Tour Anping Old Street in Tainan | Visit Anping Old Street, Chimei Museum, Chihkan Tower, and other famous attractions | Tainan Exquisite Private Car | Depart from Taichung

The content of this product is provided by machine translation and may not reflect the actual information, please take this into consideration before booking.

【Recommended attractions】

Anping Old Street

Tainan's Anping Old Streets (Yanping Street, Zhongxing Street, and Xiaozhong Street) are known as "Taiwan's First Street," having been the first street built by the Dutch in Taiwan over 300 years ago. Yanping Street, the busiest of the three, was widened in 1995, leaving it with a relatively weak sense of history. Zhongxing Street and Xiaozhong Street, on the other hand, are relatively well-preserved and offer a more suitable setting for historical exploration.

Chihkan Tower

Tainan's Chihkan Tower, formerly Fort Provintia, was built by the Dutch in 1652. Along with Anping Fort, it's considered one of Tainan's two most famous historical sites and a must-see when visiting the city. The original Fort Provintia collapsed during the Qing Dynasty, and the Chihkan Tower we see today consists of the Wenchang Pavilion of the Poseidon Temple and some of the remains of Fort Provintia.
Tickets to Tainan's historical sites are all priced the same, including Chihkan Tower, Anping Fort, Anping Tree House, and Eternal Golden City. The full price is NT$50 and the half price is NT$25.
Those who are not eligible for half-price discount (students, police and firefighters, seniors over 65 years old, etc.)

Anping Fort

In the early 17th century, the Dutch, a combined military and commercial presence, occupied present-day Anping in 1624 and built Fort Zeelandia as a defensive fortress, with construction completed in 1634. After Zheng Chenggong conquered the Dutch fort in 1662, it was renamed Anping Town and the inner city was renamed Neifu, leading Taiwanese to refer to it as the Royal City. During the Qing Dynasty, the area lost its importance due to the destruction of Fort Zeelandia by Qing troops in order to build the Yizai Jincheng, leading to its gradual desolation. Reconstruction followed the Japanese occupation, and after World War II, it became known as "Anping Fort." The only authentic Dutch-era remains are the brick walls of the outer south wall in front of the fort. The intertwined roots of the old banyan tree, bearing witness to nearly 400 years of Taijiang's history.

Anping Tree House

The tree house is located behind the Tak Kee Trading Company. It was originally the trading company's warehouse, built around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the Japanese colonial period. It was once used as a branch warehouse for the Great Nippon Salt Company. Its current size is the result of expansion by the Japanese.
After more than a hundred years of weathering, the warehouse walls are now covered with the aerial roots of the banyan trees. The towering banyan trees' dense canopy seems to have become the warehouse's roof, giving the Anping Tree House a rare appearance and a mysterious atmosphere, forming a unique symbiotic spectacle of the house and tree, similar to the giant trees entwined around Ta Prohm Temple at Angkor Wat.

"Eternal Golden City"

Eternal Golden Fortress is located in Jincheng Village, Tainan City, near Anping. It was Taiwan's first Western-style fortress and the first to be equipped with the Armstrong cannon, a landmark in the history of Taiwanese fortresses. Eternal Golden Fortress was formerly known as the "Erkunshen Fortress," or "Sankunshen Fortress." The "Erkunshen" refers to the sandbars that once lined the west bank of the Taijiang River. Anping Fortress was located on the first Kunshen, and Eternal Golden Fortress on the second Kunshen. However, due to siltation at the harbor, the sandbars gradually merged. Originally built to defend against Japanese invasion, Eternal Golden Fortress was built by Chinese and designed by French architects. In combat, it employed British and German cannons and American rifles, giving it a distinctly Western feel.

Tainan Museum of Art

The city's art and cultural district is finally complete! Following the renovated opening of the Tainan Museum of Fine Arts (Southern Art Gallery) last year, the second building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, finally opened just in time for the 2019 Lunar New Year. The encounter between an old building brimming with bygone elegance and a white art complex embodying the master's signature natural minimalist style, showcases the renewed energy of art in the ancient capital.
Unlike the restored 86-year-old Tainan Police Station Building 1, the Tainan Police Station Building 2 is located on the site of the 1920s Tainan Shrine, which previously housed the Haidong Academy, the Tainan Museum, and the still-preserved Confucius Temple, making it Tainan's cultural and educational center. The new building, currently constructed on the site of the Gongshiyi underground parking lot and park, was designed by Taiwanese architect Shi Zhaoyong and Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA). The design utilizes a composition of stacked boxes at varying angles to create numerous semi-outdoor spaces. These shaded outdoor terraces not only block direct sunlight but also allow for ventilation, providing opportunities for residents to appreciate the surrounding greenery.

Chimei Museum

The Chi Mei Museum in Tainan, founded by Mr. Hsu Wen-long, officially opened in 1992. It relocated to the Chi Mei Pavilion within the Tainan Metropolitan Museum campus in 2014 and reopened in 2015. It boasts Taiwan's largest and most prestigious private museum collection. Spanning 9.5 hectares, the museum's architectural style blends Roman and Greek classical elements, creating a grand and majestic atmosphere reminiscent of the White House. The plaza, themed around Greek mythology, adds a romantic, exotic touch to the lush greenery of Tainan Metropolitan Park.

Sicao Green Tunnel

Green Tunnel: Full Ticket NT$200, Discount Ticket NT$100, Black Tunnel Ticket NT$30, Charity Ticket NT$100

Notes:
1. Only those aged 0-6 and over 80 years old can use the Black Pier Ticket
2. Discounted tickets available for elementary school students
3. People with disabilities who purchase the Love Ticket can accompany one other person on a bamboo raft to roam the miniature Amazon River.
Enjoy Taiwan's only green river on water.
The complete river ecology is like walking into nature's classroom.

Anping Dingqing Wharf-Deyang Ship Park

The Warship Museum, featuring the "Deyang" warship, is the most eye-catching attraction at Anping Harbor and the only warship museum in Taiwan. After nearly 30 years of service in Taiwan, the Deyang ceased its mission of defending the nation in 2009 and officially docked at Anping Harbor. It has been transformed into an educational warship museum, a popular attraction for military enthusiasts and a popular photo spot for its imposing hull.
1. Full Ticket Price: NT$100 (General Public)
2. Discounted Ticket: NT$80 (for students, military and police personnel with individual certificates; for groups of 20 or more; for individuals 65 and older with certificates; for residents registered in Tainan City with certificates)
3. Free of charge (Persons with disability certificates; individuals with disabilities who, after a needs assessment, require a companion are limited to one person and are eligible for free travel; children under 6 years old with a certificate)