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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Taichung City
| official_name      = 
| other_name         = 
| native_name        = {{lang|zh-Hant-TW|臺中市}}{{efn native lang|tw|name=word1
 |t = 臺中市
 |p = Táizhōng Shì
 |m = Tâi-tiong Tshī
 |s = Tǒi-zóng Sii
 |h = Toi-zhùng Shi<sup>+</sup>}}
| settlement_type    = [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|Special municipality]]
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 |image2      = Entrance of Botanical Garden of NMNS, Taichung.jpg
 |caption2 = [[National Museum of Natural Science]]
 |image3      = Old TRA Taichung station May 2020.jpg
 |caption3 = [[Taichung TRA station|Taichung railway station]]
 |image4      = NanhuMountain 02.jpg
 |caption4 = [[Nanhu Mountain]]
 |image5      = 路思義的理念.jpg
 |caption5 = [[Luce Memorial Chapel]]
 |image6      = Gaomei Wetland sunset DSC 5441-2.jpg
 |caption6 = [[Gaomei Wetlands]]
 |image7      = 台中洲際棒球場.JPG
 |caption7 = [[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]]
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| image_caption      = 
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| image_seal         = Seal of Taichung.svg
| seal_type          = Logo
| etymology          = {{nihongo||臺中|Taichū|Taiwan center|lead=yes}}
| nickname           = Cultural City ({{lang|zh-hant|文化城}})
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| image_map1         = Taiwan ROC political division map Taichung City (2010).svg
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{ROC-TW}}
| iso_code           = TW-TXG
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1887
| established_title1 = [[Provincial city (Taiwan)|Provincial city]] status
| established_date1  = 25 October 1945
| established_title2 = Upgraded to special municipality and merger with [[Taichung County]]
| established_date2  = 25 December 2010
| seat               = [[Xitun District]]
| parts_type         = [[District (Taiwan)|Districts]]
| parts              = 29
| p1                 = [[Central District, Taichung|Central]]
| p2                 = [[East District, Taichung|East]]
| p3                 = [[West District, Taichung|West]]
| p4                 = [[South District, Taichung|South]]
| p5                 = [[North District, Taichung|North]]
| p6                 = [[Xitun District|Xitun]]
| p7                 = [[Nantun District|Nantun]]
| p8                 = [[Beitun District|Beitun]]
| p9                 = [[Fengyuan District|Fengyuan]]
| p10                = [[Dongshi District|Dongshi]]
| p11                = [[Dajia District|Dajia]]
| p12                = [[Qingshui District|Qingshui]]
| p13                = [[Shalu District|Shalu]]
| p14                = [[Wuqi District|Wuqi]]
| p15                = [[Houli District|Houli]]
| p16                = [[Shengang District|Shengang]]
| p17                = [[Tanzi District|Tanzi]]
| p18                = [[Daya District|Daya]]
| p19                = [[Xinshe District|Xinshe]]
| p20                = [[Shigang District|Shigang]]
| p21                = [[Waipu District|Waipu]]
| p22                = [[Da'an District, Taichung|Da'an]]
| p23                = [[Wuri District|Wuri]]
| p24                = [[Dadu District, Taichung|Dadu]]
| p25                = [[Longjing District|Longjing]]
| p26                = [[Wufeng District|Wufeng]]
| p27                = [[Taiping District, Taichung|Taiping]]
| p28                = [[Dali District|Dali]]
| p29                = [[Heping District, Taichung|Heping]]
| governing_body     = {{unbulleted list
 | [[Taichung City Government]]
 | [[Taichung City Council]]}}
| leader_party       = [[Kuomintang|KMT]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor of Taichung|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Lu Shiow-yen]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:《中華民國統計資訊網》縣市重要統計指標查詢系統網 |url=http://statdb.dgbas.gov.tw/pxweb/Dialog/statfile9.asp |access-date=11 June 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612002357/http://statdb.dgbas.gov.tw/pxweb/Dialog/statfile9.asp |archive-date=12 June 2016 |url-status=live|title= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Demographia World Urban Areas PDF (April 2016) |url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf |publisher=Demographia |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503021711/http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf |archive-date=3 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 2214.89
| area_urban_km2     = 1801
| area_rank          = [[List of administrative divisions of Taiwan|6 out of 22]]
| population_total   = 2867848
| population_as_of   = Aug 2025
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://demographics.taichung.gov.tw/Demographic/Web/TCCReport02.aspx |script-title=zh:各區人口結構 |trans-title=Population structure by district |website=demographics.taichung.gov.tw |language=zh-hant |access-date=2019-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530123707/http://demographics.taichung.gov.tw/Demographic/Web/TCCReport02.aspx |archive-date=2016-05-30 |url-status=live|title= }}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   = 3799301
| population_urban_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Demographia World Urban Areas PDF |url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf |publisher=Demographia |access-date=2019-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503021711/http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf |archive-date=2018-05-03 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_rank    = [[List of administrative divisions of Taiwan|2 out of 22]]
| timezone           = [[National Standard Time]]
| utc_offset         = +8
| postal_code_type   = Postal code
| postal_code        = 400-439
| area_code          = (0)4
| blank_name_sec1    = Bird
| blank_info_sec1    = [[White-eared sibia]]<ref name="市樹、花、鳥">{{cite web |url=http://www.agriculture.taichung.gov.tw/lp.asp?CtNode=25856&CtUnit=9793&BaseDSD=7&mp=119010 |title=市樹、花、鳥介紹 |date=2014-06-24 |publisher=臺中市政府農業局 |location=臺中市 |language=zh-hant |access-date=2017-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424000647/http://www.agriculture.taichung.gov.tw/lp.asp?CtNode=25856&CtUnit=9793&BaseDSD=7&mp=119010 |archive-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1   = Flower
| blank1_info_sec1   = [[Taiwan cherry]]<ref name="市樹、花、鳥"/>
| blank2_name_sec1   = Tree
| blank2_info_sec1   = [[Taiwan white pine]]<ref name="市樹、花、鳥"/>
| website            = {{official URL}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Taichung City
| pic = Taichung (Chinese characters).svg
| piccap = "Taichung" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
| picsize = 100px
| t = {{linktext|臺中|市}}
| s = {{linktext|台中|市}}
| l = "Tai[wan] Central"
| bpmf = ㄊㄞˊ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄓㄨㄥ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄕˋ
| w = {{tone superscript|Tʻai2-chung1}}
| p = Táizhōng Shì
| tp = Táijhong Shìh
| gr = Tairjong Shyh
| mps = Táijūng Shr̀
| myr = Táijūng Shr̀
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|t|ai|2|.|zh|ong|1|-|shi|4}}
| showflag = ppojphfs
| poj = Tâi-tiong-chhī
| tl = Tâi-tiong-tshī
| phfs = Thòi-chûng-sṳ
| j = toi4 zung1 si5
| y = Tòihjūng Síh
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|t|oi|4|-|z|ung|1|-|s|i|5}}
| kyujitai = 臺中市
| hiragana = たいちゅうし
| katakana = タイチュウシ
| shinjitai = 台中市
| romaji = Taichū-shi
| kunrei = Taityuu-si
}}

'''Taichung''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|aɪ|ˈ|tʃ|ʊ|ŋ}},<ref>{{cite book |last1=Longman |first1=J.C. |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |date=2008 |publisher=Pearson Education ESL |isbn=978-1405881173 |edition=3}}</ref> [[Wade–Giles]]: ''{{tone superscript|Tʻai2-chung1}}'', [[Pinyin]] ''Táizhōng''), officially '''Taichung City''',{{efn native lang|tw|name=word1}} is a [[special municipality (Taiwan)|special municipality]] in central [[Taiwan]]. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.86 million residents,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moi.gov.tw/chi/chi_news/news_detail.aspx?type_code=01&sn=12526 |script-title=zh:民國106年7月戶口統計資料分析 |publisher=Ministry of the Interior, ROC |date=2017-08-04 |access-date=2017-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143415/https://www.moi.gov.tw/chi/chi_news/news_detail.aspx?type_code=01&sn=12526 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1124488 |script-title=zh:台中人口超越高雄 躍升第2大城 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報 |website=news.ltn.com.tw |date=5 August 2017 |access-date=2019-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107233144/http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1124488 |archive-date=2019-01-07 |url-status=live|title= }}</ref> making it the largest city in [[Central Taiwan]]. It serves as the core of the [[Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area]], Taiwan's second-largest metropolitan area.

