Shuangyuan
District of Banqiao District
Taipei - Taiwan

Wanhua District

Wanhua District, known in Taiwanese as Bangka a.k.a. Monga, is Taipei City's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as Longshan Temple, an historic temple, and the Red House Theater, the first and largest teahouse and playhouse in Taiwan. Taipei's oldest, but decaying, garment district is also here.

Located at 25.0333, 121.483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Districts of Taipei

Mengjia Longshan Temple

Mengjia Longshan Temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian, China. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers. The temple has been destroyed either in full or in part on numerous earthquakes and fires. During World War II, on 31 May 1945 it was hit by American bombers during the Raid on Taipei, who claimed the Japanese were hiding armaments inside.

Located at 25.0372, 121.499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1738 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1730s, Buddhist temples in Taiwan, Places of worship in Taipei

Micro-Star International

Micro-Star International Co. , Ltd (MSI) (Chinese: ：微星科技, "Micro-Star Technology") is a Taiwanese electronics company based in New Taipei City. It is one of the world's largest information technology manufacturers with its Baoan Plant in Shenzhen and research and development facilities in Kunshan.

Located at 25.007, 121.487 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Companies established in 1986, Computer hardware companies, Electronics companies of Taiwan, Graphics hardware companies, Motherboard companies, Portable audio player manufacturers, Companies of Taiwan, Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taiwan brands, Netbook manufacturers, Companies based in New Taipei

Presidential Office Building, Taipei

The Presidential Office Building houses the Office of the President of the Republic of China. The building, located in the Zhongzheng District in the national capital of Taipei, Republic of China, was designed by architect Uheiji Nagano during the period of Japanese rule of Taiwan (1895–1945). The structure originally housed the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan.

Located at 25.04, 121.512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1950 establishments in Taiwan, Buildings and structures in Taipei, Presidential palaces, History of Taipei, Presidency of the Republic of China, Palaces in Taiwan

Banqiao Stadium

Banqiao Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Banqiao District, New Taipei City. It is administered by the New Taipei City Government. It consists of several parts, of which the Banqiao First Sports Ground is able to hold 30,000 people and was opened in 1987. It is currently used mostly for football matches. In recent years, it has also been used for outdoor concerts. Guns N' Roses kicked off their 2009-2011 World Tour at the stadium on December 11, 2009.

Located at 25.0101, 121.468 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Football venues in Taiwan, Multi-purpose stadiums in Taiwan, Visitor attractions in New Taipei

Supreme Court of the Republic of China

The Supreme Court of the Republic of China is the court of last resort in the Republic of China, although matters regarding interpretation of the Constitution and unifying the interpretation of laws and orders are decided by the Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan.

Located at 25.04, 121.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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National supreme courts, Government of the Republic of China, Taiwanese law

Taipei First Girls' High School

Taipei First Girls' High School (臺北市立第一女子高級中學) is a prestigious Taiwanese high school, located in Zhongzheng District within Taipei City, with only the top 1% of scorers on the Basic Competence Test for Junior High School Students (國民中學學生基本學力測驗) receiving admission.

Located at 25.0371, 121.514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Girls' schools in Taiwan, High schools in Taiwan, Educational institutions established in 1904, Schools in Taipei

National Taiwan Museum

National Taiwan Museum (Chinese: 國立台灣博物館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān bówùguǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok lip tai oan phok but koan), established in 1908, is the oldest museum in Taiwan. It was set up by the colonial government during Japanese rule in Taiwan. It is located in Taipei.

Located at 25.0431, 121.509 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums established in 1908, National museums of Taiwan, Museums in Taipei, Visitor attractions in Taipei, Domes

Red House Theater

The Red House Theater (紅樓劇場), often called the Red Theater or Red Play House in English, is a historic theater in the Ximending area of Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 1908 during Japanese rule and designed by Japanese architect Kondo Juro, it was originally a market building but was used as a theater from 1945 onwards. The building recently underwent an extensive renovation.

Located at 25.042, 121.507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Theatre in Taiwan

Taipei Postal Office

Taipei Post Office is a four-storey building located close to Beimen. It is a third-degree historic site of the Republic of China. It was constructed as a building with two huge wings and one small front opening. With the large open ground immediately behind the main building, the total ground floor is about 8,000 square metres. It is the headquarters of Taiwan Post (the original Chunghwa Post) in Taipei. Some of its space is used as the Taipei Campus of National Chiao Tung University.

Located at 25.0472, 121.512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1930, Historic sites in Taiwan, Buildings and structures in Taipei, Post office buildings

Qingshui Temple

Qingshui Temple also known as Tsushih Temple or the "Divine Progenitors Temple" is a temple in dedicated to the god Qingshui Zushi, a Northern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk who is said to have saved a town from a drought. The temple is located in the Wanhua District of Taipei City, Taiwan and was constructed in 1787 CE. In 1958, the temple was renovated and restored. The temple is often called "the most characteristic example of mid-Qing temple architecture."

Located at 25.0403, 121.503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1787, 1787 establishments, Places of worship in Taipei, Taoist temples in Taipei

National Museum of History

The National Museum of History (NMH) is located in the Nanhai Academy in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan and exhibits Chinese historical items. After the Republic of China government moved to Taiwan, the National Museum of History was the first museum established.

