Taipei Story House

The Taipei Story House, formerly known as the Yuanshan Mansion, is a historic house in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is currently open as a museum in the Taipei Expo Park.

Photo: 玄史生, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: museum, historical building in Taipei, Taiwan
Address: 中山北路三段 181-1, 臺北市, 中山區, 104

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zhongshan Bridge and Linji Huguo Chan Temple.

Linji Huguo Chan Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: 玄史生, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Linji Huguo Chan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. Linji Huguo Chan Temple is situated 360 metres west of Taipei Story House.

Yuanshan is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line. Yuanshan metro station is situated 490 metres southwest of Taipei Story House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalongdong and Old Taipei.

Dalongdong

Village

Photo: Winertai, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalongdong, or Toalongpong, is an old town in historical Taipei located near the narrows of the confluence of the Keelung and Tamsui Rivers. The settlement, covereing the area extending from the Chen Teacher's Residence and beyond the area of sishisikan and the Taipei Confucius Temple, was officially established in 1853.

Old Taipei

Photo: 玄史生, CC0.

If you want to feel the real heartbeat of Taipei, one that is far removed from the skyscrapers and shopping malls of East Taipei, then Datong and Wanhua in West Taipei are the places to go.