Located in the [[Taichung Basin]], the city was initially developed from several scattered hamlets helmed by the [[Taiwanese indigenous peoples]]. It was constructed to be the new capital of [[Taiwan Province]] and renamed "[[Taiwanfu (disambiguation)|Taiwan-fu]]" in the late [[Taiwan under Qing rule|Qing dynastic era]] between 1887 and 1894. During the [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese era]] from 1895, the urban planning of present-day Taichung was performed and developed by the Japanese.<ref>Taichung History Map Walk, publish by Center for Digital Cultures，Academia Sinica，2017，p.23.  {{ISBN|9789860546279}}</ref> The urban area of Taichung was organized as a [[Provincial city (Taiwan)|provincial city]] from the start of ROC rule in 1945 until 25 December 2010, when the original provincial city and [[Taichung County]] were merged into a new special municipality.<ref>[http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9 Unknown]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The city is home to the [[National Museum of Natural Science]], the [[National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts]], the [[National Taichung Theater]], the [[National Library of Public Information]], [[National Taiwan Museum of Comics]], [[National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra]], as well as many cultural sites, including the historic [[Taichung Park]], the [[Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden|Lin Family Gardens]], and many [[Temples of Taichung|temples]].

==History==
===Early history===
The [[Atayal people|Atayal aborigines]] as well as several [[Taiwanese Plains Aborigines|Taiwanese Plains Aboriginal tribes]] (including the [[Taokas people|Taokas]], [[Papora people|Papora]], [[Pazeh people|Pazeh]], [[Hoanya people|Hoanya]] and [[Babuza people|Babuzas]]) populated the plains that make up modern Taichung. They were originally [[Hunter-gatherer|hunter gatherers]] who later lived by cultivating [[millet]] and [[taro]].<ref name="city_history_website">{{cite web |url=http://eng.taichung.gov.tw/ct.aspx?xItem=6046&ctNode=843&mp=1 |title=From Aboriginal Homeland to Modern City: A Look at Taichung's Rich History |access-date=2014-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204174755/http://eng.taichung.gov.tw/ct.aspx?xItem=6046&ctNode=843&mp=1 |archive-date=2014-12-04 | url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 17th century, the [[Papora people|Papora]], [[Babuza people|Babuza]], [[Pazeh people|Pazeh]], and [[Hoanya people|Hoanya]] established the [[Kingdom of Middag]], occupying the western part of present-day Taichung.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
[[File:Ji-Shan Gatehouse.JPG|thumb|right| [[Jishan Gatehouse]], built in 1924]]

===Qing dynasty===
In 1684, [[Zhuluo County]] was established, encompassing the underdeveloped northern two-thirds of Taiwan. Modern-day Taichung traces its beginnings to a settlement named ''Toatun'' ({{zh|t=大墩|p=Dàdūn|w=Ta<sup>4</sup>-tun<sup>1</sup>|poj=Toā-tun|l=large mound}}) in 1705. To strengthen Qing control, a garrison was established in 1721 near the site of present-day [[Taichung Park]] by Lan Ting-chen.{{sfnp|Roy|2003|p=27}}

North of the city, on the [[Tachia River|Dajia River]], an aboriginal revolt broke out in 1731 after Chinese officials moved in and compelled them to provide labor. The revolt spread through the city as far south as [[Changhua County#Qing dynasty|Changhua County]] in May 1732 before the rebels were chased into the mountains by Qing forces.{{sfnp|Roy|2003|p=22}} In 1786, another rebellion against the Qing, known as the [[Lin Shuangwen rebellion]], began as an attempt to overthrow the government and restore the [[Ming dynasty]]. Unfortunately, as the rebels moved northward, they turned to slaughter and looting. They were eventually defeated by a coalition of Qing forces, [[Hakka people|Hakka]], [[Quanzhou]] [[Fujian]]ese descendants, and aboriginal volunteers.{{sfnp|Gardella|1999|p=164}}

When [[Taiwan Province#Qing dynasty|Taiwan Province]] was declared an independent province in 1887, the government intended to construct its capital city at the centrally located ''Toatun'', which was also designated as the seat of [[Taiwan Prefecture]].{{sfnp|Davidson|1903|p=245|ps=: "...the seat of government (which had been formerly at the old town of Taiwan-fu in the south, which city had been in turn the capital of the Dutch, Koxinga, and the Chinese,) was now removed temporarily to the new city of [[Taipei|Taipeh]], which had been lately in course of construction&nbsp;... In connection with this, it is necessary to go further and explain that it was the intention of the government to build a new capital city in the center of the island near Changwha. Accordingly, the new city was laid out and the construction of official yamens commenced. The name of the new city became Taiwan-fu, or the capital city of Taiwan (Formosa), and it was also to be the seat of a new prefecture called [[Taiwan Prefecture|Taiwan [Prefecture]]]."}} Thus the city took the title of "Taiwan-fu", meaning "capital city of Taiwan", from modern-day [[Tainan]], which had held the title for more than 200 years. Qing official [[Liu Ming-chuan]] received permission to oversee development of the area, which included constructing a railway through the city.{{sfnp|Davidson|1903|pp=247-8|ps=:"To obtain Imperial sanction to the undertaking, Governor Liu represented to the authorities that, if the capital was removed into the interior as they had recommended, it would be necessary, as there were no roads, to construct a railway from the new capital to one of the coast ports, preferably Kelung in the north. This proposition met with sonic opposition in [[Beijing|Peking]], but eventually Imperial approbation was obtained." }} However, the provincial capital was ultimately moved to [[Taipei]].

