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Join us for a remarkable visit to the Longshan Temple in Taipei, where you'll encounter a magnificent array of over 100 folk gods, overseeing domains ranging from the sea to warfare. Immerse yourself in the spiritual richness of this iconic temple

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Things to do Taipei's Origin & Longshan Temple - Taiwan Cultural Free Walking Tour

Uncover the essence of Taiwanese culture at Taipei's ancient Longshan Temple, a 300-year-old treasure nestled in the heart of the city's oldest district. Dive deep into the beginning of Taipei, the true Taiwanese way of life, the captivating tales of our folk gods, and their role in shaping the lives of Taiwanese believers. Dive into the rich fabric of Taiwanese culture and history. Discover how our ancestors thrived in Taiwan and how they treated illnesses without doctors. Looking for a bit of extra luck? Longshan Temple, filled with colorful dragons, is home to over 100 folk gods who oversee everything from the sea to battles. Share your wishes with gods like Wenchang Dijun, known for helping with learning, and the Old Man Under the Moon, who brings couples together. Our guide will show you how to throw 'moonstones' and interpret messages from the heavens. Get your fortune read and learn about the temple's long history and the traditions of Buddhism and Taoism that have made it a beloved place for centuries. Join us for an unforgettable journey as we discover the authentic spirit of Taiwan. Major Stops: Mengxia Park Bopiliao Historical Block Herbal Alley Longshan Temple

Included

Bopiliao Historical Block

Longshan Temple Culture Plaza

Meeting point

Longshan Temple MRT Station Exit No.1

Reviews (27)

2025-04-07 23:52:17

“Great guide ”

Taile was an excellent guide!

Diana V (English)

2025-04-06 09:42:08

“Temple trip with amazing Leo”

We really enjoyed the trip to the temple with Leo. He is a fun guide who makes you feel comfortable and at ease. He explained the temple, the area, and the gods, and even allowed those who wanted to experience it to themselves. We highly recommend the tour and the amazing Leo.

Lital Polonsky (English)

2025-04-05 08:22:26

“Very nice experience”

Insightful and fun tour. What I like most is the experience of learning all the rituals in the temple. Worth trying other tours next time.

Jackie (English)

2025-03-30 04:55:15

“סיור מצויין!! Great tour!”

Liu is a great guide. Full of relevant knowledge.

Gilad Mulyan (English)

2025-01-19 21:47:51

“Interesting”

It's was great to learn more about the history of the city

Karine (English)

2025-01-15 13:13:57

“Excellent ”

Ale was a super good guide! ???? She was telling many interesting things and knew so much and did explain it in such a good way. She knows how to get people interested in knowing more about Taiwan's culture and religions. I am tourguide myself and know what it takes to be a good one. Thanks a lot /Kristina

Kristina Varney (English)

2024-12-09 10:36:41

“Nice tour diving into religious aspects of Taiwanese culture ”

Roro was our guide for the tour and she was very knowledgeable and shared with us a lot of details about Buddhism and Taoism. She passionately spoke about her country and culture which shows how proud she is of her nation. I appreciated her wit and humour. We got to try a local mixture made of a lot of herbs which was absolutely vile, but it will be a funny memory to think about for sure. Thank you so much for the tour!

Aleks (English)

2024-11-13 14:42:13

“We really enjoyed our tour ”

Our tour was very interesting , informative and we had a lot of fun. Ali is a very passionate guide, she told us many interesting things about religion and culture in Taiwan and showed us what to do in a taiwanese temple. The tour was well prepared planned and organized. I will highly recommend this tour to everyone.

Marina LEV (English)

2024-11-10 22:07:38

“Temples ”

Very good . Thank you

simon comforti (English)

2024-11-06 13:47:36

“Fantastic Free walking Tour”

Just arrived in Taipei and took this walking tour. It was a great way to start our trip as it gave us a lot of the history during a really interesting couple of hours. Ale was wonderful, witty and very knowledgeable. She could always be easily heard and had a great rapport with her group. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Tracey (English)

2024-11-04 12:06:13

“Good Tour!”

