Taipei City Street View. Photo/Take from the Internet
Every place has various street names, and Taiwan is no exception. When you set foot in the local area, you will find that various street names are also diverse and rich in connotation, including names of ancient and modern figures, historical events, blessing visions, local names, natural landscapes, etc. In addition, careful friends may find another feature that has not been mentioned. Yes, there are quite a few street names in Taiwan that have "mainland elements".
"Why is this?",
"What are the more distinctive streets of this type?"
You may have the above questions,
Don't worry! The editor will tell you the story now.
Long Yingtai once mentioned in the book:
"Taipei is like a map of Chinese history"
In fact, that's true!
Taiwan has many streets with the same name as the provinces or cities in the mainland, especially in Taipei, with most of these street names renamed in 1947. In 1945, when Taiwan ended the Japanese occupation era and returned to China, the Chief Executive Office of the Taiwan Provincial Government needed to change Taipei Street from its original Japanese name back to its Chinese name. At that time, the National Government invited a Shanghai architect named Zheng Dingbang to design the road name. Most of the Shanghai road names are divided by provinces in the north and south, and the east and west directions are divided by cities. Zheng Dingbang finally chose to name the Taipei road by the naming method he was familiar with.
Now, do you understand why Taiwan has so many streets with the same name as mainland provinces and cities, right? Next, the editor chose several of the more well-known and distinctive examples from such streets to share with you. They are affectionately called "camera street", "bookstore street", "New Year's goods street", "furniture street", "food street"...
How many of them are you familiar with?
Hankou Street
Boai Road . Hankou Street is the camera street in Taiwan. Photo/Take from the "Bohan District" in the area of Boai Road and Hankou Street on the Internet. It has the most dense photography equipment store in Taiwan and is a veritable camera street. The Camera Street has witnessed the development of photography equipment in Taiwan. Since 1958, "Lollei" photography equipment store, which specializes in large negative film cameras in Germany, opened opposite the Taipei Post Office. Industry stores such as Xingfu and Universe on Hankou Street, Rongmei and Yongsheng on Boai Road have also been opened one after another. So far, dozens of camera stores have been taken root, and most of them have all kinds of brands and surrounding areas. If you are a photography enthusiast, you must not miss this "camera street". Among them, the word "Hankou" in Hankou Street is taken from Hankou, Wuhan.
Night view of the old city of Hankou, Wuhan. Photo/Retrieved from LovePicChongqing South Road
Chongqing South Road, the bookstores are highly dense and are a bookstore street. Photo/Take from the InternetChongqing South Road, it is a bookstore street with a long history in Taiwan. It has a high density of bookstores and more than 100 bookstores and publishers in its heyday. The origin of "Bookstore Street" can be traced back to "Taiwan Books Co., Ltd." which was opened on Chongqing South Road during the Japanese occupation period. It was renamed "Taiwan Bookstore". There are many bookstores here, and there are also time-honored bookstores, such as Sanmin Bookstore, Rulin Bookstore, World Bookstore, , Tianlong Bookstore, etc. Among them, Sanmin Bookstore has nearly 150,000 books, and is the first "library-style" bookstore in Taiwan. In recent years, due to market changes and the impact of online bookstores, the number of bookstores on Chongqing South Road has gradually decreased, but it is still an excellent place for students, intellectuals, literati and other groups to "get nutrients".
Chongqing Hongya Cave Night view. Photo/Retrieved from the InternetYongkang Street
Yongkang Street is a famous food street in Taiwan. Photo/Taked from the InternetWhen it comes to food, many people may think of food streets everywhere, and Yongkang Street, located in Da'an District, Taipei, is definitely one of the dazzling stars. The word "Yongkang" in Yongkang Street is taken from Yongkang, Zhejiang. Yongkang Street is the birthplace of Taipei's alley culture, and is famous for its many well-known restaurants and snacks in the alleys.In addition to having authentic traditional food, such as Din Tai Fung Xiaolongbao and Xiulan Restaurant, there are also representatives of healthy food trends to stay in the restaurant, as well as Zhitang Teahouse, a series of cafes and teahouses that pay attention to Taiwan’s orthodox tea ceremony. The Yongkang Street business district is centered on "Yongkang Park" and covers some sections of Yongkang Street, Lishui Street, Jinhua Street, etc. The business district initially gathers Taiwanese snacks and restaurants, and later it also opens many exotic food restaurants, cafes, and boutique shops.
Zhejiang Yongkang Convention and Exhibition Center. Photo/Retrieved from the InternetDihua Street
Dihua Street is known for its New Year’s goods and is known as the "New Year’s goods street". Photo/Take from the InternetIf you need to purchase New Year’s goods, Dihua Street will be a good place. Dihua is the old name of the mainland city of Urumqi today. Dihua Street is part of Dadaocheng. It is known for its New Year’s goods and is known as the "New Year’s goods street". In the past, Dadaocheng used groceries and tea as the main trade activities, and later became a concentration of wholesalers of goods, traditional Chinese medicine and cloth. In 2008, the government expanded the Dihua business district, making merchants and goods more diversified.
Urban scene in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Photo/Take from the InternetWenchang Street
Wenchang Street has many furniture stores and diverse styles, making it a veritable furniture street. Photo/Take from the InternetWenchang Street is a famous furniture street in Taipei. It is located in the traditional market center of Xinyi Road and Linjiang Street. It has more than a hundred furniture stores. The furniture styles are diverse, including European, Chinese, popular, and ancient style. In addition, if you want to find large furniture or mini home decorations, you can also meet them one by one. The word "Wenchang" is taken from Wenchang, Hainan.
Hainan Wenchang Space Launch Site. Photo/Take from the Internet
or above is the street with the same name in mainland China introduced to you. Which one are you most attracted to? In addition, what are the more gratifying special streets? Everyone is welcome to leave a message to share.