===Empire of Japan===
After the Qing dynasty lost the [[First Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese War]] in 1895, Taiwan was ceded to Japan by the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]], and the name of the city was changed to {{nihongo||臺中|Taichū|lead=yes}}. The Japanese sought to develop the city to make it the first "modern" area of Taiwan{{sfnp|Roy|2003|p=36}} and invested in roads, dams, and levees. In 1901, {{nihongo4||臺中廳|Taichū Chō}} was established as one of 20 local administrative districts on the island. In 1904, the town of Taichū had a population of 6,423, and Taichū District had more than 207,000.{{sfnp|Takekoshi|1907|pp=199-200}}

[[Taichung Park|Taichū Park]] was completed in 1903. A tower marking the old north gate was moved to the new park where it stands today. The first market in Taichū was built in 1908, along Jiguang Road between the Zhongzheng and Chenggong Roads and it is still in use today.<ref name="city_history_website" /> The Japanese undertook a north–south island railway project. [[Taichung Railway Station (TRA)|Taichū Train Station]] was completed and began operation in 1917,<ref name="city_history_website" /> and still operates today. Taichū City was officially declared by Japanese authorities in 1920, and [[Taichū City Hall]] was completed in 1924 after 11 years of construction.<ref name="city_history_website" /> {{nihongo4|Kōkan Airport|公館空港}}, now known as [[Taichung Airport]], was constructed during Japanese rule.
[[File:台中州廳（舊台中市政府）.jpg|thumb|right| [[Taichū City Hall|Taichung's historic city hall]]]]

Taichū Middle School (now known as [[Taichung First Senior High School]]) was founded in 1915 by elite members of local gentry, including [[Lin Hsien-tang]] and his brother {{ill|Lin Lie-tang|zh|林烈堂}}, two wealthy Taiwanese intellectuals of the era. This was in an effort to teach children the [[culture of Taiwan]] and to foster the spirit of the [[Taiwanese localization movement]].<ref name="city_history_website" /> The [[Taiwanese Cultural Association]], founded in 1921 in Taipei by Lin Hsien-tang, was moved to Taichū in 1927. Most of the members of this association were from Taichū and the surrounding area. The city became a center of Taiwanese culture and nationalism.<ref name="city_history_website" />

From 1926 to 1945, [[Taichū Prefecture]] covered modern-day Taichung as well as [[Changhua County]] and [[Nantou County]].

===Republic of China===
After the [[Retrocession of Taiwan|handover of Taiwan from Japan]] to the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] in October 1945, [[Taichung County]] was established, which consists of present-day area of Taichung City, [[Miaoli County]] and [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan City]]. In 1947 the first mayor of Taichung County (which included Taichung City) was Lai Tien Shen. The position was appointed by the government to rule during the interim period. Taichung also served as the temporary capital of the exiled [[Jiangxi]] (Kiangsi) provincial government in 1949 after the [[Chinese Communist Party]] took control of the province.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.culture.taichung.gov.tw/media/827206/文化萬象p53-57.pdf | title=黃金六十兩 - 買屋辦公 | language=zh | trans-title=Sixty taels of gold - buy a house and work | website=www.culture.taichung.gov.tw}}</ref> In 1950, Miaoli and Taoyuan were taken out from Taichung County area to form [[Miaoli County]] and [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan County]] respectively. In June 2009, the [[Executive Yuan]] approved the plan to merge Taichung City and Taichung County to form a larger Taichung City.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2011 |url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4,29,31,45&post=6187 |title=Rezoning Taiwan |publisher=Taiwan Today |access-date=9 December 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112165942/https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4,29,31,45&post=6187 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 December 2010, the city was merged with the surrounding [[Taichung County]] to create a [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|special municipality]] of 2.65 million people spread across {{cvt|2,214|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/index.php?src=news&refno=714&prid=714 |title=Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) |access-date=2013-01-11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415020055/http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/index.php?src=news&refno=714&prid=714 |archive-date=2013-04-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2020, Taichung was classified as a "Gamma" level global city by the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |website=GaWC - Research Network |publisher=Globalization and World Cities |access-date=31 August 2020 |archive-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824031341/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
Taichung City is in the [[Taichung Basin]]<ref name="tcgeog">{{cite web |url=http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=3&pid=10 |title=Taichung Geography |access-date=2006-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220000514/http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=3&pid=10 |archive-date=2006-02-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref> along the main western coastal plain that stretches along the west coast from northern Taiwan almost to the southern tip. The city borders [[Changhua County]], [[Nantou County]], [[Hualien County]], [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]], [[Hsinchu County]] and [[Miaoli County]].

The [[Central Mountain Range]] lies just east of the city. Rolling hills run to the north leading to [[Miaoli County]], while flat coastal plains dominate the landscape to the south leading to Changhua County and the [[Taiwan Strait]] to the west. The [[Dadu Plateau]] lies to the northwest.

===Climate===
Taichung has a warm [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa'') bordering on a [[tropical monsoon climate]], with an average annual temperature of {{cvt|23.3|°C|1}}. The highest temperature of the year occurs in July and August, while the lowest temperature occurs in January and February.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Taichung-weather-averages/Tai-Wan/TW.aspx |title=Taichung Climate Weather Averages |access-date=2014-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310154536/http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Taichung-weather-averages/Tai-Wan/TW.aspx |archive-date=2014-03-10 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daytime temperatures remain warm to hot year-round, though night time temperatures during the winter months are significantly cooler than those during the summer and the warm daytime temperature. Its average annual rainfall is just above {{cvt|1700|mm|0}}, relatively low compared to other major cities of Taiwan.<ref name="tcdist">{{cite web |url=http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=2&pid=12 |title=Districts & Landmarks |access-date= 2006-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220000508/http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=2&pid=12 |archive-date=2006-02-20 |url-status  = dead}}</ref> The average humidity is 80%.

