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萬華區
Ximending (Hsimenting)
Ximending (Hsimenting)

Old name: Bangka(艋舺) Ximending (Hsimenting) Shopping Area, Wanhua District, Taipei, Taken Dec. ... Ximending (Hsimenting) Shopping Area, Wanhua District, Taipei, Taken Dec. ...

Region Southwestern Taipei
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Area

Ranked 10 of 12 The following is a list of districts of Taipei City ranked by area. ...

 - Total

8.8522 km² (Redirected from 1 E9 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...

Population

Ranked 9 of 12 The following is a list of districts of Taipei City ranked by population. ...

 - Total
 - Density Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ...

199,569
22,545/km²

Villages(里,Li): 36
Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin): 725
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Wanhua District (Chinese: 萬華區, Wade Giles: Wan-hua, Tongyong Pinyin: Wanhua), formerly Bangka, is Taipei City's oldest district. The district is home to ancient buildings such as the Longshan Temple, which is Taipei's oldest temple, and the Red Playhouse, which is the first and largest teahouse playhouse in Taiwan. Taipei's oldest, but decaying garment district is also here. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... My work File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Tongyong Pinyin (通用拼音, literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) since late 2000, announced by the Mandarin Promotion Council of the Ministry of Education. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Longshan Temple at Wanhua, Taipei Longshan Temple (龍山寺) is the name of at least five famous temples in Taiwan: Wanhua, Taipei City. ...


Near the Longshan Temple is the Huaxi (Huahsi) Street Tourist Night Market (a.k.a. Snake Alley). The market once served snake and turtle delicacies, but changed its focus to seafood upon protest from animal and environmental groups. Nicknamed the Crookedest Street in the World, Snake Alley, located in Burlington, Iowa, was constructed in 1894 as an experimental street design. ...


Ximending (Hsimenting), another main attraction of Wanhua, serves as a counter-culture, trendy shopping center and as Taipei's main movie theater district. Old retired, homosexual servicemen frequent some of the fast food restaurants and coffee houses in the area. Taipei City's Veneral Disease Clinic is also found there. Ximending (Chinese: 西門町; Wade Giles: Hsimenting; Tongyong Pinyin: Simending) is another main attraction of the Wanhua District of Taipei. ... During the 1960s the term underground acquired a new meaning in that it referred to members of the so-called counterculture, i. ...


The name Wanhua is derived from the Mandarin pronounciation of the Japanese kanji 萬華 (manka), which were coined for their phonetic resemblance to the Taiwanese name báng-kah (艋舺). In turn báng-kah is thought to be derived from an even older Austronesian word bangka, for canoe. See Bangca. This article is on all of the Northern Chinese dialects. ... The characters for Kanji, lit. ... Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-oē or Hō-ló-oē; Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Hanyu Pinyin: Táiyǔ or Táiwānhuà) is a language spoken fluently by about 60% of the population of Taiwan. ... The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ... Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small human-powered boat. ... External links Parts of the Hawaiian canoe Outrigger Canoe FAQ from Kanu Culture Categories: Stub | Boat types ...


External links

Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple


Lungshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan; Taken January 2003 by Allen Timothy Chang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lungshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan; Taken January 2003 by Allen Timothy Chang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Taipei Districts of Taipei

Songshan | Xinyi | Daan | Zhongshan | Zhongzheng | Datong | Wanhua | Wenshan | Nangang | Neihu | Shilin | Beitou The Taipei City Symbol; Created June 4, 2004 by Allen T. Chang by using Microsoft Powerpoint and Paint. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Not to be confused with Mount Songshan in Henan province, mainland China Sōngshān (Hanyu Pinyin) (Chinese: 松山, WG: Sung-shan, Tongyong Pinyin: Songshan) is a district of Taipei. ... Xinyi District (信義區, Wade-Giles: Hsin-yi, Tongyong Pinyin: Sinyi) is the seat of the Taipei mayors office and the Taipei city council. ... 大安區 Daan District (Chinese: 大安區, Wade Giles: Ta-an, Tongyong Pinyin: Da-an) is an important religious, educational, commercial, and cultural district of Taipei City. ... The Zhongshan District (中山區 Wade-Giles: Chung-shan, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongshan) of Taipei City has many recreational areas which include Rongxing Garden, Xinsheng Park, Zhongshan Fine Arts Park, the Dajia Riverside Park, and the Taipei Municipal Childrens Recreation Area. ... Alternative meaning: Chiang Chung-cheng Zhongzheng District (中正區, Wade-Giles: Chung-cheng, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjheng) is the home of the most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. ... 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. ... Wenshan District (Chinese: 文山區, Wade-Giles: Wen-shan, Tongyong Pinyin: Wunshan) is one of the twelve districts of Taipei City. ... Alternative meaning: Nangang District, Harbin Nángǎng (Hanyu Pinyin) (Chinese: 南港, WG: Nan-kang, Tongyong Pinyin: Nangang) is a district of Taipei. ... Neihu Distrct (Chinese: 內湖區; Wade Giles: Nei-hu; Hanyu Pinyin: Neihu; Tongyong Pinyin: Neihu) is one of Taipei Citys twelve districts. ... Shilin District (Chinese: 士林區 Wade-Giles: Shih-lin Chu, Tongyong Pinyin: Shihlin Qu) is a district of Taipei, the largest city in Taiwan. ... Beitou District (北投區, Wade-Giles: Pei-tou, Tongyong Pinyin: Beitou) is one of the twelve districts of Taipei City. ...


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The nine-member team, including six professional expeditioners from the United States, explored Wanhua Cave and two other minor caves adjacent to it in the past week and made tests in hope of finding a hidden underground river and determining its source, said a spokesman for the expedition.
Wanhua Cave has remained as a riddle since it was first discovered in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) because of its complicated topography.
Scientists believe there are underground rivers running beneath Wanhua Cave and its nearby caves, along with primitive forests and plenty of fauna and flora resources.
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