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Quiet · Xinying District, Tainan

Tiexianqiao Old Street

鐵線橋老街

A Qing highway crossing village on the Jishui River

⏱ Under 1 hour History buffsSlow travel

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Tiexianqiao Old Street
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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The story

Tiexianqiao grew at the point where the Qing north–south highway crossed the Jishui River, and gave its name to a Qing administrative district. Its Tongji Temple, dedicated to Mazu, remains the village centre; today it is a quiet farming settlement with few old-street traces.

Architecture
Minnan red brick
Themes
Qing eraTemples

Getting there

Where
Tiexian Village (around Tongji Temple), Xinying District, Tainan
Getting there
Driving or scooter recommended (about 4 km south of central Xinying)
Time needed
Under 1 hour
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