History
The Confucius Temple Cultural Park has, at its center, the historical Confucius Temple, which is surrounded by interconnected old streets. As the first cultural park in Tainan, this area is located on Nanmen Road, and extends to the south and to the north: From the Confucius Temple (also known as the first ever school in Taiwan), to Fujhong Street (where the Pan Temple is located), Dehua Hall on Fucian Road, South Gate Park, ruins of South Gate to Wufei Temple, Koxinga Temple, and many more. The historic sites here exhibit unique facades and characteristics, each one offering different charms.
Feature
Green trees, red roof tiles, and red walls form the basic impression of the Confucius Cultural Park, where the elderly play chess, couples stroll, and children play. The laid-back atmosphere makes many fall in love with it at first sight.
Across from the temple, one can find a cafe to rest in along the old street (Fujhong street), or enjoy some traditional delicious local snacks at Fuji dumplings, Lili fruit store, or Shuntian ice pop shop.
Besides the famous Confucius Temple, one can pay a visit to the Koxinga Temple which worships Jheng Cheng-gong. Though it was rebuilt with a northen-China Palace construc-tion style, due to Koxinga’s fame, it remains a favorite tourist attraction among the Japa-nese tourists.
Directions:
- From Cigu: (Provincial Highway 17): Cross the Guosing bridge, Tainan City-> Turn left on Gongsyue Rd.-> Turn right on Haidian Rd.-> Wunsian Rd.->Turn left on Cheng-gong Rd.->Turn right on Simen Rd.->Turn left on Fucian Rd. This route is about 17 km.
- From Anding (Provincial Highway 19): Head south from Anhe Rd., Tainan City-> Turn right on Beian Rd.-> Turn right on Simen Rd. -> Turn left on Fucian Rd. This route is about 16 km.
- From Sinshih (National Highway 8): Get onto Anji Rd. from National Highway 8->Haidian Rd.->Wunsian Rd.-> Turn left on Cheng-gong Rd.-> Turn right on Simen Rd.-> Turn left on Fucian Rd. This route is about 14 km.
- From Yonkang: (Provincial Highway 1): Head south Gongyuan Rd., Tainan City-> Turn right on Minzu Rd. This route is about 5 km.
- From Yonkang (Provincial Highway 20): Drive along kaiyuan Rd., Tainan City-> Turn left on Linsen Rd.-> Turn right on Dongmen Rd.->Dongmen Roundabout->Fucian Rd. This route is about 8.5 km.
- From Dawan (County Rd. 180): Drive along Siaodong Rd., Tainan City-> Turn left on Jhonghua East Rd.-> Turn right on Dongmen Rd.->Dongmen roundabout.->Fucian Rd. This route is about 5.5 km.
- From Rende(County Rd. 182): Drive along Dongmen Rd., Tainan City-> Dongmen Roundabout->Fucian Rd. This route is about 4.5 km.
- From Rende: (Provincial Highway 1): Head north from Datong Rd.-> Turn left at Kaishan Rd. -> Turn left on Fucian Rd. This route is about 4.5 km.
- From Hunei (Provincial Highway 17a): Head north from Mingsing Rd., Tainan City-> Jinhua Rd.-> Turn right on Fucian Rd. This route is about 9.5 km.
- From Cieding (Provincial Highway 17): Head north from Binnan Rd., Tainan City-> Turn right on Jhonghua South Rd.-> Turn left on Jinhua Rd.-> Turn right on Fucian Rd. This route is about 10.5 km.
Suggested Walking Itinerary:
Shanlin office (Confucius Temple Travel Information Center)-> 1 minute->Tainan Confu-cius Temple->5 minutes->Yonghua Temple->5 minutes-> Dehua Hall-> 10 minutes-> Yanping Emperor Temple and Jheng Cheng-gong Museum->1 minute->Linshuei Lady Temple-> 10 minutes-> Tainan South Gate, Beilin-> 1 minute-> Tainan Broadcasting Bu-reau.