Xinyi, Taipei — #4 Best Neighborhood in Taipei

About the neighborhood

District of Taipei, Taiwan

Xingya (old name)TraditionalChinese興雅

Xinyi District or Sinyi District is a district of Taipei, Taiwan.

Xinyi District (Chinese 信義區) includes Taipei 101, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei World Trade Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and various shopping malls and entertainment venues.

History and geography

During Japanese rule (1895–1945), Matsuyama Village (Japanese: 松山庄) covered modern day Xinyi and Songshan districts. The village was named after Matsuyama City in Japan and formed part of Shichisei District, Taihoku Prefecture. Matsuyama Village was incorporated into Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei) in 1938. It was renamed Songshan District in 1945.

In 1990, Songshan District was split in two as part of a citywide reorganization. The southern half became Xinyi District while the northern half retained its name. The present border of Xinyi runs along Civic Boulevard. Xinyi is separated from the Nangang District on the east by Fude St.; from Wenshan District in the south by Baozijiang and Poneikeng (坡內坑) Mountains; and from Daan District in the west by the Zhuangjing Tunnel (莊敬隧道), Keelung Road and Guangfu Road. Development of the area in the 1990s transformed Xinyi into a modern shopping district which by 2010 boasted the highest property values in Taiwan.

Government institutions

Taipei City Council

Taipei City Government

Veterans Affairs Council

Public Construction Commission

Diplomatic missions and representative offices

Australian Office in Taipei

British Office Taipei

Canadian Trade Office in Taipei

German Institute Taipei

India-Taipei Association

Mexican Trade Services Documentation and Cultural Office

Nigeria Trade Office in Taiwan, R.O.C.

Commercial Office of Peru to Taipei

Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office

Macau Economic and Cultural Office

Education

Taipei Medical University

Taipei Municipal Song Shan Senior High School

Taipei Municipal Yongchun High School (台北市立永春高級中學)

Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry (台北市立松山高級工農職業學校)

Taipei Municipal Liugong Junior High School(台北市立瑠公國民中學)

Taipei Municipal Xin'Yi Junior High School (台北市立信義國民中學)

Taipei Municipal Xingya Junior High School (台北市立興雅國民中學)

Taipei Municipal Fude Elementary School (台北市立福德國民小學)

Taipei Municipal Bo'ai Elementary School (台北市立博愛國民小學)

Taipei Municipal Sanxing Elementary School (台北市立三興國民小學)

Famous landmarks and places of interest

Taipei 101

At 508.2m (1,667ft) tall, Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the World from 2004 to 2010 and is still currently Asia's 6th tallest building and the ninth tallest building in the world, as of November 2018. Visitors can visit the 89th floor observatory by means of the world's second fastest elevator (63km/h or 37.5mph).

Taipei City Hall

Taipei City Hall is located on City Hall Rd. (市府路). The plaza outside city hall, Citizen's Square (市民廣場), is often used as a concert venue including the annual New Year's celebrations.

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, a high-end Japanese department store, operates four buildings in the district. The buildings are (in order from least floor space to most floor space): A4, which specializes in women's fashion, has, among other retail stores, a Hands Tailung store, a Häagen-Dazs, and a supermarket; A9, which houses expensive international boutiques and has a large fnac store on B2; A11, which features products for the entire family. Each building has a number of restaurants, featuring cuisines from around the world.

Eslite Bookstore

Eslite Bookstore, Taiwan's premier bookstore, opened their flagship store in the district in early 2006. Spanning over 7 floors, this bookstore is the largest in Taiwan. The bookstore has an expansive magazine collection (especially foreign magazines), a floor dedicated to children's books, a Japanese bookstore, art bookstore, Simplified Chinese book collection, and more. There are event halls where authors address their articles or topics related to their books.

ATT 4 FUN (formerly New York New York)

Located at 12, Songshou Rd (台北市松壽路12號9樓), this building was formerly called New York New York. After ATT Group bought the mall in 2010 it was closed, remodeled, and opened under the name ATT 4 FUN in the second half of 2011. The mall features 11 floors of shopping, restaurants, and clubs.

Historic Coal Mines

Xinyi District has several historic coal mines from the Japanese colonial period. Two of them have been renovated: the Hexing Mine (和興炭坑), Alley 471, Lane 150, Section 5, Xinyi Road, and the Dexing Mine (德興炭坑) near the trailhead of the Tiaomi Trail, Alley 100, Lane 600, Wuxing Road.

Martial Law Era Victims of Political Violence Memorial Park

This historic memorial of victims of the "White Terror" is located on a hillside overlooking the present Taipei 101 shopping district.

Xiangshan

A 183m (600ft) tall mountain with views of Taipei at the peak. Its trail begins about 700m (2300ft) south of Exit 2 of the Xiangshan metro station.

Economy

Many corporate headquarters and hotels are located in Xinyi District.

Tallest buildings 150m+

Transportation

Rail

Xinyi District is served by the following stations of the Taipei Metro:

Wenhu line: Linguang, Liuzhangli

Tamsui–Xinyi line: Xiangshan, Taipei 101–World Trade Center

Bannan line: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei City Hall, Yongchun, Houshanpi metro station

Circular line: Yongchun, Xiangshan, Sanzhangli

In addition, the north of the district is served by Taiwan Railway Songshan station.

Road

Buses to Xinyi District are also plentiful from all parts of Taipei, with a major bus terminal at Taipei City Hall Bus Station. There are also many arteries and freeways in the area, including Zhongxiao East Rd. (part of Sec. 4 & Sec 5), Keelung Rd. (first 2 sections), Xinyi Rd. (part of Sec. 4 & Sec 5), Renai Rd. (part of Sec. 4), Provincial Highway 5, and the Civic Boulevard Expressway.

Pedestrian

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Vieshow Cinemas, ATT 4 Fun, and Taipei 101 Mall are interconnected by an elevated walkway.

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