Da'an District, Taipei

	Da'an District, Taipei
Traditional Chinese	大安區
Simplified Chinese	大安区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dà'ān Qū
Wade–Giles	Ta-an Ch'ü
Tongyong Pinyin	Dà-an Cyu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tāi-an-khu
Da'anzhuang (old name)
Traditional Chinese	大安莊
Simplified Chinese	大安庄
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tāi-an-chng

Da'an
Da'an; 大安區; Da-an
	District
	Da'an District
	Ren'ai Dunhua Circle
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Western Taipei
Divisions	List 53 villages; 1027 neighborhoods;
Area
• Total	11.3614 km2 (4.3867 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 7th of 12
Population
• Total	312,909 (January 2,016) [1]
• Rank	Ranked 1st of 12
Postal code	106

Last updated June 22, 2019

Da'an District or Daan District is an important educational, commercial, residential and cultural district of Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan). The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace".

Districts are administrative subdivisions of Special municipalities and provincial cities of Taiwan. There are two types of district in the administrative scheme.

Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Located in the northern part of the Island of Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

History

The district is named after Daiwan village (Chinese : 大灣 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :Tāi-ôan) that was once located near the intersection of present-day Xinyi Road and Fuxing S. Road. The name was changed in the 1800s (during the Qing era) to the more auspicious but similar-sounding "Da'an" (大安; pinyin :Dàān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :Tāi-an; literally: 'great peace').^[2]

Traditional Chinese characters are Chinese characters in any character set that does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. They are most commonly the characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong and Macau, and in the Kangxi Dictionary. The modern shapes of traditional Chinese characters first appeared with the emergence of the clerical script during the Han Dynasty, and have been more or less stable since the 5th century.

Pe̍h-ōe-jī is an orthography used to write variants of Southern Min Chinese, particularly Taiwanese Hokkien and Amoy Hokkien. Developed by Western missionaries working among the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia in the 19th century and refined by missionaries working in Xiamen and Tainan, it uses a modified Latin alphabet and some diacritics to represent the spoken language. After initial success in Fujian, POJ became most widespread in Taiwan and, in the mid-20th century, there were over 100,000 people literate in POJ. A large amount of printed material, religious and secular, has been produced in the script, including Taiwan's first newspaper, the Taiwan Church News.

Xinyi Road is an eastbound one-way arterial forming a one-way couplet with the nearby Renai Road, connecting the Zhongzheng District with the Xinyi District in Taipei, Taiwan. Its western terminus is at the East Gate of Taipei's former city wall, at the intersection of Zhongshan Road, Ketagalan Boulevard, and Renai Road. Near the eastern terminus, there is a new interchange with the new Xinyi Expressway, a new highway connecting Xinyi Road in the Xinyi District to National Highway 3 in the Muzha District.

In 1875, the setup of Taipeh Prefecture put the village together with 下內埔 and La̍k-tiuⁿ-lê (六張犁), all of which are within today's Da'an District. During Japanese rule, Da'an village was merged with Nishikichō(錦町), Fukuzumichō(福住町), and Shōwachō(昭和町). In 1945, after World War II, Da'an District was drawn from an area centered on Da'an village and took its name. Further significant changes occurred in the 1990s.

Taipeh Prefecture was a Qing dynasty prefecture created from the northern part of Taiwan Prefecture, Qing-era Taiwan in 1875, while the island was still part of Fujian Province. It consisted of a region surrounding modern-day Taipei in northern Taiwan, including modern-day Hsinchu, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, New Taipei City, Taipei, Keelung, and Yilan County. The reorganization started after Imperial Commissioner Shen Pao-chen demanded that another prefecture be added in Taiwan to revamp the administrative organization of the northern area of the island. The walls of the prefecture capital were completed in 1884.

Japanese Taiwan was the period of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands under Japanese rule between 1895 and 1945.

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.