Due to the protection provided by the Central Mountain Range to the east and the Miaoli hills to the north, Taichung is rarely severely affected by [[typhoon]]s, but typhoons emerging from the [[South China Sea]] occasionally pose a threat to the city, as evidenced by [[Typhoon Wayne (1986)|Typhoon Wayne]] in 1986, which struck Taiwan's west coast near Taichung.<ref name="typhwayne">{{cite web |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1986atcr/pdf/wnp/12w.pdf |title=Typhoon Wayne (12W) |author=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=2007-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506073147/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1986atcr/pdf/wnp/12w.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Taichung (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present）
|Jan record high C = 31.3
|Feb record high C = 33.2
|Mar record high C = 34.7
|Apr record high C = 34.7
|May record high C = 37.0
|Jun record high C = 36.8
|Jul record high C = 39.9
|Aug record high C = 39.3
|Sep record high C = 39.0
|Oct record high C = 38.3
|Nov record high C = 34.0
|Dec record high C = 31.7
|year record high C =
| Jan high C = 22.3
| Feb high C = 22.9
| Mar high C = 25.2
| Apr high C = 28.1
| May high C = 30.7
| Jun high C = 32.3
| Jul high C = 33.3
| Aug high C = 32.7
| Sep high C = 32.2
| Oct high C = 30.3
| Nov high C = 27.6
| Dec high C = 23.9
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 17.0
| Feb mean C = 17.7
| Mar mean C = 20.1
| Apr mean C = 23.5
| May mean C = 26.4
| Jun mean C = 28.1
| Jul mean C = 28.9
| Aug mean C = 28.4
| Sep mean C = 27.8
| Oct mean C = 25.5
| Nov mean C = 22.6
| Dec mean C = 18.7
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 13.4
| Feb low C = 14.2
| Mar low C = 16.4
| Apr low C = 20.1
| May low C = 23.1
| Jun low C = 24.9
| Jul low C = 25.5
| Aug low C = 25.3
| Sep low C = 24.6
| Oct low C = 22.2
| Nov low C = 19.0
| Dec low C = 15.1
| year low C = 20.3
|Jan record low C = -0.7
|Feb record low C = -1.0
|Mar record low C = 2.1
|Apr record low C = 8.6
|May record low C = 10.8
|Jun record low C = 15.5
|Jul record low C = 20.5
|Aug record low C = 20.0
|Sep record low C = 14.4
|Oct record low C = 10.5
|Nov record low C = 1.4
|Dec record low C = 1.8
|year record low C = -1.0
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm =36.6
| Feb precipitation mm =63.0
| Mar precipitation mm =86.9
| Apr precipitation mm =126.8
| May precipitation mm =249.6
| Jun precipitation mm =329.0
| Jul precipitation mm =303.3
| Aug precipitation mm =340.8
| Sep precipitation mm =147.5
| Oct precipitation mm =25.0
| Nov precipitation mm =23.8
| Dec precipitation mm =30.5
|year precipitation mm= 
| Jan humidity = 74.4
| Feb humidity = 75.2
| Mar humidity = 74.6
| Apr humidity = 75.1
| May humidity = 75.7
| Jun humidity = 76.2
| Jul humidity = 74.9
| Aug humidity = 77.4
| Sep humidity = 74.3
| Oct humidity = 70.8
| Nov humidity = 72.4
| Dec humidity = 72.6
|year humidity = 
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 6.6
| Feb precipitation days = 8.0
| Mar precipitation days = 10.1
| Apr precipitation days = 10.8
| May precipitation days = 12.3
| Jun precipitation days = 14.1
| Jul precipitation days = 13.5
| Aug precipitation days = 15.8
| Sep precipitation days = 8.5
| Oct precipitation days = 3.0
| Nov precipitation days = 4.1
| Dec precipitation days = 5.3
|year precipitation days = 
| Jan sun = 174.0
| Feb sun = 148.3
| Mar sun = 152.7
| Apr sun = 138.2
| May sun = 154.6
| Jun sun = 160.9
| Jul sun = 192.7
| Aug sun = 161.5
| Sep sun = 173.1
| Oct sun = 205.9
| Nov sun = 174.4
| Dec sun = 174.2
|year sun =
|source 1 = Central Weather Bureau<ref name= CWB>{{cite web |url = https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/C/C/Statistics/monthlymean.html |title = Monthly Mean |publisher = [[Central Weather Bureau]] |access-date = 29 November 2022 |archive-date = 9 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221209115926/https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/C/C/Statistics/monthlymean.html |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=CWBrecordhighs1>{{cite web |url=https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_18.pdf |title=氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計 |publisher=Central Weather Bureau |language=zh |access-date=29 November 2022 |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017235559/https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_18.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CWBrecordhighs2>{{cite web |url=https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_19.pdf |title=氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計(續) |publisher=Central Weather Bureau |language=zh |access-date=29 November 2022 |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017235603/https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_19.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CWBrecordlows1>{{cite web |url=https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_20.pdf |title=氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計 |publisher=Central Weather Bureau |language=zh |access-date=29 November 2022 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219233031/https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_20.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CWBrecordlow2>{{cite web |url=https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_21.pdf |title=氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計(續) |publisher=Central Weather Bureau |language=zh |access-date=29 November 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219055306/https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/climate/Statistics/pdf/sort_21.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type=Taiwan
|footnote=Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.ris.gov.tw/zh_TW/346 |publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)|Ministry of the Interior]] Population Census |title=Populations by city and country in Taiwan |access-date=2016-05-01 |archive-date=2017-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216064040/http://www.ris.gov.tw/zh_TW/346 |url-status=dead }}
|1960	|903556
|1966	|1084795
|1970	|1234043
|1975	|1408444
|1980	|1606603
|1985 	|1817125 
|1990 	|2019959 
|1995 	|2257950 
|2000 	|2460098 
|2005 	|2587828 
|2010 	|2648419 
|2015 	|2744445 
|2020 	|2820787	
}}
Taichung's population was estimated to be 2,867,848 in August 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eng.taichung.gov.tw/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125073258/http://eng.taichung.gov.tw/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |title=Unknown}}</ref> There are slightly more females in the city (50.97%) than males. 24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly.<ref name="tcpop">{{cite web |url=http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=10&pid=5 |title=Taichung's Population |access-date=2006-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913234720/http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=10&pid=5 |archive-date=2006-09-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to [[Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China)|Ministry of Interior]] statistics, the fertility rate in Taichung City in 2007 was 1.165 for each woman.

The city surpassed [[Kaohsiung]] to become the second largest city in Taiwan in July 2017, growing at the 2nd fastest rate in Taiwan from 2012 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3224123 |title=Taichung, the second largest city in Taiwan |publisher=Taiwan News |author=Juvina Lai |date=2017-08-02 |access-date=2017-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813104658/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3224123 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> Recent population increases have been attributed to [[Rate of natural increase|natural population growth]], more people moving to the city, and subsidized housing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3224527 |title=How housing policy helped Taichung top Kaohsiung |publisher=Taiwan News |date=2017-08-03 |access-date=2017-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105419/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3224527 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Politics==
[[File:Taichung City Building.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Taichung City Government]]]]
[[File:Taichung City Council2.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Taichung City Council]]]]
[[File:臺中市長盧秀燕.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lu Shiow-yen]], the incumbent [[Mayor of Taichung]]]]

===Local politics===
Unlike [[Taipei]] in the north, which is solidly in the [[Pan-Blue]] political camp, and the southern cities of [[Kaohsiung]] and [[Tainan City|Tainan]] that are solidly [[Pan-Green]], Taichung is more balanced, with the urban city center area leaning Blue and the suburban and rural areas leaning Green. In fact, both major political parties have won a mayoral election among the last four with at least 49 percent of the vote ([[Democratic Progressive Party]] in 1997 and 2014 and the [[Kuomintang]] in 2001 and 2005).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TC/n400000000000000.html |title=2014 Local Elections |access-date=2015-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224145743/http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TC/n400000000000000.html |archive-date=2014-12-24 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Similarly, the Kuomintang majority in the [[Taichung City Council|city council]] is not as large as it is in other cities, and is only negligible when one excludes [[Beitun District]], which is solidly pro-Kuomintang. The incumbent Mayor of Taichung is [[Lu Shiow-yen]] of the [[Kuomintang]].

===Government===
{{main|Taichung City Government|Taichung City Council}}

Taichung City's executive branch is headed by mayor [[Lu Shiow-yen]] of the Kuomintang.<ref name="1997elec">{{cite web |author=R.O.C. Central Election Commission |title=R.O.C. 1997 County/City Magistrate/Mayoral election results |url=http://210.69.23.140/vote3.asp?pass1=F1997A0000000000aaa |access-date=2006-10-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928170156/http://210.69.23.140/vote3.asp?pass1=F1997A0000000000aaa |archive-date=2007-09-28}}</ref> Taichung's legislative branch is a unicameral 46-member City Council. Each member is elected from one of six member districts where each voter has only one vote.

