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Tainan
Taiwan · KHH
Taiwan's oldest city, temples and snacks on every corner.
About
Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "prefectural capital" for its 263-year history as the capital of Taiwan under Dutch rule, the Kingdom of Tungning and later Qing dynasty rule until 1887. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Tainan was classified as a "Sufficiency"-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network in 2020, but was not classified in 2022 and 2024.
Source: Wikipedia — Tainan (CC BY-SA)
Known for
- dining · world class
- affordability · excellent
- architecture · excellent
- historical · excellent
- sightseeing · excellent
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Weather through the year
- Jan73°F6d wet
- Feb75°F5d wet
- Mar79°F8d wet
- Apr83°F7d wet
- May86°F15d wet
- Jun87°F22d wet
- Jul88°F24d wet
- Aug87°F25d wet
- Sep87°F19d wet
- Oct86°F10d wet
- Nov82°F4d wet
- Dec76°F3d wet
Monthly averages from long-run climate normals. Bars compare months here, not places.
Plan the trip
Fly into Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH), about 30 mi away.
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