Xinhua Old Street

Coordinates: 23°02′07.4″N 120°18′29.5″E / 23.035389°N 120.308194°E / 23.035389; 120.308194

Xinhua Old Street

The Xinhua Old Street (Chinese: 新化老街; pinyin: Xīnhuà Lǎojiē) is a street in Xinhua District, Tainan, Taiwan.[1][2][3][4]

History

The street used to be an important business hub in the 1920s engaged in wholesale fruits business. In 1921, the west side of Zhongzheng Road underwent major construction and the east side followed soon afterwards. In 1937, some Japanese government officials ordered the whole buildings along the road to be renovated into Baroque style according to urban plan.

Architecture

Buildings along the street has Baroque-style architecture, which was the most modern style of buildings during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.

Activities

Nowadays the street has become a famous tourist spot which then turn crowded during festive seasons.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Sinhua Street.

References

  1. ↑ "Xinhua Old Street - Tainan Travel(旅遊王TravelKing)". TravelKing.
  2. ↑ "Sinhua Old Street". siraya-nsa.gov.tw.
  3. ↑ roundTAIWANround. "Xinhua Old Street - roundTAIWANround". roundTAIWANround.
  4. ↑ Taiwan-Tour.tw. "Tainan -- Sinhua Dist". taiwan-tour.tw.
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