Confucian Temple to the Flowers Night Market, Tainan: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from the Confucian Temple to the Flowers Night Market in Tainan: 4 stops, about 3.8 km, about 50 minutes of walking plus about 23 minutes of listening. Start at the Tainan Confucian Temple, the First Academy of Taiwan. Cross to Tang Te-chang Memorial Park, a seven-road roundabout cleared as a fire break in 1906 and named in 1998 for a lawyer executed there in 1947. Walk west to Duiyue Gate, the coral-stone gate of 1836 that traffic still passes through, and end at the Flowers Night Market, close to 400 stalls on Thursday to Sunday evenings.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 3.8 km
- Walking:
- about 50 min
- Listening:
- about 23 min
Two ways to do this walk
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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 MapsConfucian Temple to the Flowers Night Market, Tainan: how long does the walk take?
About 73 minutes in all: about 50 minutes on foot over about 3.8 km, plus about 23 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Confucian Temple to the Flowers Night Market, Tainan: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Tainan Confucian Temple, Tang Te-chang Memorial Park, Duiyue Gate, and Tainan Flowers Night Market. 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 First Academy of Taiwan, founded in 1665 or 1666 under Zheng Jing and rebuilt under the Qing, with the oldest of Taiwan’s dismounting steles, from 1687, and a dawn rite every 28 September.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Tang Te-chang Memorial Park · about 0.5 km, about 7 min on foot
Stop 2
A green island where seven roads meet: a fire break cleared in 1906, Taisho Park under Japanese rule, and since 1998 named for Tang Te-chang, the lawyer executed here in 1947.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Duiyue Gate · about 1.7 km, about 23 min on foot
Stop 3
The Coral Stone Gate, completed in 1836 in the outer walls that took in the Five Channels port district, and the only city gate in the district still in daily use.
about 5 min of audio
Next stop: Tainan Flowers Night Market · about 1.6 km, about 21 min on foot
Stop 4
Tainan’s largest night market, close to 400 stalls under tall banners on former fish ponds, reopened here in 2005 and open Thursday to Sunday evenings; a car park on other days.
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.
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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.