Dalongdong (), or Toalongpong (; and variants 大浪泵/大隆同), is an
old town
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in historical
Taipei
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located near the narrows of the confluence of the
Keelung
Keelung ( ; zh, p=Jīlóng, c=基隆, poj=Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong ( ; ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Ta ...
and
Tamsui Rivers.
The settlement, covereing the area extending from the Chen Teacher's Residence () and beyond the area of ''sishisikan'' (四十四坎) and the
Taipei Confucius Temple, was officially established in 1853. During
Japanese rule, Twatutia, Toalongpong, and
Bangka were incorporated with the
walled city of Taipeh (in present-day
Zhongzheng District
Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a District (Taiwan), district in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Main Station is located in the district. It is home to most of the national government buildings of Taiwan.
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The district is n ...
) into present-day Taipei city. Dalongdong has since merged with
Twatutia in the south to form
Datong District.
Name
Although the history of the settlement likely preceded
Dutch Formosa
The island of Taiwan, also commonly known as ''Formosa'', was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662 and from 1664 to 1668. In the context of the Age of Discovery, the Dutch East India Company established its presence ...
rule, its existence was first recorded as Pourompon (from the
Basay language). This gave rise to the names ''Paronpon'' (), ''Daronpon'' ()
and other variants, when the area came under
Qing dynasty rule. The name was once again changed () in 1802 (7th year of
Jiaqing Emperor
The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, personal name Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He was ...
), by settlers from
Tong'an District
Tong'an District () is a northern mainland district of Xiamen which faces Quemoy County, Republic of China. To the north is Anxi and Nan'an, and to the south is Jimei. Tong'an is also east of Lianxiang and Changqin to the West. It covers in
Xiamen
Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...
. It was during this period that the
Dalongdong Baoan Temple was first constructed. The name finally settled in its present form () during the reign of the
Daoguang Emperor
The Daoguang Emperor (16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanzong of Qing, personal name Mianning, was the seventh List of emperors of the Qing dynasty, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing e ...
(1820-1850) when further settlement occurred in the area.
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See Also
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Bopiliao
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Dadaocheng
References
External links
Toalongpong Bao'an templeSishisikan
History of Taipei
Neighbourhoods in Taipei
Historic sites in Taiwan
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