Datong District, Taipei
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Datong District seal |
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| Old name: Dadaocheng (大稻埕) | |
| Region | Western Taipei |
| Director | Cheng Chun Hsieh (謝正君) |
| Area | Ranked 12th of 12 |
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5.6815 km² |
| Population | Ranked 11th of 12 |
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127,022 |
| 22,357/km² | |
| Villages (里; li): | 25 |
| Neighborhoods (鄰; lin): | 516 |
| ROC zip code | 103 |
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Datong District (Traditional Chinese: 大同區; Wade-Giles: Ta-t'ung Chü) is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan, famous for the Dihua (Tihua) Street Market (迪化街) during the Lunar New Year holidays (春節). 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.
[edit] Notable people
- Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), politician born here
[edit] Gallery
 Dihua Street Market |
 The Dihua market is built around buildings back from the Japanese colonial era. |
[edit] External links
- Government Site (English)
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