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Dadaocheng 01 Lunar New Year Festival & This annual event is staged before the Lunar New Year, and is launched on ’s . There's a huge choice of Dadaocheng and Dalongdong are two history- traditional New Year foods, snacks, fresh rich neighborhoods deeply intertwined with food ingredients, and everyday household items. Crowds of people do their shopping Taipei’s development. After the opening of a th and grab food samples here. Other port and the start of trading in the 19 century, commercial districts nearby share the same Dadaocheng had soon become northern holiday atmosphere as well. A visit to one ’s key goods distribution center. In the is a great way for travelers from overseas , Dalongdong was known as a to immerse themselves in the Taipei Lunar New Year experience. cradle for imperial scholars. Local cultural life has been thriving for a century, with frequent folk celebrations and artistic performances bringing happiness and energy to the old neighborhoods! Audio Guide 1 Dihua Commercial District 03

Taipei Xia-Hai City God Cultural Festival This festival, spanning both sides of the Xia-Hai City God’s birthday (14th day of the 5th lunar month), is a fusion of religious ceremonies, street parades, music, markets, and exhibits. It also integrates the shops in the commercial district. The rich traditional 03 folk customs and unique local culture create a summertime festival of bustle in Dadaocheng.

61, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple) www.tpecitygod.org 04

04 Taipei Valentine’s Day Chinese Valentine’s Day is the most romantic mid-summer happening in Taipei. Get out early, visit the Old Man Under the Moon (Chinese Cupid), get a taste of culture and creativity, experience heritage spots, and savor the unique fusion of old and new. Spend the evening by Dadaocheng Wharf listening to love songs, taking in the Taipei riverbank scenery, trying local snack treats and, capping off a night of sweetness, watching a fabulous fireworks show.

05 Yanping Riverside Park, Taipei City (between Evacuation Gate 3-5) 02 05 Baosheng Cultural Festival Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts This grand annual festival is held by Dalongdong A century ago, Dadaocheng was a thriving Baoan Temple. The god Baosheng Dadi’s district with many shops selling modern birthday is the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month, Western fashion and theaters. This festival and ceremonies and related activities are staged runs for a whole month each October. The in celebration of the event. Over two months highlight is a retro street parade for which there will be celebration activities including a the public is invited to dress up in 1920s street procession, folk-art troupe performances, garb. Innovative artistic performances etc. At the nighttime temple-courtyard fire lion are integrated with local culture and show, countless brilliant “beehive rockets” history, bringing back to life the scenes of are fired toward the sky, creating raucous, Dadaocheng in days gone by. mesmerizing scenes.

61, Hami St., Taipei City (Dalongdong Baoan Temple) Dadaocheng neighborhood www.baoan.org.tw www.tttifa.com 2 Touring Dadaocheng

Dadaocheng Just a century-plus ago, Dadaocheng was a large rice-drying ground. In the mid-19th century, a river port was established here, and the site gradually developed into a wholesale distribution center, brimming with sellers of herbal medicines, tea, regional specialty goods, fabrics and rice. In recent years, ongoing urban regeneration campaign in Dadaocheng has brought new life to old houses and multi-generation family shops in this old neighborhood. The young generation is giving family-run enterprises new modern looks, and cultural-creative entrepreneurs are coming in, creating a showcase enclave of new-era design flair and innovation.

Traditional Appliance Stores

Dadaocheng is choc-a-bloc with shops selling old-time daily necessities. The waves of nostalgia and environmental protection have made them tourist favorites. Lin Feng Yi Shop, opened in 1906, is bursting with traditional handmade bamboo products, creating rich old-time flavors. At Gao Jian Bucket Shop, in business for 60-plus years, bamboo-woven appliances hang in the doorway. There’s also various wooden barrels Lin Feng Yi Shop piled neatly, plus bamboo containers, wood-made items, and other miscellaneous goods, all sold at friendly prices. The 150-year-old Zhumu Zaoka Shop resembles an old-time mom-and-pop sundries shop, filled with retro Taiwanese-style shopping bags and kitchen items, such as steamers. Most of these products are made from wood and bamboo, and you can even find bamboo woven toys here. The mixing of old-style goods with groundbreaking design attracts many treasure-hunting tourists.

