Here’s our first tourist attraction destination – 古堡街 (Gu Bao Street), which literally translates to Castle Street. There are 3 attractions along this street – Anping Tree House, Zhu Jiu Ying House and Old Tait & Co Merchant House.

We stopped over at the 朱玖瑩故居 (Zhu Jiu Ying House) first. Zhu Jiu Ying is a very important man that has helped with the growth of Taiwan’s salt industry. This building was initially a hostel for the salt farmers and was only recently converted into an exhibition to showcase Zhu Jiu Ying’s Chinese calligraphy.

Next is the Old Tait & Co Merchant House, also known as Taiwan Development Wax Museum, using wax figures to tell of the immigrants’ life in Taiwan history. Didn’t have time to visit this though.

Lastly is the the 安平树屋 (Anping Tree House). The entire house is over 200 years old and has been taken over with some banyan trees. Some parts of the building are only being supported by the trees. Even the locals took time down to visit this place.

Entrance fee is less than NT50 and student discounts apply, be sure to bring your student pass when visiting to Taiwan.

They also sell nice ice cream with different flavours everyday, priced at around NT60 each.

The Anping Tree House gives a magical vibe as the sun sets.