Place · Longshan Temple & Bopiliao

Longshan Temple艋舺龍山寺

Go before 09:00 for incense and prayers, or after 17:00; 45 minutes; keep to the side aisles during services.Go before 9:00 AM for incense and prayers, or after 5:00 PM; 45 minutes; keep to the side aisles during services.

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Key facts

Time on site: 40–55 min; p95 90 min
Price: Free; adult, 2026 estimate
Hours: 06:00–22:006:00 AM–10:00 PM; typical, check
Best time: early morning; quietest window
28″ bags: Painful; Longshan Temple & Bopiliao: painful
Getting there: Longshan Temple Station (Bannan line), exit 1

Free
Opens about 06:00
Cover shoulders and knees
Go early morning
Free entry
Works with kids

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Actions

Usually 06:00–22:00

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Go now?

hours and prices: check on the day

Open: Usually 06:00–22:00Usually 6:00 AM–10:00 PM
Crowds: Quietest around 21:00 · go early morning
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Quietest Mon–Fri · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate
Tickets: Adult: Free
Time to spend: 40–55 min · up to 90 min if you linger

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Know before you go

It is a working temple, not a museum: people are praying, so keep your voice low and stand aside for worshippers.
Enter by the right (dragon) door and leave by the left (tiger) door; do not step on the door thresholds.
Free entry, open about 06:00–22:00 every day (check); the calm hours are 06:00–08:00.Free entry, open about 6:00 AM–10:00 PM every day (check); the calm hours are 6:00 AM–8:00 AM.
The 1st and 15th of the lunar month and festivals are very crowded; late afternoon is also quiet.
Longshan Temple MRT station (Blue line) exit 1 is at the door; the cool, shaded concourse is your heat escape.

Best time of day

Go early morning. Plan 40–55 min inside.

quietlightbusyheavypacked· desk estimate for an ordinary weekday; add one level on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month and on festival days

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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

25min

Worthwhile

40min

Typical

55min

p95

90min

The temple opens every day; opening and closing times are not printed until verified.

Tickets & entry

2026 estimate · check the posted board

Where to buy: No ticket needed.
Entry (all visitors): Front gate
Reseller 'skip the line' tour: Tour marketplaces
Entry is free. Any ticket sold online for 'skip-the-line' access is a tour, not an entry fee.
Official site ↗
Queues: Reseller 'skip the line' tour: There is no ticket to skip; a guide only adds explanation.
Free days: Always free
Free entry days in Taipei (pick Taipei in the tool; check)
Dress code: Shoes: On; keep off thresholds.
What to wear: dress-code checker
Bags & lockers: No bag check; small bags only in the crowded hall.
Lockers (check) Lockers at the MRT station and Taipei Main Station; none in the temple.
Photos: Allowed outside; be discreet inside and never photograph faces at prayer.
No drones; tripods discouraged.
What's closed: WeeklyOpen every day.
Lunar New YearcheckOpen, but with special hours and heavy crowds.
Typhoon dayscheckOpen in most cases; check the news on the day.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.

Ticket	Price	Where to buy	Skip-the-line reality
Entry (all visitors)	Free	Front gate	No line to enter.
Reseller 'skip the line' tour	Tour price, not an entry fee	Tour marketplaces	There is no ticket to skip; a guide only adds explanation.

Ticket	Price	Note
Entry	Free	No ticket; donations are voluntary.
Incense sticks	Free at the entrance (check)	The temple offers free incense; a few small offerings are sold nearby.
Fortune sticks (qiuqian)	Free to draw	The moon blocks and sticks are at the main altar; ask staff or a volunteer how to ask a question.
Guided tour or volunteer explanation	Free (check)	Volunteers sometimes offer English explanations; a small donation is welcome.

Inside, in order

45 min without detours

Front hall and incense burner
10 min
Enter by the right door; light the incense and place it in the burner outside.
Main hall (Guanyin)
15 min
Stand at the back and watch; keep to the side aisles when services run.
Rear halls (gods of fortune and matchmaking)
10 min
Smaller shrines; the Yue Lao matchmaking shrine is popular with couples.
Carved dragon pillars and roof
10 min
Best looked at from the courtyard in morning light.
Fortune drawing area
10 min
Ask for English instructions; do not photograph others' offerings up close.
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Time inside

Crowd on arrival: busy
Worst while inside: busy
Leave by: 08:558:55 AM
Closing buffer: 725′

Good window: go.

Closing buffer is measured against a planning close of 21:00. The temple stays open late; confirm evening hours on the official site.
Crowd levels are a desk estimate by hour, not live data.

