All-English Day Reading Love Taiwan Series | Brilliant Dihua Street | All-English Guide

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-Product description-

• Meeting point: Exit 1 of Daqiaotou MRT Station
• Meeting time: 09:30 in the morning session
• Activity time: about 2-2.5 hours per session
• Activity content: historical explanation, understanding of architectural styles, manual DIY, pastry tasting, treasure hunt.
• Suitable for: native speakers (English) or people with level 4 or above of CET-6. The tour guide will give explanations in English and interact with group members through activities.
• Event Description:
  Treasure Hunt Activity 1: After introducing Lam Fengyi Trading Company, the tour guide will describe the following four objects commonly used in past life in English. After finding the "noodle basket", loach cage, quilt photo and "qiejie bag", you can take pictures and show them to the tour guide.
  Treasure Hunt Activity 2: The tour guide will provide a treasure hunt map of architectural elements. There are simplified architectural elements (such as windows, ginseng on the gable facade, etc.). While listening to the tour, you will hear an introduction to these elements, and you can take photos to make the tour more impressive.

-Itinerary-

• Exit 1 (starting point) of Daqiaotou MRT Station—here is an introduction to the general history of Dihua Street. The history of Dihua Street can be traced back to more than 170 years ago. The Tongan people who came here have a high degree of acceptance of outsiders, allowing them to stand on the glorious stage of tea export.
• Locomotive Falls--Here you can enjoy the world's wonder "Locomotive Falls". Guess how many motorcycles will flood into Taipei City at this intersection under the bridge during rush hour?
• The landscape of the old Taipei Bridge and the bronze sculpture - there is a portrait of the old Taipei Bridge in bronze on the ground. There are also photos of Taipei Bridge and Tamsui River in the old days. Did you know? The original north-south train route took the Taipei Bridge and passed through Sanchong to the south!
• Ten consecutive buildings--this place used to be very lively with people coming and going. Because it is close to the Tamsui River, there are ten businesses connected here, and you can purchase goods directly from the back door near the Tamsui River. It is a wedding and online beauty photo spot. Here we tell you the story of the old house.
• Li Tingxiang - a century-old cake shop that adheres to the taste and craftsmanship of making traditional cakes and has become a living witness of history along with Dihua Street. We will try the bakery’s signature pancake. Let’s talk about the creativity and stories behind various cakes.
• Lao Miancheng Lantern Shop—Do you know why old shops on Dihua Street hang lights in front of their doors? The lights are actually exactly the same as the Taiwanese word "ding", which means a prosperous population. The century-old lantern shop inherits the lantern craftsmanship of the old era, and adds innovative Japanese and Hakka floral lanterns, adding a touch of character to this old street.
• Japanese colonial era police station - This building was built to imitate the police station a century ago and is currently a fire station. Because the Japanese left complete architectural data, the government was able to rebuild the former police station.
• Lin Fengyi's Centennial Traditional Articles Store (Treasure Hunt) - This store silently displays the necessary utensils for people's livelihood a hundred years ago. It's a pity that most people don't need it anymore. However, we will still introduce you to the unexpected functions of old-era appliances.
• Paper clay cake DIY (use paper clay of different colors and put them into cake molds to make paper clay cakes as souvenirs). Coming to Dadaocheng is not just about walking around and looking. In addition to eating, drinking, smelling and touching, we also let you use your hands. Learn how to make traditional cakes. Do not miss!
• Lin Wuhu Mingxiang Museum - this is the earliest Fujian-style building in Dadaocheng. After renovation, you can now see how the grocery store was run and operated in the past. Those doors, windows and structures all have unexpected uses. Guess how the grandma next door comes to the grocery store run by the Ming Photography Studio to buy things after closing time at night when the store is not open?
• Mars Monkey Biscuit Tasting - Learn about the history of Dadaocheng Tea and the innovation of tea snacks - cookies and butterfly cakes are modern people's favorite snacks, and the green tea flavor combines the old and the new. Also, don’t forget to remind the store that you can get a 10% discount based on the tour guide’s face, right?
• Qianyuan Ginseng Medicine Store - This ginseng medicine store can be found from the "South Street Yinzhai" in Guoxue Lake. Its special fusion architectural style and elements are like a pearl on Dihua Street. You can’t miss the Chinese, Japanese and Western elements in the architecture. We will also tell you some short stories about selling medicine!
• Xiahai City God's Temple - During the Ghost Festival and the City God's birthday, this is the busiest place in Dadaocheng. Here we will explain the origin of people worshiping the City God. In addition, the origin of this temple Yuelao will be explained. In addition, this is the only city in the world where the city god is married to his mother. We will explain to you the secret of worshiping the City God Mother.
• Yongle Market - This market started from cloth and witnessed the rise and fall of Dadaocheng. At present, the second floor is still the Bu City. There are many traditional snacks on the first floor. Here we show you images from before the market a hundred years ago.
• Watsons Pharmacy (Terminal) This Watsons is the first Watsons store we have seen in Taiwan. Let’s talk about Watson’s story here. The medicine that was originally sold is still on sale today! Afterwards, you can go to Beimen Station and take the MRT to leave.