Since ancient times, Taiwan has been the sacred territory of our country. Since the Three Kingdoms era, it has gradually developed and operated Taiwan, and it has officially established a province in 1885. After thousands of years of development, Taiwan has formed its unique geographical culture, which is also known as "Treasure Island Taiwan". Since Taiwan and the mainland have resumed access, the number of people traveling to Taiwan Island has also increased. Today, let me tell you about the way to travel on a one-day tour in Taiwan.
One-day tour route recommended :
Longshan Temple → Ximending → Ximen Red Building → Presidential Palace → Yongkang Street → Building 101 → Taipei Xiangshan
Longshan Temple
Recommended visit time: 1 hour
longshan Temple is a famous Taiwanese historic site, also known as "Wanhua Longshan Temple" or "Longshan Temple" for short. It is ranked as the four major tourist destinations in Taipei along with Taipei 101, National Palace Museum, and Zhongzheng Memorial Hall .
The main god worshipped by Longshan Temple is Guanyin Bodhisattva, which is a unique traditional palace-style building of the traditional Chinese classical three-entry courtyard. There are various stone carving works in the temple. The roof ridge belt of the temple is decorated with colored glass porcelain pieces and Jiaozhi pottery, which is magnificent in color, which is the essence of Taiwan's unique art of cutting and sticking.
In addition, Longshan Temple is a temple with the most popular incense of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. It has more than 100 gods and 7 incense burners, allowing you to choose the gods you believe in and worship them freely.
Bus :1. You can take buses 38, 38, 234, 65, 265, 673, 705 to get off at Longshan Temple (Xiyuan) Station. Just walk to the intersection of Guangzhou Street, ; 2. You can take buses 49, 201, 527, and 673 to get off at Longshan Temple (Xiyuan) Station.
Tickets : Free
Opening hours : 7:00-22:00
(20 minutes walk to reach the next attraction)
Ximendong
Suggested play time: 2 hours
At the streets of Taipei Wanhua District , Chengdu Road, Kangding Road, Hankou Street and Zhonghua Road. It is the most important consumer business district in the west district of Taipei City. It is the gathering place of a new generation of popular culture. Nostalgic middle-aged and elderly people recall the past here, and avant-garde young people look for popularity here. The small shops gathered here are avant-garde and bold clothing, representing the latest trends in Japan and Korea. In Ximending, small concerts, signing concerts, and first-time record sales are available almost every weekend, and various movie promotions, street performances and other activities are often seen. There are more than 20 cinemas in Ximending to form a movie street. You will be watching a movie premiere in Taipei, so it is absolutely right to come to Ximending.
Ximendong is the royal place for singers to hold concerts. If you walk here for ten minutes, the chance of hitting a star is overwhelming.
Ximendong is also a paradise for street artists. Whether you like singing, playing drums or playing crystal ball stunts, your senses will be satisfied one by one on the streets of Ximending.
Ximenghong is located in the bustling Ximending. A crowd of people froze quickly in front of this ancient building, with a sense of conflict and beauty coexisting.
Transportation: MRT —Take the MRT Bannan Line to Ximen Station, and you can get there after exit 6; bus—Take the bus 229, 231, 234, 242, 264, 310 (Part 62), and 62 to Ximen Primary School.
(5 minutes walk to reach the next attraction)
Ximengding Red Building
Suggested play time: 0.5 hours
Taipei Red Building in Ximending, Taipei City is an important memory of many old Taipei people. The Red Mansions buildings use special crosses and gossip shapes to create different symbolic images. After different periods, Red Mansions witnessed the rise and fall of Ximending and experienced the ups and downs of Taipei over the years. From the early Japanese occupation period, the gathering of films and dramas, and the film period, to the recent diversified style period, the Red Building has passed through the prosperity and rise and fall of the entire Ximen business district, and has now become a new cultural and creative center, attracting countless young people with creative ideas to visit.
Today’s Red Mansion has become a brand new cultural center. In addition to performances, the “Cultural and Creative Incubation Dream Base” on the second floor of the Cross Building Square has entered many permanent cultural and creative stores. The creative commodity market at the entrance of the Red Mansion is also very popular among literary and artistic youth.
The Red Building has a river bank message exhibition hall, a moonlight cinema and various coffee halls, which can be called a "sacred place for literary youth"; it is another enjoyment to come here to sit here at night and enjoy the century-old Red Building under the night.
Transportation:
Subway: You can take the subway Bannan Line and Xiaonanmen Line to Ximen Station, and you can walk 5 minutes.
Bus: 1. You can take buses 49, 218, 218 straight, 231, 234, 242, 263, 265, 265 night buses, 302, 527, 651, 658, 701 to Ximen Station. 2. You can take buses 18, 235, 257, 621, 640, 783, 1503 to get off at Ximen Market (Hanzhong) station.
Tickets: Free
No tickets are required to visit the first floor, and the theater on the second floor must be purchased based on the performance on the same day.
Opening hours: closed on Mondays; Tuesday to Sunday 11:00-21:30; Friday and Saturday extended to 22:00.
(10 minutes walk)
Presidential Palace
Recommended time to play: 1 hour
Presidential Palace is a Baroque-style building that has always been the highest rights center in Taiwan and was completed in 1919. At that time, the Governor faced the east in his office, and could see the entire Taipei City within , Four Beasts Mountain, , watching the rising sun every day, and planning a sustainable grand ambition. Now, from Monday to Friday, make an appointment in advance through the official website (there are restrictions on inquiries in mainland China) or arrive in Taiwan, call in advance to consult and make an appointment, and you can enter the inside of the Presidential Palace to visit. In addition, the Presidential Palace is very close to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and can be arranged to visit together.
