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Discover the best top things to do in Datong, Taiwan including Dalongdong Bao An Temple, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Taipei, Taipei Confucius Temple, Taipei City Mall, Xiahai Chenghuang Temple, Shuanglian Market, Yongle Textile Market, Q Square Mall, Dadaocheng Pier, MRT Beimen Station (Taipei Railway Department).
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1. Dalongdong Bao An Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 407 reviews
dedicated to Paosheng Tati, the God of Medicine
Reviewed By PaulSiow - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
We visited this temple after visiting the Confucious temple nearby. The temple looks old with intricate carvings and ornaments on the roof. Many people prayed here and it was fairly smoky due to the many burning joss sticks.
2. Museum of Contemporary Arts, Taipei
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 242 reviews
Reviewed By 619je - Keysborough, Australia
The Museum of Contemporary Arts (MOCA), Taipei fills a gap in Taipei's artistic offering. It's more contemporary than modern. The Museum has a number of intallations, varying from time to time. The building dates from the Japanese colonial era (1895-1945). Following Retrocession, it housed the Tapei City Goverment. It later housed MOCA. There are free audio guides and group tours. MOCA is closed on Monday. Best access is by MRT, Zhongshan Station, Red or Green Lines
3. Taipei Confucius Temple
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 699 reviews
Reviewed By 291genej - Silver Spring, United States
We walked 500 m directly west from Yuanshan Station, arriving at 9:30 AM. Inside the entry gate near the 1956 Minglun Instruction Hall, we were initially distracted by 3 noisy Taiwan blue magpies, but admiring the ceiling architecture of the honorary side halls, were amazed with the peaceful atmosphere. To our surprise, 3 robed women exited the Main Hall and marched around the complete courtyard complex to the cadence of clapped boards. Very worthwhile, now on to the large temple next door.
4. Taipei City Mall
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 703 reviews
Reviewed By CdnLovesTravel787 - Vancouver, Canada
This mall is a favourite of mine for very affordable shopping. Starting from Taipei Main Station, the mall stretches for about a mile under ground. You can walk down one side with stores on either side, then back the other side of same. The mall has clothing, footwear, watches, jewelery, Chinese arts & crafts in one section, computer games, manga and anime, electronics for the other half. Play Station and Nintendo are huge here. There is even a coffee shop with waitresses dressed as anime characters. I was amazed by the number of vending machines which dispense toys of all kinds. The restaurants at the end are mostly Indonesian for food. Duroyal Ice Cream at that end also, is a must for $1 ice cream cones and they have 40 awesome flavours. Price has not gone up for years. It is at the other end of the underground mall so if you want to go there first, go to Beiman metro stop instead of Taipei Main, to save walking a mile to get there for ice cream.
5. Xiahai Chenghuang Temple
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 375 reviews
Reviewed By RobertB215 - Hong Kong, China
This charming little temple is much the same as it was in the 19th Century (built in 1859). Though it is home to the City God, 600 other spiritual figurines also are found here, giving it the highest statue density in Taipei. Another resident is the Old Man Under the Moon, who is the Chinese Cupid, so single folk looking for love also come here to pray. This temple is the spiritual center of the community and has a lot of things happening around Chinese New Year. It is also located on Dahua Street (reviewed separately), which is full of wonderful shops, old and new.
6. Shuanglian Market
7. Yongle Textile Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 197 reviews
Hi there! This is a fabulous place for sewing enthusiasts and I would like to write a review for it. Hope to hear from you soon.
Reviewed By Margarose - Brisbane, Australia
My first trip to Taipei( joining a cruise later) and this was my number one place to visit. Went the first day and then returned another day for more. Bought some silk at $18m as opposed to $50 in Australia. Patchwork fabric was beautiful, imported from USA and just a little cheaper than home. Some months later, at home, envious comments about my dress made with Taipei fabric. Great selection of fabric and REALLY nice stall holders. I lost my husband ( I mean LOST!) and they did a search for him. How they understood what I meant I don't know because I could not speak Taiwanese or they English. They gestured that the man who had been sitting on the table had gone outside and a mate had seen him. The mate went looking outside for him! Wonderful.Take your purse credit card and an empty case.
8. Q Square Mall
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 198 reviews
Located adjacent to Taipei Main Station and accessible by subway, Q Square is a mid-sized retail mall with stores like Zara, Adidas, and Uniqlo, a cineplex, and an excellent subterranean food court.
Reviewed By pulmbubble - San Antonio, United States
The department store conjunction together with Taipei main train station. Inside the same building there are department store, restaurants even hotel. Also long distance bus station. The mall has different brand of fashion choice also lots of good choice. Very convenience.
9. Dadaocheng Pier
10. MRT Beimen Station (Taipei Railway Department)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 61 reviews
The MRT Beimen Station is on the Songshan Line, and exits onto Tacheng Street. Located four stories below ground; it is 171 meters long, 32 meters wide, 32 meters deep (during excavation), with 3 exits, 2 ventilation shafts and 2 barrier-free elevators. The broad concept of public art is incorporated into the design of the MRT Songshan Line. It is a public display of a melange of styles created through architecture and landscape designs; the artistic concepts representing the local culture and features are rooted in the colors, themes and sub-themes, "Beimen Station" design concept - Blessings and Hope, to capture the local spirit while tracing the paths of history.
Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia
Beimen Station ("North Gate") is an important station on the MRT Green Line (Sungshan-Xindian). It exits onto Tacheng St. The station is decorated in a melange of folk art motifs in a variety of colours. It also has archaeological relics from the Ching Dynasty (1644-1911) and Japanese colonial era (1895-1945) when the area was an arsenal.
