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Updated Friday, July 23, 2010 9:48 am TWN, The China Post news staff

Tainan City offering number of special summer programs

The cultural and tourism department of Tainan City offers a lot of promotional deals during the summer vacation to attract visitors.

A special program called “Bravo Taiwan, easy tour in Tainan” allows passengers to take tour buses to visit the historical sites in Tainan City with a special discount.

Tourists can buy the bus ticket for NT$80 each before the end of July, a 20 percent discount at the original price of NT$100, and visit two monuments of their choice for free. Starting from July 20, people can even get a UV proof folding cowboy hat if they buy four tickets at the same time.

There are two main routes for the tour buses in Tainan City. Route 88 can take you to the Chihkan Tower (赤崁樓), the Confucian temple, the Great South Gate, the Anping Fort (安平古堡), the Yanping Old Street and the Eternal Golden Castle (億載金城). Route 99 takes you to the Chihkan Tower, the Ancient Canal, the Anping Fort, Taijiang Ecological & Cultural Zone and the Futien saltpan.

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	A night view of the Chihkan Tower(赤崁樓). The Chihkan Tower was built in 1653 by the Dutch, who once occupied southern Taiwan as their colony. Zheng Chenggong, a general of the Ming dynasty, expelled the Dutch in 1661 and made the tower a center of power to resist the Qing dynasty. (Courtesy of the Tainan City Government) Enlarge Photo


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