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DaDaoCheng Wharf Riverside Park | ||
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DaDaoCheng Wharf was one of international ports
as Danshui¡BMengjia in the past. There are seats locate in the bank of
Danshui River, where now becomes the departure place of the Blue Highway
to Danshui Fisherman's Wharf. The beautiful park is good for seeing
the sunset and the bicycle way is where you can have a walk with your
pets. The beautiful Junk in the park was made as it was in 19th century
and was used as the trademark on packing for tea in Japanese ruling
period.
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| Tian-Peng Art Village Association |  |
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| As its' name, Art Village
Association is indeed in the roof of a mansion. It was given this name
because in 2000, the famous painter, Fu Yin-ping, offered her unused space
in the roof to set up a workshop for people who love art. Until now, students
in the association can exhibit their works overseas also more and more
people come to learn painting here. Besides, Tian-Peng is working on the
wall prettification activity of the riverside park recently. It holds
various kinds of exhibitions and discussions often and then becomes an
Art Village indeed.
Address: No.111 Sec.1HuanheNorth Road Taipei
City
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DaDaoCheng Art Gallery | ||
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Managed by both artists and residents in local
community, it is a local art gallery where painting, photography, sculpture,
textile design exhibits are regularly hold and discussions give visitors
chances to have direct conversations with creators. The president, Liou
Siou-mei, has promoted ¡u Citizen Art¡v for years with the goal to make
people who have never painted before can started to try and finally
become creative. 10 years ago, she started to teach women in DaDaoCheng
painting, creation and now earned the impressive result of art. Students'
delicate works can be bought inside the gallery.
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| DaDaoCheng Puppet Centre |  |
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| DaDaoCheng
Puppet Centre collets many precious traditional and foreign puppets. It
holds various kinds of puppet shows often and is invited to give performances
in Eroupe, America and South-east Asia, therefore indeed plays an important
role in promoting Taiwan traditional puppet show and culture. DaDaoCheng
Puppet Centre plans to move to Xining North Road in the middle of November,
where has bigger space to offer people who love traditional puppet show.
more. Address: 1F No.66 Minle Street Taipei City TEL¡G¡]02¡^2552-8344 Website¡Gwww.taiyuan.org.tw Opening Hour¡GTuesday to Saturday 10:00~17:00 ¡]Monday¡BSunday Closed¡^ |
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Harry Cat Art Workshop | ||
| Although
it locates in a small alley, the stylish window setting would attract
people who occasionally passed by. It sells handicrafts, pottery, and
carpentry. Since every work is handmade, each of them is a unique one
in the world. Interestingly, domestic customers like pottery and carpentry
most, and Japanese customers like to buy those products, such as cell
phone basket, card basket or stamp basket, which made by textile and full
of Chinese atmosphere.
Address: No.6 Alley 233 NanJing West Road Taipei
City
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| Taipei Tea Merchants Association |  |
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Established in 1889, it is the oldest association
in Taiwan that witnessed the wonderful time of Taiwan tea exports and
was devoted to promote tea culture. The association possesses many precious
historical documents of Taiwan tea, such as, the award won in 1900 for
export¡B Taiwan Oolong tea packing papers and the commercial posters.
It also has ¡uCha Jiao Ma Zu¡v from FuJian, which is the only one in Taiwan,
to be the guardian angel of tea merchants.
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Bolero Restaurant | ||
| Established in1934,
it is the oldest western restaurant in Taipei where businessmen liked
to discuss their business and men and women liked to have blind dates.
The founder gave this name because he likes Maurice Revel's music very
much. He not only used an audio facility that cost 1 million Taiwan dollars
but also invited the painter, Yan Yun-lian, (aged 83 now) who graduated
in Spain to do the whole decoration. Different art styles are well balanced
in this decoration and it's still surprising until now.
Address: No.314 MinSheng West Road Taipei City
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| Jyu-yuan Japanese Restaurant |  |
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| Jyu-yuan is an old Japanese
restaurant that has been established for more than 30 years. Businessmen
in DaDaoCheng who used 15 million Taiwan dollars to set it up and there
was a famous teashop in the same place. Jyu-yuan had the Japanese style
dishes in a set 20 years ago for the first time, and restaurants all over
Taiwan started to copy it. It also has personal meal set, meal boxes,
especially its special $199 beef, raw fishes lunch sets are welcomed by
people who works in the neighborhood. Jyu-yuan has the capacity of about
500 persons and many private rooms.
Address: 3~4F No.300 MinSheng West Road Taipei
City
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First Chemical | ||
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It sounds like a factory which sells chemical machines
or materials, however, it actually is the most popular place for cosmetics
DIY. Lasted for more than 40 years, First Chemical had sold chemical
materials in the early years until the second generation took it over,
it started to sell foundational materials of cosmetics, natural extracted
oil and dyes. Recommended by the famous master of make up, Niouer, it
suddenly became very popular. You can buy any kinds of cosmetic materials
in cheap price and enjoy the pleasure of DIY. Besides, various brands
of lotions, cleansers, toners and masks are also provided, and Bulgaria
Rose Water is No.1 of them.
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| Jin Chun Fa Beef Restaurant |
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| Established in 1897,
more than 100 years-old Jin Chun Fa Beef Restaurant uses high class Taiwan
beef to offer various kinds of dishes, such as, soup, noodle. The most
popular ones are cattle brain, tomato beef, cattle marrow and beef stirred
noodle. Address: No.20 Tianshui Road Taipei City TEL¡G(02)2558-9835 Opening Hour¡G11:00~21:30¡]Monday Closed¡^ Ningxia Road Night Market
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Li Jia Siang Milkfish | ||
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As long as you walk into Ningxia Road Night
Market, you can see oyster pancake, oyster noodle, pig liver soup everywhere
and ¡uLi Jia Siang¡v milkfish is one that you can't miss. From being the
stand to a proper store,¡uLi Jia Siang¡v milkfish has been famous for
more than 20 years. Customers don't have to worry about fish bones when
enjoying milkfish soups here and the soup goes very well with pork stew
rice. Only milkfish freshly taken from ports would be used in Li Jia
Siang. Besides soup, they also provide stew, fried fish that you can't
miss.
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| Chaoiang Tealeaf Park |  |
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| Chaoiang Tealeaf Park
was a warehouse for tea in DaDaoCheng where tea businessmen to put all
those raw teas they just bought. City re-establishment in 2003, here became
the first tea industry theme park in Taipei city. The marble pathways
in the park are carved tea-producing flows. The whole park is in a beautiful
environment also it has a parking lot in the basement and many teashops
in both sides.
Address: Between Lane 64and 70 Sec. 2 ChongQing
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