Top 10 Free Things to do in Tainan, Taiwan

January 1, 2022 Frederic Celentano

One of Taiwan's oldest cities and the former capital, Tainan is a modern city of commerce and trade, history and culture. It is also a religious center, with more than a thousand temples (including Taiwan’s first Confucian temple) plus frequent festivals and parades. Visit Guohua Street to sample Taiwanese specialties and local markets. Discover Taiwan’s people and past at The National Museum of History. Chimei Museum includes beautiful gardens and a private collection of art and musical instruments.
Restaurants in Tainan

1. National Cheng Kung University

No.1 Daxue Road, East District, Tainan Taiwan +886 6 275 7575 http://web.ncku.edu.tw/bin/home.php
Excellent
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Good
38%
Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 200 reviews

National Cheng Kung University

Reviewed By happytraveller33359 - Cebu Island, Philippines

The university has a long history and one of the best universities in Taiwan. This university has a huge land area with matured trees and historic buildings dotted in the east side of Tainan Station. People from the city or even tourists are allowed on the premises to enjoy walking. One of the gardens they have there is called “Banyan Garden”, which is on Google Map. Once you are there, you can easily spot this huge banyan tree planted by an emperor of Japan some 100 years ago. This beautiful tree provides good shades and views for the students to enjoy their break times or circle activities. Nice spot to relax while exploring the city.

2. Luermenma Temple

No.160 Chengan Road, AnNan District, Annan, Tainan Taiwan +886 6 257 7547 http://www.luermenma.org.tw/
Excellent
48%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 86 reviews

Luermenma Temple

3. Jingzaijiao Tile - Paved Salt Fields

Yonghuali Well's Foot, Beimen, Tainan 727 Taiwan +886 6 786 1629
Excellent
42%
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46%
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4.5 based on 93 reviews

Jingzaijiao Tile - Paved Salt Fields

Reviewed By BreakawayAgain - Australia Plains, Australia

I arrived at the salt fields just before 5pm. The sun was starting to set and the scene of it was beautiful. Salt was piled up in sections throughout the field. Most of the sections were prohibited from entering. Nevertheless there were some sections with tools and salt for people to experience salt farm ploughing. The sunset scene (5:30-6pm) was so pretty that either mobiles or cameras could easily take nice photos of it. Unfortunately there was a bit of thick cloud near the horizon, I couldn’t see the sunset till the end.

4. Nankun Nidai Tianfu

No.976 Kunjiang Street, Beimen District, Beimen, Tainan Taiwan +886 6 786 3711 http://www.nkstemple.org.tw
Excellent
47%
Good
47%
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4.5 based on 49 reviews

Nankun Nidai Tianfu

Reviewed By dudeman8

NanKunShen represents the best paintings and relief art, sculptures, and Porcelain works of any temple I have visited in South East Asia. The sheer variety and high quality of works is staggering. We enjoyed reliefs and stories behind them of the original temple to the main Wang Di Ye temple. You will want a trained guide to tell you stories such as the brothel owner from Banchiao who donated a "lou-ti" wall panel with his name to tell temple goers where to go for fun. Ying Zai Gung (Wan Shen Ye) is small but important to pray to as recommended by Guan Shi Yin because it was his land where he tended cows that became this temple with 5 Wang Ye (gods). Ling Shao Bao Dian is behind, it has modern era art depictions, which include a painting of Yankee pitcher and World Series winner, Wang Jian Min. It is filled with unique master works including the porcelain tableau sculptures on roofs and the largest cast ceramic wall relief of Yu Wang Da Di and his followers, which is an amazing piece. My favorite is the Jade picture of 100 loyal ministers of the emperor, which features a rainbow made of jade on either side of made of eight different colors of jade. It cannot be replicated those jades are so rare.

5. Beehive Firecrackers

Tainan Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple, Yanshui, Tainan Taiwan http://tour.tainan.gov.tw/view.aspx?sn=51
Excellent
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Good
34%
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8%
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4.5 based on 110 reviews

Beehive Firecrackers

6. Tainan Park

No.356, Kongyuan Rd., N. Dist., North District, Tainan Taiwan
Excellent
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Good
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4.0 based on 161 reviews

Tainan Park

7. Garden Night Market

Intersection of Third Section of Han'an Road and Hewei Road, North District, Tainan Taiwan
Excellent
32%
Good
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Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.0 based on 440 reviews

Garden Night Market

Reviewed By PinkPomelo - Singapore, Singapore

This place is BUSTLING! So much to see and eat. There's so much variety of street food and sit-down stalls. The food is delicious and compared to the markets in Taichung and Hualien, the prices here are slightly cheaper. Be prepared for the crowds at dinner time. It can get packed and walking the food section can feel a little like salmon trying to swim up stream. That's all part of the fun experience. It means everyone, locals and tourists alike, are all going there. Tip: go there after 9.30pm and the crowd at the food section would have eased up slightly.

8. Fire and Water Spring

Guanzi Hill Hotspring, Baihe Town, Baihe, Tainan Taiwan +886 6 684 0337 http://www.siraya-nsa.gov.tw/MainWeb/Main.aspx
Excellent
23%
Good
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Satisfactory
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4.0 based on 83 reviews

Fire and Water Spring

9. Yujing

Zhongzheng Rd., Yijing Dist., Yujing, Tainan Taiwan
Excellent
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4.0 based on 87 reviews

Yujing

10. Ji Dian Wu Miao

No.229, Lane 2, Yongfu Road, Zhongxi District, West Central District, Tainan Taiwan
Excellent
28%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.0 based on 105 reviews

Ji Dian Wu Miao

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