Top Things to do in Tamsui
10 Historic Sites in Tamsui That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Tamsui, Taiwan including Cheng's Old Residence, Tamkang High School, Danshui Street Changduo Tianrongji Former Residence, Oxford College, Duotian Rongji Guju, Tamsui Station, Yinshan Temple, Hobe Fort, The Tamsui Customs Wharf, Tamsui Riben Jing Guan Su She.
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1. Cheng's Old Residence
2. Tamkang High School
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By 619je - Keysborough, Australia
George Leslie Mackay was a Canadian. He was a pioneering Presbyterian missionary in 19th century Taiwan. Apart from Tamkang High School, he also was instrumental in founding the Mackay Hospital in Taipei. Oxford College, which he founded, evolved into Aletheia University Mackay is famous in Taiwan and Canada for his devotion to the people of Taiwan and his life-long vocation as a Christian missionary in Taiwan.
3. Danshui Street Changduo Tianrongji Former Residence
4. Oxford College
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4.0 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By AlanL701
George Leslie Mackay is one of the most influential persons in Taiwanese history, especially in Christianity, education, and medical services. He was a missionary from Canada and lived in Taiwan from 1871 to 1901. Oxford College was the place where he started education services for the locals, and this facility today is located in the Aletheia University campus (right next to Fort San Domingo) and serves as a museum containing artifacts and information of MacKay's work in ministry and education.
5. Duotian Rongji Guju
6. Tamsui Station
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4.0 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By CdnLovesTravel787 - Vancouver, Canada
Tamsui Metro stop is the last stop at the top of the island. The Tamsui district is quite sizable and there is considerable population in this area. The district is quite developed with many stores, buildings, roads, hotels. Outside the metro station, there is a bus stop where buses come in and out to other parts of Tamsui. It is well organized. We took bus #26 to the Marina area where there is a beautiful marina and a pedestrian bridge called Love. Tamsui metro station has a line of stores at the bus stop. The station has a nice view of the ocean and the wharf next to the ocean is a long stretch of shopping, Also the famous Old Shopping street of Tamsui leads back to the metro station at one end.
7. Yinshan Temple
8. Hobe Fort
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3.5 based on 21 reviews
Following the Sino-French War (1884-1885) and the Battle of Tamsui, the Qing government decided to construct ten new forts across Penghu (Pescadores), Keelung, Hobe (Tamsui), Anping (Tainan), and Qihou (Kaoshung) to strengthen Taiwan's coastal defense. In 1886, Hobe Fort or "Bei Men Suo Yao," meaning "Key to the North Gate," was built by the appointed governor Liu Ming-Chuan. In 1886, Liu Ming-Chuan hired German technician Max E. Hecht to oversee the construction of the fort, basing its design on the blueprints of German forts. The construction was completed in 1889 and included four cannons imported from Britain and Germany. The words "Bei Men Suo Yao," were engraved at the top of the entrance of the fort in 1886 by Governor Liu himself. Since the fort was never involved in any warfare, its main structure has remained intact and well preserved to this day.
9. The Tamsui Customs Wharf
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3.5 based on 20 reviews
The Tamsui Customs Wharf was built in 1869. It consists of three main sites - the customs house, consular residences, and dock. The construction of the dock and wharf began during the Qing dynasty and continued through the Japanese occupation, when the wharf was completed. During the Japanese Colonial Period piers, disembarkation landings, berths for vessels, and dry docks were built. Wharf buildings, three inspection depots, warehouses, and military barracks were also constructed. In 1945 control of Tamsui Customs Wharf changed hands from Japanese authorities to the Republic of China government. The Haiguang Artists Labor Team, River Coast Guard Unites, and R.O.C. Navy Sea Serpents/Fast Attack Boat Group were all stationed in area. In 2000 New Taipei City designated Tamsui Customs Wharf as a heritage site and it was transformed into a cultural park.
10. Tamsui Riben Jing Guan Su She
The Japanese High-ranking Police Officer Dormitory was established during the Japanese rule. It was originally a dormitory of the police chief of the Tamsui County Government Office. After the KMT Government came to Taiwan, it was converted into a dormitory of the director of the Tamsui Police Branch. As the building is quite historically representative, it was registered as a historic building in