Lin Feng Yi Shop Gao Jian Bucket Shop Zhumu Zaoka Shop Gao Jian 214, Sec. 1, 204, Sec. 1, 161, Sec. 1, Bucket Shop Dihua St., Taipei City Dihua St., Taipei City Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2557-8734 (02) 2557-3604 (02) 2553-0482 3 Fabric Sellers

In days past, Dadaocheng was northern Taiwan’s key wholesale and retail market for fabrics. Today, Yongle Fabric Market is still home to 100-plus fabric shops on its second and third floors, and it is the largest cluster of fabric sellers in Taipei. Here you can find traditional Taiwanese floral fabrics, fashionable simple-line woven fabric, and myriad other fabric types. There is a wide variety and prices are very reasonable. Experienced shoppers will buy fabrics on the second floor and have Yongle Fabric Market them made into custom-tailored qipao, curtains, carpets, and other items by master tailors on the third. InBlooom mainly sells everyday lifestyle items, specializing in printed fabrics featuring quintessential local Taiwan elements, creating such practical items as T-shirts, bags, placemats, book covers, and much more.

Yongle Fabric Market 2 & 3F, 21, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City inBlooom 28, Minle St., Taipei City (02) 2555-1026 Audio Guides inBlooom

Lin Wu Hu Ancestral House / Lao Mian Cheng Lantern Shop Chen-Wey Teahouse

Opened a century ago, the age-old methods Built in 1851, and a fine example of Taiwan of lantern craftsmanship are still followed here. traditional Minnan (south ) architecture, this Lanterns had a paper exterior and bamboo- is Dihua Street’s oldest townhouse. Worth noting strip skeleton. The paper was first painted then is that not a single nail was used in the structure, a protective oil covering was added, a process and that Lin’s descendants still reside in the rear that required a lot of time and labor. Today a section of the building, and welcome the public refined process is used, with the paper lantern to visit each Saturday. Chen-Wey Teahouse, a first semi-finished before Chinese characters or purveyor of fine Taiwan teas, occupies the shop designs are painted with a brush, and finishing space at the front. Lingering over premium tea in details are added. this richly historic place is a treat indeed.

298, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City 156, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2557-8856 (02) 2557-5333 4 Touring Dadaocheng

The Great ArtYard

One of Dadaocheng’s great charms is the old heritage residences down along its lanes and alleys. One group of entrepreneurs has, one by one, conducted detailed restorations on local traditional townhouses. Starting with what’s now called ArtYard 32, ArtYard 67, ArtYard 197, and other locations have been added, creating collections of shops selling Taiwanese designer goods, local specialty agricultural products, etc., and giving old buildings new life. UBook Inside the ArtYard 32 is BUWU, a Taiwan design- brand outlet featuring bags made from fabrics Hakka Blue imprinted with colorful minimalist geometric patterns that match all attire. UBook creates customized laser-engraved goods; it engraves desired graphics on chopsticks and other wood items. Taiwan Bussan is a specialty vendor offering premium-quality agricultural specialties, foods, and handicrafts. BUWU Inside ArtYard 67 is Hakka Blue, purveyor of ArtYard 32 fashion-crafted Taiwan Hakka-theme daily- (inside the A.S. Watson & Co. Building) use items, such as the Hakka Mug set. Another 1, Ln. 32, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City bestseller, the Dumpling Set, consists of cute condiment containers shaped like Chinese ArtYard 67 dumplings. ArtYard 197 is home to Twine, a fair- 67, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City trade store focused on attire, accessories, and lifestyle sundries; and Fflavour, which sells fruits ArtYard 197 of all kinds and processed products from small farmers in Taiwan. 5 195~199, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City Urban Regeneration Stations

As part of the city's URS (Urban Regeneration Station) campaign, old residences along Dihua Street and Section 2, Yanping North Road have been renovated, becoming homes for entrepreneurs and creators or used as public spaces, injecting new cultural vitality into the old community.

URS44 – Dadaocheng Visitor Center The first floor here is now home to a full-service visitor center; the second and third floors are used for lectures and other activities.

44, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2559-6802 (closed on Tuesday)

URS127 The public can apply to use this cultural-arts space for exhibits, lectures, and other activities, and introduction to URS44 – Dadaocheng Visitor Center local culture and history is also provided.

127, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City

URS155 – Tuan Yuan Dadaocheng Invites artists and the public to use local ingredients to cook and share creative cuisine together.

155, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2552-0349

URS329 – Rice & Shine Once a rice wholesale location, in this century-old building URS329 – Rice & Shine you can now enjoy traditional local rice-based dishes.

329, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2550-6607 (closed on Monday)

URS27W – Film Range Image experimentation is the theme here. A record of the neighborhood’s precious historical relics has been compiled and the facility is used as an exhibition space for historical images.

