Wazihwei Nature Reserve

Taipei


A mixture of mudflats and mangroves, this quiet section along the Tamsui River is home to migratory birds, abandoned fishing boats, and, at low tide, a carpet of crabs. The easiest way to get here is to cycle from Bali Ferry Pier.

Transportation

  • bus: R13

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1. Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology

0.96 MILES

This vaguely boat-shaped edifice made from concrete, sandstone and titanium alloy showcases the prehistory of the Shihsanhang culture, which thrived some…

2. Tamsui Customs Wharf

1.13 MILES

The buildings here date back to the 1860s and 1870s and include former wharf offices, a warehouse and military barracks. The slabs of the wharf itself…

3. Fort San Domingo

1.16 MILES

Fort San Domingo is Tamsui's most famous sight. The original fort, built in 1628 during the Spanish occupation of Taiwan (1626–41), was dismantled by the…

4. Former British Consular Residence

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Inside the Fort San Domingo site is the 1891 Former British Consular Residence, an elegant red-brick Victorian-style house, complete with furnishings re…

5. Tamsui Customs Officer's Residence

1.27 MILES

This residence was constructed in 1869 after Taiwan was forced open to foreign trade by China's defeat in the Second Opium War (1856–60). This colonial…

7. Hobe Fort

1.28 MILES

About 1km beyond Fort San Domingo on Zhongzheng Rd is the turn-off for Hobe Fort, built in 1886 when then governor Liu Ming-Chuan was attempting to shore…

8. Oxford College

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