Aborginal literature and the effort to develop writing systems for aborginal languages. The musuem is in an old Tainan District hall built in the colonial period. 

 Jim_Eliason Says:  This temple is hard to miss with all the lanterns, Digital signboard, blaring music and wall to wall gold. Subltey evidently was not one of of the Ladys' traits. Lady Linshui is the goddess of Fertility and birth and this temple was found in 1886. 

 somsakmah Says:  Tainan Kaiyuan Monastery is one of Tainan's oldest monastery. Built in 1680 as a villa by Cheng Jin, son of Zheng Chenggong (the Ming general who liberated Taiwan from the Dutch) for his mother, it was rebuilt in 1690 and worships Sakyamuni Buddha. This temple is very... 

 somsakmah Says:  Tainan Grand Matsu Temple is the oldest temple in Tainan province. Converted from a Ming dynasty palace in 1684 it honors the Sea Goddess or Heavenly Empress, who also goes by the name of Mazu, Matzu, A-ma etc..... An interesting and not-so-common artifact you can find in... 

 somsakmah Says:  Chih-kan Lou or Fort Provintia was built by the Dutch in 1653 when they occupied Taiwan. Later when Zheng Chenggong recaptured Taiwan from the Dutch, this place was first used as Zheng Chenggong's residence and later a government office.The place is not big but the pond in... 

 somsakmah Says:  Linmoniang Park - Opened in 2004 next to the Anping Canel, this park honors Lin Mo Niang, born in the year 960 in Fujian province, China, and who would later became Mazu (or Ma Tzu), Goddess of the Sea, at the age of 28. Ma Tzu is one of the most popular, if not the most... 

 sunnywong Says:  It's at the foot of the Hutou Shan, and is one of the twelve famous spots in Taiwan. It's a milldam for irrigation founded during the years of Daukuang in Ching dynasty and was beautified in the age when Japanese occupied Taiwan. It's established eight big scenes: Husyi... 

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 mor_eli Says:  I've been to the Turkish house twice already, and it's been an excellent experience, which makes it a must visit every time i'm in Tainan (Which will become more frequent as it seems).The place has two floors, as the first floor is fairly small. The atmosphere will be almost... 

 yatingchen Says:  Lily fruit shop sells not only fruit, but also ice. It's very well-known among the local people. The most recommended ice is mango milk. 1 bowl NT$70 only. In Taipei can cost NT$120. Don't forget that Tainan is origin of Taiwanese mango. 

 THLIN Says:  In side the city, it would be a lot convenient to rent a motorcycle because the publc transportation is not really well-served.But if you want to go out of the city, it's nice to take train visiting around. 

 THLIN Says:  Basing on my own experiences, It's easy to make friends with the locals if visitors who can speak a few Taiwanese, which is widely used dialact in Taiwan.You may get price discounts, clearly street directions, and so on, if you can speak a few Taiwanese.