Taichung Sights

  1. Art Street

    Here's another road chock-a-block full of cafés, restaurants and shops - this one with the atmosphere of an alternative city-centre neighbourhood. Art St is northwest of the centre.

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  2. ChingMing (Jingming) 1st Street

    ChingMing (Jingming) 1st Street has a range of modern and traditional-style (or a mix of the two) cafés and restaurants. The area looks best when visited at night. To get there by bus take Taichung Bus 88 or 103, both of which run along Taizhonggang Rd. Get off around Jingcheng Rd and walk down.

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  3. Dakeng

    To the east of the city is a hilly area known as Dakeng (Dàkēng). If you are going to spend any time in the city Dakeng is worth exploring, as there are pleasant hiking trails and even a few hot springs. You can pick up a detailed brochure (with map) of the area at the visitor centre.

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  4. Fengle Sculpture Park & Lakeside Tea & Shopping Street

    Fengle Sculpture Park & Lakeside Tea & Shopping Street has a nicely landscaped environment and some decent statues but it's also best experienced at night. Around the park is an area of teashops, restaurants, and craft shops that open around noon and close about (most are closed on Mondays). To get to the park take UBus 73.

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  5. National Museum of Natural Science

    This was Taiwan's first museum of science and though lacking English explanations (except for display titles) it's still worth visiting for the visually interesting dioramas, models and exhibitions. Children usually thoroughly enjoy themselves here, especially when they see the life-size dinosaur skeletons and the moving (and roaring) dinosaur automatons.

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  7. Paochueh Temple

    This Buddhist temple features one of the largest and fattest Milefo (laughing) Buddhas in Taiwan. The 30m-high statue sits against a backdrop of old apartments, which unfortunately mar photos. There was a lot of work going on around the statue at the time of writing and it looks like some modern structures will soon block out the old ugly ones. It's best to take a taxi to get to the temple.

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  8. Taichung Folk Park

    The park is divided into several sections but most of the interesting material is to the far right as you enter (to the left are cheap souvenir stalls). Don't miss the collections of folk artefacts (everything from ceramic pillows to farming implements). It's one of the best we have seen in Taiwan. The park is north of the city centre. To get there, take Taichung Bus 14 or 131 from the stops up on Luchuan St.

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  9. Taiwan Museum of Art

    The museum is one of the best in Taiwan, and surprisingly for both kids and parents. The open modern design is visually sophisticated (though not pretentious), and there are high-quality exhibits of both Taiwanese and foreign artists. Exhibits change often, though unfortunately there is almost no English signage.

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