Tamsui Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
The Tamsui waterfront at sunset.
Tamsui (淡水, or Danshui, Danshuei, Tamshui) is a smaller city to the north of Taipei that was the center of shipping and commerce in northern Taiwan in the 19th century. The city is still popular with visitors from Taipei and boasts many historical attractions, and is a popular location for viewing the sunset.
The town calls itself by the English name "Tamsui" , but the Taipei MRT system calls it by its Mandarin Chinese name, transliterated as "Danshui". "Tamsui" probably comes from the town's name in the Taiwanese language.
- As of late August 2011, MRT has begun to replace "Danshui" with "Tamsui" in its system. You can currently see both names appear on stations, maps, as well as trains.
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