6 P.M. NATIONAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK MEMORIAL HALL
Finish your tour with a brisk 15-minute walk west down Xinyi Road to the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. This monument to the dead autocrat (he ruled Taiwan from 1949 to his death in 1975), which opened in 1980 in a sprawling 25-hectare plaza, includes a grand concert hall at the other end of the square. It's best viewed at night, when it's illuminated by ground lights, and groups of middle-aged Taiwanese come to line dance to U.S. country-and-western songs on the plaza.
After a good rest and a break from eating, try Taiwan's famous pearl, or 'bubble' milk tea -- a shaved ice-and-tea confection served with tapioca balls and jumbo-size straws. The place to get it is Chun Shui Tang, the central-Taiwan store that invented it in late 1980s, and there's a branch in the ground floor of the National Concert Hall on the north side of the memorial plaza (the shop closes at 8:30 p.m.). A small glass costs $2.20; a large glass that's big enough for two costs $4.40.
下午6點(diǎn):國立中正紀(jì)念堂
沿著信義路往西走15分鐘,就到了國立中正紀(jì)念堂,這里也是我們的最后一站。這座紀(jì)念堂是為了紀(jì)念蔣介石這位已逝的臺(tái)灣獨(dú)裁者(他從1949年開始統(tǒng)治臺(tái)灣,直到1975年去世)而興建的,1980年對(duì)公眾開放,加上廣場(chǎng)另一端的大型音樂廳,占地共25公頃。最好的觀景時(shí)間是在晚上,那時(shí)整個(gè)紀(jì)念堂由地?zé)粽彰鳎扇航Y(jié)隊(duì)的臺(tái)灣中年人會(huì)在廣場(chǎng)上隨著美國鄉(xiāng)村和西部歌曲翩翩起舞。
養(yǎng)足精神之后,你應(yīng)該去試試臺(tái)灣著名的珍珠奶茶──刨冰和茶的混合物,里面還有粉圓,需要用大號(hào)的吸管飲用。喝珍珠奶茶的地方叫作“春水堂”。春水堂起源于臺(tái)灣中部,二十世紀(jì)80年代末這家店發(fā)明了珍珠奶茶。在中正紀(jì)念堂廣場(chǎng)北邊的國家音樂廳底下,春水堂有一家分店(晚上8點(diǎn)半關(guān)門)。一小杯珍珠奶茶的價(jià)格是2.2美元,足夠兩人喝的大杯要花上4.4美元。