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Tainan

To Tarry in Tainan

Taiwan as a whole is a lovely country, but even within it, there are some sites that stand out in particular as the sorts of places travelers would be likely to tarry in. Tainan is just such a place. This historic location was once the country’s capital and is also its oldest city. As such, it is one of the best places for experiencing Taiwanese culture in its modern incarnation while also staying close to its roots.

Tainan’s rich cultural heritage manifests not just in the profusion of national museums and art-related sights within it but also in everyday life. For instance, this has long been dubbed by fellow Taiwanese as the “City of Snacks”. Many great traditional Taiwanese delicacies and foods hail from here, and the general consensus is that they are never as cheap, as authentic, or as good as when they are made in Tainan. This is another reason travelers love the city, by the way. After all, for most tourists, cheap and good food is a valuable thing.

But Tainan’s heritage is not just found in cuisine or the arts: it exists in wood and stone too, manifest in the coastal forts and dozens upon dozens of religious shrines within its boundaries. The first Taoist and Confucian temples in Taiwan are found here, and there are few other cities in the country too that can rival Tainan’s number and extravagance of religious festivals.

Tainan has many other delights besides those traditionally linked to cultural tourism, of course. Good shopping can be had here due to its status as a modernized city, and the biggest night market in Taiwan is found here too (the Flower Night Market). There are superb hotels and resorts to be found whether in the metropolis proper or outside of it (such as at the hot springs of Guanziling ). In short, tourists are unlikely to run out of things to do or see in Tainan, which puts it up there among the best tourist draws in the country.

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Why You Should See the Anping Tree House

January 21, 2015 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

The Anping Tree House has had most of its visitors thinking about the slumbering princess and the palace covered by briars and hedges that numerous sons of Kings and princes tried to cut down to get to the cursed Sleeping Beauty. Only, this is no palace under the thick growth of Banyan trees but an old warehouse of an old trading company in Tainan. And there’s no need to axe down the hedges either to see the insides of it. After being abandoned for many centuries, the Tree House has been restructured and opened in 2004 so that the public may see it at leisure.

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Anping Tree House in Tainan, Taiwan

Still, the similarities with the old fairytale do not end with the warehouse’s outside appearance. Much like the people in the Sleeping Beauty story, the locals of Tainan stayed away from the warehouse for many years because they believed that Banyan trees bring an evil curse too, and give bad luck to everyone who goes …

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Why You Should See the Flower Night Market

January 20, 2015 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

A local saying goes “In the South there is Flower, in the Middle there is Fengjia, and in the North, there is Shihlin”, and indeed the Flower Night Market in the Northern part of Tainan-a historical city in the South of Taiwan-is the biggest and the most popular of all its night markets.

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Flower Night Market in Tainan, Taiwan

If this is the first you’ve heard of night markets in Tainan, you’re in for a palatable surprise. Going to night markets in Tainan means stuffing yourself with delicious and mouth-watering delicacies of the city. But even if you’ve been in one before and you’re still here looking for information, you probably will not get …

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Some of the Best Places to Go Eating and Drinking in Tainan

January 19, 2015 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Eating and drinking in Tainan, a historic city in Taiwan, certainly fits what you might have heard of the country’s food culture. A country that’s rich in ethnic diversity, Taiwan’s cuisines show geographic, economic as well as cultural influences of its minorities. In Tainan, for example, one of the many facets of the country’s food culture is very obvious in its eating and drinking practices. Indeed, Tainan is popular for its “Xiaochi”, which literally translates to “small eats”, giving the city its nickname “Tainan Small Eats”.
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Delicious Coffin Toast – popular food in Tainan

So, it being known as the “City of Snacks”, your visit to Tainan will not be complete without sampling the many food specialties they have. Some of the must-try …

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Practical Guide in Getting to Tainan

January 18, 2015 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Tainan, the oldest city in Taiwan, is one of the most popular historical destinations in the country.
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Formerly the capital of Taiwan with a glorious past, there are a lot of reasons why you should see it. If it’s the first time you’ve heard about Tainan, you’re probably asking “where is Tainan City?” Located South-West of Taiwan (22°59’19.74″N and 120°11’3.88″E latitude and longitude), about 27.4 miles from Kaohsiung International Airport, Tainan City is not very far from the major places of interest in the country. So if you’re planning a vacation in Taiwan, consider visiting the Tainan City. Besides, getting to Tainan is easy.
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Taoyuan International Airport – Taiwan

GETTING TO TAINAN BY AIR

Because Taiwan is an island, it is virtually impossible to get to the country from other parts of the world other than by air transport. Land transportation is only …

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