Editing Dadaocheng

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'''Dadaocheng''' is an area in [[Datong District, Taipei|Datong District]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. It was also known as '''Twatutia''' (a transliteration of the [[Taiwanese Hokkien]] ''Tuā-tiū-tiânn''),<ref>{{harvp|Campbell|1896|loc=[[:c:File:1896 map of Taiwan.png|map]]}}</ref><ref>{{harvp|Davidson|1903|loc=[[:c:File:Davidson (1901) - General Map of Formosa.jpg|map]]}}</ref> '''Daitōtei''' during [[Taiwan under Japanese occupation|Japanese rule]],  and '''Tataocheng''' ([[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]) during the Kuomintang era.

Dadaocheng was an important trading port in the 19th century, and is still a major historical tourist attraction and shopping area. The district is known for the local [[Taiwanese cuisine]], the [[Chien-Cheng Circle]], and also being the center of the [[February 28 incident|February 28 Incident]].

==History==
When the export of tea became important in northern Taiwan in the mid-19th century, many businessmen appeared at Twatutia. The first shop opened in 1851, belonging to Lin Lan-tian (林藍田), a native of Keelung. Lin opened three shops that he later called ''Lim Ek-sun'' (林益順).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yeh|first1=Jonathan|title=A walk into Taipei's past: Dihua Street|url=http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2385&Itemid=157|website=Taiwan Culture Portal|publisher=Ministry of Culture (Republic of China)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821075725/http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2385&Itemid=157|archive-date=21 August 2013|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> Foreigners entered the trade in 1867 and five British firms had been established at Twatutia by 1872.{{sfnb|Davidson|1903|p=[https://archive.org/stream/islandofformosap00davi#page/206/mode/1up 206]}}

In 1853, many people moved into the area from [[Wanhua District|Wanhua]] following a serious conflict.

The first rail station in Taipei was completed in Twatutia in October 1891, when the railway to [[Keelung]] was opened for service.{{sfnp|Davidson|1903|p=249}} The branch line from Taihoku (Taipei) to [[Tamsui]] was completed in June 1901,{{sfnp|Davidson|1903|p=621}} and {{nihongo|Daitotei Station|大稻埕驛|lead=yes}} ([[:zh:大稻埕車站 (鐵道部)|大稻埕車站]]) opened as part of the then [[Tamsui Line (TRA)|TRA Tamsui Line]]. However, it was closed to passenger service in 1916 and continued to operate as a freight-only station until its eventual closure in 1937.

In the early 20th century, Daitotei was considered a part of the Taihoku area outside of the city proper, and was where European settlers lived. It stretched northward along the [[Tamsui River]], which flows down to the port, a distance of about {{convert|10|mi}}.<ref>{{cite book |publisher = J. Murray |location = London |ol=25302448M |title = A Handbook for Travellers in Japan |url = https://archive.org/details/handbookfortravejohn |date = 1903 |last1=Chamberlain |first1=B. |authorlink1=Basil Hall Chamberlain |author2=Mason, W.B. |edition=7th |page=[https://archive.org/details/handbookfortravejohn/page/550 550]}}</ref> Daitotei was the second most populous city in Taiwan (second to [[Tainan]] and followed by ''[[Wanhua District|Banka]]'') with a population of thirty to forty thousand.{{sfnp|Davidson|1903|p=598}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Takekoshi |first1=Yosaburō |author-link=Takekoshi Yosaburō |title=Japanese rule in Formosa |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.180113 |date=1907 |publisher = Longmans, Green, and co. |location = London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta |ol=6986981M |oclc=753129 |chapter=Chapter XIII: Population and future development of the island resources |page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.180113/page/n225 200] }}</ref> In 1920, it became part of the newly incorporated Taihoku City under [[Taihoku Prefecture]].

Daitotei was the location for one of the first movie theaters built for the Taiwanese audience during Japanese rule. The interior structure of Eraku-za imitated the Imperial Theater in Tokyo and included a café, a gymnasium and dressing rooms.{{sfnb|Lee|2013|pp=153-155}} Also, during the Japanese rule it was used as one of the sites for [[The Taiwan Exposition: In Commemoration of the First Forty Years of Colonial Rule]].<ref name="special">{{citation|title=Special Exhibition｜Back in their times: a visual history of Taiwan from the 1930s to the 1960s|url=http://www.228.org.tw/228museum_exhibition-view.php?ID=107|date=20 December 2018}}</ref>

The most famous street in Dadaocheng was named [[Dihua Street]] after [[World War II]] and is the oldest street in Taipei. There are many stores selling dried goods and snacks, especially before the [[Chinese New Year|Lunar New Year]]. [[Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple]] (大稻埕霞海城隍廟) is also on Dihua Street. There is a festival to celebrate the birthday of Xiahai [[City God (China)|Cheng Huang]] (City God) on the 13th day of the 5th [[lunar month]] every year.

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==See also==
* [[List of roads in Taiwan]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Taiwan]]
* [[Bopiliao]]

==References==

===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
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*{{cite journal |last=Campbell |first=William |author-link=William_Campbell_(missionary) |title=The island of Formosa: Its past and future |journal=Scottish Geographical Magazine |date=August 1896 |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=385–399 |doi=10.1080/00369229608732903 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1430413 }} 
*{{cite book |last1=Davidson |first1=James W. |author-link=James W. Davidson |title=The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions |year=1903 |publisher=Macmillan & co. |url=https://archive.org/details/islandofformosap00davi |location=London and New York |ol=6931635M }}
*{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Daw-Ming|title=Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2013|isbn=9780810879225}}
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