Xuejia Dist.

Beautiful Sceneries Along Jiangjun River

“Lao Tang Lake Art Village” is a personal creation of abstract painter Kuang Jin-fu (Kuang Yi) and was built from salvaged building materials over a period of more than 30 years. Here you will find a variety of different artworks that were influenced by Taiwanese farming life, Min-style architecture and the Mongolian steppes that give this art park its wild character.

Wanpi World Safari Zoo (頑皮世界野生動物園) is a well-established, and currently the only zoo in Tainan. The care in looking after the animals and the management ethos make it a favorite destination among tourists. Just by walking in to the park you can feel the feeling of closeness with the animals. The macaws in the large entrance greet you by shaking and swaying their heads, and tourists get the opportunity to come into close contact with capybaras, giraffes and elephants under supervision of specialized zookeepers. This is a specialized zoo with ecological education as its core concept.

The temple was built in 1661 and enshrines Bao Sheng Da Di(保生大帝). It is the largest temple in Xuejia District and the local belief center. The grand arch in front of the temple will be seen when in the vicinity of Xuejia Market. The main god statue was brought from Baijiao Village in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, by Chen Yi-gui, a general under Koxinga(鄭成功部將陳一桂). It is said that this statue of Bao Sheng Da Di is one of three original god statues that Baijiao Ciji Temple in Zhangzhou had when it was first built in the Song Dynasty and, as such, it is extremely precious.