Ji Dian Wu Miao
Ji Dian Wu Miao
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The area
Neighborhood: West Central District/ North District
The West Central District is the most populous and the busiest area. A lot of shops and hotels crowd the district, and the long-standing history results in a variety of street food. In addition to that, this district also has the highest number of temples. This is how it got the name “Tainan’s Pantheon.” Historic buildings are literally ubiquitous. For example, Hayashi Department Store, National Museum of Taiwan Literature, Confucius Temple, Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia), Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple, Tainan Grand Mazu (name of a goddess) Temple, etc. Recently, the tourism in Tainan has laid emphasis on alleys and lanes. Examples include Fujhong Street specialising in creative handicrafts, as-you-stroll desserts on Jhengsing Street, Shennong Street lined with hundred-year-old ancient houses, Sinyi Street on which the old city gate stands, Sinmei Street where old and new cultures fuse together, and Guohua Street and Baoan Raod famous for all the savoury food. All the traditional and delicious food and flavours are about to burst in your mouth. The North District, on the other hand, is a quiet secret hideaway. Lane 321 on Gongyuan Road used to be a Japanese soldiers’ dormitory. Now a few artists have set up their studios here. There are diversified art styles in each old Japanese-style house. The Garden Night Market on Haian Road is one of the famous night markets in both Tainan and Taiwan, and was the top 12 Facebook check-in location worldwide in 2013.

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4.0 of 5 bubbles106 reviews
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Bowi72
Kriftel, Germany319 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Couples
This is one of the smallest temples, though with its rather intimate atmosphere one of the nicest. We had bad luck: restaurateurs were working on the first shrine (April 2019) so we couldn’t visit that part. However, the areas behind are worth a visit too. They are nested and interlaced, giving it a homely feel. The temple is free of admission.
Written April 11, 2019
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Bryan H
Portland, OR1,790 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Couples
Currently under construction, this temple is now a bit of a hodge podge with scaffolding and workers' gloves strewn about as worshipers make their offering. I kind of liked the the combination of spiritual and the practical, but much of the outside is obscured behind temporary construction walls, so be prepared to skirt the barriers.
Written December 19, 2018
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Kimitaka S
Taichung, Taiwan14,141 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2018 • Solo
This temple is dedicated to Guan Yu, a national hero in Han time. The entrance is not big, but the inside is quite big and complicated. If you want to pray Yuelaogong, a god for finding a good husband or wife, you go through a narrow path to the end.
Written November 11, 2018
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Jarko2015
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1,757 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2016
The old temple at the front of the complex is really fascinating, but don't forget to explore the new shrine that has been built recently behind the old temple. Although it's two storeys, only the first is open, but there's a lot to see.
Written September 24, 2016
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Wilcoxm51
Kingston upon Thames, UK1,142 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2015
This temple is worth a visit and can be easily combined with other temples and sights in the local area. The temple contains a number of different altars and appears to be popular with locals as well as tourists.
Written October 13, 2015
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pppbjisiskok
Taipei, Taiwan661 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2015 • Solo
People may find their time more than enough to be spared when arriving to visit Fort Provintia - it has a very big name in the history but it only occupies a very rather small area in terms of a "Fort".

Then do drop by to walk around to check out temples around the fort. "Ji Dian Wu Miao" is definitely one not to be missed. It hosts the ancient martial lord 'Master Guan Yu " who was immortalized around 1,900 years ago, one of the gods popularly worshipped by Chinese who are in the business of trading and manufacturing.

A few displayed items shall deserve the attention: 1. A mimic "Green dragon crescent moon blade" - the weapon used by Guan Yu, 2. The "Big Husband" plate hanged on the inside of the entrance - a phrase later become a very commonly used verbal Japanese (That's why there are so many TA reviews in Japanese) , 3. a very original sculpted stone stair which symbolizes Guan's god status (a dragon head).

Also the eateries outside the temple can all be traced back in the unit of 100 years in terms of making, which tourists won't easily find their counterparts in other Taiwan's major cities. Take a right after getting out of the temple, there are the meat balls, take a left there are the baked brown sugar cakes, on the back of the temple, there are the "4 god soups" and then across the street of the "4 god soup" 10-20 meters down, there are the "round cakes". All except the baked brown sugar cakes are highly recommended, but it is a lot of fun to observe the sugar cake making nevertheless.
Written April 3, 2015
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way6706
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2013
1 near Chihkan Tower about 20M andnear Tainan Station about 10-15 min by car.there are many good food here!
值得一遊的地方,離赤坎樓超級近。另外旁邊的山根壽司人很多,要排對,附近吃的美食也很多,住的也方便,離車站也不會太遠,開車可停赤坎樓旁邊。
Written October 6, 2013
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