In the hills of Dongshan District, Dongyuan keeps Japanese-style timber houses and old grocery stores, far calmer than typical tourist streets. Its liveliest moment is the annual Buddha-Mother procession through the Eighteen Creeks area; it pairs well with Dongshan's coffee and dried-longan farms.
Architecture
Timber housesJapanese-era
Themes
FarmingNatureTemples
Getting there
Where
Dongyuan Village (near Dongyuan Elementary School), Dongshan District, Tainan
Getting there
Driving recommended (~1 hr from central Tainan)
Time needed
Under 1 hour
Best time
Buddha Mother (Fozu Ma) procession in the 2nd lunar month