Erbazi Botanic Garden

Updates : 2023-04-27

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Introduction

Dubbed as the Sunken Emerald, the garden is about 150 hectares in size and only about 20 minutes away from downtown Taipei City by car. The pristine forest in the park generates a large amount of refreshing aromas. You can get in-depth knowledge about the forests by the hiking trail along the banks of the Erbazi River through the road sign information by the roadside. This place is an ideal destination for family outings during the weekend.

How to Get There

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Taishan Up Temple

Taishan Top Temple enshrines the Xian Ying Zu Shi Deity. In 1985, it was declared a municipal historic monument. In 1853 (year 3 of Emperor Xianfeng’s reign), the Quanzhang Armed Conflict erupted and Fushan Temple was burned to the ground by people from Zhangzhou; subsequently Fu-chi Li (grandson of Hsu-yuan Li) donated a plot of land to rebuild the temple and renamed it “Taishan Temple”, also known as “Top Temple” or “Taishan Top Temple”. Since it is located on the mountainside of Mt. Qizaijiao, it is sometimes referred to as “Qizaijiao Temple”. Later, another Taishan Temple was constructed on Mingzhi Road at the foot of the mountain, hence there are now two Taishan Temples, and Taishan Top Temple is also called “Qizaijiao Old Temple”.

Xizhi Old Street

Today’s Zhongzheng Road was formerly known as Shuif Fanjiao Street, which was an important shipping transit stop along the Keelung River. It was also the starting point of Xizhi’s development and is known as “Xizhi’s first street.” There are many remnants of the area’s past glory, such as Niuchoutou Harbor and markets, barns, churches, and fortifying walls.