Dadaocheng is an area in
Datong District,
Taipei
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. It was also known as Twatutia (a transliteration of the
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien ( , ), or simply Taiwanese, also known as Taigi ( zh, c=臺語, tl=Tâi-gí), Taiwanese Southern Min ( zh, c=臺灣閩南語, tl=Tâi-uân Bân-lâm-gí), Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively ...
''Tuā-tiū-tiânn''), Daitōtei during
Japanese rule, and Tataocheng (
Mandarin
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Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
) during the Kuomintang era.
Dadaocheng was an important trading port in the 19th century, and is still a major historical tourist attraction and shopping area. The district is known for the local
Taiwanese cuisine
Taiwanese cuisine ( or ) is a popular style of food with several variations, including Chinese cuisine, Chinese and that of Taiwanese indigenous peoples, with the earliest cuisines known of being the indigenous ones. With over a hundred years of ...
, the
Chien-Cheng Circle, and also being the center of the
February 28 Incident
The February 28 incident (also called the February 28 massacre, the 228 incident, or the 228 massacre) was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan in 1947 that was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang–led nationalist government of the R ...
.
History
When the export of tea became important in northern Taiwan in the mid-19th century, many businessmen appeared at Twatutia. The first shop opened in 1851, belonging to Lin Lan-tian (林藍田), a native of Keelung. Lin opened three shops that he later called ''Lim Ek-sun'' (林益順). Foreigners entered the trade in 1867 and five British firms had been established at Twatutia by 1872.
In 1853, many people moved into the area from
Wanhua following a serious conflict.
The first rail station in Taipei was completed in Twatutia in October 1891, when the railway to
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 ...
was opened for service. The branch line from Taihoku (Taipei) to
Tamsui
Tamsui District () is a seaside district in New Taipei City, Taiwan adjacent to the Tamsui River and overlooking the Taiwan Strait. The name of the district means "fresh water" in Chinese. Although modest in size (population 189,271), Tamsui ...
was completed in June 1901, and (
大稻埕車站) opened as part of the then
TRA Tamsui Line. However, it was closed to passenger service in 1916 and continued to operate as a freight-only station until its eventual closure in 1937.
In the early 20th century, Daitotei was considered a part of the Taihoku area outside of the city proper, and was where European settlers lived. It stretched northward along the
Tamsui River, which flows down to the port, a distance of about . Daitotei was the second most populous city in Taiwan (second to
Tainan
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and followed by ''
Banka'') with a population of thirty to forty thousand.
In 1920, it became part of the newly incorporated Taihoku City under
Taihoku Prefecture.
Daitotei was the location for one of the first movie theaters built for the Taiwanese audience during Japanese rule. The interior structure of Eraku-za imitated the Imperial Theater in Tokyo and included a café, a gymnasium and dressing rooms. Also, during the Japanese rule it was used as one of the sites for
The Taiwan Exposition: In Commemoration of the First Forty Years of Colonial Rule.
The most famous street in Dadaocheng was named
Dihua Street after
World War II
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and is the oldest street in Taipei. There are many stores selling dried goods and snacks, especially before the
Lunar New Year
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.
Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple (大稻埕霞海城隍廟) is also on Dihua Street. There is a festival to celebrate the birthday of Xiahai
Cheng Huang (City God) on the 13th day of the 5th
lunar month
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Variations
In Shona, Middle Eastern, and Euro ...
every year.
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 (Taipei), Fuxing Road
* Guangfu Road
* Heping Road
* Jianguo Road (Taipei), Jianguo Road
* Keelung Road
* Ketagalan Boulevard
* Mins ...
*
List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:
Attractions Historical buildings
* Beihai Tunnel (Beigan), Beihai Tunnel, Beigan ()
* Beihai Tunnel (Nangan), Beihai Tunnel, Nangan ()
* Bopiliao Historic Block
* Daxi Wude Hall ()
* E ...
*
Bopiliao
References
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