Beimen Street & Changhe Temple
北门街与长和宫
Zhuqian's oldest commercial street, lined with Qing-era shophouses, old herbal shops, and Changhe Temple, a Mazu temple. It is quieter than the City God Temple area and good for a leisurely walk.
North Gate Street was the main commercial street outside the north gate of Zhuqian in the Qing dynasty, and it was once the liveliest part of Hsinchu. The street still preserves many shophouses from the Qing and Japanese occupation periods, old traditional Chinese medicine shops, and century-old businesses, and cafés and creative boutiques have moved in in recent years. At the north end stands Changhe Temple, built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty to worship Mazu. It is one of Hsinchu's oldest temples, funded by trade-guild merchants of the time. The whole street is free to walk. It takes about an hour and can be walked from the City God Temple.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Hsinchu City God Temple
- Hsinchu Prefecture Hall
- Hsinchu Image Museum
- Yingxi Gate (East Gate of Hsinchu)
- Hsinchu Railway Station
- Hsinchu City Glass Museum
- Hsinchu Zoo
- Eighteen Peaks Mountain