==Administrative divisions==
Taichung consists of 29 districts, 28 [[District (Taiwan)|districts]] and 1 mountain indigenous district.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.taichung.gov.tw/797676/post |title=Districts & Landmarks |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=29 May 2019 |quote=Taichung city is broken up into 29 districts. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528225205/https://english.taichung.gov.tw/797676/post |archive-date=28 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/1/month/m1-07.xls |script-title=zh:1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 |trans-title=Population for Township and District |date=August 2020 |access-date=21 September 2020 |website=[[Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)|Ministry of the Interior]] |quote=臺中市 Taichung City中區 Central District東區 East District南區 South District西區 West District北區 North District西屯區 Situn District南屯區 Nantun District北屯區 Beitun District豐原區 Fongyuan District東勢區 Dongshih District大甲區 Dajia District清水區 Cingshuei District沙鹿區 Shalu District梧棲區 Wuci District后里區 Houli District神岡區 Shengang District潭子區 Tanzih District大雅區 Daya District新社區 Sinshe District石岡區 Shihgang District外埔區 Waipu District大安區 Daan District烏日區 Wurih District大肚區 Dadu District龍井區 Longjing District霧峰區 Wufong District太平區 Taiping District大里區 Dali District和平區 Heping District |language=zh-tw,en |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184854/https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/1/month/m1-07.xls |url-status=live }}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
|+Labeled map of Taichung
|-
| colspan="6" |<div style="position: relative;">[[File:Taichung labelled map.svg|800px|link=]]
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{{Image label small|x=-200.0|y=-215.0|scale=-1|text=[[Tanzi District|Tanzi]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-260.0|y=-180.0|scale=-1|text=[[Shigang District|Shigang]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-170.0|y=-180.0|scale=-1|text=[[Shengang District|Shengang]]}}
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{{Image label small|x=-215.0|y=-195.0|scale=-1|text=[[Fengyuan District|Fengyuan]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-302.0|y=-195.0|scale=-1|text=[[Dongshi District|Dongshi]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-150.0|y=-210.0|scale=-1|text=[[Daya District|Daya]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-075.0|y=-190.0|scale=-1|text=[[Wuqi District|Wuqi]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-170.0|y=-125.0|scale=-1|text=[[Waipu District|Waipu]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-110.0|y=-200.0|scale=-1|text=[[Shalu District|Shalu]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-110.0|y=-160.0|scale=-1|text=[[Qingshui District|Qingshui]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-070.0|y=-230.0|scale=-1|text=[[Longjing District|Longjing]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-170.0|y=-095.0|scale=-1|text=[[Dajia District|Dajia]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-085.0|y=-265.0|scale=-1|text=[[Dadu District, Taichung|Dadu]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-115.0|y=-110.0|scale=-1|text=[[Daan District, Taichung|Daan]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-145.0|y=-235.0|scale=-1|text=[[Xitun District|Xitun]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-150.0|y=-315.0|scale=-1|text=[[Wuri District|Wuri]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-200.0|y=-340.0|scale=-1|text=[[Wufeng District|Wufeng]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-650.0|y=-260.0|scale=-1|text=[[West District, Taichung|West]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-245.0|y=-285.0|scale=-1|text=[[Taiping District, Taichung|Taiping]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-640.0|y=-330.0|scale=-1|text=[[South District, Taichung|South]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-690.0|y=-230.0|scale=-1|text=[[North District, Taichung|North]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-125.0|y=-266.0|scale=-1|text=[[Nantun District|Nantun]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-730.0|y=-280.0|scale=-1|text=[[East District, Taichung|East]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-195.0|y=-300.0|scale=-1|text=[[Dali District|Dali]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-680.0|y=-270.0|scale=-1|text=[[Central District, Taichung|Central]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-235.0|y=-240.0|scale=-1|text=[[Beitun District|Beitun]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-720.0|y=-58.0|scale=-1|text=[[Yilan County, Taiwan|<span style="color:green;">Yilan County</span>]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-330.0|y=-58.0|scale=-1|text=[[Miaoli County|<span style="color:green;">Miaoli County</span>]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-390.0|y=-340.0|scale=-1|text=[[Nantou County|<span style="color:green;">Nantou County</span>]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-750.0|y=-150.0|scale=-1|text=[[Hualien County|<span style="color:green;">Hualien<br />County</span>]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-620.0|y=-18.0|scale=-1|text=[[Hsinchu County|<span style="color:green;">Hsinchu<br />County</span>]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-040.0|y=-340.0|scale=-1|text=[[Changhua County|<span style="color:green;">Changhua County</span>]]}}
</div>
|-
!Name!!Chinese!![[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]]!![[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]]!!Population (January 2023)!!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
| [[Central District, Taichung|Central]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|中|區}}}} ||Tiong||Chûng||align=right| 17,654||align=right| 0.8803
|-
| [[East District, Taichung|East]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|東|區}}}} ||Tang||Tûng||align=right| 75,724||align=right| 9.2855
|-
| [[South District, Taichung|South]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|南|區}}}} ||Lâm||Nàm||align=right| 125,695||align=right| 6.8101
|-
| [[West District, Taichung|West]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|西|區}}}} ||Se||Sî||align=right| 112,651||align=right| 5.7042
|-
| [[North District, Taichung|North]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|北|區}}}} ||Pak||Pet||align=right| 143,018||align=right| 6.9376
|-
| [[Beitun District|Beitun <small>(Beituen)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|北屯|區}}}} ||Pak-tūn||Pet-tun||align=right| 296,757||align=right| 62.7034
|-
| [[Xitun District|Xitun <small>(Shituen)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|西屯|區}}}} ||Se-tūn||Sî-tun||align=right| 232,406||align=right| 39.8467
|-
| [[Nantun District|Nantun <small>(Nantuen)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|南屯|區}}}} ||Lâm-tūn||Nàm-tun||align=right| 178,446||align=right| 31.2578
|-
| [[Taiping District, Taichung|Taiping]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|太平|區}}}} ||Thài-pêng||Thai-phìn||align=right| 196,327||align=right| 120.7473
|-
| [[Dali District|Dali]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|大里|區}}}} ||Tāi-lí||Thai-lî||align=right| 211,768||align=right| 28.8758
|-
| [[Wufeng District|Wufeng <small>(Wufong)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|霧峰|區}}}} ||Bū-hong||Vú-fûng||align=right| 64,093||align=right| 98.0779
|-
| [[Wuri District|Wuri <small>(Wurih)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|烏日|區}}}} ||O·-ji̍t||Vû-ngit||align=right| 78,343||align=right| 43.4032
|-
| [[Fengyuan District|Fengyuan <small>(Fongyuan)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|豐原|區}}}} ||Hong-goân||bgcolor=pink|Fûng-ngièn||align=right| 163,699||align=right| 41.1845
|-
| [[Houli District|Houli]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|后里|區}}}} ||Aū-lí||Heu-lî||align=right| 53,716||align=right| 58.9439
|-
| [[Shigang District|Shigang <small>(Shihgang)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|石岡|區}}}} ||Chio̍h-kng||bgcolor=pink|Sa̍k-kóng||align=right| 14,166||align=right| 18.2105
|-
| [[Dongshi District|Dongshi <small>(Dongshih)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|東勢|區}}}} ||Tang-sì||bgcolor=pink|Tûng-sṳ||align=right| 47,789||align=right| 117.4065
|-
| [[Xinshe District|Xinshe <small>(Sinshe)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|新社|區}}}} ||Sin-siā||bgcolor=pink|Sîn-sa||align=right| 23,266||align=right| 68.8874
|-
| [[Tanzi District|Tanzi <small>(Tanzih)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|潭子|區}}}} ||Thâm-chú||Thâm-tsṳ́ ||align=right| 108,790||align=right| 25.8497
|-
| [[Daya District|Daya]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|大雅|區}}}} ||Tāi-ngé||Thai-ngâ||align=right| 95,419||align=right| 32.4109
|-
| [[Shengang District|Shengang]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|神岡|區}}}} ||Sin-kóng||Sṳ̀n-kông||align=right| 64,374||align=right| 35.0445
|-
| [[Dajia District|Dajia]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|大甲|區}}}} ||Tāi-kah||Thai-kap||align=right| 74,866||align=right| 58.5192
|-
| [[Qingshui District|Qingshui <small>(Cingshuei)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|清水|區}}}} ||Chheng-chúi||Tshîn-súi||align=right| 89,145||align=right| 64.1709
|-
| [[Shalu District|Shalu]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|沙鹿|區}}}} ||Soa-la̍k||Sâ-lu̍k||align=right| 97,201||align=right| 40.4604
|-
| [[Wuqi District|Wuqi <small>(Wuci)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|梧棲|區}}}} ||Gō·-chhe||Ǹg-tshi||align=right| 59,933||align=right| 18.4063
|-
| [[Daan District, Taichung|Daan <small>(Da'an)</small>]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|大安|區}}}} ||Tāi-an||Thai-ôn||align=right| 18,208||align=right| 27.4045
|-
| [[Dadu District, Taichung|Dadu]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|大肚|區}}}} ||Tōa-tō͘||Thai-tú||align=right| 56,155||align=right| 37.0024
|-
| [[Longjing District|Longjing]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|龍井|區}}}} ||Liông-chéⁿ||Liùng-tsiáng||align=right| 78,012||align=right| 38.0377
|-
| [[Waipu District|Waipu]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|外埔|區}}}} ||Goā-po͘||Ngoi-phû||align=right| 31,256||align=right| 42.4099
|-
| [[Heping District, Taichung|Heping]] || {{large| {{linktext|lang=zh-tw|和平|區}}}} ||Hô-pêng||bgcolor=pink|Fò-phìn||align=right| 10,921||align=right| 1037.8192
|}
Inner Taichung refers to the eight former districts of Taichung City before the merger with [[Taichung County]] on December 25, 2010. Colors indicate statutory language status of [[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka language]] in the respective subdivisions. Note that [[Heping District, Taichung|Heping District]] is also an [[Indigenous Area (Taiwan)|indigenous area]] of the [[Atayal people]].

