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    Calligraphy Greenway and Museums Quarter
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    Taiwan

    Calligraphy Greenway and Museums Quarter

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    The Calligraphy Greenway is Taichung's green promenade: A long park strip connects the National Museum of Natural Science in the north with the National Art Museum in the south.

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    The Calligraphy Greenway is Taichung's green promenade: A long park strip connects the National Museum of Natural Science in the north with the National Art Museum in the south. Along the way, you'll find art installations, cafés, and small boutiques.Right next to the Art Museum, the creative hub Shenji New Village has established itself in former civil servant dormitories. Around it, you'll find some of the city's most popular restaurants, from Yakiniku to Hotpot.
    The district is perfect for a relaxed day among museums, green spaces, and cafés. You walk about 30 minutes from the Natural History Museum to the Art Museum along the Greenway. On weekends, Shenji New Village and the Greenway are very lively, but it's quieter during the week. In the evenings, the restaurants on Meicun Road are a good option.

    Sights in Calligraphy Greenway and Museums Quarter

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    National Museum of Natural Sciences
    Museum

    1National Museum of Natural Sciences

    One of Taiwan's most visited museums, with halls on dinosaurs, human history and space travel, as well as a large glass greenhouse with tropical rainforest in the attached Botanical Garden. Ideal for rain or heat.
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    Calligraphy Greenway
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    2Calligraphy Greenway

    The long greenway connects the Natural History Museum with the National Art Museum. Along the path are cafés, art installations, and the Park Lane by CMP shopping centre – a lovely walk through the city's most relaxed district.
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    Shenji New Village
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    3Shenji New Village

    The former mid-20th century civil servant apartments have been transformed into a small creative quarter with design shops, snack stalls, and cafés. On weekends, a craft market is added, making it very lively here.
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    National Art Museum Taiwan
    Museum

    4National Art Museum Taiwan

    The large art museum at the southern end of the Calligraphy Greenway showcases Taiwanese art from the colonial era to today in rotating exhibitions. Admission is free, and a sculpture park surrounds the building.
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    Along the Calligraphy Greenway

    Museum to museum through Taichung's greenest mile, about 2.5 kilometers. With museum visits and café breaks, it’s a half to a full day. On weekends, Shenji New Village is especially lively with its artisan market.

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    Restaurants in Calligraphy Greenway and Museums Quarter

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    Laojing Gokujo Yakiniku Meicun

    Popular Yakiniku restaurant with tableside grills, steps from the Calligraphy Greenway. Google 4.9 stars from over 36,000 reviews – reservations a must.
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    Shaopingzi Hotpot Meicun (Grand Hotpot)

    Hotpot restaurant on Meicun Road near Shenji New Village, serving late into the night. Rated 4.9 stars on Google from around 3,800 reviews.
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    Out and about on the Greenway

    From Taichung Station, numerous city buses run along Taiwan Boulevard to the Natural Science Museum. Within the district, you can walk or take a YouBike.

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    Taichung

    Taichung

    Taichung in central Taiwan is a major city with distinctive modern architecture, one of the country's largest night markets, and good bus connections to Sun Moon Lake. For many travelers, it's a convenient stopover on the way to the mountains.The National Taichung Theater, opened in 2016 and designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, stands out with its curved concrete walls. In Rainbow Village, a former soldier covered a military dependents' village with colorful paintings, saving it from demolition. The Fengjia Night Market is one of Taiwan's largest, and on the coast, at sunset, the sky reflects in the Gaomei Wetlands at the mouth of the Dajia River.
    Center around the station

    Center around the station

    Taichung's historical heart beats around the station. The red brick station from the Japanese era is now a cultural park, a few streets away lies Taichung Park with its famous double pavilion in the lake.In between, you'll find the star-shaped Second Market with its food stalls and Miyahara, the dessert cafe in a former eye clinic. Its sister establishment, Fourth Credit Union, sells ice cream in an old bank branch.
    Xitun: National Theater and Fengjia

    Xitun: National Theater and Fengjia

    The modern city finds its home in western Taichung. At its heart lies Toyo Ito's National Theater, a structure of sweeping concrete shells, through which you can stroll around, even without a ticket.Further north lies the Fengjia Night Market, one of the country's largest, and on the city's outskirts is Tunghai University with I. M. Pei's tent-like Luce Memorial Chapel.
    Central Taiwan

    Central Taiwan

    Central Taiwan stretches from the metropolis of Taichung into the Central Mountain Range, home to Sun Moon Lake and the Alishan mountain area. Those seeking lakes, forests, and tea plantations will find them here.Taichung, with its high-speed rail station and metro, serves as the region's transport hub, with buses departing from here to Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County. Further south, the historic Alishan Forest Railway runs from Chiayi to over 2,000 meters. To its east rises Yushan, Taiwan's highest mountain at 3,952 meters.
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    Sun-Moon-Lake

    Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Central Taiwan, is the island's largest body of water, situated at 748 meters amidst forested mountains. Boats ferrying between piers, a cycling path around the lake, and temples with lake views make it a tranquil counterpoint to the cities.The lake owes its name to the shape of its two parts, resembling a sun and a crescent moon. Along its shores lives the Thao people, one of the smallest of the 16 recognized indigenous peoples, whose center is Ita Thao village. The Wenwu Temple on the north shore honors Confucius, as well as the gods of war Guan Yu and Yue Fei. A cable car connects the lake with the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village.