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Taichung

Take a Trip to Taichung

Taichung is a city bursting with culture and the arts: one need only look at the sheer number of museum and cultural centers in it to do that. In fact, a lot of the people coming to this marvelously modern yet historic place do so to immerse themselves in the best of Taiwanese culture, scheduling trips to such impressive locations as the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Natural Science (a great site for the young ones, incidentally), the Taichung Winery, and Wenying Hall. Temples too abound, and temple and architecture enthusiasts will want to have a look at some of the largest.

But Taichung is really about more than museum-type exhibits or structures, we should remember. This is a place too where entertainment is staged instead of static, a place where two of the most popular marathons in the country are held each year and where jazz festivals happen annually. Cultural presentations at the halls are also fairly regular, and tourists can get some great experiences and photos then.

But if this is not to your taste, you can just turn to another alluring aspect of Taichung life: the shopping. Taichung is a lovely place to shop for those who love the nighttime open-air markets. There are at least three big ones you want to check out—Fengjia, Zhong Hua, and Zhong Xiao—to see what you can get for your souvenir budget. The food sold at these markets too is often a treat, as it lets you sample the gastronomic culture and tradition of the region.

What really makes Taichung delightful to visit if you are a tourist in Taiwan, though, is that it is not yet a major tourist spot, i.e. it has not yet been choked by the swarms of tourists already running about in the other cities. This is a nice place to discover Taiwan as it is without the tourist-oriented pomp and flash of the more popular locations, even while still discovering the charm of the country.

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Knowing What’s Inside the Zhongshan Hall

October 26, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Situated alongside the old Zhongzheng Park, the Taichung City Zhongshan Hall (also known as Chung-shan Hall) has been operating for over 20 years. It covers an area of about 33, 500 square meters while the building itself has a floor area of 16,600 square meters. The hall has two basement levels and three floors above ground. It is one of the city’s main performance buildings for various local and international stage performances such as musicals, opera, ballet, theatricals, etc.

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Zhongshan Hall in Taichung City

The building has a unique architectural style with a quarter-circle design above the building, forming a beautiful arc exterior. It is fronted by a huge entrance plaza, with statues of two men dancing and blowing horn. Audience seating is separated into two levels, …

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Wenying Hall – The First Private Cultural Center in Central Taiwan

October 25, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Taichung City Cultural Center, now known as Wenying Hall, is the first private cultural center in Central Taiwan. Donated by the Wen Ying Foundation, it has hosted various cultural and artistic events for the past two decades. Located in Shuangshih Road, the hall was constructed in October 1976. It was originally a municipal cultural center dedicated to the collection of historical and cultural relics and promotion of cultural events. Today, it houses over 3,000 pieces of folk artifacts and other relics among its collections. The hall is supervised by the Cultural Heritage Section at city’s Cultural Affairs Bureau.

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Wenying Hall

Wenying Hall has a total area of 7,679 square meters with a floor area of 4,710 square meters. With its curvilinear building design that …

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The Parkway – The Best Artistically Stimulating Pathway in Taichung

October 24, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

The Art Museum Parkway or simply ‘The Parkway’ is perhaps, the best place in Taichung where people go to relax or hang out and it’s very easy to see why. With its pedestrian and bike-friendly infrastructure, this particular thoroughfare in WuQuan West Fourth Street is the start of a creatively inspiring excursion as a multitude of artworks are exhibited along the stretch of the road.

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The Parkway

The artistically stimulating street, WuQuan West 4th Street is locally known as ‘The Parkway’. The green walkway in the middle of the road is painted with various ranges of colors that stick out among the displayed artworks. Resembling an exhibition of artistic crafts, …

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Taking a Look Inside Taichung Park

October 23, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

A time-honored recreational park in Taichung, the Taichung Park is also known as Zhongshan Park and was built in 1903 during the Japanese occupation period. Bordered by Ziyou Road and Gongyuan Road, the park lies in the city’s Central District. In April 1999, it was already listed as a city historical site by the Taichung City government and also chosen one of the top eight scenic spots in Taiwan.

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Taichung Park

During the Japanese occupation, Taichung streets had been rearranged after the Japanese took over the country’s control. The park was developed at its present site in 1903 and as such, has more than a century of history. The park underwent several upgrades and …

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Taichung City Hall – The Pride of Taichung City

May 27, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Commissioned in 1912 as the Taichung State Building during the Japanese occupation period, the wood and resistant brick hall was completed after 12 years. During that time, it was regarded as one of the most ornate and stunning structures of the Japanese colonial government in Taiwan. In 1949, the management of Taichung was surrendered to the Nationalist government and was renamed as Taichung City Hall. The historic building underwent a major facelift using grander-than-average architectural and construction scale and concepts as well as a new lighting system to further highlight the overall grandeur of this splendid old relic.

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Taichung City Hall

Originally constructed in an L-shape, the building has been extended to fully surround an interior courtyard. The main entrance lies at …

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Discovering the Scenery of Pao Hueh Temple

May 26, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Pao Hueh Temple is the most popular Buddhist temple in Taichung, located in the North District and is close to other popular attractions such as Taichung Park, Taichung Marty’s Shrine, Confucius Temple, Chungcheng Park and Folk Park. Most tour offices in Taichung offer tour package trips on these places. Also known in other romanizations as Bao-que Shi or Treasure Cognition Temple in Taichung, the temple was founded in 1927 and has since undergone several changes that have transformed the once humble Buddhist temple into a complex place of worship, attracting a huge number of tourists from different parts of the world.

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Pao Hueh Temple

Due to the influence of the Japanese colonization in Taiwan, the Pao Hueh Temple is one among the few Chan or Zen Buddhist …

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