Dalongdong (), or Toalongpong (; and variants 大浪泵/大隆同), is an old village in historical

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located near the narrows of the confluence of the Keelung and Tamsui Rivers. The district has since been merged with the newer

Twatutia Dadaocheng is an area in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was also known as Twatutia (a transliteration of the Taiwanese Hokkien ''Tōa-tiū-tiâⁿ''), Daitōtei during Japanese rule, and Tataocheng ( Mandarin) during the Kuomintang era. ...

district in the south during the

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to form Datong District. The village, officially created in 1853 (3rd year of the

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), covered the area extending from the Chen Teacher's abode () and beyond the area of ''sishisikan'' (四十四坎) and the

Taipei Confucius Temple The Taipei Confucius Temple () is a Confucian temple in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. History Qing Dynasty The Taipei Confucius Temple was built in 1879 during the Qing era, after Taipeh Prefecture was established in 1875. Empire of Japa ...

. During Japanese rule, the villages of Twatutia, Toalongpong, and Bangka were combined with the walled city of Taipeh (in present-day

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) and incorporated into present-day Taipei city. Although this district now exists only historically, its name still officially remains in the

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and on bus numbers 303 and 669 of the Taipei bus system.

Name

Although the history of the village likely preceded

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rule, its existence was first recorded during this time as Pourompon (from the Basay language). This gave rise to the names ''Paronpon'' (), ''Daronpon'' () and other variants, when the area came under Qing dynasty rule. The name was once again changed () in 1802 (7th year of

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), by settlers from

Tong'an District Tong'an District () is a northern mainland district of Amoy which faces Quemoy County, Republic of China. To the north is Anxi and Nan'an, and to the south is Jimei. Tong'an is also east of Lianxiang and Changqin to the West. It covers

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. It was during this period that the Baoan Temple was first constructed. The name finally settled in its present form () during the reign of the

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(1820-1850) when further settlement occurred in the area.

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Toalongpong Bao'an templeSishisikan
History of Taipei Neighbourhoods in Taipei {{Taiwan-hist-stub