Half day tour 13:00 Pick up from Hotel 13:30 Visit Taipei Xia

Half day tour
13:00 Pick up from Hotel
13:30 Visit Taipei Xia-Hai City
The century-old Xiahai Chenghuang Temple is host to
God temple
statues of the City God, his wife, the Chinese Cupid,
and 600 other deities. The temple has the highest
statue density in Taiwan.
Tradition has it that if the statue of Chinese Cupid is
standing, he is eager to find a good marriage for
people. The temple therefore attracts a lot of singles for
a significant other couples visit this temple in search of a smooth going.
14:00 Visit Old storefront
buildings on Dihua St.
Mengjia (Monga) was the first port in Taipei before the
16:30 Back to Hotel
once-massive Tamsui River was silted up due to the
upper-stream settlements. After losing an ethnic clash
(i.e., Ding-Xia-Jiao-Ping) in 1853, immigrants from
Fujian’s Tongan region were forced out of Mengjia by
the Sanyi
immigrants,
also from Fujian, to settle in Dadaocheng. As the
trade input between China and the West reached a
record high, Dadaocheng replaced the inaccessible
Mengjia as a major port and prosperous business
district. Stores selling goods from China mushroomed
along Dihua Street, which is situated behind the riverfront-facing Guide Street. Overnight, wealth
prompted the Dihua Street-based businessmen to erect opulent houses with arcades adapted to
the rainy climate. In addition to the intriguing
eclectic facades that are decorated in Western
style, these old storefront houses are best known
for being extremely narrow and deep. Behind each
storefront is a factory or a warehouse, lending an air
of distinction to this cluster of old-fashioned housing
complex.
1-day tour
08:30 Pick up from Hotel
The Lungshan Temple houses hundred of
09:00 Visit Lungshan Temple
statues of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian
deities. The temple mixes traditional Chinese
siheyuan ("four-building courtyard") with
palace architecture in its design. The temple is
divided into front hall, main hall, rear hall, right
wing and left wing. Paintings of vivid creatures
grace the temple walls, and stone statues of
mystical creatures guard the temple
grounds. The joining of wall and roof did not use any nails or braces made of
metal. Covered by overlapping tiles, the temple roof is decorated with figures of dragon,
phoenix and other auspicious creatures. The figures are decorated with porcelain, clay,
and shards of coloured glass. They represent the pinnacle of mosaic art in Taiwan. The
temple has been declared a Secondary National Heritage Site.
10:30 Visit Taipei 101
Located within Taipei 101, the Taipei 101 Mall gathers
observatory
the world top brands to create a high-end shopping
experience. Up to the observatory, where you could
have a “Bird Eye’s View” of the whole Taipei City.
12:00 Lunch at Dintaifung
Din Tai Fung is well-known for its delicacies； especially
dishes like Steamed Pork Dumplings, Steamed Chicken
Soup, and Fried Rice with Eggs and Shrimps are classic
cuisines with high recommendations. The new developed
dishes, Shrimp-and-Pork Wontons in Red Chili Oil and
Pork-and-Vegetable Wontons in Red Chili Oil, are spicy,
delicious, and most important of all, with the scent of Chinese herbal medicine.
14:00 Visit National Palace
The Taipei National Palace Museum is a
Museum
world-class museum that hosts an eclectic
collection of treasures kept by generations of
Emperors ruling from the Forbidden City. In
WWII, Nationalist troops seized the most
important pieces in order to prevent invaders
from ransacking China's national treasures. A
twist of fate eventually brought these treasures
to Taiwan. The Taipei National Palace Museum is designed in the style of a Northern
Chinese palace. The museum is home to
hundreds of thousands of historical relics that
make up the world's most comprehensive and
precious collection of ancient Chinese
artifacts. The entire
collection covers 5,000 years of China's
historical and artistic achievements.
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