Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

’s 7th Redevelopment Zone ( zh, t=臺中市第七期市地重劃區) is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期). This area is adjacent to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Redevelopment Zone. Before Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Plan, only a few farmhouses were scattered along a limited number of narrow streets. Today, this area is the site of Taichung's new city government center, and it is the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...

(CBD) of Taichung City. It features broad and widely spaced boulevards, attractive apartments, department stores, and office towers, which are brightly lit at night. There are many universities nearby, such as Tunghai University and Feng Chia University.

Historical development

Its historical development began in 1986 when the Taichung City Government designated the agricultural area south of Taichung Port Rd. (present-day Taiwan Boulevard) and west of Wenxin Rd. as the 7th Redevelopment Zone. The goal of this redevelopment was originally to set up a secondary commercial center to relieve the old downtown area ( Central District). However, as the population continued to grow and the scale of the city expanded, Taichung's city center gradually moved westward. In February 1990, the 7th Redevelopment Zone was officially carried out, with an area of 353.3983 hectares and a total of 5.54 billion New Taiwan dollars spent, making it the most expensive redevelopment zone at the time. The land redevelopment was completed in November 1992. In 1996, the Taichung City Government planned to relocate the Taichung City Hall from Central District to this area, and since then the area has been positioned as the new municipal center. Therefore, after the 2000s, the 7th Redevelopment Zone gradually replaced the old downtown area as the central business district of Taichung.

Area range

7th Redevelopment Zone starts from Wenxin Road in the east and ends at Huanzhong Road and Henan Road in the west, from Dadun 4th Street in the south to Taiwan Boulevard in the north. *Total consolidation area: 353.3983 hectare *Building area: 202.5476 hectare *Section names after the consolidation: Huiguo (惠國), Huitai (惠泰), Huimin (惠民), Huian (惠安), Huishun (惠順), Huiren (惠仁), Huiyi (惠義), Huili (惠禮), Huizhi (惠智) and Huixin (惠信)

Transportation

With National Freeway 1, Provincial Highway 74, and the (one of highway passenger transport hubs in Taichung), the 7th Redevelopment Zone is the most convenient place for transportation in Taichung. The Taichung MRT Green line and the future Blue line pass through this area. ;Road * TW PHW74

Provincial Highway 74：Xitun 1 * TW PHW12

Taiwan Boulevard ;Rail *Taichung MRT ** Green line: Taichung City Hall, Shui-an Temple, Wenxin Forest Park

Main buildings

Gallery

Taichung Skyline 20231202.jpg, 7th Redevelopment Zone skyline viewed from Highway 74A Taiwan Boulevard.jpg, View of 7th Redevelopment Zone, from Taiwan Boulevard 台中七期 (cropped).jpg, View of Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone at night Night cityscape of Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone 20210914.jpg, View at night Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung Store.JPG, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung Store 老虎城.JPG, Tiger City Taichung City Building.JPG, Taichung City Hall Millennium Vee Hotel Taichung 20121119.jpg, Millennium Hotel Taichung Taichung Fulfillment Amphitheatre.JPG, Fulfillment Amphitheater Taichung City Municipal Hui-Wen High School.JPG, Taichung City Municipal Hui-Wen High School National Taichung Special Education School B.JPG, National Taichung Special Education School Hui-Wen Elementary School in Taichung.JPG, Hui-Wen Elementary School

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