Dianji Temple to Ershawan Battery, Keelung: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Dianji Temple to Ershawan Battery in Keelung: 4 stops, about 3.5 km, about 45 minutes of walking plus about 24 minutes of listening. Start at Dianji Temple, built in 1875 for the Holy King of Kaizhang, in the middle of the Miaokou night market at its gate. Walk to Qing’an Temple, Keelung’s Mazu temple since 1780, and climb to Zhongzheng Park and its 25-metre Guanyin above the harbour. Finish on the next hill at Ershawan Battery, the fort Liu Mingchuan built in 1886 after the French attack of 1884, a national monument looking over the harbour mouth.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 3.5 km
- Walking:
- about 45 min
- Listening:
- about 24 min
Two ways to do this walk
Keelung with Mappu
Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsDianji Temple to Ershawan Battery, Keelung: how long does the walk take?
About 69 minutes in all: about 45 minutes on foot over about 3.5 km, plus about 24 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Dianji Temple to Ershawan Battery, Keelung: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Dianji Temple, Keelung Qing’an Temple, Zhongzheng Park, and Ershawan Battery. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.7 km, about 23 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
The Holy King Temple of 1875, built by Keelung’s residents for the Holy King of Kaizhang, at the heart of the Miaokou night market, with fish and crabs among its carvings.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Keelung Qing’an Temple · about 0.4 km, about 5 min on foot
Stop 2
Keelung’s Mazu temple, founded by Zhangzhou settlers in 1780 and moved here in 1815, the only one in Taiwan with Mazu statues from Meizhou, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou side by side.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Zhongzheng Park · about 1.7 km, about 23 min on foot
Stop 3
A hilltop park of 1933 where a Shinto shrine once stood, rebuilt with Chinese palace-style gates after the war and crowned by a 25-metre statue of Guanyin over the harbour.
about 5 min of audio
Next stop: Ershawan Battery · about 1.5 km, about 20 min on foot
Stop 4
The fort Liu Mingchuan built in 1886 on the hill above the harbour after the French attack of 1884, entered through a gate carved Haimen Tianxian, now a national monument.
about 6 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
Planning a trip to Keelung?
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- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
- Save your trip’s free guides on your phone in the Mappu app: they play with no signal
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
Route checked by Mappu on November 2, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.