Located at 25.0314, 121.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums established in 1955, National museums of Taiwan, Museums in Taipei, Visitor attractions in Taipei, History museums, Michael Graves buildings, Executive Yuan, History of China, History of Taiwan, Chinese culture

Xiaonanmen Station

The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen Station is an underground station on the Xiaonanmen Line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Located at 25.0356, 121.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Taipei Metro stations in Taipei, Railway stations opened in 2000

Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School

Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (Chinese: 臺北市立建國高級中學, JGHS; formerly Chien Kuo in the Wade-Giles transliteration instead of Pinyin) is a high school for boys, which is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, and was the Taipei First High School, the first public high school in Taiwanese history.

Located at 25.0309, 121.512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1898, High schools in Taiwan, Boys' schools in Taiwan, Schools in Taipei

Monopoly Bureau

The Monopoly Bureau Building is a Renaissance-style red brick building located in Nan Chang Street, Taipei City, Taiwan. It is in the Zhongzheng District, near Aiguo West Road, Park Road and Nanchang intersection ring, and Taipei's city south gate. It is also located nearby the Republic of China Ministry of Finance and the President of the Republic of China's Official Residence. The building was built in 1913 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.

Located at 25.0341, 121.515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1913, Buildings and structures in Taipei

Banqiao Station

Banqiao Station (板橋車站) is a railway station located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station serves high-speed rail, conventional rail, and metro trains. All tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The new station building opened on July 19, 1999 for TRA trains, May 31, 2006 for the Taipei Metro, and on January 5, 2007 for Taiwan High Speed Rail. The station currently handles over 106,000 passengers per day.

Located at 25.0143, 121.464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Taipei Metro stations in New Taipei, Taiwan High Speed Rail stations, Railway stations opened in 1999

Taiwan Education Association Building

The original Taiwan Education Association Building (原臺灣教育會館) was built in 1931 and originally housed exhibits of educational achievements in Taiwan, and served as a venue for regular gatherings. It is located in Taipei, Taiwan. Its design was directed by Ide Kaoru, the chief of the Japanese colonial government's civil engineering section, and was thus quite similar to that of the Taipei Assembly Hall.

Located at 25.0316, 121.514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Taipei, History of Taipei

Taipei Botanical Garden

The Taipei Botanical Garden is located in the Nanhai Academy on Nanhai Road in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The Botanical Garden covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes over 1500 plant species.

Located at 25.0323, 121.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Taipei, Botanical gardens in Taiwan

Wanhua Station

Wanhua Station is a Taiwan Railway Administration station located in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan.

Located at 25.0333, 121.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Taipei

National Education Radio

National Education Radio is a government owned radio station in the Republic of China. It was founded in 1960 and is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei City, Taiwan next to the Taipei Botanical Garden and National Museum of History. The Headquarters building has been a registered historic landmark since 2009.

Located at 25.0324, 121.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mandarin-language radio stations, Radio stations in Taiwan, Public radio, History of Taipei, Buildings and structures in Taipei, Media in Taipei

Red Envelope Club

A Red Envelope Club is a form of Cabaret in Taiwan that originated in Taipei in the 1960s as an imitation of Shanghai Cabaret. In these cabarets, female singers sing old Chinese songs from the 1920s to 1950s to mostly older men, many of whom were soldiers in General Chiang Kai-Shek's Kuomintang army that fled Mainland China after the Chinese Civil War. The cabarets get their name from the fact that the audience gives the singers, who they appreciate, money in red envelopes.

Located at 25.0434, 121.506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Taiwanese culture, History of Taipei, Taiwanese music, Music venues in Taiwan, History of the Republic of China, Nightclubs, Singing

Republic of China Presidential Museum

The Republic of China Presidential Museum is a museum located behind the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. The museum's collection includes collections and archives belonging to previous Presidents of the Republic of China. The collection also includes furniture and artwork which belonged to previous Presidents as well a digital reading room which contains 1,100 publications and 687 books related to ROC presidents.

Located at 25.04, 121.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Taipei, Visitor attractions in Taipei, Museums established in 2010, 2010 establishments in Taiwan

Cafe Astoria

The Cafe Astoria is the first western style bakery in Taiwan. It is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan on WuChang Street across from the City God Temple.

Located at 25.0441, 121.513 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Taipei, History of Taipei, Coffeehouses

Chunghwa Postal Museum

The Chunghwa Post Museum is located on Nanhai Street in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan.

Located at 25.0317, 121.515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Taipei, Visitor attractions in Taipei, Postal system of Taiwan

Taipei Futai Street Mansion

The Taipei Futai Street Mansion (臺北撫台街洋樓), also called Yamato-chō Mansion (大和町洋樓), is the only existing historical and commercial building in Taipei Taiwan, built in 1910 the early years of the Japanese rule. It is located at Yanping South Road No.26, Zhongzheng District and lies in the BoAi Special District as well. It was the head office of Takaishi Gumi (高石組), a construction company founded in 1901. This mansion is owned by the Ministry of National Defense.

Located at 25.0467, 121.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1910, Buildings and structures in Taipei, Visitor attractions in Taipei, Houses in Taiwan, Palaces in Taiwan