History & Culture in Taiwan

A Japanese-era Shinto shrine next to Taipei's most famous night market.

Taiwan's first stone fortress is also the best preserved Qing Dynasty-era city on the island.

This historic 19th-century building was the center of British trade and diplomacy in Taiwan.

A Japanese-era military tunnel is now a psychedelic art exhibit.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

A museum commemorates what was once the largest freight station in Taiwan.

A Japanese colonial-era hot springs hotel that has transformed into an art museum.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.