Best places: Historic sites in Taipei, Taiwan

Set in an open square, this grand historical gate with 5 archways is illuminated at night.

👍👍 回首，半世紀前，三角湧庄腳人，入京求學 想念青春，迷失在曾經的青春年少， 找尋著曾經的青春自已，只見到歲月將老的痕跡！ 我的青春，就在這，走著…走著，有智仁者，在花花世界，在喧鬧都會，幽雅地樂在山水。 悠游於天地，寄情於山水，在天地裡任我抒發抑鬱，山水間隨意尋得依靠。 相忘於江湖田野，慰藉有萬水千山，追逐...

Castlelike shrine dedicated to fallen soldiers & featuring a changing-of-the-guard ceremony.

Baroque-style building & home to the President's office, completed in 1919 during Japanese rule.

Monumental exhibit hall & plaza commemorating major political & military leader Chiang Kai-shek.

Onetime summer villa of Republic of China president Chiang Kai-shek, open to the public for tours.

Riverside promenade popular for walks & cycling, lined with bars, terrace cafes & nighttime lights.

👍 初建於1908年的【東和蟬寺】《市定古蹟》…… 1914年重建大殿，並在大殿右側興建專供台灣人禮佛的觀音禪堂…… 「禪堂」為三合院格局、「建材」有紅色磚牆、黑瓦屋頂、石磚地板、「結構」為台樑式（柱少樑粗）與穿斗式（柱多樑細）之典型混合…… 日本佛教建築與閩南式宗教建築並存，深具文化歴史意義…… 曹洞宗大本山台灣別院【鐘...

👍👍 LDK58 steam locomotive Japanese-made motorcycles add new power, Huadong narrow gauge has been running for several years, Diesel engine replacement shows offshore islands, The Sea Erosion Factory celebrates its 100th anniversary.

👍👍 There are several beautiful painted manhole covers in Wanhua, one of which is right in front of Qingshan Palace. Treasure hunting according to the map of the manhole cover painted with watercolor in Taipei, and fall in love with the tranquility and beauty of Mengjia. (Starting from Wanhua, cycling...

👍👍 Taipei City designated historic site---the former site of the Taipei City Government Health Bureau. Located at No. 15 Chang'an West Road, close to Zhongshan Market. The original site was a simple lodging house in Taipei City during the Japanese colonial period. The internal space also served as an e...

👍 This is the remains of the Japanese prison built during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. It was built in around 1910 using the stones from the original city wall. During the occupation , but before WW2 local Taiwanese were imprisoned here too. During WW2 allied pilots that were shot down or who cr...

👍👍 Yifangju Ancient House is located at Lane 155, Section 3, Keelung Road, Taipei City, in the same lane as the National Taiwan University Cancer Center Hospital and the Japanese-style dormitory area for retired faculty and staff of National Taiwan University. Entering from the Fanglan Road bus stop vi...

😐 Lin Xiujun (1699-1771), also known as Maochun, also known as Tiancheng and Chengzu. A native of Zhangzhou, Fujian. In 1734, he left his hometown for Taipei and engaged in reclamation in Taipei. He served as the general secretary of Tamsui, Dajia and Houlang communes, and he married Pan, a woman from...

👍 The ruins of the Qing Dynasty quarry on the Jinmian Mountain Trail can be seen from the large stones left at that time, which is also the source of the stones used to build Taipei City in the Qing Dynasty.

👍👍 Originally the Taipei State Hall during the Japanese colonial period, it was designed by Moriyama Shonosuke and completed in 1915. After the Republic of China took over Taiwan, the building once served as the offices of the Taiwan Provincial Government's Transportation Department, Construction Depar...

👍 The Japanese-style dormitory on Qidong Street is a designated monument and historical building complex in Taipei City and was built during the Japanese occupation. This place was formerly known as the Sachi-machi official residence complex. The Japanese-style buildings were built from about the 1920...

😠 Following the attraction signs at Beitou MRT Station, we walked to Beitou Xicang. However, we were unable to enter and were blocked by the management, who said that it was private property and was not open to entry.