Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...
’s 7th Redevelopment Zone () is located in
Xitun District
Xitun District or Situn District (, literally "western village") is the second-most populated district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the western side of the city. Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid growt ...
and
Nantun District
Nantun District () is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung before the City and County were amalgamated in 2010.
History
The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County ...
, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期).
Before the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Plan, only a few farmhouses were scattered along a limited number of narrow streets. Today, this area is the site of Taichung's new city government center, and it is the
central business district (CBD) of Taichung City. It features broad and widely spaced boulevards, attractive apartments, department stores, and office towers, which are brightly lit at night. There are many universities nearby, such as
Tunghai University
Tunghai University (THU; ) is the oldest private university in Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. According to ''Ti ...
and
Feng Chia University
Feng Chia University (FCU; ) is a private research university in Taiwan, located in Taichung. It was named after Chiu Feng-Chia one of the leaders of the military resistance against the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.
Feng Chia Univer ...
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Main Buildings
Gallery
Taiwan Boulevard.jpg, View of 7th Redevelopment Zone, from Taiwan Boulevard
台中七期 (cropped).jpg, View of Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone at night
Night cityscape of Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone 20210914.jpg, View at night
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung Store.JPG, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung Store
老虎城.JPG, Tiger City
Taichung City Building.JPG, Taichung City Hall
Millennium Vee Hotel Taichung 20121119.jpg, Millennium Hotel Taichung
Taichung Fulfillment Amphitheatre.JPG, Fulfillment Amphitheater
The Fulfillment Amphitheater () is a large-scale outdoor amphitheater in Wen-Hsin Forest Park on Wenxin Road, Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. Every year, Taichung City Government holds "MidTaiwan Lantern Festival" here.
Overview
Amphitheate ...
Taichung City Municipal Hui-Wen High School.JPG, Taichung City Municipal Hui-Wen High School
National Taichung Special Education School B.JPG, National Taichung Special Education School
Hui-Wen Elementary School in Taichung.JPG, Hui-Wen Elementary School
See also
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Huilai Monument Archaeology Park
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Liming New Village
Liming New Village ( zh, t=黎明新村, p=Límíng Xīncūn) is a planned community located in Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan. The community's boundaries roughly corresponds to those of Liming Village.
History
Originally, Taipei wa ...
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Urban renewal
Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...
References
Taichung
Central business districts in Taiwan
Planned cities in Taiwan
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