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Ren'ai Road (; also called 3rd Blvd and sometimes spelled RenAi, Renai or Jen-Ai) is a major arterial road in

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, connecting the Xinyi District in the east with the Daan and

Zhongzheng Zhongzheng or Chungcheng () is a common name for places, roads, schools or organizations in Chinese-speaking areas, though today predominantly in Taiwan. The majority of these places and things are named after Chiang Chung-cheng, the preferred g ...

districts towards the west. Renai Road forms a one-way couplet with Xinyi Road between

Taipei City Hall The Taipei City Hall (), the seat of Taipei City government, is located at Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of building is 54.42 m, the floor area is 196,684.59m2, and it comprises 12 floors above ground, as w ...

and

Zhongshan Road Zhongshan, Chungshan, or Jhongshan () is a common name of Chinese roads, usually in honor of Sun Yat-sen, better known in Chinese as "Sun Chungshan (Zhongshan)", who is considered by many to be the "Father of Modern China". In Chinese cities, "Zho ...

, with Ren'ai for westbound traffic and Xinyi for eastbound traffic. Ren'ai Road (along with Dunhua and Zhongshan roads) is known as one of Taipei's more "beautiful" roads, with the heavily landscaped medians dividing the road into local and express lanes. Along with Xinyi Road, Ren'ai Road has a contraflow bus only lane in the middle of the roadway.

Sections

Unlike other Taipei arterials, Ren'ai Road does not have directional sections dividing the entire stretch of road, only divided-numbered sections. * Section 1 : Zhongshan S. Road - Hangzhou S. Road * Section 2 : Hangzhou S. Road - Xinsheng S. Road * Section 3 : Xinsheng S. Road - Fuxing S. Road * Section 4 : Fuxing S. Road -

Shifu Road Shifu () in Mandarin, or sifu in Cantonese, or sai hu in Hokkien, is a title for, and the role of, a skillful person or a master. The character 師/师 means "skilled person" or "teacher," while 傅 means "tutor" and 父 means "father." Though ...

Major intersections

* Linsen Road * Jinshan Road *

Xinsheng Road The Xinsheng Road (; also called 8th Avenue or Hsinsheng Road) is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Daan District in the south with the Zhongshan and the Shilin districts in the north. The roads were built along both sides of ...

* Jianguo Road * Fuxing Road *

Dunhua Road Dunhua Road (), consists of Dunhua North Road () and Dunhua South Road (), also called 12th Ave, is a major north–south arterial in Taipei, Taiwan. It connects the Songshan Airport and the Songshan District in the north with the Daan District ...

* Yanji Street *

Guangfu Road Guangfu Road (, meaning "recover"; also called 13th Ave.) 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 ver ...

Other

The eastern terminus of Ren'ai Road is designed with unique aesthetic features since the end of the road faces the entrance of Taipei City Hall.

Sections

Major intersections

Other

See also