South Street (around Dadaocheng, Taipei)/ Guo Xue-hu/ 1930/ 134 x 195 cm/ The Forth Exhibition of Taiwan-Government-in-General, Special Award/ Collection of the Artist Himself

Dadaocheng (大稻埕, Taiwanese: Tōa-tiū-tiâⁿ, literally "big rice drying-field") is an area in Taipei Basin and a historic section of Taipei City. It was an important trading port in the 19th century and is still a major historical tourist attraction and shopping area. Download high resolution version (344x700, 53 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (344x700, 53 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Taiwanese (Chinese: 台語, 台灣話; Taiwanese pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân-oÄ“; Hanyu Pinyin: TáiyÇ” or Táiwānhuà) is a dialect of Min Nan spoken by about 70% of the Taiwanese population. ... Taipei Basin (台北盆地) is a geographic region in northern Taiwan. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When the export of tea became important in northern Taiwan in the mid-19th century, many businessmen came to Dadanchen. The first store was Linyishun (林益順) in 1851. Two years later, many people moved from Bangka following a serious fight. Bangka can refer to: the former name of Wanhua district of Taipei City Bangka Island, an island of Indonesia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In the early 20th century, Dadaocheng was one of the most populous cities in Taiwan. In 1920, it became part of the newly-incorporated Taipei City. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...

The most famous street in Dadaocheng was named Dihua Street (迪化街) after World War II. There are many stores selling dried goods and snacks, especially before the Chinese New Year. Siahai Chenghuang Temple (霞海城隍廟) is also on Dihua Street. There is a festival to celebrate the birthday of Siahai Chenghuang (City God) on the 13th day of the 5th lunar month every year. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... Hand-painted Chinese New Years poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to peoples homes, Old Town, Lijiang, Yunnan. ... In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive similar syzygies (new moons or full moons). ...

Tadaocheng is in Datong District. There is also a Datong District in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province, mainland China Datong District (Chinese: 大同區, Wade Giles: Ta-tung, Tongyong Pinyin: Datong) is a district of Taipei City famous for the Dihua (Tihua) Street Market during the Chinese New Year holidays. ...