Taichung Photo Gallery - Around the Train Station


Taichung Photo Gallery - Around the Train Station




I was surprised to find a lot of southeast Asians, with plenty of stores showing Vietnamese and Indonesian signs. I did not know there was a large foreign worker community in Taichung. Some of the stores frequented by these workers juxtaposed against local herbal medicine shops. The first Chinese herbal shop in Taichung was established in 1948. The shops have congregated here, specializing in herbal teas made from traditional recipes.




Canopies are very popular in Taiwan's cities. These are great during the summer, when the blazing sun scorches the streets and the afternoon thunderstorms roar in. However, many of these canopies are occupied by eateries and motorcycles, which can sometimes be a challenge to navigate through. Many more intercity bus companies operated on Shuangshi Road, with services to local area attractions such as Sun Moon Lake.




Mopeds get their own little waiting box at the front of the line.




Wen Ying Hall hosts cultural exhibitions, including calligraphy and historic artifacts. It was a good air-conditioning break amidst the intense summer heat.


The Mayor's House was built in 1929 and was the home of opthalmologist Takekuma Miyahara. After World War II, the city government took over the building and used it as the mayor's residence.



The Taichung Broadcasting Bureau was built in 1935 for the radio broadcast and is now a small museum.

This is the only remaining structure of the first school founded by the Taiwanese, dating from the Japanese colonial period. Several gates mark the entrance to the city's Confucius Temple.




The Confucius Temple was quite deserted. It had the standard features of a Chinese temple, although from the look of the paint, it appeared to have been recently renovated.










Paochueh Temple was built in the early 20th century with a large gold statue of the Buddha standing 7 stories tall.