Songshan District, Taipei

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Songshan District is a district of Taipei, Taiwan. The Songshan Airport and the Taipei Arena are located here.

History

Songshan was originally named Malysyakkaw, a lowland Ketagalan word meaning "where the river curves". Its written form (Template:Zh) was abbreviated (Template:Zh)<ref>Template:Holodict</ref> in 1815 during Qing rule.

During Japanese rule (1895-1945), the area served as a prime tea-growing area in northern Taiwan. In 1920, the area's settlements were established as Template:Nihongo, Shichisei District, Taihoku Prefecture. The village, named after Matsuyama City in Japan, was incorporated into Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei) in 1938.

At the outset of one-party rule by the Kuomintang (1945-1990), the Mandarin Chinese reading of the kanji characters Template:Lang (i.e. Sung-shan) was adopted as the name of the district, which in 1946 officially comprised 26 boroughs (Template:Lang). In 1949, the area's tea estates gave way to military housing for lower-income Kuomintang refugee families. The bodies of many residents and political victims from Taiwan's martial law period are buried in hillside cemeteries that now overlook the Taipei 101 shopping district.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By 1980, Songshan was the most populous area of the city.

In 1990, the southern half of Songshan District became Xinyi District while the northern half retained its original name. The boundary of this smaller Songshan District was altered in May 1994 when the course of Keelung River was moved slightly to the south.

Administrative divisions

Boroughs of Songshan District
Songshan District Administration Center

Songshan is divided into four regions (Template:Lang), or secondary districts (Template:Lang), which in turn are divided into 33 boroughs.

Type Chinese<ref name="govss">Template:Cite web</ref> Hanyu Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Pe̍h-ōe-jī Notes
Region Template:Lang Sānmín Sanmin Sam-bîn northeast
Borough Template:Lang Zhuāngjìng Jhuangjin Chong-kèng
Template:Lang Dōngróng Dongrong Tang-êng
Template:Lang Sānmín Sanmin Sam-bîn
Template:Lang Xīnyì Sinyi Sin-ek
Template:Lang Fùjǐn Fujin Hù-kím
Template:Lang Xīndōng Sindong Sin-tang
Template:Lang Fùtài Futai Hù-thài
Template:Lang Jièshòu Jieshou Kài-siū literally means "Longevity to Chiang Kai-shek"
Region Template:Lang Dōngshè Dongshe northwest and central (largest region)
Borough Template:Lang Jīngzhōng Jinjhong Cheng-tiong
Template:Lang Dōngguāng Dongguang Tang-kng
Template:Lang Lóngtián Longtian Liông-tiân
Template:Lang Dōngchāng Dongchang Tang-chhiong
Template:Lang Dōngshì Dongshi Tang-sì
Template:Lang Zhōnghuá Jhonghua Tiong-hôa
Template:Lang Mínyǒu Minyou Bîn-iú
Template:Lang Mínfú Minfu Bîn-hok
Template:Lang Sōngjī Songji Siông-ki
Region Template:Lang Běnzhèn Benjheng southeast
Borough Template:Lang Cíyòu Cihyou Chû-iū
Template:Lang Ānpíng Anping An-pêng
Template:Lang Péngchéng Pengcheng Phêng-têng
Template:Lang Zìqiáng Zihciang Chū-kiông
Template:Lang Jíxiáng Jisiang Kiat-siông
Template:Lang Xīnjù Sinjyu Sin-chū
Template:Lang Fùshèng Fusheng Ho̍k-sēng
Region Template:Lang Zhōnglún Jhonglyuen Tiong-lūn southwest
Borough Template:Lang Zhōngzhèng Jhongjheng Tiong-chèng
Template:Lang Zhōnglún Jhonglyuen Tiong-lūn
Template:Lang Měirén Meiren Bí-jîn
Template:Lang Jírén Jiren Kiat-jîn
Template:Lang Dūnhuà Dunhua Tun-hòa
Template:Lang Fùyuán Fuyuan Ho̍k-goân
Template:Lang Fùjiàn Fujian Ho̍k-kiān
Template:Lang Fùshì Fushi Ho̍k-sì
Template:Lang Fùchéng Fucheng Hok-sêng

Government institutions

Map including Songshan (labeled as Sung-shan-chuang (Matsuyama-shō) Template:Lang) (1950)

Institutions

Economy

The China Airlines Taipei Branch Office and the former China Airlines headquarters in Songshan District

The district is a major financial center in Taipei, with many banking institutions located on Dunhua North Road (Template:Lang) and Nanjing East Road (Template:Lang).

Mandarin Airlines,<ref>"Contact Us." Mandarin Airlines. Retrieved 2010-03-15. "台北總公司: 105台北市民生東路三段134號13樓."</ref> Daily Air<ref>"德安航空股份有限公司一般租機合約書." (Archive) Daily Air. Retrieved on January 5, 2012. "地址：台北市敦化北路340號之10"</ref> and Far Eastern Air Transport<ref>Home page. Far Eastern Air Transport. Retrieved on January 6, 2011. "地址：台北市敦化北路405巷123弄5號 " - Map (Archive)</ref> have their headquarters in Songshan.

Before moving its headquarters to a new location at CAL Park, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, China Airlines formerly had its headquarters in the location of its current Taipei Branch Office on Nanjing E. Rd.<ref>"Investor Relations." China Airlines. Retrieved 2009-05-20. "Address: No.131, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)"</ref><ref>"Cargo." Taoyuan International Airport. Retrieved 2010-03-15. "Address: 12F., No.131, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)."</ref><ref>Staff. "CAL to inaugurate new HQ near Taoyuan airport." The China Post. Thursday September 10, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-15.</ref> After the headquarters were relocated, China Airlines developed part of the training center at Taipei Songshan Airport into a business aviation center.<ref>Staff. "Plans for faster service at Songshan Airport: CAA." The China Post. July 5, 2009. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.</ref>

Infrastructures

Education

In addition, there are six middle schools, and eight elementary schools<ref>"台北市行政地圖松山區." Taipei City Education Portal Site, Department of Education, Taipei City. Updated 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-06-08.</ref>

Tourist attractions

Ciyou Temple

Transportation

Songshan Station

Roads

Fuxing North Road (Template:Lang) runs along the western boundary of the district. The other major north-south road is Dunhua North Road (Template:Lang). Several major east-west arteries include Minquan East Road (Template:Lang), Sec. 3–5; Minsheng East Road (Template:Lang), Sec. 3–5; Nanjing East Road (Template:Lang), Sec. 3–5; and Bade Road (Template:Lang), Sec. 2–4.

The southern border is outlined by the Civic Blvd (Template:Lang). Meanwhile, National Highway 1 borders the northern part of the district.

Metro

The Taipei Metro serves the district via the following stations:

Airport

Songshan Airport is located in Dongshe Region, accessible by the Taipei Metro Wenhu line's Songshan Airport metro station.

Notable natives

See also

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References

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