Located in Taipei Hsiao West Road, Po-ai Road, Yanping North Road intersection at the north gate, is the only one in the Qing Dynasty Taipei's city gates so far remains intact; more than a century, Tainan street after several urban renewal and extension built long been removed without leaving a trace, and now only survives on the north doors of modern flyovers at the busy between the Taipei City marked the history of the years passed.
The official name of North Gate, "Cheng En gate" in the City Hall and the Round Hill site listed as a monument. North Gate due to face the North Star, to hold infinite royal, hence the name Cheng En door.
The design of the north gate of the fort is a closed architecture, the city has opened a central block of the gates and out of Tainan pore, for the then Tataocheng only way to enter Taipei. If the pore visitors approached a closer look, can be found inside two large wooden doors had been damaged and mortal last wrap of thick metal inlay riveting Ding. Pore at the top of the side wall puzzle Dan Bian, a letter to "Cheng En gate", plaques carved Lotus grass up and down pattern, engraved with Aquarius about flowers, take to have "peace" was intended.
Graceful roof lines, simple, dovetail tilt, is a traditional Fujian-style architecture common Xieshan Flying Zhan. North Gate City Block entirely miles from its shore, and through-Peitou Peishih Lake area's long andesite blocks of brick structure, tower wall of brick, and topical plaster, the roof is laying braised Pantile, building materials are then the election is fair share towers, and outer layers, before and after the wall opened on each of three for monitoring the fenestrae, left and right sides have arched openings on the walls; while, the wall between the back-shaped corridor with Xunshao, the ground is dug inside the room there is anti-enemy pushes open the gate of the jacks gateway.
Car wind vane:
1, take the bus joint venture 0 East, 49,206,220,502 and roads, post offices in Taipei, under, or take 12,52,238 and roads in the North subglottic.
2, taking the MRT to fresh water, Bannan, stores, and in line, the next station in Taipei.
