Faith (Shilin, Datong, and Zhongshan districts): A Hidden Passage Tour of YuanshanPost date：2025-09-03
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Introduction
Wuzhi Mountain Yuanshan Water Shrine-The Grand Hotel East/West Secret Passages-Taipei Rose Garden (Rose Exhibition from March to April)-Confucius Temple-Baoan Temple-Sishisikan Street-Dalong Street Night Market
The entrance of the "Yuanshan Water Shrine Trail" is hidden in the parking lot of the Taipei Water Department-Yangming Business Office. Walking only takes five minutes, and you can see the water conservancy equipment left over from the Japanese period. Further ahead, you will reach the Yuanshan Water Shrine.
▲Yuanshan Water Shrine
The Grand Hotel initially received foreign or distinguished guests from the first family. Under the shadow of war, the hotel has established two secret passages, east and west, for the safety of guests, allowing them to escape in emergencies. They are now open for tourists to visit.
▲The Grand Hotel East/West Secret Passages
Located within the Taipei Expo Park, Xinsheng Park cultivates over 5,000 varieties of roses. In recent years, the "Taipei Rose Exhibition" in March has caused a rose craze.
▲Xinsheng Park
Established in 1927, Confucius Temple is in the prosperous old street of Dalongdong. Under the urban renewal plan promoted by the Taipei City Government, the Taipei Confucius Temple, Dalong Elementary School, and Baoan Temple formed the Dalongdong Cultural Park, known as the "Temple, School, and Shrine." It has multiple meanings, such as a place of ceremony, a symbol of Confucianism, and a city historic monument.
▲Taipei Confucius Temple
The main deity of Baoan Temple in Dalongdong is Bao Sheng Da Di (God of Medicine). Every year on March 15th of the lunar calendar, to celebrate the deity's birthday, the temple holds a special two-month "Bao Sheng Cultural Carnival," which is the grandest, liveliest, and most popular temple fair event in northern Taiwan
▲Baoan Temple
The Sishisikan Street was once the earliest planned road in Taipei and the earliest shopping street in the Dalongdong area. Initially, there were two rows of 44 shops here, each of the same size and uniform appearance, hence the name "Sishisikan."
▲Sishisikan Street
Dalong Street Night Market has different delicious snacks, from a variety of Taiwanese breakfasts such as clay oven roll, soybean milk, deep-fried egg cake, rice, noodles, and congee to award-winning braised pork rice, rich yet not overly sweet traditional desserts, and the ever-popular goose meat stalls that draw long lines, as well as popular snacks such as bahwan, Taiwanese popcorn chicken, fried rice, etc.
▲Dalong Street Night Market
※Surrounding Recommendations
Shopping District: Dalongdong (Night Market) Shopping District, Yuanshan MUJI Hotel
Temple: Taipei Confucius Temple, Dalongdong Fushou Temple, Dalongdong Baoan Temple
Cuisine: Guo's Meat Noodles, Chong-Qing Chinese Omelet, No. 1 Goose , Perfectly Cate
Monument and Cultural Venue: Taipei Confucius Temple, Dalongdong Baoan Temple
The entrance of the "Yuanshan Water Shrine Trail" is hidden in the parking lot of the Taipei Water Department-Yangming Business Office. Walking only takes five minutes, and you can see the water conservancy equipment left over from the Japanese period. Further ahead, you will reach the Yuanshan Water Shrine.
▲Yuanshan Water Shrine The Grand Hotel initially received foreign or distinguished guests from the first family. Under the shadow of war, the hotel has established two secret passages, east and west, for the safety of guests, allowing them to escape in emergencies. They are now open for tourists to visit.
▲The Grand Hotel East/West Secret Passages Located within the Taipei Expo Park, Xinsheng Park cultivates over 5,000 varieties of roses. In recent years, the "Taipei Rose Exhibition" in March has caused a rose craze.
▲Xinsheng Park Established in 1927, Confucius Temple is in the prosperous old street of Dalongdong. Under the urban renewal plan promoted by the Taipei City Government, the Taipei Confucius Temple, Dalong Elementary School, and Baoan Temple formed the Dalongdong Cultural Park, known as the "Temple, School, and Shrine." It has multiple meanings, such as a place of ceremony, a symbol of Confucianism, and a city historic monument.
▲Taipei Confucius Temple The main deity of Baoan Temple in Dalongdong is Bao Sheng Da Di (God of Medicine). Every year on March 15th of the lunar calendar, to celebrate the deity's birthday, the temple holds a special two-month "Bao Sheng Cultural Carnival," which is the grandest, liveliest, and most popular temple fair event in northern Taiwan
▲Baoan Temple The Sishisikan Street was once the earliest planned road in Taipei and the earliest shopping street in the Dalongdong area. Initially, there were two rows of 44 shops here, each of the same size and uniform appearance, hence the name "Sishisikan."
▲Sishisikan Street Dalong Street Night Market has different delicious snacks, from a variety of Taiwanese breakfasts such as clay oven roll, soybean milk, deep-fried egg cake, rice, noodles, and congee to award-winning braised pork rice, rich yet not overly sweet traditional desserts, and the ever-popular goose meat stalls that draw long lines, as well as popular snacks such as bahwan, Taiwanese popcorn chicken, fried rice, etc.
▲Dalong Street Night Market ※Surrounding Recommendations
Shopping District: Dalongdong (Night Market) Shopping District, Yuanshan MUJI Hotel
Temple: Taipei Confucius Temple, Dalongdong Fushou Temple, Dalongdong Baoan Temple
Cuisine: Guo's Meat Noodles, Chong-Qing Chinese Omelet, No. 1 Goose , Perfectly Cate
Monument and Cultural Venue: Taipei Confucius Temple, Dalongdong Baoan Temple