==Economy==
Taichung is the center and the largest city in [[Central Taiwan]]. Its main industries are machinery and retail services.{{sfnp|陳建元|2016|p=1|ps=:"臺中市做為全臺灣中部區域經濟發展中心，為工業發展重鎮與推動產業成長之重要樞紐" }}<ref name="dgbas1">{{harvnb|行政院主計總處|2018|p=4}}: 按從業員工人數觀察，臺中市為中部地區最大都會區及民生消費中心，以批發業及零售業為就業市場主力，從業員工合計達 27.4 萬人或占 23.0%</ref><ref>臺中市工商發展投資策進會 (2024): "臺中地區為國內機械業之重要生產基地"</ref>

Taichung is home to many industries. It has six main manufacturing industries: tool machines, mechanical components, photoelectric panels, bicycles, woodworking machinery, and aerospace manufacturing.{{Sfnp|陳建元|2016|p=93|ps=:"台中市因有工具機與零組件、手工具、木工機械、光電、航太、自行車等 6 大產業" }}<ref>臺中市工商發展投資策進會 (2024): 臺中市六大產業包括工具機暨機械零組件、光電面板產業、自行車及零組件、木工機械、手工具、航太產業。</ref>

[[Taichung Industrial Park]], located in [[Xitun District]], is home to many factories, while nearby [[World Trade Center Taichung]] hosts many industrial conventions every year. Taichung is also home to the [[Central Taiwan Science Park]], known for the many semiconductor factories located there, most notably [[TSMC]].{{Sfnp|陳建元|2016|p=33|ps=:"台積電公司在本市投資 18 吋晶圓廠" }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tsmc.com/chinese/dedicatedFoundry/manufacturing/locations.htm |script-title=zh:台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司 |website=www.tsmc.com |access-date=2018-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120222007/http://www.tsmc.com/chinese/dedicatedFoundry/manufacturing/locations.htm |archive-date=2018-11-20 |url-status=live|title= }}</ref> Some other famous companies located in Taichung included [[Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation]], [[HIWIN]], [[Largan Precision]], and [[Pou Chen Corporation]].

Taichung is also known for its bicycle manufacturing. Notable business located in Taichung include [[Giant Bicycles]], [[SRAM Corporation|SRAM]], and TRP Brakes.{{sfnp|行政院主計總處|2018|p=6|ps=:"臺中市大甲區為國內自行車重要生產區域之一，創造其他運輸工具及其零件製造業 9.4%之生產總額。" }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.giantcyclingworld.com/inc/events.php |script-title=zh:系統訊息 |website=www.giantcyclingworld.com |language=en |access-date=2018-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109105950/http://www.giantcyclingworld.com/inc/events.php |archive-date=2018-11-09 |url-status=live|title= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bike-eu.com/home/nieuws/2014/03/sram-opens-asia-development-center-1012494?vakmedianet-approve-cookies=1 |title=SRAM Opens Asia Development Center |work=Bike Europe |access-date=2018-11-20 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121021822/https://www.bike-eu.com/home/nieuws/2014/03/sram-opens-asia-development-center-1012494?vakmedianet-approve-cookies=1 |archive-date=2018-11-21 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{wide image|Taichung Skyline 20231202.jpg|500px|align-cap=center|Skyline of Taichung's financial center, [[Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone|7th Redevelopment Zone]]}}

Taichung's financial center and [[central business district]] is the [[Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone|7th Redevelopment Zone]], where many corporation offices are located. The retail sector is another main industry in Taichung. Almost a quarter of all Taichung employees work in the retail sector.,<ref name="dgbas1" /> Its output value is 1.3 trillion NTD, second largest after Taipei (5.8 trillion NTD) in Taiwan.{{Sfnp|行政院主計總處|2018|p=14 }}

Taichung is most famous for its [[Suncake (Taiwan)|suncakes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.tw.tranews.com/Show/Style203/News/c1_News.asp?SItemId=0271030&ProgramNo=A000203000002&SubjectNo=74863 |title=Let's Go On a Backpacking! – The Must-buy Taichung Local Specialties |publisher=Tra News |access-date=2010-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307180028/http://en.tw.tranews.com/Show/Style203/News/c1_News.asp?SItemId=0271030&ProgramNo=A000203000002&SubjectNo=74863 |archive-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=live}}</ref> Taichung's [[Chun Shui Tang]] teahouse ({{lang|zh|春水堂}}) is where [[bubble tea]] was invented.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/show_issue.php?id=2006129512026c.txt&cur_page=2&table=0&h1=%C0%F4%B9%D2%A5%CD%BAA&h2=&search=&height=&type=&scope=&order=&keyword=&lstPage=&num=&year=2006&month=12 |date=December 2006 |publisher=Taiwan Panorama |script-title=zh:台式茶文化登陸──春水堂 |access-date=2010-07-11 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094456/http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/show_issue.php?id=2006129512026c.txt&cur_page=2&table=0&h1=%C0%F4%B9%D2%A5%CD%BAA&h2=&search=&height=&type=&scope=&order=&keyword=&lstPage=&num=&year=2006&month=12 |url-status=live |title= }}</ref>

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|+ Industry distribution of employed persons in Taichung<ref>{{cite web |title = 統計彙編查詢網 |url = https://statistic.ndc.gov.tw/download.htm |website=statistic.ndc.gov.tw |publisher=[[National Development Council (Taiwan)|National Development Council]] |access-date=28 August 2020|archive-date=11 September 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200911060520/https://statistic.ndc.gov.tw/download.htm }}</ref>
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|32.5
|27.7
|9.5
|7.7
|5.0
|3.9
|3.1
|3.1
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|32.4
|36.5
|47.6
|43.5
|41.0
|39.1
|40.0
|40.1
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|{{nowrap|[[Tertiary sector of the economy|Tertiary industry]]（%）}}
|36.1
|35.1
|35.7
|42.9
|48.7
|54.0
|57.0
|56.8
|56.8
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==Transportation==
{{Main|Transportation in Taichung}}

===Rail===
[[File:New Taichung Station.jpg|thumb|right|Taichung TRA Station]]
[[File:Taiwan HighSpeedRail TaiChung Station 5.JPG|thumb|THSR Taichung Station]]
Two railways run parallel to each other in Taichung: the [[Taichung Line]], which passes through the urban areas in the interior, and the [[West Coast line (Taiwan)|West Coast Line]], which passes through rural areas closer to the coastal shore. [[Taichung TRA station|Taichung railway station]] is located in the heart of the city in [[Central District, Taichung|Central District]] and numerous bus companies provide connections to other towns by bus.

