TAIWAN OLD STREET ARCHIVE · 1700s → 2026

207 old streets, one time machine

From Jiufen's gold-rush hillside to Lukang's red-brick lanes. Tell us what you're in the mood for and the map lights up the streets that fit.

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207 old streets
old streets
207
counties & cities
22
food streets
42
well-preserved
74

02 / EXPLORE

Find your old street

03 / METHOD

How we rate old streets

An "old street" can be a heaving tourist strip or a single quiet row of shophouses. Every street gets five 0–3 ratings so you know what to expect before you go.

  1. 01 Food 0 nothing notable → 3 a food destination
  2. 02 Story 0 little known → 3 nationally significant
  3. 03 Buildings 0 none left → 3 outstanding, largely intact
  4. 04 Vendors 0 no shops → 3 a shopping street in itself
  5. 05 Crowds 1 quiet → 3 packed on weekends

Status

  • Thriving 23

    Packed with shops and weekend crowds

  • Lively 59

    A good number of shops, calmer than the big names

  • Quiet 98

    Mostly local life — worth a stroll if you're nearby

  • Faded 27

    Widened or rebuilt — mostly history now

The list comes from Chinese Wikipedia's List of Old Streets in Taiwan plus a few well-known additions, researched from county tourism sites, Wikipedia and travel writing. Check streets marked "little info found" before you set off.