DATONG, TAIPEI

:''There is also a Datong District in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province, mainland China''
'Datong District' (Chinese: 大同區; Wade Giles: Ta-t'ung) 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.

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Notable people
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Notable people



Frank Hsieh (謝長廷), politician born here

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Official Site


Dihua Street Market

The Dihua market is built around buildings back from the Japanese colonial era.





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