The [[Taichung High Speed Rail Station|THSR Taichung Station]] is located in [[Wuri, Taichung|Wuri district]], serving travel demands of both Taichung City and the northern parts of Changhua County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.thsrc.com.tw/ArticleContent/4b80429e-2b1a-429d-93ab-6870d49cab03|title=THSR Taichung Station Info|website=Taiwan High Speed Rail|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> THSR Taichung Station is accessible by [[Taiwan Railways Administration|local trains]] and [[Green Line (Taichung Metro)|MRT Green Line]] through [[Xinwuri railway station]] as well as free shuttle buses into the city.

===Seaport===
[[Port of Taichung|Taichung Port]], located on the coast in Taichung City, is the second largest cargo facility on the island capable of handling container shipping.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shan|first=Shelley|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2010/12/23/2003491632|title=Taichung's port passes Keelung in cargo, MOTC says|website=Taipei Times|date=23 December 2010|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> Despite being the second largest port on the island of Taiwan, there are no passenger ferry services available and the port is closed to unauthorized personnel.

===Roads===
Taichung City generally follows a radial road layout, with its center at [[Taichung railway station]]. Major roads start in Central District and run outwards, including Taiwan Boulevard, Xiangshang Road, Zhongqing Road, and Zhongshan Road.

[[National freeway 1|Freeway 1]] runs along the Fazi River on the outskirts of the city, while [[National freeway 3|Freeway 3]] runs along the [[Dadu River (Taiwan)|Dadu River]] to the coastal plains on the west, where it then runs parallel to the coastline. [[Freeway 4 (Taiwan)|Freeway 4]] begins in [[Qingshui District]] and terminates in [[Fengyuan District]]. [[Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)|Highway 74]], known as the Taichung Ring Expressway circles the outskirts of the city, while [[Provincial Highway 63 (Taiwan)|Highway 63]], known as the Zhongtou Expressway, runs from Taichung southward to [[Caotun]], [[Nantou County|Nantou]]. Many other highways run through the city.

Most road signs in the city have [[Romanization of Chinese|romanized spelling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.taichung.gov.tw/797674/post|title=Romanization of Taichung's top 50 Main Roads|website=Taichung City Government|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>

===Bus===
{{See also|Taichung City Bus}}
[[File:台中客運190-U8 萊爾富台中交轉店 20211113.jpg|thumb|A bus stopping at Gancheng station]]
The most frequently used public transportation system in Taichung is by bus, with 18 bus companies providing 275 routes that cover all districts. All station names are announced in both Mandarin and English, while some also provide Hokkien pronunciations. For local passengers using a [[Contactless smart card|contactless smartcard]] (for example, an [[EasyCard]]), the first 10 kilometers are free.<ref>{{cite news |author=張順祥 |title=台中雙十公車25日上路 10公里免費最多收10元 |url = https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2048129 |access-date=2020-08-25 |publisher =Rti 中央廣播電臺 |date=2020-01-14 |archive-date=2020-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911060839/https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2048129 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, some taxi served as bus routes in rural areas.<ref>{{Cite web |author=趙容萱 |title=中市小黃公車新增3條路今上路 首次串連捷運 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7266/7718026 |date=2024-01-18 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=聯合新聞網 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

===Mass Rapid Transit===
{{See also|Taichung Metropolitan Area MRT System}}
[[File:Sihwei Elementary School Station Platform 2020-11-17.jpg|thumb|Taichung MRT green line at Sihwei Elementary School Station]]
The city currently has one [[rapid transit|MRT]] line, the [[Green line (Taichung Metro)|Green line]], which opened on April 25, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/taichung-mrt-green-line-opens/59007.article|title=Taichung MRT Green Line opens|website=Metro Report International|date=27 April 2021|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> A second line, the [[Blue line (Taichung Metro)|Blue line]], was approved in 2024 and is expected to open in 2034.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/taichung-metro-blue-line-approved/65855.article|title=Taichung metro Blue Line approved|website=Metro Report International|date=8 February 2024|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>

For a short period of time, the city operated a [[bus rapid transit]] system, named the [[Taichung BRT Blue Line|BRT Blue Line]], running down Taiwan Boulevard. It used [[articulated bus]]es running a specialized lane, a first in Taiwan. The system began operation in July 2014;<ref>{{cite web|last=Ya-ching|first=Chang|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/08/11/2003597160|title=Taichung's BRT fails to impress: poll|website=Taipei Times|date=11 August 2014|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> however, it did little to ameliorate traffic congestion, and was terminated within a year. The lane and specialized bus stops are currently used as a general bus lane, with bus lines 300-310 running through it.

===Taichung International Airport===
{{Main|Taichung International Airport}}
[[File:Taiwan Taichung Airport.jpg|thumb|Taichung Airport, the only international airport in Central Taiwan.]]

[[Taichung International Airport]] is the third and newest international airport in Taiwan. It occupies the western corner of [[Ching Chuan Kang Air Base]] (CCK) and is about 20 kilometers (12&nbsp;mi) from downtown Taichung City. The current airport replaced [[Taichung Shuinan Airport|Shuinan Airport]] as Taichung's airport in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tca.gov.tw/eng/index.php?code=list&ids=328|title=Introduction of the Airport|website=Taichung International Airport|date=20 May 2015 |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Main|List of educational institutions in Taichung}}
[[File:U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of Tunghai University.jpg|thumb| U.S. Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of [[Tunghai University]], which is the first private university in Taiwan.]]
In 1915, the Taichung Middle School (台灣公立台中中學校) (now [[Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School]]) was established as the first school for young people in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tcfsh.tc.edu.tw/editor_model/u_editor_v1.asp?id={863F2EAA-95BB-4B75-9067-EE327786E14A} |title = 創校五先賢事略 |access-date=2018-09-03 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161009152848/http://www.tcfsh.tc.edu.tw/editor_model/u_editor_v1.asp?id=%7B863F2EAA-95BB-4B75-9067-EE327786E14A%7D |archive-date=2016-10-09 |language=zh-tw}}</ref> In 1943, the Advanced Academy of Agronomy and Forestry (now [[National Chung Hsing University]]) became an independent entity and moved to Taichung. It is the beginning of higher education in Taichung. In 1955, [[Tunghai University]] was established, becoming the first private university in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web |title=東海大學_路思義教堂 |url = https://travel.taichung.gov.tw/zh-tw/Attractions/Intro/74/%E6%9D%B1%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8-%E8%B7%AF%E6%80%9D%E7%BE%A9%E6%95%99%E5%A0%82 |publisher=Tourism and Travel Bureau, Taichung City Government |access-date=2020-08-25 |archive-date=2020-09-11 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200911060758/https://travel.taichung.gov.tw/zh-tw/Attractions/Intro/74/%E6%9D%B1%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8-%E8%B7%AF%E6%80%9D%E7%BE%A9%E6%95%99%E5%A0%82  |language=zh-tw}}</ref>

