Xinyi Planning District ( zh, 信義計畫區), also known as the Xinyi Planning Area, is located in Xinyi District,

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. The total area of the Xinyi Planning District is 153

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s. It was designed in the 1970s and developed from the 1980s onward. Xinyi Planning District is the prime

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of Taipei. Important infrastructure, such as

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and

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, is located within this area.

Historical Development

Its historical development began in 1976, when the Taipei Municipal Government accepted the proposal to redevelop the area east of the

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. The goal of this redevelopment was to set up a secondary commercial center away from the more crowded old city center (Taipei Station,

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area). The redevelopment hoped to increase the prosperity of the eastern district and the convenience of urban life for existing residents. The development framework was planned by the Japanese architect Guo Maolin, an architect with planning experience with the

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, a previously planned development in Tokyo. The center's purpose was to expand business investment in the area and attract international financial services and technology firms. It also planned for residential development by building a completely new community. The Xinyi Planning District is the only commercial development area in Taipei with a wholly planned street and urban design. In addition to attracting corporations, it also features large retail spaces, department stores, and shopping malls. There are currently 15 department stores in Xinyi Planning District, forming the Xinyi Commercial District. Department stores in the commercial district include

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Xinyi New Life Square (A4, A8, A9, and A11),

Mall, Vieshow Cinemas,

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Hankyu Department Store, BELLAVITA,

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, Breeze Xin Yi,

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, Breeze Nan Shan, Neo19, and FEDS Xinyi A13. Taipei Sky Tower Mall is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2022. With at least 5 department stores in a mere 50-hectare site, Xinyi Commercial District is said to be the world's densest commercial district.

Main Buildings

Transportation

Rail

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Tamsui–Xinyi line Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popul ...

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, Xiangshan Station ***

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Songshan station 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, where, ...

***

Bannan line The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a metro line of Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan, with a total of 23 stations serving the districts of Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, Wanhua, Banqiao and Tucheng. The line's name is a portmanteau of Banq ...

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, Yongchun Station * ROC Taiwan Railways Administration Logo

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** Taiwan Trunk Line:

Road

*Xinyi Expressway *

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*HuanDong Boulevard

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{{Xinyi Planning District Central business districts in Taiwan Planned cities in Taiwan