Guiren Dist.

Taiwan’s Only Luggage-Themed Tourist Factory

The Yingchuan Family Hall was built during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing, Qing dynasty, and refurnished in 1956. It is a brick structure standing at the settlement place of the Chens’ first generation. It carries a Minnan square shape with 2 rows and 3 entrances. It is a wooden structure with a column and tie construction, a roof of monk and nun tiles, a swallowtail ridge, and flora and dragon patterns and color paintings on the body.

The Rensho Temple enshrines Dadao Gong and Taiziyeh. It is said that the temple worshipping Baoai Dadi was built in the Kingdom of Tungnin about 300 years ago. To pray for peace and success of the voyage, Jiu-shan WU, a subordinate of Cheng-kung ZHENG, requested for an authentic statue of Baoshan Dadi from Tongan County, Fujian Province, for worshipping on the voyage. The statue was originally worshipped at Wu’s residence. As the deity was extremely spiritual and powerful, locals built a temple to enshrine the deity in remembrance of his miracles and protection.

"For visitors at Guiren Circle, it is difficult to refrain from being attracted to this classic and elegant yellow building. Built sometime in 1934, the Guiren Living Art Center used to be the town office for Guiren District during the Japanese Colonial period and later became the official building for Guiren Police Precinct under Tainan County Police Bureau. When the precinct relocated later, the building was left to idle for sometime before it was renovated in an effort to revitalize existing space to become the center of living art in Guiren.

When thinking of buying flowers in Tainan, for many people the weekend flower market will come to mind, however, there is an even better choice, namely the Qijia Floriculture Area(七甲花卉區) in Gueiren District. Renowned for horticulture, in recent years, many horticultural businesses have gathered here and offer wide variety in terms of characteristics and types. Almost all flowers, grasses and trees, gardening supplies and related tools that are widely available can be bought either wholesale or retail here. The Floriculture Area really is a paradise for keen gardeners.

Dunyuan Society(敦源社) was a Chinese Studies society formed by scholars in the Xinfeng area of Tainan in 1883. In 1927, society members, poets and local gentry jointly raised funds for the building of a temple and cast a statue of Confucius to which sacrifices were offered. The temple was a privately built temple, not government-built. The Temple of Confucius is a classical building with a swallowtail roof. In its grounds stand a large number of old longan trees.

The Center was built in the days of Tainan County. As the county was large in area and the seat of the county government was Xinying in the north, the Southern Area Integrated Activity Center was planned to promote a cultural industry north-south balance. Completed and opened in 1998, it had a performance hall, art museum, meeting hall, children’s hall, offices and outdoor performance plaza, and became an important cultural resource for the people of the Xinan area. It was renamed Gueiren Cultural Center after Tainan County and Tainan City were merged.