Keelung Harbour to Zhongzheng Park, Keelung: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Keelung’s inner harbour to Zhongzheng Park: 4 stops, about 2.2 km, about 30 minutes of walking plus about 21 minutes of listening. Start by Keelung station at the YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum, a shipping company building of 1915 that became the city’s first civil museum in 2004. Walk to Qing’an Temple, Keelung’s Mazu temple since 1780, then through the Miaokou Night Market at the gate of Dianji Temple, and climb to Zhongzheng Park, a park of 1933 crowned by a 25-metre Guanyin above the harbour.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 2.2 km
- Walking:
- about 30 min
- Listening:
- about 21 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 MapsKeelung Harbour to Zhongzheng Park, Keelung: how long does the walk take?
About 51 minutes in all: about 30 minutes on foot over about 2.2 km, plus about 21 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Keelung Harbour to Zhongzheng Park, Keelung: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum, Keelung Qing’an Temple, Keelung Miaokou Night Market, and Zhongzheng Park. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.4 km, about 19 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
A waterfront building of 1915 put up for the NYK shipping line, run by Yang Ming Marine and opened in 2004 as Keelung’s first civil museum, on the history of the harbour.
about 5 min of audio
Next stop: Keelung Qing’an Temple · about 0.4 km, about 6 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: Keelung Miaokou Night Market · about 0.3 km, about 4 min on foot
Stop 3
A night market named for the mouth of the temple: stalls gathered at the gate of Dianji Temple, the town’s centre of faith, and years of planning turned the crowd into a food street.
about 4 min of audio
Next stop: Zhongzheng Park · about 1.4 km, about 19 min on foot
Stop 4
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
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.
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Route checked by Mappu on November 1, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.