The Shenkeng Old Street () is an old street in
Shenkeng District,
New Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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History
In the 1980s, local residents campaigned against the demolition of the buildings along the street as part of the proposed road widening and redevelopment project. In 2010, a large-scale restoration project began. The management committee of the old street was established in 2014. In 2013, a regulation regulating the management of the old streets in New Taipei was enacted, enabling the committee to collect funds to preserve the heritage buildings of the old street.
Features
The street is famous for its
tofu
Tofu (), also known as bean curd in English, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', ''extra firm'' or ''super fi ...
-related food, such as tofu gourmet, tofu snacks and tofu popsicle from various types of tofu.
Transportation
The street is accessible by taxi from
Muzha Station
Muzha station (formerly transliterated as Mucha Station until 2003) is a station on Wenhu line of the Taipei Metro, located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Station overview
This two-level, elevated station has two side platforms and a singl ...
of
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondola ...
.
See also
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List of roads in Taiwan
This is a list of roads in Taiwan.
Taipei City
* Civic Boulevard
* Dihua Street
* Dunhua Road
* Fuxing Road
* Guangfu Road
* Heping Road
* Jianguo Road
* Keelung Road
* Ketagalan Boulevard
* Minsheng Road
* Nanjing Road
* Renai Road
* Roo ...
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
References
Streets in Taiwan
Transportation in New Taipei
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