Roro gave us a great tour around the temple and the surrounding area. It was a lot of fun and all the information was very interesting. Thank you very much for the tour, it was very cool!

Stanislaw Weselow (English)

2024-10-22 11:43:18

“Great Tour! ”

Bridgette was a great guide and I really enjoyed the tea tasting and tour of the temple!

Peter Hurd-Watler (English)

2024-10-13 12:57:01

“Information ”

Great job with Jenny, she really knows her history

Dionne Brewster (English)

2024-10-10 04:45:35

“Great tour”

Thanks to Jenny for the great tour. We learned a lot about the Taiwanese culture and beliefs and got great insights in religion and on how to behave in a temple, different ways of prayers and worshipping. I‘d definitely recommend this tour.

Maren (English)

2024-08-28 12:59:29

“Very informative ”

Ale was amazing. She gave Us lots of information about Chinese culture and worshipping methods. Indian and Chinese cultures appear same to me. Thanks a lot

PURUSHOTTAM MITRA (English)

2024-07-18 12:47:30

“Longshan Temple Tour”

Shao was great! Candid, funny, and just a wonderful person to be with. Stories about the temple gods were so interesting. Even speaks my Hakka dialect which is rare. Thoroughly enjoyed my 2 hours with her.

Gabe Chong (English)

2024-04-11 11:35:49

“Enthusiastic guide!”

It was a great tour, with interesting and curious stories our guide shared with us with passion. The amount of information was ideal since it was easy to digest and memorize. Our guide was clear in the way she expressed herself and had a good energy, pleasant to follow and listen to.

Denise Del Carmen Cornejo (English)

2024-03-19 02:52:39

“Great tour to learn more about Taiwanese culture!”

I’m glad I decided to join this tour, Daisy provided us so many info about Taiwanese culture and time flew by! Definitely worth it!

Ursenna Velardi (English)

2024-03-18 06:13:26

“A tour of Longshan Temple & surrounding area with Mark”

Even though Mark was originally from New York, he is very knowledgeable about Taiwanese Taoist temples in general, and Longshan Temple in particular. We found his explanations informative and compelling, After we completed the tour at the temple, Mark took us to the nearby night market where he showed us interesting items to sample: medicinal herbal teas, marinated guava, Taiwanese sausages, and a Michelin recommended bun with delicious stewed pork belly. We enjoyed this tour tremendously and highly recommend it.

Ngan-Ha Do (English)

2024-03-13 02:07:56

“Interesting temple tour with Mark”

We enjoyed the tour a lot & gained good insights, especially regarding the Longshan temple, and the Taiwanese Buddhism.

Christina (English)

2024-03-11 10:52:16

“Very nice guide”

Took time to explain us the rituals

Marielle V (English)

2023-11-10 04:04:23

“Tour with tip&tick how to communicate with god ”

Recommend ????

SMT PTTPP (English)

2023-10-23 10:07:14

“Fantastic Tour with Leo”

I enjoyed the tour a lot with great company and a great tour guide who shared a lot of fun and interesting information. Thank you, Leo!

Bianca (English)

2023-07-12 05:02:51

“Very interesting”

Ale, our guidess was great I don’t know anything about temples or how to behave there, so for me it was very informative and I feel I now won’t make a fool of myself if I go to another one Ale knew a lot and could tell funny stories as well, I had a very good time, thanks

Julia Schmidt (English)

2023-06-12 12:20:21

“Very useful guide”

We learned a lot of stuff and our guide was amazing

Daniel Nogues (English)

2023-05-30 05:58:28

“Cool tour”

Thanks to Alex the tour was very interesting. You could really feel how she loves this country and culture. I‘d do the tour again.

Anita (English)

2023-05-24 15:18:47

“Amazing free walking tour”

Been on many free walking tours before and it usually comes down to who your tour guide is. We happened to come across Jenny and she was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and spoke in a manner that everyone could easily learn and understand. It was my sisters first walking tour and she thoroughly enjoyed it.

Tuan Tran (English)

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