Taipei Confucius Temple

I must say, the breakfast at the MudanHouse B&B is all I have read about. It was prepared by "Auntie" with great care from fresh products of the day. This morning it was fried egg pancakes with seasonal fruits. Yummy! Breakfast is served family style where all guest share the meal at the large family table. Really nice atmosphere.

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It is my last day in Taipei and there were still some major sites that I wanted to check off my list.

My first stop was to see the Confucius Temple. When I visited yesterday, it was closed. The temple is quite beautiful but much more simplistic and nowhere near as decorative as Longshan or Baoan Temple. Unlike the previous temples which …

... ! It took us by surprise but we managed to stutter a Thank you in Mandarin before she left. Ben wished he’d hugged her! The Confucius Temple awsn’t far from the MRT station and it was getting dark. We made it into the grounds and had a wander ...

... beaten I carried on going until I found it.  It was worth the walk - considerably more elaborate than the Confucius Temple, it was a vast colourful temple absolutely heaving with people carrying out their various rituals.  The burning incense ...

... by the local community and there was much incense burning when I was there.  It certainly felt much more active than the Confucius Temple, although considerably smaller.  I'd recommend it if you are in the area, and if not, then get the Metro ...

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... I needed to sack that idea off, and set off to the other nearby places of interest which were all free.   The Confucius temple received a great write up in the guidebook I had read at the hostel, but I thought it was very ordinary to be ...

... and Venerated Late Teacher’.  In fact the Shunzhi emperor inscribed ‘The Model Teacher of All Ages’ on a Confucius Temple plaque.  Ironically, altho’ he was revered as the greatest of all educators and scholars, he ...

... two-hundred year old Baoan Temple, dedicated to the God of Medicine. This shrine was perhaps even more impressive than the Confucius Temple, filled with paper lanterns and people praying. A large table was in front of it festooned with fruit, flowers ...

... able to get out and see the Confucius Temple and Baoan Temple, 2 of the most notable temples in Taipei. I loved the Confucius Temple, very peaceful.  It also commemorates "learning for all" when Confucius teachings were hidden in bamboo cylinders ...

... ;Taipei Confucius Cuisine” promotion highlights the splendid heritage architecture of the Dalongdong community, its magnificent Taipei Confucius Temple, and the renaissance of Confucian culture. The city govt. has invited renowned gourmet Zhu ...

...  and it depicted him as a hero. Needless to say we left a bit confused.. From there we headed to a Confucius temple followed by the snake alley night market. Passed on the whole snakes blood experience and went for smelly tofu instead!! Our ...