Datong, Taipei

   

There is also a Datong District in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province, mainland China
Datong District
大同區
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Datong District seal

Old name: Dadaocheng(大稻埕)

Region Western Taipei
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Area

Ranked 12 of 12

 - Total

5.6815 km²

Population

Ranked 11 of 12

 - Total
 - Density

129,270
22,753/km²

Villages(里,Li): 25
Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin):516
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Datong District (Chinese: 大同區, Wade Giles: Ta-t'ung, Tongyong Pinyin: Datong) is a district of Taipei City famous for the Dihua (Tihua) Street Market during the Chinese New Year holidays. The market sells dried fruits, nuts, dried meats, dried seafood, snacks, and health drinks. Other attractions in Datong include the Taipei Confucius Temple and the Bao-an Temple.

Dadaocheng is in the southwestern part of the district. The district is named after the Confucian notion of utopia.

Notable people

External link

  • Official Site (http://www.datong.gov.tw/datong/english/_pg/index/english.htm)


Dihua Street Market
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Dihua Street Market
The Dihua market is built around buildings back from the Japanese colonial era.
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The Dihua market is built around buildings back from the Japanese colonial era.



Taipei Districts of Taipei

Songshan | Xinyi | Daan | Zhongshan | Zhongzheng | Datong | Wanhua | Wenshan | Nangang | Neihu | Shilin | Beitou

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