Datong, Taipei

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There is also a Datong District in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province, mainland China

**Datong District**
**大同區**
Datong District seal
Old name: Dadaocheng (大稻埕)
Region	Western Taipei
Director
Area	Ranked 12th of 12
Total	km²
Population	Ranked 11th of 12
Total	129,270
Density	22,753/km²
Villages (里 li):	25
Neighborhoods (鄰 lin):	516

Datong District (Chinese: 大同區, Wade Giles: Ta-t'ung, Tongyong Pinyin: Datong) is a district of Taipei City famous for the Dihua (Tihua) Street Market during the Chinese New Year holidays. 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.

Notable people

Frank Hsieh, politician born here

External link

[Official Site]

Dihua Street Market

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

	Districts of Taipei
	Songshan \| Xinyi \| Daan \| Zhongshan \| Zhongzheng \| Datong \| Wanhua \| Wenshan \| Nangang \| Neihu \| Shilin \| Beitou

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