Gongguan () is a

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straddling the

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and Daan Districts of

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. It is a popular shopping and leisure area with a

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and it is also the location of the Gongguan Station of the

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. Taiwan's most prestigious university,

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, and the

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, as well as the prestigious

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are located in the area. Gongguan formerly housed Taipei Air Station, 327th Air Division, which was a U.S. Air Force installation closed on 7 Jan 1976 due to the withdrawal of American military forces from Taiwan. Gongguan is also the location of the old Taipei tap water facilities, now the

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. The name Gongguan can be traced to the Kangxi Era of the Qing Dynasty, when colonial chiefs established public houses (Chinese: 公館; pinyin: Gongguan) that facilitated trade between the Han Chinese settlers and local aboriginal traders.

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