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    Xitun: National Theater and Fengjia
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    Taiwan

    Xitun: National Theater and Fengjia

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    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.

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    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.
    Xitun is sprawling, with sights several kilometers apart. Plan your afternoon for the theater and chapel, and your evening for Fengjia Night Market. For distances, bus or taxi are best. On weekends, the night market is extremely crowded; it's more relaxed weekdays.

    Sights in Xitun: National Theater and Fengjia

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    National Theater Taichung
    Attraction

    1National Theater Taichung

    The opera house by Japanese architect Toyo Ito has no straight walls: Curved concrete shells form foyers, halls, and cavernous spaces. Even without a show, you can wander through the building and visit the roof garden.
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    Fengjia Night Market
    Market

    2Fengjia Night Market

    One of Taiwan's largest night markets stretches around Fengjia University. In its alleys, you'll find countless street food stalls, interspersed with fashion shops and game booths – it gets extremely lively here on weekends.
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    Luce Memorial Chapel
    Church

    3Luce Memorial Chapel

    The chapel on Tunghai University's campus was designed by I. M. Pei together with Chen Chi-kwan: Four curved, yellow-tiled surfaces lean together to form a tent-like roof. The campus, with its avenues, is worth a stroll.
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    Restaurants in Xitun: National Theater and Fengjia

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    Xiang Duck Gongyi

    Chinese restaurant specializing in Peking Duck on Gongyi Road. Rated 4.8 stars on Google from over 18,000 reviews.
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    Umai Yakiniku Zhonggang

    Yakiniku restaurant of the Umai chain, very popular in Taichung, just a few minutes from the National Theater. Rated 4.8 stars on Google from almost 42,000 reviews; without a reservation, expect a wait.
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    Out and about in Xitun

    The Green Metro Line runs through Xitun; from the National Theater, the next station, Taichung City Hall, is about a 15-minute walk away. City buses go to Fengjia Night Market and Tunghai University; alternatively, a taxi is inexpensive.

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    Calligraphy Greenway and Museums Quarter

    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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 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.