Get to know Houbi District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Tainan City
- Chinese name
- 後壁區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 72.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Rural life at Jingliao
Jingliao Old Street (菁寮老街) retains traditional shops. Community-led tours and hands-on activities introduce farming, local crafts and rural life. Gedaofan (割稻飯), the meal associated with rice harvesting, is part of this agricultural food culture. Visitors can also encounter rice-bread making and indigo-dyeing activities in the district’s village itineraries.
Railways, art and orchids
Wushulin Recreation Park (烏樹林休閒園區) includes a narrow-gauge railway experience and a railway story museum. Tugou Rural Art Museum (土溝農村美術館) is another stop on the district’s rural itineraries. Houbi also hosts the Taiwan International Orchid Show (臺灣國際蘭展), whose first local edition was held in 2005.
Sources for this guide
主題旅遊-臺南經典小鎮-後壁區－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Houbi District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Houbi District 後壁區
Plan your visit
Getting there
Houbi District is about 45 km in a straight line from central Tainan City. Search for 後壁區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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