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Landmark Attractions In Taichung

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Taichung , officially known as Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has a population of approximately 2.8 million people and has been officially ranked as Taiwan's second most populous city since July 2017. It serves as the core of the Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area, which is the second largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. The current city was formed when Taichung County merged with the original provincial Taichung City to form the special municipality on 25 December 2010.Located in the Taichung Basin, the name of the city was created under Japanese rule, and became a major economic and cultural hub. Origi...
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  • 1. Rainbow Village Taichung Nantun
    The Rainbow Village is a street art in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It was created by former soldier, Huang Yung-Fu, who was born in Taishan county, Guangdong province in 1924. The eldest of four brothers and two sisters Huang's artistic talents were revealed early on. He began painting houses in his settlement, now known as Rainbow village, to save them from demolition. Over the years his colourful artwork, which includes birds, animals and people, has spread over the remaining houses in the village, which once contained 1,200 homes. Huang, originally from Hong Kong, joined the nationalist Kuomintang army in 1946 to fight communist troops in mainland China during the civil war. In 1949, many of the defeated KMT troops followed their leader, Chiang Kai-shek, as he fled to Taiwan. Sol...
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  • 2. Tunghai University Xitun
    Tunghai University was founded by Methodist missionaries in 1955 as a comprehensive university, the first private university and the second oldest university in Taiwan. The university is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan, an urbanized area. On the grounds, the Luce Memorial Chapel is a local landmark. The logo of the university contains a cross in reference to the statement in the founding documents that it was founded in the love of Jesus, and the three linked circles refer to the Holy Trinity as well as the motto, Truth, Faith, Deeds.The name Tunghai is the Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese characters 東海 , literally meaning the east coast of the Taiwan Strait.
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  • 3. Luce Chapel Xitun
    The Luce Memorial Chapel is a Christian chapel on the campus of Tunghai University in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It was designed by the firm of noted architect I. M. Pei , who was also responsible for the master plan and the early development of the campus of Tunghai University, with likely participation by architects Chi-kuan Chen and Chao-kang Chang .
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  • 4. Dajia Jenn Lann Temple Dajia
    Dajia District is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung. The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
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  • 7. Port of Taichung Wuqi
    The Port of Taichung , also Taichung Port, is a port located in Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second-largest port in Taiwan after Kaohsiung Port and operated by Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Taiwan's only state-owned harbor management company.
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  • 11. Fengyuan Tzu Chi Temple Fengyuan
    Fengyuan is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line.
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