Taiwan Things to Do Tips by keeweechic

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial was completed in 1980. Within the grounds there is the Memorial Hall with a museum displaying photos and personal items of Chiang Kai-Shek. The honour guard on the main floor changes ever hour on the hours.

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Address: 21 Chung Shan S. Rd, Section 1.
Directions: Take a bus from Taipei Train Station. : 22, 237, 249 or 251 to C.K.S. Memorial Hall Station.

Adjoining the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial hall on opposite sides of the square was the National Theatre and the National Concert Hall built in the Chinese style. There is a 25 ton bronze statue of the Generalissimo. The whole ground was divided into East, West, North and South in the arrangements of the buildings, with the statue of Chiang Kai-Shek facing China. The area has once been a jail.

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Address: 21 Chung Shan S. Rd, Section 1.
Directions: Take a bus from Taipei Train Station. : 22, 237, 249 or 251 to C.K.S. Memorial Hall Station.

Taipei New Park is said to be the place to go to see the Chinese at play. This is one of the oldest parks in Taipei, it was built in 1899. It contains a number of cultural relics and the February 28th Peace Memorial. Peddlers are out very early in the morning along with the morning exercisers. There are colourful pagodas and bridges over ponds and pretty gardens.

Closed on Mondays.

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Address: No. 3 Kaitakelan Boulevard, Taipei
Directions: Take a bus : no. 0 East, 0 South, 18, 20, 241, 251, 263, 605, 644, 249, 23, 236, 244, 237, 215, 291, or 623. Get off at the Feb 28 Memorial Park stop.

Next to the Peace Park is the Taiwan Museum, Taiwan's oldest museum - it was built in 1908. It is one of a few Japanese colonial buildings that has simulated Western classical styles. The museum is rich in ethnic and natural historical resources and holds a wealth of academic information as well as past archieves and cultural relics.

Hours: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun; closed Mon

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Address: Chung Cheng District
Directions: Next to Taipei Peace Park

Martyrs Shrine is an example of classical Ming Dynasty, built in honour of those who died fighting for their country. Soldiers stand at the entrance to the shrine and are required to stand perfectly still until they are changed on the hour. There was a lot of restoration going on when I was there.
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Hsingtien Temple which was one of the most popular temples in Taiwan even though it was a relatively new construction having been built in 1967.

Lungshan Temple renowned for its stone sculptures, especially the 12 columns with the dragons wound around them. It is one of the oldest and largest of the more than 5,000 temples and shrines throughout Taiwan and considered to be one of the best examples of traditional Chinese temple architecture.
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Address: Minchuan E. Road

Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall is dedicated to the nations founding father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The Museum contains a picture gallery and exhibition of Dr. Sun's life. large hall.
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Directions: Jenai Road, Section 4. Sungshung District. Taipei.

National Palace Museum is a definite must to visit. I did it as part of a day tour of Taipei city and unfortunately there was limited time there. Few of the Taxi drivers speak English, so have it written in Chinese for them if you are attempting to go on your own.

There is more than 600,000 pieces of art and priceless masterpieces housed here - probably the worlds greatest collection of Chinese art. The history of his transit to Taipei is indeed quite a story.

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Keelung is a port north of Taipei which overlooks the East China Sea. It has interesting history of the Spanish landing in 1626 in search of a natural harbour to expand trade in the Far East. The area is quite hilly rather than flat and because of it's location, it was an important for protecting the Taipei area from any attacks. Keelung used to be called Jilong which meant hencoop.

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Address: North of Taipei
Directions: From Taipei, take the train or the Chung Hsing bus from Taipei Train Station's East Station. The trip takes about half an hour.

Views from the top of the hill over Keelung city and harbour. The port was opened as a commercial port in 1863. In 1872 a navel defence headquarters was set up here and later the railroad was linked to the port. During World War 11 in 1939 the port was heavily bombed and almost all of the port facilities was destroyed. After the war, rebuilding began and today Keelung has become one of the major ports in the world.

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Address: Keelung
Directions: North of Taipei