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Shanhua Old Street

善化老街 · 中山路老街

Showa-era arcades flanking Qing'an Temple

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The story

Shanhua's 400 m old street on Zhongshan Road spreads either side of the historic Qing'an Temple. Its arcaded shophouses mostly date from the 1930s, but more than half have been rebuilt, leaving only some original facades.

Architecture
ArcadesJapanese-era
Themes
Japanese eraTemples

Getting there

Where
Zhongshan Road (Bao'an Road to Zhonghua Road), Shanhua District, Tainan
Getting there
TRA Shanhua Station, ~10 min walk
Time needed
Under 1 hour
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