Xinyi 信義區 Sinyi, Hsinyi, Shingi | |
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Xinyi District | |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Region | Eastern Taipei |
Divisions | List
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Area | |
• Total | 11.2077 km2 (4.3273 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 8th of 12 |
Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 204,414 |
• Rank | Ranked 6th of 12 |
• Density | 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
Postal code | 110 |
Website | xydo |
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Traditional Chinese | 信義區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 信义区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | honesty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xingya (old name) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 興雅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xinyi District or Sinyi District is considered the financial district of Taipei,Taiwan. The district is also one of the shopping area in Taipei,anchored by a number of department stores and malls.
Xinyi District includes Taipei 101,Taipei International Convention Center,Taipei World Trade Center,Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and various shopping malls and entertainment venues.
During Japanese rule (1895–1945),Matsuyama Village (Japanese:松山庄) covered modern day Xinyi and Songshan districts. The village was named after Matsuyama City in Japan and formed part of Shichisei District,Taihoku Prefecture. Matsuyama Village was incorporated into Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei) in 1938. It was renamed Songshan District in 1945.
In 1990,Songshan District was split in two as part of a citywide reorganization. The southern half became Xinyi District while the northern half retained its name. The present border of Xinyi runs along Civic Boulevard. Xinyi is separated from the Nangang District on the east by Fude St.;from Wenshan District in the south by Baozijiang and Poneikeng (坡內坑) Mountains;and from Daan District in the west by the Zhuangjing Tunnel (莊敬隧道),Keelung Road and Guangfu Road. Development of the area in the 1990s transformed Xinyi into a modern shopping district which by 2010 boasted the highest property values in Taiwan.[ citation needed ]
At 508.2 m (1,667 ft) tall,Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the World from 2004 to 2010 and is still currently Asia's 6th tallest building and the ninth tallest building in the world,as of November 2018. Visitors can visit the 89th floor observatory by means of the world's second fastest elevator (63 km/h or 37.5 mph).
Taipei City Hall is located on City Hall Rd. (市府路). The plaza outside city hall,Citizen's Square (市民廣場),is often used as a concert venue including the annual New Year's celebrations.
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi,a high-end Japanese department store,operates four buildings in the district. The buildings are (in order from least floor space to most floor space):A4,which specializes in women's fashion,has,among other retail stores,a Hands Tailung store,a Häagen-Dazs,and a supermarket;A9,which houses expensive international boutiques and has a large fnac store on B2;A11,which features products for the entire family. Each building has a number of restaurants,featuring cuisines from around the world.
Eslite Bookstore,Taiwan's premier bookstore,opened their flagship store in the district in early 2006. Spanning over 7 floors,this bookstore is the largest in Taiwan. The bookstore has an expansive magazine collection (especially foreign magazines),a floor dedicated to children's books,a Japanese bookstore,art bookstore,Simplified Chinese book collection,and more. There are event halls where authors address their articles or topics related to their books.
Located at 12,Songshou Rd (台北市松壽路12號9樓),this building was formerly called New York New York. After ATT Group bought the mall in 2010 it was closed,remodeled,and opened under the name ATT 4 FUN in the second half of 2011. The mall features 11 floors of shopping,restaurants,and clubs.
Xinyi District has several historic coal mines from the Japanese colonial period. Two of them have been renovated:the Hexing Mine (和興炭坑), [1] Alley 471,Lane 150,Section 5,Xinyi Road,and the Dexing Mine (德興炭坑) [2] near the trailhead of the Tiaomi Trail, [3] Alley 100,Lane 600,Wuxing Road.
This historic memorial of victims of the "White Terror" is located on a hillside overlooking the present Taipei 101 shopping district. [4]
A 183 m (600 ft) tall mountain with views of Taipei at the peak. Its trail begins about 700 m (2300 ft) south of Exit 2 of the Xiangshan metro station. [5]
Many corporate headquarters and hotels are located in Xinyi District.
Zone | Name of Building | Image | Height(m) | Number of floors | Status | Year |
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A22 | Taipei 101 (臺北101) | 508.2 | 101 | Completed | 2004 | |
A7 | Taipei Sky Tower (臺北天空塔) | 280 | 46 | Under Construction | 2021 | |
A15/18/20 | Taipei Nan Shan Plaza (臺北南山廣場) | 272 | 48 | Completed | 2018 | |
A25 | Fubon Xinyi A25 (富邦信義A25) | 266 | 52 | Under Construction | 2020 | |
A21 | Nanshan Xinyi A21 (南山A21) | 232.6 | 43 | Under Construction | ||
A3 | Cathay Landmark (國泰置地廣場) | 212 | 46 | Completed | 2015 | |
A1 | Farglory Financial Center (遠雄金融中心) | 208.3 | 32 | Completed | 2012 | |
B6 | Hua Nan Bank Headquarters (華南銀行總行世貿大樓) | 154.5 | 27 | Completed | 2014 | |
A2 | Uni-President International Tower (統一國際大樓) | 154 | 30 | Completed | 2004 | |
Station | Taipei City Hall Bus Station (市府轉運站) | 151 | 31 | Completed | 2010 | |
Xinyi District is served by the following stations of the Taipei Metro:
In addition,the north of the district is served by the Taiwan Railways Administration Songshan station.
