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Zhongshan/Datong Districts The Cultural Experience Route (TAIPEI QUARTERLY 2018 SUMMER Vol.12)

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Post date:2018-06-13

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Zhongshan/Datong Districts The Cultural Experience Route

09:30

Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei Confucius Temple

The devotees at Dalongdong Baoan Temple (大龍峒保安宮) worship Baosheng Dadi (保生大帝). It is a belief center for local people, and hosts the Baosheng Cultural Festival (保生文化祭) annually. The temple’s woodwork, colorful paintings and Koji ceramic work are all worth seeing. To preserve the main hall corridor’s wall paintings, the temple has invited special conservators from Australia, who’ve come to Taiwan several times in order to preserve, clean, and restore these murals to their glorious past appearance. This effort helped the temple receive The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Preservation Award in 2003.

Across the street and a short distance away you’ll see the Taipei Confucius Temple (台北市孔廟) . If you look closely, you’ll notice there aren’t couplets or poems on any pillar, window or door in the temple; which means no one should try showing off their writing skills in front of Confucius. There’s a 4D VR theatre where visitors can learn more about Confucian culture. 

MRT Yuanshan Station


11:30

Michelin 1-Star – Ming Fu

After visiting Dalongdong Baoan Temple, you should never pass up the authentic Taiwanese fried nest fern at Ming Fu (明福台菜海產). This is the only Michelin 1-star restaurant that was absent from the award ceremony in Taipei. Why don’t you bring your friends and enjoy their signature dish: Buddha Jumps over the Wall.

MRT Zhongshan Elementary School Station


13:30

Dadaocheng

If you’re looking for a place where old-timers take a stroll down Memory Lane, then visit Dadaocheng (大稻埕)! You can wander around the venerable town site admiring the building facades with their Japanese-Western hybrid style, then check out the ancient businesses specializing in regionally specific items, Chinese herbal medicines, fabrics, and creative handmade goods. Need a break? Have a bite at one of the many eateries in front of Cisheng Temple (慈聖宮). This part of town definitely lets you experience the energetic fusion of old and new, past and present. For people seeking divine help in finding love, Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple (台北霞海城隍廟) is the place to go. 

MRT Beimen, Daqiaotou, Shuanglian Stations


16:00

Chifeng Street

There used to be many blacksmiths on this street, but now a lot of cultural and creative types have set up shop in one of the old smithies. Among these, you’ll find vintage and secondhand clothing stores, coffee shops, bookstores, as well as hardware and auto part stores. This accidental coming together has created a unique atmosphere in this neighborhood. You might want to drop by in the early evening, just when the sun is setting and the lights are coming on. It’s a magic moment that happens every day!

MRT Zhongshan Station


18:30

Bib Gourmand Selection – Ningxia Night Market 

The must-try dish at Ningxia Night Market (寧夏觀光夜市) is the authentic pork liver soup at Rong's Pork Liver (豬肝榮仔). And you won’t want to miss the taro balls at Liu Yu Zi (劉芋仔). You can try the ones prepared with pure taro, or those with egg yolk. Both are scrumptious and crispy! The purple taro and yellow egg yolk add a colorful component, which young ladies love to add to their check-ins on social media. 

MRT Shuanglian Station

 

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