Shandao Temple to Ningxia Night Market, Taipei: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Shandao Temple to Ningxia Night Market in Dadaocheng: 4 stops, about 3.3 km, about 45 minutes of walking plus about 23 minutes of listening. Start at Shandao Temple, Taipei’s largest Buddhist temple, begun as a Japanese Pure Land mission in 1895 and rebuilt in 1986. Walk west to the North Gate of 1884, the only gate of the Qing city wall still in its original form. Head north into Dadaocheng to the Xiahai City God Temple on Dihua Street, built in 1856–1859 by migrants from Tong’an, and end at Ningxia Night Market, a street of traditional Taiwanese food.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 3.3 km
- Walking:
- about 45 min
- Listening:
- about 23 min
Two ways to do this walk
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Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
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A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
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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 MapsShandao Temple to Ningxia Night Market, Taipei: how long does the walk take?
About 68 minutes in all: about 45 minutes on foot over about 3.3 km, plus about 23 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Shandao Temple to Ningxia Night Market, Taipei: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Shandao Temple, North Gate of Taipei City Wall, Xiahai City God Temple, and Ningxia Night Market. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.6 km, about 22 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
Taipei’s largest Buddhist temple, a Japanese Pure Land mission of 1895 moved here in 1926, renamed in 1954 and rebuilt in 1986, with the three golden Buddhas of its calm, plain main hall.
about 5 min of audio
Next stop: North Gate of Taipei City Wall · about 1.6 km, about 22 min on foot
Stop 2
Chengen Gate, finished in 1884 as the main gate of the last walled city the Qing built in Taiwan, a small fortress of andesite and red brick, freed in 2016 from the overpass that hid it from 1978.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Xiahai City God Temple · about 1.0 km, about 14 min on foot
Stop 3
A small Dihua Street temple built in 1856–1859 by Tong’an migrants who left Mengjia with their City God after the clan feud of 1853, now also famed for the Moon Elder who matches couples.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Ningxia Night Market · about 0.7 km, about 9 min on foot
Stop 4
A compact night market of traditional Taiwanese food on Ningxia Road, filled by stalls that moved up from the Circle in the 1970s, birthplace of the Hu Hsu Chang braised pork rice chain.
about 4 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 2, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.