Tainan

Tainan is a special municipality of Taiwan. It faces the Formosan Strait or Taiwan Strait in the west and south. This is the oldest city on the island of Taiwan and also called the “Capital City” for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing dynasty rule. It has a complex history of comebacks, redefinition and renewals thus being nicknamed as “the Phoenix City”.  This city is on Taiwan’s southwest coast. It was the island’s capital from 1683–1887 under the Qing dynasty.

Climate

It has a tropical savanna climate. Throughout the year there is high relative humidity and temperatures except for the winter during the months of April to September and a comparatively dry season between the months of  October and March.

Foreign Bank

• HSBC
• Citibank
• Mega International Commercial Bank

Hospitals

• Tainan Municipal Hospital
No. 670, Chongde Road, East District, Tainan City, Taiwan 701
Phone: +886 6 260 9926
• Kuo General Hospital
No. 22, Section 2, Minsheng Road, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
Phone: +886 6 222 1111
• National Cheng Kung University Hospital
No. 138, Shengli Road, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704
Phone: +886 6 235 3535
• Tainan Hospital
No. 57, Section 1, Dongmen Road, East District, Tainan City, Taiwan 701
Phone: +886 6 238 2240
• Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital-China Medical University No. 66, Section 2, Zhanghe Road, Annan District, Tainan City, Taiwan 709
Phone: +886 6 355 3111
• Yong Da Hospital
No. 1326, Section 2, Yongda Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, Taiwan 710
Phone: +886 6 231 1111
• MOHW Chest Hospital
No. 864, Zhongshan Road, Rende District, Tainan City, Taiwan 717
Phone: +886 6 270 5911

• Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch
No. 427 Fuxing Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City, Taiwan 710
Phone: +886 6 312 5101
•MOHW Tainan Hospital
No. 125, Zhongshan Road, West Central District
Phone: +886 6 220 0055#9
• Madou New Building Hospital
721, Madou District
Phone: +886 6 570 2228
• Shinshen Hospital
No. 10, Zhongxing Road, Xinying District
Phone: +886 6 635 6031

Main Industries

• Optoelectronics
• Integrated circuits
• Green energy
• Biotechnology
• Auto parts
• Food processing
• Textiles
• Plastics
• Tourism
• Agriculture

Important Phone Numbers

• Emergencies/ Fire Department: 119
• Police: 110
• Directory Assistance English Speaking: 106
• English Speaking Telephone Operator 24-Hour Toll-Free Travel Information Hotline: 1999
• International Operator Assistance: 100
• 24-Hour Toll-Free Travel Information Hotline: 0800-011765

Places to Visit

• Great South Gate
•Koxinga’s Shrine
•National Museum of Taiwanese Literature
• Chihkan Towers
• Anping Fort
•Eternal Golden Castle

Temples

• Kaiyuen Temple
• Zhuxi Temple
• Fahua Temple
• Mituo Temple
• Longshan Temple
• Chongqing Temple
• Huangbo Temple
• Confucius Temple
•Matsu Temple in Anping

• God of War Temple

How to reach

Airports
• Tainan Airport
Railway Stations
• Tainan Railway Station

Bus Stations
•  City Bus Service

Indian Restaurants

• Maharaja Indian Restaurant
No. 67, Xialin Road, South District
Phone: +886 6 223 2277
• Mahal Indian Restaurant
No. 247, Dongfeng Road, North District

Phone: +886 6 200 8855
• Masala Indian Restaurant
196 Wufei Street
Phone: +886 6 215 3238