The Introduction of Tainan

      Tainan is a city in the southern Taiwan. Tainan is one of the oldest cities in Taiwan. As a result, there are more Buddist and Taoist temples in Tainan than any other city in Taiwan. Many well known Taiwanese cuisines originated from Tainan, including oyster omelet, danzimian and many more. Besides, it is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei.

     First, Tainan is one of the oldest cities in Taiwan. Tainan claims its name as one of the Taiwanese cultural capitals for its abundant historic monument and citizen lifestyle. For example, wedding ceremony in Tainan is a series of complex process where perfection will be asked to every detail. Both of man and woman need to prepare 12 specific gifts representing different meanings during engagement ceremony and more to come in the wedding. People believe this complexity is a sign of being civilized.

 12 specific gifts

     Second, there are many well known Taiwanese cuisines in Tainan, including oyster omelet, danzimian and many more. Houndreds years ago, only the rich could eat sweet food, so the sweet symbolize the rich and the noble. Generally speaking, people eat sweeter in the southern Taiwan than in the northern Taiwan. Besides, Tainan was a center for sugar production industry.

 Danzimian (Dry pork mince noodle)

     As Tainan is the one of Metropolitan areas in Taiwan, it has lots of department stores, shopping malls.Several world's luxury brands have branches in Tainan. To enjoy the lifestyle of Taiwanese, Flower Night Market is good place to visit.

 Flower Night Market