27, Sec. 2, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City URS27W – Film Range (02) 2556-6015 (closed on Monday)

Shi Lian Dong

Located at the end of Section 1, Dihua Street, 10 Baroque-style red-brick buildings have been interconnected. Standing parallel to a modernized building, an interesting old/new fusion style scene has been created. The façades of the century-old buildings, once housing businesses such as a rice mill and a sewing factory, still sport their original business plaques. The site is now home to Bloom, a cultural-creative outfit that displays/sells artworks and stages cultural-arts exhibits.

348 ~ 366, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City 6 Touring Dadaocheng

Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple

This Mazu temple was originally built in 1866 and demolished during the Japanese era. Today’s temple was rebuilt in 1914 using the original pillars and stone. The eaves feature koji pottery and cut-and-paste ceramic ornamentation. At the entrance is a carved wooden plaque describing a temple-front scene during the Qing Dynasty. There are also superb stone- carved couplets and dragon columns, woodcarving on the beams, painted door gods, and lifelike carved deity statues.

17, Ln. 49, Baoan St., Taipei City (02) 2553-9978 Audio Guide

Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple

Enshrined in this city heritage site is the Xia-Hai City God, plus the Old Man Under the Moon, famed for Cupid-like effectiveness and a favorite with unmarried visitors. After worship, savor blessed sweets and tea made with Chinese jujube and goji berries, bringing warmth and good fortune.

61, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City

(02) 2558-0346 Audio Guide

Taipei Fazhu Gong Temple

Fazhu Gong was originally the home-region patron saint of tea merchants from , but the worship has gradually become widespread in the local community. His annual birthday celebrations (on the 23rd day of the 9th lunar month) are a major event, with devotees praying and receiving auspicious “red turtle cakes” symbolizing peace and safety.

2, Ln. 344, Nanjing W. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2556-2964

Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial Museum

Originally the “Taipei North Police Precinct” during the Japanese era this building is now used for the Taiwan New Cultural Movement’s historical-materials collection and holding of exhibitions. Apart from learning about the social movement in Taiwan during the 1920s and 30s, you can also have a look at a water dungeon and detention room used in the past.

87, Ningxia Rd., Taipei City (02) 2557-0087 (closed on Monday) 7 Sin Hong Choon Trade Co.

Built in 1934, Sin Hong Choon was once Taipei’s biggest tea factory. This three-story building has been restored to its former glory through revitalization projects, complete with tea shop, roasting factory, warehouse and residential quarters. It houses more than 3,000 pieces of memorabilia, documenting the rich history and aroma of Taipei’s tea culture for visitors to enjoy.

309, Minsheng W. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2550-4141 (closed on Monday)

Dadaocheng Theater

Themes at the exhibit area here include shadow puppetry, glove puppetry, marionette puppetry, Dadaocheng’s role as treasure-house of traditional performing arts, and the introduction of famed theatrical figures. Traditional-opera performances are staged each Sat/Sun afternoon, and the Youth Xiqu Art Festival hosted each March presents creative new-generation talent and new interpretations of classics.

8/9F, 21, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2556-9101 (closed on Monday and national holidays)

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Built in 1962, this was formerly the Guang He Tang Pharmacy. The main interior building material is terrazzo, with many works of splendid terrazzo craftsmanship on display. On the top floor, you can enjoy illustrator Liang Gen’s mural work, and look down on Dadaocheng’s street scenes and buildings of red brick and tiled roofs. Its themed exhibits and cultural-arts activities have brought this lovely old building transformative regeneration.

207, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2557-3680 (closed on Tuesday)

AMA Museum

This museum honors wartime comfort women. The on- site AMA Café serves fair-trade coffee, and sells museum- theme goods and consignment goods on behalf of female entrepreneurs and charity partners. There are also displays of historical materials on the comfort women rights movement, cultural artifacts, and cultural-arts creations by former comfort women.

256, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2553-7133 (closed on Monday and Tuesday) 8 Dadaocheng's Popular Cuisine

San Coffee

This café is in a heritage building that once housed the first coffee shop opened by a Taiwanese before WWII, the Café Werther, and after the war it turned into All Beauty Restaurant. Now the café sells coffees produced in Taiwan works with farmers to improve cultivation and processing. It does its own roasting and packaging and aims at promoting coffee from Taiwan. This is a great place to taste local coffee with premium quality.

1, Sec. 2, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2555-8680

walkingbook Ton An Family

Walkingbook is an old building composed of The 9th-generation descendents of Chen Wei- four floors, with a café/bar, Mediterranean ying have created a culturally rich and nostalgic restaurant, reading room and private studio place where diners can enjoy home-cooked operating on separate floors. The interior banquet dishes. The restaurants serves family- design concept is "home." During the recipe dishes, Dadaocheng traditional cakes, Japanese era, the building housed the Daan and Taiwan tea. On display are cultural relics, Hospital. genealogical books, and traditional attire from Quanzhou in Fujian Province.

