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\ud83d\udcc5<\/span> Day 1: the aesthetics of the old city, and light and shadow in the lanes (on foot)<\/h2>\n[The route]<\/strong>Tainan Railway Station \u2192 check in at 3 Door Hotel and leave your luggage \u2192 Chihkan Tower (lunch: Tainan danzai noodles, Anping douhua, four-herb soup) and a visit to the tower \u2192 Yongfu Road (Snail Alley, hunting for the snail installations hidden in the corners) \u2192 Hayashi Department Store \u2192 the Confucius Temple (Lily Fruit Shop, Klin steamed buns) \u2192 Tainan Art Museum Building 2 \u2192 Blueprint Culture and Creative Park \u2192 Bao’an Road \/ Guohua Street \/ Shennong Street (dinner and a walk) \u2192 walk back to 3 Door Hotel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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[The ritual of coming home] Checking in at 3 Door Hotel<\/h3>\n
\u2022 What we offer: once you have checked in, take a seat in the lobby with freshly brewed black tea and classic biscuits from a century-old Tainan shop, and take in the architecture and the ease of the space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udccd<\/span> 12:00 – 13:30 [Where the local food lover begins] Chihkan Tower<\/h3>\nDistance: about 10 minutes on foot from 3 Door Hotel.<\/p>\n
Visit Chihkan Tower, more than three hundred years old, along with the well-known Official God of War Temple and the Grand Matsu Temple
\nWhat to look for: avoid the tourist queues and you find the most genuinely local everyday food here.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Local food near Chihkan Tower:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Four-herb soup<\/li>\n
- Anping douhua<\/li>\n
- Tainan danzai noodles<\/li>\n
- Chilled braised snacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udccd<\/span> 14:00 – 14:40<\/h3>\n[Snail Alley] Old red brick buildings blended with a clean contemporary feel, quietly telling the history of the old city. Walk Snail Alley slowly, return to a childlike frame of mind hunting for the snail art, and feel the unhurried rhythm of Tainan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udccd<\/span> 14:50-16:00 [A landmark of contemporary aesthetics] Tainan Art Museum Building 2<\/h3>\n\u2022 What to look for: a pure white pentagonal form and a fractal roof let sunlight fall like leaves. Perfect for an afternoon wander and for photographs, with real artistic tension in the space.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Local food nearby<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Lily Fruit Shop<\/li>\n
- Klin steamed buns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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