Tan-shui Travel Guide

 ngcsc Says:  Before you go Thamsui, take my advice, plan your schedule in the evening, I am sure you don't want to miss Tamshui sunset as it is the main attraction in Tamshui and some says in Taiwan too. The weather might be very hot during summer, don't forget to put on sun block if you... 

 ngcsc Says:  Over the left bank of Tamshui River, the archeologist found the early civilization in Taiwan, the Shisanhang People.The local government has built a very fantastic museum to show tourist how is archeology work in Taiwan and how is the early civilization started in Taiwan. 

 srd130 Says:  In Tan-shui there is a major university, although I forgot the name. There is a beautiful garden, which I found to exhibit some ambience.I wouldn't suggest going out of your way to visit this, but if you are around Tan-shui, you should stop by - the campus is beautiful and... 

 yatingchen Says:  Big-Tom's ice cream is sticky and delicious, I love especially low-fat cherry, strewberry and blackberry. In the observatory of 101 one can taste big tom ice cream as well. 

 yatingchen Says:  The B.B.Q. offers various ingrediance and one can eat as much as he can. Ingredience: pork, steak, chicken, mutton, tarco, fish, shrimp, titenfish, corn, green pepper, potato, carrot, onion, vegetable, fruit, mushroom, salat, soft drink, rice etc. One grills and eats. It's... 

 yatingchen Says:  Red castle is red building built up in 1899 and now a beautiful restaurant. Generally speaking, it has three floors. The first and the second floors are for Chinese restaurant. The third one is Italian restaurant and caffee house. The room decoration is great and light is... 

 yatingchen Says:  Taiwan local B.B.Q. It's common in Taipei Hsiu. The way to cook: first fry in oil and then grill. Each costs only 10 NTD: pork blood cake, corn, beef, pork, chicken, fish cake, tempura, chinese bread, vegetable, squid, hot dog, sausage, meat ball, fish ball, chicken hearts... 

 yatingchen Says:  Taiwan has a kind of local food that the most foreigners can't accept. Its name is stinking to-fu. To-fu is famous Chinese food made of soya beans. Stinking to-fu is fermented to-fu whose smell is strong and stinking (, but for Taiwanese it smells GOOD) The way to cook... 

 ngcsc Says:  Ake, is the most famous food selling in Tamshui, it is a Japanese name means Bean Curd.As Taiwan has been colonial by Japan over 50 years, it has a lot influence to the Taiwanese culture included the food.One said, if you never buy iron egg, you need been to Tamshui, if you... 

 srd130 Says:  This stall served a special seafood snack, which is from Osaka. This particular snack is similar to squid/cuttlefish pieces fried in a pancake ball.There are many little stalls like this that serve unique or special treats, so walk around and try a few. 

 yatingchen Says:  Santiago castle was first built up by Portuguese and then occupied by the Dutch. In the history of Republic of China it was British embassy. Now it's used as exhibition of Tam-Shui history. 

 kenmerk Says:  The river front is a pleasand enough place at high tide, but when the tide rolls out here, Tanshui can leave you with that low tide feeling.. (and smell, unfortunately....)