❶Nantou Ancient City Gate Tower
Nantou Ancient City is an ancient coastal defense, there are four city gates in the east, west, south, north and south, only the South City Gate has retained its original historical appearance, the gate was built in 1394, the plaque on the gate “Lingnan town” for the Qing Dynasty governor Jin Wenmu wrote.
❷Nan Tou Ancient City Pai Fongs
Located next to the Nantou Sky Bridge and Guandi Temple, it is one of the landmarks of Nantou Old Town. When the afternoon sunlight scatters through the gaps of the leaves of the Sapium sebiferum trees, it has a feeling of the quietness of the years.
❸ Xin Guo Gong Wen Ancestral Hall
The shrine was built in honor of Wen Tianxiang by the descendants of his brother, Wen Bi. Duke Xin Guo was Wen Tianxiang's posthumous name, and this place is one of the important humanistic monuments in the ancient city.
❹Bamboo Garden
Located at the “Cai Lok Square”, the park has a bamboo pavilion, created by the famous Vietnamese designer Vu Chong Nghia, which has a Zen-like atmosphere. The sloping grassy area of the neighborhood park next to the park is full of mori ambience.
❺Homology Pavilion
There are four pavilions, Mountain and Sea with the same appearance, Culture with the same heart, Economy with the same body, and Administration with the same belonging, you can enter the pavilion 🆓 to see the exhibition. The staircase outside the ✔️ Economic Homogeneity Branch Pavilion, the convex wall of the ✔️ Cultural Homogeneity Pavilion, and the ✔️ Ancient Tree and Fish Lanterns are great for taking photos.
❻ South Toucheng Community Residents' Committee Complex
The whole building is made of vintage red bricks. ✔️ The rotating staircase leading to the fourth floor, ✔️ the seats outside the windows, and the corridor are very photogenic.
❼ Stacked Garden
The park is densely shaded, with small colorful lights decorating the trees. It also brings together a number of drinking establishments, occasionally hosts outdoor exhibitions, and you can often see two cats coming out to bask in the sun.
❽if Factory
The full name is Idea Factory, converted from an old garment factory, the rich industrial-style facade, fully mirrored staircase, bamboo roof, and a variety of creative stores on the first floor are all points of interest. ✔️Chao-grade vinyl factory and ✔️ highway store liquor store are all located here.
❾ Phantom Paradise
With three floors, it's worth taking your time to wander around. The first floor has coffee, desserts, and comic books 📚; the second floor is vintage records and furniture; and the third floor is an outdoor patio, and I love their dome top.
❿ Starbucks Building.
A new coffee shop that opened this summer and a popular Old Town hit. The store has three floors, each one a color representing the three stages of coffee from seed-fruit-coffee that coffee lovers can brew.
🌈Transportation Guide:
📍Address: beside Shennan Avenue, Nanshan District
🚇Subway: Line 12 “Zhongshan Park Station”|“Nantou Old Town Station” are available.
🚗Drive: Park at “Nantou Old Town Parking Lot” (near South Gate)
⏰Opening: Free of charge and reservation is not required.
📸See exhibitions: Nantou Ancient City Museum, Miniature Museum, Nantou Art Space, Alili Illustration Art Center and more!
📚Humanities: Xin'an County Yamen, Dongguan Guild Hall, Plaque Storytelling Museum, Repayment of Virtue Ancestral Hall, Chen Family Ancestral Hall, and more than ten other landscapes
🍝Cuisine: Yu Qing Chi's non-heritage traditional silk-stocking milk tea, Nine Streets Sugar Water, Bin Ma's Sugar Water, etc.