With a long historical background, special geographical landscape, and the business opportunities 

brought by the transport service of MRT in recent years, Tamsui has become a major coastal 

traveling and recreational town. In order to establish local cultural resources, and actively promote

the artistic and cultural development, the local artists, the skillful masters of traditional handicrafts 

and the street artists performing in the MRT square and along the riverside lanes are invited to 

contribute to the planning of a series of activities for Arts Neighborhood.

     Through the painting brushes of artists, the lenses of photographers, the elegant dance of dancers and the songs composed by

musicians, the beauty of Tamsui is simply indescribable in words. It is hoped that through these activities, the community and schools of Tamsui Township can be vitalized.  Let the residents of the community enjoy living in the romantic city.  At the same time,visitors of other places are also attracted, prospering the local economic development, and making Local Cultural Festival become an annual

great event of Tamsui.

Charming Attractions

     More than a multicolored place for holding artistic and cultural activities, Tamsui is also a good 

place with many historical remains for people to travel around on holidays. There are the 

magnificent Fort Santo Domingo, the hundred-year-old mansion, The Red Castle, Huwei Battery

with spectacular views, Danjiang Senior High School where Dr. Mackay preached, and the

historical buildings like Jinshan Temple, Fuyou Temple, Longshan Temple, and so on.There are

too numerous scenic spots to enumerate.

     The golden water-bank section from Guandu Bridge to the little fishing village and extending to Fishermen's Wharf and Blue 

Highway, the trails in woods, the water-accessible river banks, the fishing space, the water stage, the open cafeteria and the bay 

for watching tides has become a beautiful changeable riverbank scene.  By the mangrove, the section is built with bicycle lane.

The mangrove ecological preservation zone along the riverbank is chosen by parents and teachers as the best place to have 

interaction and hold educating activities.

     If Fishermen's Wharf is considered a new landmark of Tamsui, then the fish balls, crispy fish sticks, iron-hard preserved eggs 

and Agei fried bean curd puffs of Tamsui are the most famous delicious snacks of Tamsui because their tastes are simply marvelous!

Street Arts

     The people giving music performance or performing programs on the street are regarded as street artists. Any kind of street 

performance could be considered as a kind of street art. Street arts not only include performing art, but also cover visual art. It’s hard

 to negate the life and vitality that street artists bring into the city.

Fort Santo Domingo of Tamsui / Red Hair Fort

     Fort Santo Domingo was built by the Dutch in 1644. Since the hair of the Dutch was mostly red, the local people gave the Dutch 

building the name of "Red Hair Fort". In the very beginning, the main function of Fort Santo Domingo was for military defense. Many 

defensive facilities can be found inside the building. For example, the walls of the fort were designed to resist the gunfire attack. Later 

on, the Manchurian government of Qing Dynasty took over the "Red Hair Fort" and leased the building to the British officials as their 

consulate. The British built a red-brick western building by the side of the fort, adding diversified views to the appearance of Fort 

Santo Domingo.

Huwei Battery

     After the Sino-French War broke out in 1885, the Cing government especially built a western estuary battery at each important 

harbor, including Penghu, Keelung, Tamsui, Anping and Cihou. Inside, Huwei Battery was hidden with tunnels and the spaces for the 

soldiers’ accommodation and storage of ammunition, which were all highly covered up. There was tablet hung above the door of the 

storage room with four characters written by Liu Ming-Chuan, "Lock of Northern Gate".

Jinshan Temple

     Jinshan Temple of Tamsui worships Dingguang Buddha.  In the earliest days, it was constructed by the people of Dingjhou in 

the western part of Fujian.  During the reigning periods from Jiacing to Daoguang, more and more merchants came to Dingjhou for 

trading.  In order to take care of the fellow townsmen, the temple released the chambers by its two sides for the fellow townsmen to 

live in.  Besides, the temple provided money for relief and established mutual-help friendship with the townsmen.  Hence, Jinshan 

Temple was also known as "Dingjou Hostel".