33, Sec. 2, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City 242, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2558-0915 (02) 2557-6939 9 Traditional Cakes and Pastries

Dihua Street is home to a number of well- known bakeries in operation here for generations. At century-old Li Ting Xiang, you can enjoy Pingxi Cakes, Zhuangyuan Cakes, Pingan Cakes, mung-bean cakes, sachima, and other old-time tastes. In recent years, Chinese and Western flavors have been combined in new- concept traditional treats. Lin’s Wagashi Confectionery specializes in Japanese-style treats. Its signature treats are dorayaki, monaka (glutinous- rice cake skin with adzuki bean-paste Li Ting Xiang filling), and seasonal limited-availability strawberry daifuku. Family-run Hoshing 1947, founded in 1947, makes old-style Chinese steamed cakes. The third generation established the new Dadaocheng shop, introducing chic minimalist packaging and other modern elements to its traditional rice- based treats, improving while preserving delicious old-time tastes. Lin's Wagashi Confectionery Hoshing 1947

Li Ting Xiang Lin's Wagashi Confectionery 309, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City 247, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 7746-2200 ext. 200 (02) 2553-9553

Hoshing 1947 223, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (closed on Monday) (02) 2557-8060

Jiangji Hualong

Unlike other pork jerky vendors, this shop uses thick pork tenderloin, creating jerky that is succulent and very chewy. Also, the paper-like sheets of crispy and fragrant jerky ensure that each bite is immediately followed by another.

311, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2552-8327 10 Dadaocheng's Popular Cuisine

Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple Bib Gourmand Selection - Forecourt Snack Vendors Mai Mien Yen Tsai

There is a splendid crowding of food vendors This venerable noodles eatery is today run by at Cisheng Temple, selling such delicacies as the third generation. Its noodles are paired with braised pork on rice, pork-rib , savory meat the carefully prepared and decorated with , fried red-yeast pork, four-herb soup, pig- bean sprouts and chives, all of which constitute trotter with thin noodles, squid, seafood “Buddha the signature qiezai noodles, each aromatic Jumps Over the Wall,” etc. Visitors can order a bowlful containing 80 years of tradition. The la carte at different vendors and then sit down tasty side dishes are also very popular – fried in the eating area under a large banyan tree to braised pork, steamed chicken, etc. await their feast.

106, Anxi St., Taipei City In front of Lane 49, Baoan St., Taipei City (02) 2557-7087

Yongle Tainan Mackerel Thick Soup Minle Swordfish Rice Noodles

Located beside Yongle Fabric Market, this eatery This eatery opens daily at 6am, selling its first fries its mackerel a golden-yellow, adds it to signature treat, thin rice noodles in soup with a a thick soup made with Chinese cabbage, then hearty helping of fresh swordfish meat and celery adds a dash of vinegar. The fish is tender and bits. Side dishes of fried tofu, fried braised pork, delectable, the soup savory and aromatic. , fried shrimp, etc., add even more flavor fulfillment.

1, Minle St., Taipei City 3, Minle St., Taipei City (02) 2558-8658 0933-870-901

11 Maofeng Soup / Yao de Herb Yan Ji Almond Pudding

This old shop started its business in 1946, but its This popular long-time seller of sweet delicacies space was given a new look owing to thorough is located along the arcade at Yongle Fabric renovation in recent years while preserving its Market. In winter it sells adzuki bean soup and old medicine cabinets. Enjoy natural drinks in a peanut soup, its signature dishes. The relaxed atmosphere. During a hot day, order a are cooked until soft, and are slightly sweet refreshing slightly sweet herbal tea or a bitter tea and free of oiliness. In summer mung-bean and with a sweet aftertaste. Aloe vera tea is especially almond pudding are sold. popular with those concerned about their beauty.

55, Minle St., Taipei City 21, Sec. 1, Dihua St., Taipei City (02) 2558-9510 0916-838-987

Xia Er Zui Bolero

This shop is best known for its handmade thick In its early years, this venerable restaurant rice noodles (mitaimu). Ice treats are sold in was an important place for locals to experience summer and hot foods in winter. In summer Western culture. Since the Japanese era it’s choose your own toppings for the shaved-ice been a key meeting spot for people on dates, mitaimu, and in winter try such delicacies as businessmen, artists and literati. Come for a curry mitaimu, mitaimu with soybean paste, and Taiwanese-style Western meal, and a glimpse of rice pudding. life as it was over a half-century ago.