Geography

Da'an is bounded on the east by Guangfu South Road, Keelung Road and Heping East Road; on the south by Neipu, Fuzhou and Toad Hills, and the Xinhai and Zhuangjing Tunnels; in the west by Roosevelt Road, Hangzhou South Road, Xinyi Road and Xinsheng South Road; and in the north by Civic Boulevard. It is bordered by Xinyi District to the east, Wenshan District to the south, Zhongzheng District to the west, Zhongshan District to the northwest, and Songshan District to the northeast.^[3]

Guangfu Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, which connects the Songshan district in the north with the Xinyi district in the south. The road travels through mostly residential areas with very few retail complexes. Despite the quiet surroundings, Guangfu Road is very congested, especially during rush hour. The road connects Songshan Airport and neighboring aviation companies with the residential areas of Songshan with several major arterials with connections to several large highways and the bustling commercial heart of the Xinyi district. Notable landmarks along Guangfu Road includes:

Keelung Road is a major arterial and highway in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Neihu district from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge in the east with the Songshan, Xinyi, and Daan districts towards the southwest, with a connection to Yonghe City via the Fuhe Bridge. Keelung is a very congested route because of its connections to and from Huandong Blvd., Tiding Blvd., Civic Blvd Expressway, Xinhai Road/National Freeway No. 3A, Shuiyuan Expressway, and the Fuhe Bridge, which are all major transportation corridors. There are a series of reversible lanes and bypasses along the corridor to provide traffic relieve within the small right-of-way. Notable landmarks along the road include:

Heping Road is a major east-west arterial in Taipei, Taiwan. The road is bisected into the East and West segments by Roosevelt Road, with three block sections in each segment. A fourth section in Heping East Road is currently under planning. Heping Road connects Wanhua District to Zhongzheng District in its East and Daan District to Xinyi District in its Eastern segment.

Government institutions

The Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan.

The Maritime and Port Bureau is the bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for building a quality environment for the maritime industry, reinforce maritime capabilities for higher competitiveness, implement national maritime policies, maintain order and safety at sea and cultivate maritime human resources in Taiwan.

The Securities and Futures Bureau is the agency of Financial Supervisory Commission of the Taiwan (ROC) that administers and supervises the securities issuance, securities trading and futures trading, facilitates national economic development, protects investors' interests and develops the futures market and maintains futures trading orders in Taiwan.

Education

Da'an is the home of three major national universities: National Taiwan University (NTU), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). The former two universities have strong engineering programs, and NTU also has a highly regarded medical school located in the Zhongzheng District.

National Taiwan University is a national university in Taipei City, Taiwan. NTU is the most prestigious comprehensive university in Taiwan and one of the top ranked universities in the world. It consists of 11 colleges, 56 departments, 112 graduate institutes, four research centers and a school of professional education and continuing studies.

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, commonly referred to as Taiwan Tech, is a public/national technological university located in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan Tech was established in 1974, as the first and the leading higher education institution of its kind within Taiwan's technical and vocational education system. Taiwan Tech is one of Asia's 10th rank as the best institute in science and technology.

National Taiwan Normal University, or Shīdà 師大, is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU was ranked 6th overall in Taiwan in 2018, was internationally ranked in the 308th spot in 2018 QS World University Rankings, 501–600th in 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and ranked in 900–1000th in 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, and NTNU is widely recognized as one of Taiwan's comprehensive and elite higher education institutions. NTNU is affiliated with National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the National Taiwan University System. NTNU is an official member of AAPBS.

The National Taipei University of Technology, National Taipei University of Education and Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University are also in this district.

For learners of Chinese as a foreign language, Da'an hosts a number of popular language centers including NTU's International Chinese Language Program and NTNU's Mandarin Training Center.

Shopping

Da'an has numerous shopping areas. On Zhongxiao East Road, Dunhua South Road and neighboring alleys, there are clothing shops, restaurants serving world cuisines, and major department stores including three branches of the Pacific Sogo Department Store, Breeze Center, the Ming Yao Department Store, and the immense 24-hour Eslite Bookstore.^[4] The East Metro Market runs underneath Zhongxiao Road between metro stations. Specialty markets include the Jianguo Holiday Flower Market, the Jianguo Holiday Jade Market,^[5] and the Guanghua Computer and Electronics Market.

Da'an's most famous night markets are the Tonghua Night Market, in the east of the district, and the Shida Night Market in the west, near NTNU. Because of its proximity to NTNU and NTU, the Shida Night Market area is known as a student hangout and is filled with foreign restaurants and student-oriented bars. Yongkang Street, another popular restaurant area and home to the original Din Tai Fung restaurant, lies to the north of NTNU. Located near NTU is also the Wistaria Tea House, a quiet historic teahouse serving tea in the Gongfu style.