Buses to Xinyi District are also plentiful from all parts of Taipei,with a major bus terminal at Taipei City Hall Bus Station. There are also many arteries and freeways in the area,including Zhongxiao East Rd. (part of Sec. 4 &Sec 5),Keelung Rd. (first 2 sections),Xinyi Rd. (part of Sec. 4 &Sec 5),Renai Rd. (part of Sec. 4),Provincial Highway 5,and the Civic Boulevard Expressway.
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi,Vieshow Cinemas,ATT 4 Fun,and Taipei 101 Mall are interconnected by an elevated walkway.
Songshan District is a district of Taipei, Taiwan. The Songshan Airport and the Taipei Arena are located here.
Daan District is an important political, educational, commercial, residential and cultural district of Taipei, Taiwan. The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace". Located in Northern Taiwan, it is known for having one of the highest real estate prices in Taipei and Asia in general.
The Eastern District of Taipei refers to the newly developed area in eastern Taipei, Taiwan. In its broadest sense, the Eastern District of Taipei is the whole region east of Fuxing South Road. In general, however, the Eastern District refers to the area between Civic Boulevard and Xinyi Road, including most part of Daan District, Xinyi District and Songshan District, the administrative districts in eastern Taipei. With a plethora of business buildings, department stores and shopping districts, the Eastern District has now become one of the most cosmopolitan parts of Taipei. Taipei City Hall, Taipei City Council and Taipei 101 are all located in this district.
Civic Boulevard is a major highway located in Taipei, Taiwan. It was completed in 1997 as part of a multi-modal reconstruction project to improve transportation networks in congested central Taipei. It consists of a four- to six-lane elevated expressway and a surface-level frontage road system below the highway.
Dunhua Road is a major north–south arterial road in Taipei, Taiwan. It connects the Songshan Airport and the Songshan District in the north with the Daan District in the south, near the National Taiwan University. The street channels traffic to and from Songshan Airport throughout Taipei. It is known as one of Taipei's more beautiful arterials, mainly because of the large, landscaped medians dividing the express and local lanes.
Zhongxiao Road is a major arterial road that is part of Provincial Highway 5 in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Zhongzheng district in the west with the Daan, Songshan, Xinyi, and Nangang districts in the east.
Keelung Road (Chinese: 基隆路; pinyin: Jīlóng Lù is a major arterial road and highway in Taipei, Taiwan, named for Keelung. It connects the Neihu district from the MacArthur 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.
Guangfu Road is a major arterial road in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting Songshan Airport in the Songshan district in the north with Keelung Road in the Xinyi district in the south.
Zhongshan is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and Songshan–Xindian lines. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and near the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. Zhongshan is a popular shopping district for young people and international tourists.
Taipei, Taiwan is known for its large number and variety of shopping streets, markets and malls and has been known to tourists as one of the main "shopping city" in Eastern Asia along with Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Shopping venues in the city include department stores, malls, underground transit malls, night markets, and shopping districts.
Taipei City Hall is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.
Songshan is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan, served by Taiwan Railways and Taipei Metro. This station connects to the shopping centre at basement 1 and level 1. The station is a planned transfer for the Circular line.
The Taipei Metro Houshanpi station is a station on the Bannan line located on the border of the Xinyi and Nangang districts, Taipei, Taiwan. It opened for service on 30 December 2000, as part of an eastern extension to Kunyang.
Yongchun station is a station on the Bannan line of the Taipei Metro, located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It opened on 30 December 2000 as part of the eastern extension to Kunyang. The station is a planned transfer for the Circular line.
Zhongxiao Dunhua is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.
The Taipei Municipal Song Shan Senior High School is a Taiwanese high school, located in the Xinyi District, Taipei.
The Taipei City Hall Bus Station is a mixed-used skyscraper complex located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The architectural height of the building is 150 m (490 ft) and it comprises 30 floors above ground.
Xinyi Planning District, also known as the Xinyi Planning Area, is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The total area of the Xinyi Planning District is 153 hectares. It was designed in the 1970s and developed from the 1980s onward. Xinyi Planning District is the prime central business district of Taipei. Important infrastructure, such as Taipei 101, Taipei City Hall, Taipei International Convention Center and Taipei World Trade Center, is located within this area.