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GETTING GRITTY Sanchong’s Post-War Urbanization
This is Part 2 of the Sanchong History Series. If you haven’t read Part 1 “Crossing into the City”, which talks about the 1889 and 1920 versions of Taipei Bridge, you can read it here. What a difference a bridge makes Taipei Bridge has always been important because it connected the business center of Taipei…
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CROSSING INTO THE CITY How Taipei Bridge Transformed Sleepy Sanchong
Beitou is famous for hot springs, Tamsui for sunsets, and Xinyi for Taipei 101. Many parts of Greater Taipei have their famous attractions. But poor old Sanchong, a bustling inner-city district of New Taipei City, is usually overlooked as a kind of gritty “nowheresville.” Its chaotic streets, uneven sidewalks, and endless rows of ageing buildings…
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