Taipei North Gate (ChengEn Gate)

This guide to Taipei North Gate follows the only city gate that survived Taipei's early-1900s wall demolition untouched, from the Qing stonework laid in 1884 to the Japanese takeover of 1895 that marched troops straight through its archway. You'll hear why four gates were saved by public protest but only this one kept its original form, and the fate of the stone plaque that once hung above the archway. Listen for the sloped stone base and closed upper story that set it apart from the city's other gates.