Tianmu () is a neighborhood located in

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. Located on the northern border of the district, Tianmu borders the neighboring district of

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and

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National Park. Tianmu is best known as an

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for Taiwan's

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community. From the mid 1950s to 1979, before the US broke formal ties with Taiwan, large portions of the US Armed Forces serving under MAAG and their families stationed in Taiwan lived in Tianmu. Middle- to lower-ranking US servicemen resided within present-day Tianmu, while higher-ranking officers resided in neighboring

. Other than military housing and recreation, significant portions of modern-day Tianmu were designated for housing developments created for

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workers and foreign civilians. As of the 1980s relatively few of these Western style developments and buildings remain as they have been replaced by multi-storey apartment blocks. The road layout in Tianmu still aligns to the former Western style neighborhoods. With the withdrawal of the US military in 1979, the

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re-purposed the former sites by leasing them to Taipei American School and Taipei Japanese School. With the further creation of Taipei European School, Tianmu has continued to attract foreign residents. In addition, several of the countries which retain diplomatic relationships with Taiwan have their foreign embassies and consulates located in Tianmu. Tianmu is home to Taiwan's first branch of

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, a Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store, a

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department store, and a Dayeh Takashimaya department store. There is also one Movie Theater, Wovie Cinema Tianmu. In addition, It also hosts a number of Western and Japanese restaurants, as well as specialty stores which cater to the expat community.

Tianmu Baseball Stadium The Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium () is a baseball stadium located in Tianmu Sport Park in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was built in 1999, and mostly hosts baseball games. Originally designed as a community ballpark, Tianmu Stadium is loc ...

, which replaces the old Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium, is located in Tianmu. Right next to the baseball stadium is Tianmu Sports Park. The public facility has six tennis courts, a skating rink, a few children's playgrounds, an open-air theater, four basketball courts, a jogging track, a biking path, and a multi-purpose lawn.

Education

Elementary schools *Taipei Municipal Tianmu Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Shanyu Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Shi-Dong Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Lanya Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Wenchang Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Zhishan Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Yu Nong Elementary School *Taipei Municipal Yu Sheng Elementary School Junior high schools *Taipei Municipal Tian-Mu Junior High School, *Taipei Municipal Lanya Junior High School University * University of Taipei Special education * *Taipei School of Special Education Foreign Schools * Taipei American School * Taipei Japanese School * Taipei European School

Transportation

Buses

Ubike stops

Roads

* ZhongShan North RoadSection.5 to 7 *FuGuo Road *FuHua Road *FuLin Bridge *ZhongChengRoad Section.1 and 2 * DeXing East Road * DeXing West Road *KeQiang Road *HuangXi Street *ShiDong Road * Tianmu East Road * Tianmu West Road * Tianmu North Road *ShaMao Road *TianYu Street *DongShan Road *ZhiYu Road Section.1 and 2 *ZhongYi Street *YuSheng Street *ShuangXi Street *ZhiCheng Road Section.1 and 2 *XiaDongShi Industrial Road *HouDong Industrial Road

MRT Stations

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Tamsui–Xinyi Line * Shipai Station：Transfer Chongqing Express、Bus No. 224、645、R12、R19 etc. * Mingde Station：Transfer Bus No.267 etc. * Zhishan Station：Transfer Zhongshan Express, Dunhua Express, Bus No. 606, 616, 685 etc.

Embassies and Representative Offices in Tianmu

There is a special Embassy District in Tianmu where many Embassies and Representative Offices are located.
* Embassy * Embassy * Embassy * Embassy * Embassy * Embassy * Embassy * Embassy * Commercial Office * Business Office

References

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