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The country's oldest city marks its 400th birthday

Where Taipei sparkles with steel and glass, Tainan — Taiwan’s former capital — cuts a more historic figure, its skyline dotted with fortress towers and soaring temple roofs. And in 2024, the city’s quadricentennial puts its intriguing heritage under the spotlight and offers a fresh reason to visit.

The area has been inhabited for tens of thousands of years, but it wasn’t until 1624 that the foundations of Tainan were laid by the  Dutch,  who named it Fort Zeelandia. Centuries of international influence followed, from Chinese and Spanish to Japanese. The history is evident in the wealth of architecture, from the Old Japanese Martial Arts Academy to the Qing-era facades of Shennong Street, festooned with red lanterns. Street food is a major draw, too: look out for prawn-rich danzai noodle soup and hollowed-out ‘coffin bread’, filled with a deliciously creamy chowder.

Tainan is also known for its calendar of events, the most unforgettable being the raucous Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival. Taking place 15 days after the Lunar New Year, the day sees rockets being let off from large, apiary-like structures in the streets — it’s not for the faint-hearted.

Conference Room of Hsinhua Forest Station
Address:No.76,Xinhua-District,Tainan-City,Taiwan                            
How to get to the Venue

Option 1:  
By public transportation.
Take the Taiwan High Speed Rail, the local train, or bus to Tainan Station. Continue by
Xingnan Bus Green Line 13 to Koupi Elementary School Station

Option 2:
By Private Vehicle. 
Nat'l Hwy → Take National Highway 8 to the southeast→exit the interchange at line 20 → Turn right on Zhongshan Road/South Cross Highway/Tai 20 → Turn left on South 175th Road Turn left on Chung Hsing Road/South 168th Road → Turn left on South 173 Township Road→ National Chung Hsing University Hsinhua Forest Station. 

Guide to  Xinhua Forest Station : Click me

Please check in your accommodation at the Visitor Center.
The ISPE2023 reception is at the Conference Center.
Breakfast on 11/11 and 11/12, dinner on 11/11 and lunch on 11/12 are at the Education Center.


Accommodation                  
                                                                     Accommodation at Hsinhua Forest Station


Room Booking website for Accommodation at Hsinhua Forest Station: Click me
Exclusive discount: 20% (40%) discount for ISPE 2023 conference participants on November 11 (12)
Tel: +886-06-5900022 (Ext. 9)
Fax: +886-06-5901558