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Quiet · West Central District, Tainan

Nanhe Street (Heping Street)

南河街 · 南濠街、和平街

The oldest of the Five Canals harbour streets

⏱ Under 1 hour History buffsSlow travel

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The story

Recorded as Nanhao Street in early Qing gazetteers, this was the earliest-developed of the Five Canals, where canal and street ran side by side from the ferry landing to the Great Well inside the city. The canal is long filled in; only the alignment and a few old houses remain.

Architecture
Minnan red brick
Themes
Qing eraRiver portPort trade

Getting there

Where
Heping Street, West Central District, Tainan
Getting there
~12 min by YouBike from Tainan Station
Time needed
Under 1 hour
Best time
Link up with Dajingtou and Shennong Street on a walk
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