Sunday, January 11, 2009

Guided Tours of Historical Sites Taipei

The Taipei City Archives is proud to offer guided tours of many of Taipei's most fascinating historical sites, to help citizens and visitors alike better understand Taipei's history, to encourage participation in the city's cultural and recreational activities, to broaden people's cultural horizons and enhance their spiritual lives, and to familiarize everyone with Taipei's roots, as well as the city's newest features, so we all will cherish and protect the land in which we live.

1.Procedures governing Guided Tours

Participants: 

(1) Those interested in exploring historical sites may form groups.

 (2) Foreign dignitaries (no restrictions to number of participants).

Applicants are prohibited from charging payment from tour members or accepting any form of gratuity.

Groups should include 15 to 30 participants.

Registration: Register one week before the tour date.

Registration Office: Taipei City Archives Committee Office

(7th Fl. No. 33, Sec. 2,Chengde Rd. , Datong District, Taipei City)

Contact person & Tel. Number: Mr. Liu Chang-chuan, (02) 2556-4966#26.

Tours are FREE OF CHARGE. However, participants should arrange their own travel insurance.

2.Regular Guided Tours:

The Taipei City Archives offers two regular guided tours at the following locations: Longshan Temple in Wanhua, and Huiji Temple in the Zhishanyan area. Taipei City Archives guides are available from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

3.Guided Route Tours

(a)Beitou Hotsprings Tour: Hot Springs Museum, Thermal Valley, Taiwan Folk Arts Museum, Old Ruins of Tiangou Temple, Puji Temple.

(b)Zhishanyan Tour: Rock engraving, Zhishanyan Gate, Zhishanyan Prehistoric site, Huiji Temple, plants, fossils, Funerary Temple.

(c)Dalongdong Tour: Confucius Temple, Baoan Temple, Shuren Academy, Chen Yueji Ancestral Mansion.

(d)Dalongdong Riverfront Culture Tour: Historical sites and ruins along the Keelung River near Yuanshan Bridge, Fanzai Canal, Yuanshan Prehistoric site.

(e)Dadaocheng Tour: Cisheng Temple, Dadaocheng Presbyterian Church, Dihua Street, Xiahai City God Temple.

(f)Sun Yat-Sen Historical Site & Memorial Hall Tour: Zhougshan Presbyterian Church, the “Six Avenues” district of Taipei, Kangle Park, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall.

(g)Mengjia (Wanhua) Tour: Dizang Temple, Herbal Medicine Lane, Longshan Temple, Yimen Gate, Hsuehai Academy.

(h)Old Taipei Tour: Taipei Prefecture Hall (Control Yuan), Jinan Presbyterian Church, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei Guest House, Presidential Office Building, Old East Gate.

(i)North Gate Tour: North Gate, Mansions of FuYa Street, Taipei Assembly Hall (Zhongshan Hall), Nichi Nichi Shinbun news agency building.

(j)2-28 Memorial Peace Park Tour: National Taiwan Museum, stone tablet collection, Radio Taiwan transmission tower, 2-28 Memorial Plaque, Qing-era Memorial to Liu Mingchuan and Hong Tengyun.

(k)National Taiwan University Campus Tour: NTU Gate, Literature Building, Library, Administrative Building, and the Fu Garden.

(l)Old Jingmei Tour: Zushi Ancestral Temple, Memorial to the Settlement of Jingmei, centenary tree, Old Jingmei Town, Jiying Temple.

(m)Xinyi Rail Factory Tour: Taiwan Railway Administration Taipei Railyard Bathhouse (visits by approval of the TRA).

(n)Songshan Trail Tour: Zhaoming Temple, old tree, Ciyou Temple, ferry pier, SungShan Church.

(o)Old Neihu Tour: Fu De Temple, Guo Family Residence, Bihu Park.

(p)Old Nangang Tour: Old shop of Lin Desheng, Zhongnan Street, Que Family


Source : Taipei City Gov.

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