4-Hour Private Tour of the Confucius Temple of Taiwan
Highlights
Tainan
religious, historical, museums
Private Tour
4 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Visit the Confucius Temple in Tainan, which has more than 350 years of history and was the first of its kind in Taiwan. Join the guide on this experience and uncover its rich history and cultural significance together. See the Tainan Literature Museum, impressive stone carvings, lion statues, draining hole dragon and traditional musical instruments.
Itinerary
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Confucius Temple Tour
- We will begin the tour from the streets of Tainan city and walk over to admire the facade of the Tainan Literature Museum.
- Next, we will walk towards the biggest roundabout in the city, and the guide will show the current fire department, which used to be a research building and the tallest tower in Tainan in the early 1900s.
- Finally, making our way to the Confucius Temple, we will look at the pagoda of the Taoist God. The guide will show you some impressive stone carvings and lion statues at the main entrance. We will see the draining hole dragon and traditional musical instruments on display and explore the school attached to the temple.
- After admiring the stone tablets with a map of the temple area and understanding some recording history, we visit the stone gate which was earlier in front of the temple but shifted across the street to make space for the road.
- As we admire this magnificent gate, the guide will tell you stories behind the strange appearance of our statues of lions - the perfect cultural fact to take home with you at the end of the tour.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| The Group Size and Price | |
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| 1 to 4 | /group |
| 5 to 10 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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