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Changhwa
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Chiayi
City
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Hsitou
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HuaLien
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Kaohsiung
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Kinmen
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Lienchiang |
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Miaoli I
Nantou
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Penghu
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Pingtung
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Taichung
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Taipei
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Taitung
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Tainan |
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Taoyuan
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Yilan
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Yunlin
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Orchid
Island
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Green
Island |
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 Tainan
County
is
situated
at
the
center
of
the
largest
plain-Chianan
Plain-in
southwest
Taiwan.
Located
at
the
foot
of a
hill
and
beside
the
sea,
Tainan
County
rises
high
in
the
east
and
becomes
flat
in
the
west.
It
is
sited
in
the
front
area
of
the
Central
Range
to
the
east
and
borders
the
Taiwan
Strait
to
the
west.
There
are
a
great
number
of
temples
in
Tainan
County. |
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Most
of
the
people
in
Tainan
worship
Wang
Yeh,
which
historically
refers
to
the
brothers
of
the
emperor
and
in
present-day
religion
to a
Taoist
deity.
This
is
why
Tainan
has
more
Wang
Yeh
Temples
than
any
other
type
of
temple.
Famous
scenic
spots
in
Tainan
include
temples,
seashores,
lakes,
and
mountains.
Tainan
County
has
more
reservoirs
than
any
other
county
in
Taiwan,
These
include
Tsengwen,
Paihe,
Chienshanpei,
Teyuanpei,
Wushantou,
Luliao,
Hutoupei,
Mirror,
and
Nanhua
reservoirs.
In
addition
to
supplying
water,
these
reservoirs
are
also
famous
scenic
areas. |
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Attractions:
1.
ChihKan
Towers
2.
Great
Queen
of
Heaven
Temple
3.
Official
God
of
War
Temple
4.
Altar
of
Heaven
5.
Confucius
Temple
6.
Koxinga
Shrine
7.
Lady
LinShui
Temple
8.
TungYu
Temple
9.
Prefectural
City
God
Temple
10.
KaiLung
Temple
11.
Old
Fort
of
AnPing
12.
Anping
Local
Culture
Hall.
How
to
get
there:
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Train:
Most
trains
on
the
West
Coast
Line
stop
at
Tainan.
Ticket
prices
for
Taipei-Tainan
are
approximately
NT$476~
$741;
for
KaoHsiung-Tainan
the
prices
are
about
NT$69~$107
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Air:
TransAsia
Airways,
Far
Eastern
Air
Transport
Corp.,
and
Uni
Air
operate
daily
direct
flights
from
Taipei,
and
Uni
Air
operates
daily
from
Kinmen,
and
from
Makung.
The
ticket
prices
are
about
NT
$1,730~3,042
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Highway
Bus:
Taiwan
Motor
Transport
Co.'s
Kuang-Hua
buses
and
United
Highway
Bus
Co.
buses
depart
Taipei
and
KaoHsiung
for
Tainan
each
30~60minutes.
The
cost
is
about
NT$350~$500
from
Taipei
and
NT$95
from
KaoHsiung. |
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