34, Ganzhou St., Taipei City 308, Minsheng W. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2557-0780 (02) 2556-0710

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Dalongdong

A meander through the lanes and alleys of Dalongdong is like a time-travel visit, presenting such historic spots as century-old Dalong Elementary School, the stone monument marking the 44 Shop Houses site and Dalongdong’s commercial heyday, and a clutch of temples listed as historical monuments.

Dalongdong Baoan Temple

This temple was built 200 years ago and is regarded as a significant heritage site in Dalongdong. The main deity at the temple is Baosheng Dadi, popularly known as the God of Medicine, and thus most visitors come here to pray for good health. The temple’s decorative art is of priceless historical value, and a major restoration project undertaken in 1995 was recognized with a 2003 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Audio Guide

61, Hami St., Taipei City (02) 2595-1676

Linji Huguo Buddhist Temple

This Zen temple is a fine example of Japanese religious architecture. Completed in 1911, the temple served to propagate Japanese Buddhism in Taiwan at that time, and is the only Taiwanese temple bestowed with the “Huguo” (Protect the Country) title. The air at this, one of Taipei’s most important heritage sites, is suffused with Zen serenity and seclusion; the Bell Tower and Grand Sanctuary are rich in Japanese character.

9, Yumen St., Taipei City (02) 2594-8308 13 Taipei Temple

Dedicated to Confucius, the Great Sage and First Teacher, and his key disciples, this is an official municipal heritage site. Those who come to pray, especially for luck in exams, can follow the well-marked “blessings path.” Enter through the Hong Gate, then through the Li Gate (Lingxing Gate), symbolizing respect for Confucius. Finally, prayers are offered at Dacheng Hall. Visitors can also enjoy 4D films introducing Confucian culture at Minglun Hall, and buy innovative-design themed items at the souvenir shop. Each September 28th the Confucius Day Commemoration Ceremony is held, celebrating the sage’s birthday, the faithfully reenacted ancient rites attracting many tourists.

275, Dalong St., Taipei City (02) 2592-3934 (closed on Monday) Audio Guide

Chen Yue Ji Residence Shuren Academy Wenchang Temple (Teacher's Residence)

During the Qing Dynasty this was a school for This residence was built in 1807 by Chen children in Dalongdong, established by the Xun-yan. Chen’s son, Chen Wei-ying, was a Juren imperial scholar Chen Wei-ying. When Juren imperial scholar, and served as the head exam season comes, many students will pray of Yangshan and Xuehai academies. Local for good luck at the temple. The site has not residents respectfully called him “Teacher,” only witnessed the changes in Dalongdong’s and in the old days called this residence the education system, but has also become an “Teacher’s Residence.” In the forecourt you can important belief center. find the only remaining stone flagpole in Taiwan symbolizing success in imperial examinations during the Qing Dynasty.

14, Ln. 364, Sec. 2, Dihua St., Taipei City 231, Sec. 4, Yanping N. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2599-2878 (interior not open to the public) 14 Dalongdong's Popular Cuisine

Dalong Street Night Market Kuo Meals

Located near and To ensure the freshest and most delicious Baoan Temple, different snacks are served tastes, Kuo Meals’ rougeng (thick meat soup) is here during day and night. A daytime staple cooked fresh to order, ensuring firm, substantial is shaobing (a baked, unleavened, layered meat texture. The thick soup is clear, tasty and flatbread) and soybean milk. At night stalls lining aromatic. Add wheat or rice noodles, and order both street sides open, with braised pork on rice, a few of the special side dishes, and a satisfying goose meat, meatballs, salty crispy chicken, and repast of old-time happiness is guaranteed. fried rice most popular.

Dalong St., Taipei City (between Jiuquan St., 231, Dalong St., Taipei City and Minzu W. Rd.) (02) 2599-4803

Cai Ji Xuan House of Black Tea

This eatery’s reputation has been built on The signature black tea here is brewed freshly adzuki bean soup, made with large, premium- every day. The cups are large and the price is quality Wandan Dake No. 9 adzuki bean from reasonable. Added to the tea are cassia, licorice, Taiwan’s Pingtung County. The soup is rich and other ingredients. The tea flavor is strong, and thick, and the texture is silky smooth. The and when adding crushed ice, the tea becomes owner’s attention to every detail can be tasted a very refreshing drink. In summer, ordering a in each bite. cup of herbal tea, black tea, or winter melon tea is highly recommended.

103, Hami St., Taipei City 65, Ln. 335, Sec. 3, Chongqing N. Rd., Taipei City (02) 2592-4929 (02) 2594-1932 15 Travel Information

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