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Faded · Xigang District, Tainan
Xigang Old Street
西港老街 · 西港仔
The market town of the famous Xigang pilgrimage
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The story
Xigang village was once a coastal trading post between Han settlers and indigenous people. Its Qing'an Temple hosts the nationally listed triennial Xigang pilgrimage, but road widening removed most old buildings, leaving an ordinary town street outside festival years.
Getting there
- Where
- Zhongshan Road (around Qing'an Temple), Xigang District, Tainan
- Getting there
- From Tainan Station by bus to Xigang
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Best time
- Xigang Incense Festival years (4th lunar month)
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