List of national monuments of Taiwan

"National monument" is the highest designation possible given to historic sites in Taiwan, followed by municipal and county monuments. The designations are outlined in the, and monuments are preserved by the Bureau of Cultural Heritage, a subdivision of the Executive Yuan.
According to the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, Chapter 1, Section 3, historic sites are defined as "architectural works and its ancillary facilities built for the needs of human life, which are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art or science." The first iteration of the Act in 1982 divided these monuments into levels 1, 2, and 3, with 1 being the highest. Subsequent revisions to the act redefined the levels into the designations used today. According to the December 2001 revision, the following sites are known as national monuments:

Level 1 monuments as of June 30, 1997
Level 2 monuments in non-special municipalities as of June 30, 1997
National monuments designated after June 30, 1997

Meanwhile, all other monuments in special municipalities are designated as municipal monuments, while all other monuments in counties and cities are designated as county monuments. Though the numerical designation is not in official use anymore, they still see use in colloquial usage.

Overview

As of March 16, 2020, there are 967 historic sites protected under the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, with 107 designated as national monuments. Tainan City has the most national monuments at 22, followed by Taipei City at 19. Notably, there are no national monuments in eastern Taiwan, though Batongguan Trail does cross into Hualien County.
The Bureau of Cultural Heritage also categorizes the monuments into types, as follows:

Category	Chinese	Count
Temple	寺廟	25
Government	衙署	12
Fort	關塞	12
Residence	宅第	11
City wall	城郭	8
Industrial	產業	5
Tomb	墓葬	5
Lighthouse	燈塔	5
Train station	車站	3
School	書院	3
Plaque	碑碣	2
Paifang	牌坊	1
Church	教堂	1
Bridge	橋樑	1
Ancestral shrine	祠堂	1
Other	其他	12