【Taipei City tour for half day】
Departure Time: Depart at 08:00~09:00 AM or 13:00~14:00 PM every day!
Tour duration: 3 hours
Meeting Point: Hotel Hall
Tour Spots:Presidential Building（pass by）總統府（車內欣賞）→ Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂 → Martyrs’ Shrine 忠烈祠 → National Palace Museum 故宮博物院 → Traditional Taiwanese Temple 台灣傳統寺廟 → Handicraft Center 台灣手工藝品中心
Presidential Building (總統府)
Located in No.122, Sec. 1, Chongqing S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Presidential Building is on Chongqing S. Road and facing Ketagalan Boulevard. On the back it is Bo'ai Road, on the left it is Baoqing Road, and on the right it is Guiyang Street. T. During the Japanese colonial period around 1906~1907, the Presidential Office Building is built by Japanese governor. During World War II, the building sustained damage from Allied forces, and was restored after the war to serve as the office of the Governor-General of Taiwan province and military affairs office, and following the Chinese Civil War, the building began to serve as the Presidential Office Building of the Kuomintang leadership in Taipei. Since 1919, Presidential Building becomes one of the most recognizable buildings in Taiwan.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂)
Located in the center of Taipei city, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, covered around 24.79 square hectare constructed to commemorate precious president, Chiang Kai-shek. Shaped like the top of Temple of Heaven in Beijing and pyramid in Egypt, it is open to public including Chiang's statue, screening room and exhibition room and displays the whole cultural relics showing Chiang Kai-shek `s epic achievement. Viewed as one of Must-visit spots in Taiwan by overseas tourists, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall becomes the place for reunion and wedding photography owing to its antique Chinese palace architecture and spacious scenic space.
Martyrs Shrine (忠烈祠)
The Martyrs' Shrine, resting on the slopes of the Qing Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River, is located right next to the Grand Hotel. It was built in 1969 and covers a large area. Its grand and magnificent architectural style is similar to that of the Taihe Dian Imperial Palace in Beijing, Mainland China, and symbolizes the martyrs' brave spirit. Plates of these brave and loyal martyrs have been inserted into the four walls of the main building in testimony of their heroic deeds. Each year in October, groups of overseas Chinese also come to visit the site. Worth mentioning is the military police officers who guard the main gate, and who have been rigidly trained to stand like expressionless statues. Tourists alike are amazed at this display of composure and flock to see the ceremonial changing of the guards.
National Palace Museum (故宮博物院)
National Palace Museum houses the world's largest collection of priceless Chinese art treasures, one which spans China's nearly 5,000-year history and widely regarded as the world`s leading centre collecting up to the emperor and down to civilians and viewed as unique antique. Display around 655,000 pieces in all regularly shuttled back from Song Dynasty around 1000 years ago. It holds diversified plans of「Digital archive」、「Digital Museum」、「E-Learning」without any limit becoming a must-visit for tourists.
