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Archaeological excavations in Zuojhen District suggest that the Tainan region has been inhabited for at least 20,000 to 31,000 years.

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Tainan

Taiwan

Country
Taiwan
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
23.00, 120.23
171st most populous city in the world

Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast.

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Tainan is considered the center of Taiwanese coffee culture with a number of coffee producers in the hills around the city.

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Tainan

Taiwan

Country
Taiwan
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
23.00, 120.23
171st most populous city in the world

Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast.

From the “Culture” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Mersh · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The Taiwan Confucian Temple, built in 1665, is the first learning institute for children in Taiwan.

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Tainan

Taiwan

Country
Taiwan
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
23.00, 120.23
171st most populous city in the world

Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast.

From the “Tourism” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Mersh · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Tainan has the most numbers of registered temples among other municipalities in Taiwan, reaching 1,613 temples as of 2015.

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Tainan

Taiwan

Country
Taiwan
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
23.00, 120.23
171st most populous city in the world

Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast.

From the “Culture” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Mersh · CC BY-SA 3.0

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city

Flower Night Market is often considered to be the largest night market in Taiwan, open three days a week.

Tainan
Taiwan
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city

Tainan

Taiwan

Country
Taiwan
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
23.00, 120.23
171st most populous city in the world

Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast.

From the “Tourism” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Mersh · CC BY-SA 3.0

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