How to do it well

1Arrive around 07:00 by MRT to Longshan Temple station, exit 1.
2Enter by the right (dragon) door, take incense at the front and place it in the burner.
3Walk through the main hall along the side aisles and watch the prayers.
4Leave by the left (tiger) door and walk to Bopiliao Old Street.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop: Longshan Temple Station (Bannan line), exit 1
Exit: —
Ticket: free · official site
Stairs: unknown
Shoes: unknown

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock: Prayer crowds at dawn and on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month; tour groups mid-morning.
Sensory load: 2/5
Exposure: medium

Bailouts

heat
Longshan Temple Station concourse (AC)
rain
Covered halls and arcades
crowd
Bopiliao Old Street

Nearest rescue anchor: B — Longshan Temple front courtyard

Step-free check

wheelchair: caution

Step-free entrance: partly · partlyA few steps at each door threshold.
Lifts: no · no
Accessible toilet: check · checkIn the MRT station; check the temple entrance (check).
Ramps: yes · yesUse the ramp at the temple's side entrance (check); the central steps are low but the thresholds are raised.
Wheelchair: partly · partlyThe courtyard and front hall are reachable; the inner halls have steps (check).
Stroller: yes · yesFine outside; fold it at the threshold.
Places to sit: yes · yesBenches in the courtyard.

Level courtyard with steps and raised thresholds inside the halls.

Step-free route

1Take the Blue line to Longshan Temple station, exit 1, which has a lift.
2Use the ramp at the temple's side entrance (check); the central steps are low but the thresholds are raised.
3Wheelchair users can see the courtyard and front hall; the inner halls have steps.

Combine with

nearest first

5 minHerb Lane (Qingcao Xiang) — Herbal tea shops; a sip of bitter tea is free at some (check).
6 minBopiliao Old Street — A restored Qing-era street with a small history museum.
8 minHuaxi Street night market · eat — Opens about 18:00.Opens about 6:00 PM.
18 minAy-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle · eat — A standing bowl before the queue builds.
—Taipei 101 and the Xinyi malls — A dry afternoon by MRT.
—Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (same day)

Walk the Longshan Temple & Bopiliao area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes

Best photo time today

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Spot	When	Rule on the spot
Front courtyard with incense smoke	07:00–08:307:00 AM–8:30 AM	No flash and no close-ups of worshippers.
Roof carvings from the courtyard	Late afternoon	Stand aside from the walkway.
Wide shot from the plaza across Kangding Road	Dusk	Watch scooters at the crossing.

Red lines

Do not step on door thresholds; enter by the right door and leave by the left.
No loud talk or flash near worshippers.

More on the groundFacilities · Seasons · Who it suits · Skip it if · Rules on site · With kids6 parts

Rules on site

enforced at the gate or by guards

food: No eating in the halls.

With kids

kids: okstroller: ok

with kids: Short visit; explain the rules, as children may run on the marble.
child price: Free

Facilities on site

What	Status	Where / note
Toilets	yes	Free toilets beside the temple and in the MRT station.
Accessible toilet	yes	In the MRT station; check the temple entrance (check).
Lockers	check	Lockers at the MRT station and Taipei Main Station; none in the temple.
Food and drink	yes	Herbal tea shops and snack stalls around the temple; no eating inside the halls.
Seating	limited	Benches in the courtyard and a small park across the road.
Wi-Fi	check	Public Wi-Fi in the MRT station; not in the halls.
Card payment	no	Cash for offerings and snacks.

Seasons, festivals and night openings

When	What happens	Effect on your visit	Dates
Lunar New Year	Prayers from midnight and a fair	Queues around the block; go at dawn or skip.	check
1st and 15th of each lunar month	Extra offerings	Crowds from early morning.	check
Jun–Sep	Heat and rain	Stone floors are slippery; wear shoes with grip.	check
Ghost Month (Aug–Sep)	Offering tables	Tables of food outside; do not step on them.	check

“Check” rows move every year; confirm dates on the official calendar before you plan around them.

Who it suits

Traveler	Fit	Why
First visit to Taipei	good	The oldest working temple; free and easy.
Photographers	good	Morning smoke and carved roofs.
Families with small kids	ok	Short visit; keep voices low and hold hands.
Wheelchair users	caution	Steps and raised thresholds inside.
Anyone who wants a quiet museum feel	poor	It is a living temple with a noisy prayer crowd.

Skip it if

You only have time between 10:00 and 15:00 in July or August and cannot stand heat.You only have time between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM in July or August and cannot stand heat.
You cannot avoid the 1st and 15th of the lunar month.

Deep dive

Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated

Can I take photos inside the main hall?

Photos are allowed, but never of worshippers' faces up close and no flash.

Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk

What time does Longshan Temple open?

About 06:00 every day and it closes about 22:00 (check). The quietest hours are 06:00–08:00.About 6:00 AM every day and it closes about 10:00 PM (check). The quietest hours are 6:00 AM–8:00 AM.

Is there an entrance fee?

No. Entry is free; donations are voluntary.

How do I pray at Longshan?

Take incense from the front, bow to the sky, place it in the burner outside, then walk to the main altar and follow the crowd. Ask a volunteer for English guidance.

How long do I need?

40 minutes for the halls, up to an hour if you watch the prayers and draw a fortune.

What should I wear?

Light, modest clothing: cover shoulders and knees if you can; shoes on.

Is it good in the rain?

Yes: the halls are covered and the sound is atmospheric, but the marble is slippery.

How do I get there?

Blue (Bannan) line to Longshan Temple station, exit 1; from Ximen it is one stop, about 11 minutes door to door.

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Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Sources

officialLongshan Temple (official)
secondaryWikidata Q2113594