Old Taipei
Old Taipei is a suburb in Jin’an Village, Sanchong, Taipei and has about 130,000 residents. Old Taipei is situated nearby to the hamlet Tsailiautsi, as well as near the village Shuanglian.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ama museum and Daqiaotou.
Ama museum
Museum
Photo: Solomon203, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ama Museum is a museum dedicated to comfort women in Taiwan. It opened in 2016, in Datong District, Taipei. The original location closed in November 2020, and the museum was relocated and reopened in April 2021 at 5F, No.
Daqiaotou
Metro station
Photo: Howard61313, Public domain.
The Taipei Metro Daqiaotou station is a station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu line located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the last station before the Luzhou Line diverges from the Xinzhuang Line. It is a planned terminus for the Shezi Light Rail Line.
Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park
Park
Photo: 玄史生, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park is a memorial park in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The park commemorates Chiang Wei-shui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Taipei and Dalongdong.
Old Taipei
If you want to feel the real heartbeat of Taipei, one that is far removed from the skyscrapers and shopping malls of East Taipei, then Datong and Wanhua in West Taipei are the places to go.
Dalongdong
Village
Photo: Winertai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalongdong, or Toalongpong, is an old town in historical Taipei located near the narrows of the confluence of the Keelung and Tamsui Rivers. The settlement, covereing the area extending from the Chen Teacher's Residence and beyond the area of sishisikan and the Taipei Confucius Temple, was officially established in 1853.
Dadaocheng
Village
Photo: Cityyeast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dadaocheng is an area in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was also known as Twatutia, Daitōtei during Japanese rule, and Tataocheng during the Kuomintang era.
Old Taipei
- Type: Suburb with 130,000 residents
- Also known as: “Datong” and “Ta-t’ung”
- Category: locality
- Location: Jin’an Village, Sanchong, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.06599° or 25° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
121.51551° or 121° 30′ 56″ eastPopulation
130,000Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7QQ33G88+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 60655933OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1667642
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Old Taipei” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大同區”
- French: “Datong”
- French: “District de Datong”
- German: “Datong”
- Italian: “Distretto di Datong”
- Japanese: “大同区”
- Korean: “다퉁구”
- Russian: “Датун”
- Vietnamese: “Đại Đồng”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tsailiautsi and Shuanglian.
Notable Places Nearby
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