Changhua - a county-administered city in Changhua County, Taiwan

Changhua (彰化) is a city in Changhua County. The city is the seat of government for the county

Understand

The county of Changhua is home to the Babuza Aboriginal people. Historically, Changhua city was a base for immigrants from China and used as a staging post in various campaigns against the indigineous inhabitants. To support this, a fortress was built out of bamboo which gained the city the nickname "Bamboo Town".

The city has an area of approximately km and a population of around 226,744 (as of January 2023).

Get in

By train

• Changhua Station, No. 1, Sanmin Road, 24.0818422°, 120.5381318°. The city is connected to the TRA rail network and is accessible via Changhua Station. The station lies roughly in the centre of the built-up western half of the city area. 2019-06-05

By bus

By car

• Changhua is connected to Taichung city by Freeway 1.
• Freeway 3 intersects with Freeway 1 at Changhua and connects to Provincial Highway 74.

Get around

Changhua was the second city after Taipei to introduce a public bicycle rental system and now there are dozens of rental points for the YouBike program scattered around the city.

See

Parks & nature

• Huayang Park (華陽公園), Baoshan Road, 24.070391°, 120.557198°. 2019-06-05
• Spring of Youth (彰化不老泉), No. 1, Section 2, Gongyuan Road, 24.074481°, 120.557074°, +886 4 724 5031. M-F 08:00-17:00. Once one of the primary sources of water to the city, the building is now a monument to how the city's residents once lived. 2019-06-05
• 1895 Taiwan Resistance Peace Memorial Park (乙未保臺和平紀念公園), No. 12, Guashan Road, 24.079948°, 120.552915°. 2019-06-05

Architecture

• Baguashan Great Buddha (八卦山大佛), No. 8-1, Guashan Road, 24.076955°, 120.549308°, +886 4 753 2755. 09:30-17:30. 2019-06-05
• Baguashan Silver Bridge (八卦山銀橋), 24.078589°, 120.546995°. 2019-06-05

Historical sites

• Hsinding Old Street (新町老街), No. 3, Lane 387, Minzu Road, 24.074528°, 120.538383°. 2019-06-05
• Red Hair Well (紅毛井), No. 542-11, Section 2, Zhongshan Road, 24.079045°, 120.546090°. 2019-06-05
• Baguashan Literature Walk (八卦山文學步道), 24.078961°, 120.547023°. 2019-06-05
• Changhua Wude Hall, No. 45, Section 1, Gongyuan Road, 24.077065°, 120.546110°, +886 4 728 4869. W-Su 10:30-17:00. Built in 1929 as a martial arts training centre, the building was converted to a 'martyr's shrine' after the end of the Japanese colonial period. 2019-06-05

Museums

• Gu-Yue Folk Museum (古月民俗館), No. 57, Zhonghua Road, 24.078237°, 120.542767°, +886 4 727 9937. Tu-Su 09:00-17:00. 2019-06-05
• Changhua Railway Roundhouse, No. 1, Section 1, Zhangmei Road, 24.085950°, 120.540174°, +886 4 762 4438. Tu-F 13:00-16:00, Sa Su 10:00-16:00. 2019-06-05
• Changhua County Art Museum (彰化縣立美術館), No. 3, Guashan Road, 24.077671°, 120.545969°, +886 4 725 0057. Tu-Su 09:00-17:00. An art museum which serves the local area. 2019-06-05
• Nan Guan and Bei Guan Center (南北管音樂戲曲館), No. 66, Pinghe 7th Street, 24.068327°, 120.530803°, +886 4 751 0709. Tu-Su 09:00-17:00. 2019-06-05
• Yuan Ching Kaun Tradition Art Museum (元清觀民藝館), No. 126, Chenleng Road, 24.079508°, 120.541879°, +886 4 725 4093. 2019-06-05
• 1895 Baguashan Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Museum (1895八卦山抗日保台史蹟館), No. 500, Section 2, Zhongshan Road (中山路二段500號), 24.078522°, 120.545746°, +886 4 728 8941. Daily 09:00-17:00. A museum about the Battle of Baguashan, the pivotal battle of the 1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan. 2019-06-05
• National Changhua Life Arts Center (國立彰化生活美學館), No. 18, Guashan Road, 24.076531°, 120.557350°, +886 4 722 2729. Tu-Su 09:00-17:00. 2019-06-05

Temples

• Confucian Temple of Changhua (彰化孔子廟), No. 30, Kongmen Road, 24.078978°, 120.543391°, +886 4 723 6746. Tu-Su 08:30-17:00. The complex was constructed in 1726 with a temple and a school, although only the central structure remains. 2019-06-05
• Kaihua Temple (彰化開化寺), No. 134, Zhonghua Road, 24.078833°, 120.540902°, +886 4 726 8741. It was built in 1724 as a temple to Guanyin. It has served many uses over the centuries and has been damaged and rebuilt several times during its history. 2019-06-05
• Yuanching Temple. Constructed in 1763, it is perhaps the first temple in Taiwan to venerate the Jade Emperor. 2019-06-05
• Nanyao Temple (南瑤宮), 24.067402°, 120.538922°. Built in 1738 as a temple to Mazu, the structure has been added to since then. 2019-06-05

Do

• Changhua Arts Hall, No. 542, Section 2, Zhongshan Road, 24.078991°, 120.545735°, +886 4 728 7243. Tu-Su 09:00-17:00. 2019-06-05

Sport

• Changhua County Stadium (彰化縣立體育場), 24.066365°, 120.554410°. 2019-06-05

Buy

Eat

Night markets

• Jingcheng Night Market (精誠夜市), No. 146, Linsen Road, Changhua City, Changhua County, 24.072557°, 120.526629°. W F Sa Su 18:00-01:00. 2019-06-05
• Yongan Night Market (永安夜市), 24.088848°, 120.543656°. Tu Th 18:00-00:00. 2019-06-05

Drink

Sleep

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