Residential

Da'an also offers some of Taipei's most expensive residential real estate, clustered around the tree-lined Dunhua South Road, Anhe Road and Ren'ai Road areas (known as the East District). As of 2009, Guangfu Road had the highest residential land value.^[6] In this area there are upscale fashion boutiques, elite retail shops including Shiatzy Chen, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, and many of Taipei's renowned "lounge bars". Di Bao [ zh ], situated on Ren'ai Road, is home to many famous, rich and elite people, including TV show host Dee Shu and famous yet notorious presidents of Ting Hsin International Group, and is a symbol of luxury in Taiwan.

Other places of interest

Other notable places include the Da'an Forest Park, which was built on land formerly occupied by military officers and their families, and the Taipei Municipal Library. The park occupies an area of 26 hectares and includes an amphitheater, concrete roller- and inline-skating rink, ponds, pavilions, paths, and two underground parking lots.^[7] The park also has a popular playground for children. The Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center, Workshop of Advanced Academy of Agronomy and Forestry, Jut Art Museum, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, Taipei Hakka Culture Hall, Wistaria Tea House, Mind Set Art Center, Wang Yun-wu Memorial Hall, Fanglan Mansion and Taipei Grand Mosque are also located in Da'an District. Museums in Da'an District are Museum of Archives, Museum of National Taipei University of Education and Museum of Zoology.

Transportation

Da'an is better served by the Taipei Metro than any other district of Taipei with the exception of Zhongzheng. The Wenshan Line, Nangang Line, Xindian Line, Xinzhuang Line, Xinyi Line, and Zhonghe Line all have stations in the district. fourteen stations of which are located in the city: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Zhongxiao Dunhua, Zhongxiao Fuxing, Zhongxiao Xinsheng, Daan Park, Daan, Xinyi Anhe, Technology Building, Liuzhangli, Linguang, Dongmen, Guting, Taipower Building and Gongguan. The district also contains one of Taipei's major interchanges at Zhongxiao Fuxing. The Songshan Line also has half of its stations located within the district.

Notable people

Jolin Tsai (born 1980), Taiwanese singer-songwriter, lives in Da'an

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References

↑ "About Daan District". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
↑ http://english.taipei.gov.tw/daan/index.jsp?categid=834&recordid=436
↑ http://english.taipei.gov.tw/daan/index.jsp?categid=704
↑ "Zhongxiao Bazaar and MRT". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
↑ "Holiday Jade and Flower Markets". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
↑ "Shin Kong Tower to have land value of NT$3.39 mil. per ping: land dept". The China Post. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
↑ "Da'an Forest Park". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

External links

Da'an District Office, Taipei City (in Chinese)
About Da'an District (City of Taipei)

Coordinates: 25°1′35″N121°32′4″E / 25.02639°N 121.53444°E / 25.02639; 121.53444

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[about-1] "About Daan District". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[2] ttp://english.taipei.gov.tw/daan/index.jsp?categid=834&recordid=436

[3] ttp://english.taipei.gov.tw/daan/index.jsp?categid=704

[4] "Zhongxiao Bazaar and MRT". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[5] "Holiday Jade and Flower Markets". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[6] "Shin Kong Tower to have land value of NT$3.39 mil. per ping: land dept". The China Post. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[7] "Da'an Forest Park". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

v t e Districts of Taipei
City seat: Xinyi
Northern	Beitou (北投區) Shilin (士林區)
Eastern	Da'an (大安區) Nangang (南港區) Neihu (內湖區) Songshan (松山區) Xinyi (信義區)
Western	Datong (大同區) Wanhua (萬華區) Zhongshan (中山區) Zhongzheng (中正區)
Southern	Wenshan (文山區)
Defunct	Yangmingshan (陽明山管理局) Jiancheng (建成區) Yanping (延平區) Chengzhong (城中區) Guting (古亭區) Shuangyuan (雙園區) Longshan (龍山區) Jingmei (景美區) Muzha (木柵區)