Transportation: Take the MRT Tamsui Line - to get off the NTU Hospital Station, walk from NTU Hospital No. 1 or NTU Park Exit 228, Yankeda Grand Avenue, or walk from Zhongzheng Memorial Hall Station , walk to Zhongshan South Road, and pass through NTU Avenue. Take the MRT Bannan Line - from NTU Exit 3, and walk from Far East Department Store.
Tickets : Free
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, you can make an appointment in advance to enter the internal tour (it is recommended to make a call after arriving in Taiwan, there are restrictions on online appointments). You cannot enter the internal tour without making an appointment, you can only visit the appearance; Saturdays and other holidays are not open, and you need to call for consultation or inquire about the official website of the Presidential Palace on special holidays.
(Take the MRT in 25 minutes to get to the next attraction)
Yongkang Street
Recommended time to play: 2 hours
Yongkang Street is a famous food street located on the second section of Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan. It is between Jinshan South Road and Xinsheng South Road. It is famous for the many famous restaurants or snacks between the alleys.
Yongkang Business District is centered on "Yongkang Park", covering Yongkang Street, Lishui Street, some Jinhua Street, and Xinyi Road Shops near the intersection. The business district originally gathered many Taiwanese snacks and restaurants, but later it gradually opened many exotic food restaurants, many unique coffee shops, and some boutique shops. Due to its proximity to Da'an Forest Park , coupled with its many famous delicacies, nights or holidays often attract many people. In the future, the MRT East Gate Station near Yongkang Street will attract more people after the Xinzhuang Line and Xinyi Line are opened.
( takes the MRT to get off at Taipei 101/World Trade Station )
101 Building
Recommended time to play: 3 hours
Taipei 101 Building , located in Xinyi District, Taipei City, is the most conspicuous landmark building in Taipei. It has always been the "highest building in the world" from December 31, 2004 to January 4, 2010.
Taipei 101 building is divided into 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground. Among them, there are 5-story shopping centers on the B1 to 4th floors, 86 to 88th floors are viewing restaurants, 89th floors are indoor viewing floors, and 91st floors are outdoor viewing terraces.On the indoor observation deck, you can overlook the entire Taipei through floor-to-ceiling windows. After nightfall, it has become one of the best places to enjoy the night view of Taipei. There are also related souvenirs to buy on the floor of the observation deck. If you want to send a postcard, you can also choose to send it here. There are various styles of postcards and stamps. After writing the postcard, you can directly throw it into the postbox.
The shopping center here has many boutique flagship stores, such as BALLY, LV, Prada, Gucci, Cartier, DIOR and FENDI. This is also a paradise for food. The restaurant floors are filled with various delicacies such as Din Tai Fung, Daiguanshan Ju Food House, Jingtanspoon Thai cuisine, Jiuru Zhejiang cuisine, Sichuan and Yunnan foods.
Transportation: MRT: Take Bannan Line to get off at the MRT Municipal Government Station and walk 10 minutes along the Municipal Government Road.
Bus: Take buses 28, 281, 537, 647, 915, brown 6, brown 7, brown 18, brown 21, green 1 to MRT Taipei 101/World Trade Station (city government). Take bus 207, 797, Xinyi Main Line, Xinyi Main Line Deputy, Xinyi Shinkansen, Blue 5, Blue 5 to MRT Taipei 101/World Trade Station (Xinyi).
Tickets : Full ticket 600 NTD ; discount ticket 450 NTD (limited to students, military and police); group ticket 450 NTD; children under 1.15 meters are free, but they must be accompanied by an adult.
Opening hours : 1-3F, 5F—Sunday to Thursday 11:00~21:30;
4F—Monday to Sunday 11:00~22:00;
B1, 1-5F—Friday, Saturday, before holidays and on the same day 11:00~22:00
Taipei Xiangshan
Suggested visit time: 3 hours
Taipei Xiangshan is a good place to climb high and overlook the scenery of the city. Up to the top of the mountain, you can see the 101 Building close to the Taipei Basin and the scenery is excellent.
If you want to see Building 101 on Xiangshan, it is best to be almost evening. The scenery of Building 101 at dusk is very beautiful, and there are very few people, so it feels good.
Transportation:
Xiangshan is located in Xinyi District, Taipei City, about 2 kilometers away from Taipei City
MRT: 1. Take the MRT Tamsui Xinyi Line to [Xiangshan Station] and walk to Zhongqiang Park on the fifth section of Xinyi Road. It will reach the mountaineering entrance of Lane 22, Lane 150 in about 15 minutes. 2. Take the MRT Bannan Line to [Yongchun Station] and walk to Yongchun High School on Songshan Road. It takes about 25 minutes to reach Yongchungang Park.
Bus: Take 33, 46, 207, 612, 621, 277, Boai Bus to [Xinyi Administrative Center Station], or take 33, 299 to [Yongchun High School Station] to get off along Lane 150 of Section 5.
Tickets: peak season (April 1 to November 15): 10.00 yuan
off-season (November 16 to March 31): 5.00 yuan
Opening time: peak season (April 1 to November 15): 06:00~18:30
off-season (November 16 to March 31): 06:00~18:00
Ticket sales time: April 1 to June 30: 06:00~18:30
July 1 to August 31: 06:00~19:00
0 September 1st to November 15th:06:00~18:30
Although Taiwan is not big, its unique charm is fascinating. If you have the opportunity, go to Taiwan for a walk. The scenery here will definitely make you linger.
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