Songshan District, Taipei
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.JPG) The Raohe Street Night Market in Songshan |
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| Old name: Siah-kháu (錫口) | |||
| Region | Eastern Taipei | ||
| Director | Chen Qi-yong (陳其墉) | ||
| Area ■ Total |
Ranked 9th of 12 9.2878 km² |
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| Population ■ Total ■ Density |
Ranked 8th of 12 208,832 22,484/km² |
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| Villages (里; li) | 33 | ||
| Neighborhoods (鄰; lin) | 756 | ||
| ROC zip code | 105 | ||
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Songshan District (Chinese: 松山區; pinyin: Sōngshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Sung-shan Chü; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-san-khu) is a district of Taipei. The name of the district is historically spelled Sungshan. The Songshan Domestic Airport and the Taipei Arena are located here.
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[edit] History
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Songshan was originally named Siah-khau (錫口; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siah-kháu), which is the Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation of a lowland Ketagalan word meaning "Where the river twists". In 1920, the place became Matsuyama Village (松山庄; Mandarin Chinese: songshan zhuang), named after Matsuyama City (松山市) in Japan (see Taiwan under Japanese rule). It was a part of Shichisei-gun (Qixing District), Taihoku Prefecture (台北州七星郡). Matsuyama was merged into Taihoku City in 1938. With the return of Taiwan to China in 1945, the Chinese reading of the characters 松山 (i.e. Songshan) was adopted. In 1946, Songshan became a district with 26 municipal villages (里). In 1990, the southern half of Songshan District became Xinyi District. Its boundary was altered in May 1994, when the Keelung River was artificially moved south slightly.
[edit] Administration
Songshan is divided into four regions (地區), or secondary district (次分區), which in turn are divided into 34 municipal villages. They following placenames are romanized in Hanyu Pinyin:
- Sanmin Region (三民地區): northeast
- Libie (里別)
- Zhuangjin (莊敬)
- Fujin (富錦)
- Dongrong (東榮)
- Sanmin (三民)
- Jieshou (介壽): literally means "Longevity to Chiang Kai-shek"
- Xinyi (新益)
- Xindong (新東)
- Futai (富泰)
- Dongshe Region (東社地區): northwest and central (largest region)
- Jinzhong (精忠)
- Dongguang (東光)
- Longtian (龍田)
- Dongchang (東昌)
- Dongshi (東勢)
- Zhonghua (中華)
- Minyou (民有)
- Minfu (民福)
- Songji (松基)
- Benzheng Region (本鎮地區): southeast
- Ciyou (慈祐)
- Anping (安平)
- Pengcheng (鵬程)
- Ziqiang (自強)
- Jixiang (吉祥)
- Xinju (新聚)
- Fusheng (復盛)
- Zhonglun Region (中崙地區): southwest
- Zhongzheng (中正)
- Zhonglun (中崙)
- Meiren (美仁)
- Jiren (吉仁)
- Dunhua (敦化)
- Fuyuan (復源)
- Fujian (復建)
- Fushi (復勢)
- Fucheng (福成)
The airport is located in Dongshe Region, mostly in Jinzhong Village.
[edit] Tourism
- Ciyou Temple (慈祐宮 "Protected by the Kindness"), built in 1753, is dedicated to a dark-faced goddess Matsu.
- Xiahai City Lord Temple (霞海城隍廟) was built in 1753.
- Taipei City Lord Temple (台北府城隍廟) was built in 1926.
- The Raohe Street Night Market (饒河街觀光夜市), organized in 1987, contains over 160 booths.
- Taipei Arena (台北小巨蛋) is a modern facility that hosts events ranging from sports to concerts.
[edit] District Boundaries and Transportation
[edit] Roads
Fuxing Road's northern part (復興北路) runs along the western boundary of the district. The other major north-south road is Dunhua Road (敦化北路). Several major east-west arteries include Minquan East Road (民權東路), Sec. 3-5; Minsheng East Road (民生東路), Sec. 3-5; Nanjing East Road (南京東路), Sec. 3-5; and Bade Road (八德路), Sec. 2-4.
The southern border is outlined by the Civic Blvd (市民大道). Meanwhile, National Highway No. 1 borders the northern part of the district.
[edit] Metro
Currently, the Neihu Line above Fuxing Road provides the only metro access to the district, but by 2013, the Songshan Line will provide east-west access underneath Nanjing East Road.
[edit] Economy
Mandarin Airlines has its headquarters in Songshan District.[1] Daily Air and Far Eastern Air Transport also have their headquarters in Songshan.[2][3] China Airlines maintains the Taipei Branch Office (Chinese: 台北分公司 Táiběi Fēngōngsī[4]) in Songshan.[5]
China Airlines formerly had its headquarters in the location of the Taipei Branch Office.[6][7] Its headquarters moved to a new location, CAL Park at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. After the headquarters move, China Airlines will allow tenants to rent space in its former headquarters.[8] As a result of the headquarters move, China Airlines will develop part of the training center at Taipei Songshan Airport into a business aviation center.[9]
[edit] Education
- National Open University — Taipei Learning Center (空中大學 台北指導中心)[1]
- Sungshan Community College (松山社區大學): located within Zhonglun Senior High School (中崙高中), in Jixiang Village [2]
- Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics (私立育達高級商業家事職業學校, short 育達商職): private, in Meiren Village [3]
In addition, there are two regular high schools (Xisong and Zhonglun), six middle schools, eight elementary schools, and 23 kindergartens in Songshan[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact Us." Mandarin Airlines. Retrieved 2010-03-15. "台北總公司: 105台北市民生東路三段134號13樓."
- ^ "德安航空股份有限公司一般租機合約書." (Archive) Daily Air. Retrieved on January 5, 2012. "地址：台北市敦化北路340號之10"
- ^ Home page. Far Eastern Air Transport. Retrieved on January 6, 2011. "地址：台北市敦化北路405巷123弄5號 " - Map (Archive)
- ^ "臺灣地區." China Airlines. Retrieved 2010-04-24
- ^ "Branch Offices Taiwan Area." China Airlines. Retrieved 2010-04-24. "No.131, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)"
- ^ "Investor Relations." China Airlines. Retrieved 2009-05-20. "Address: No.131, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)"
- ^ "Cargo." Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Retrieved 2010-03-15. "Address: 12F., No.131, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)."
- ^ Staff. "CAL to inaugurate new HQ near Taoyuan airport." The China Post. Thursday September 10, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Staff. "Plans for faster service at Songshan Airport: CAA." The China Post. July 5, 2009. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ^ "台北市行政地圖松山區." Taipei City Education Portal Site, Department of Education, Taipei City. Updated 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
[edit] External links
- Songshan District Office , Taipei City
- Map of the Songshan District from Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior(Chinese (Taiwan))
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