Currently, there are 17 universities, 50 high schools, 71 junior high schools, and 235 elementary schools in Taichung. In addition, there are four special schools, [[List of international schools in Taiwan|three international schools]], and nine community colleges in the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = 教育部教育統計查詢網 | url = http://stats.moe.gov.tw/qframe.aspx?qno=MQA3AA2 | access-date = 2013-09-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131002101716/http://stats.moe.gov.tw/qframe.aspx?qno=MQA3AA2 | archive-date = 2013-10-02  |language=zh-tw}}</ref>

==Romanization==
Taichung City is in the process of implementing [[Hanyu Pinyin]] on road signs throughout the city. However, there are still signs displaying spellings from previously used romanization systems, as well as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] and systems that do not conform to any standard system.<ref name="pinyin">{{cite web |url=http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=15&pid=15 |title=Romanization of Taichung's top 50 Main Roads |access-date=2006-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206162332/http://webeng.tccg.gov.tw/general.php?page=general_brief_01&id=15&pid=15 |archive-date=2006-02-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unlike [[Taipei]], which uses a capital letter at the beginning of every syllable, Taichung City uses the standard form of Hanyu Pinyin on street signs erected in recent years. However, the municipal website uses the Taipei system. Most major intersections have at least one sign containing some form of romanization. Nearly every intersection in the downtown area has signs in Hanyu Pinyin. However, outside of the downtown area, while coverage by Hanyu Pinyin signs is improving, many intersections have signs in other romanization systems (especially Wade–Giles and MPS2) or no Romanized signs at all.

==Culture and recreation==

===Museums and cultural centers===
[[File:NTMoFA-1.jpg|thumb|right| [[National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts]]]]

*The [[National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts]] houses the world's largest collection of Taiwanese art.
*[[National Museum of Natural Science]] together with [[National Palace Museum]] in Taipei and the [[National Science and Technology Museum]] in Kaohsiung are called "the Museums of Taiwan". Across {{cvt|22|acre|m2}}, the museum is a six-venue complex housing the Space IMAX Theater, Science Center, Life Science Hall, Chinese Science Hall, Global Environment Hall and the Botanical Garden, excluding the Earthquake Museum in Wufong, which is dedicated to public education on seismology, located just 10 kilometers east of the main complex of NMNS. Over 30 permanent exhibit areas cover subjects on astronomy, space science, paleontology, ecology, gems and minerals, Taiwanese Aborigines, and tropical plants. Rotating special exhibits are a constant occurrence.
*Taichung Municipal Cultural Center: The Municipal Cultural Center is located on Yingcai Road on property adjacent to the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
*[[Taichung Folklore Park]]: This park is dedicated to presenting a more traditional Taiwanese way of life. It includes a combination of authentic and recreated buildings and streets in an attempt to recreate a more rustic Taiwan.
*[[921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan]]: This museum is located in [[Wufeng District]]. With the rebuilding of Kwangfu Junior High on its present site, the Earthquake Memorial Museum was renamed the 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan on February 13, 2001. The new plan retains the original sites as a record of the damage wrought by the earthquake, and it also adds technological and educational facilities designed to inform the public and school children about earthquakes and disaster readiness.
*[[Asia Museum of Modern Art]]: This museum is located at [[Asia University (Taiwan)|Asia University]] in Wufeng District. On May 4, 2007, Dr. Tsai presented the project plan and officially invited Mr. Tadao Ando to design an art museum for Asia University. Therefore, the main purpose of inviting Tadao Ando to design the museum was to educate students and create the opportunity for them to have contact with art works from masters of international status. This museum provides various and amazing exhibitions which are related to Asian art and modern art.

===Temples===
{{Main|List of temples in Taichung}}
{{Category see also|Temples in Taichung}}
Taichung has a large number of temples, many of which hold historic and cultural value. According to a 2018 survey by the city government, Taichung is home to 1,012 registered temples, of which 774 are [[Religion in Taiwan#Taoism and Confucianism|Taoist]] and 208 are [[Buddhism in Taiwan|Buddhist]].<ref>{{cite web |title=107臺中市寺廟登記概況 |url=https://www.civil.taichung.gov.tw/media/440961/107%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%B8%82%E5%AF%BA%E5%BB%9F%E7%99%BB%E8%A8%98%E6%A6%82%E6%B3%81.pdf |website=Civil Affairs Bureau, Taichung City Government |access-date=March 15, 2021 |language=zh-tw |date=2018 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610085452/https://www.civil.taichung.gov.tw/media/440961/107%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%B8%82%E5%AF%BA%E5%BB%9F%E7%99%BB%E8%A8%98%E6%A6%82%E6%B3%81.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Goddess [[Mazu]] is one of the most popular [[Shen (Chinese religion)|Deity]]. [[Jenn Lann Temple]] is the starting point of the annual [[Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage]], one of two largest such pilgrimages in Taiwan (along with the [[Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage]]). Each year, worshippers carry a [[Litter (vehicle)|litter]] containing a statue of Mazu and travel {{cvt|340|km}} on foot to [[Xingang, Chiayi]] and back.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage in C. Taiwan to take place June 11–20 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3945258 |access-date=March 15, 2021 |agency=Central News Agency |publisher=Taiwan News |date=June 18, 2020 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610085450/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3945258 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=大甲媽祖遶境進香(直轄市登錄) |url=https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/overview/folklore/20080704000002 |website=National Cultural Heritage Database Management System |publisher=Bureau of Cultural Heritage |access-date=March 15, 2021 |language=zh-tw |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430171000/https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/advanceSearch/folklore/20080704000002 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lecheng Temple]] hosts a similar Eighteen Villages Pilgrimage, where the temple's "Hanxi Mazu" is paraded through 18 villages for good luck.<ref>{{cite web |title=Le Cheng Temple, Taichung, and Hanxi Mazu's Eighteen Villages Celebration Parade |url=https://www.taiwangods.com/html/landscape_en/1_0011.aspx?i=42 |website=Religious Scenes Top 100 |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926184704/https://www.taiwangods.com/html/landscape_EN/1_0011.aspx?i=42 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other notable Mazu temples include [[Wanhe Temple]] and [[Haotian Temple]].

[[Confucianism]] is a crucial part of many Chinese cultures. In Taichung, there are two historic major temples dedicated to [[Wenchang Wang|Wenchang Dijun]], the patron deity of literature: [[Beitun Wenchang Temple]] and [[Nantun Wenchang Temple]]. The [[Taichung Confucian Temple]] is a large and relatively new complex dedicated to [[Confucius]] himself. There are also several [[ancestral shrine]]s in Taichung, notably the [[Lin Family Ancestral Shrine]], the [[Zhang Family Temple]], and the [[Zhang Liao Family Temple]].

Many other deities are worshipped in the city, including:
*[[Baosheng Dadi]] at [[Yuanbao Temple]]
*[[Guanyin]] at [[Songzhu Temple]] and [[Zi Yun Yan]]
*[[Xuanwu (god)|Xuantian Shangdi]] at [[Zhenwu Temple]]

{{Gallery
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| File: Lecheng Temple.JPG
 | alt1=The interior of Lecheng Temple
 | [[Lecheng Temple]], built during the Qing dynasty
| File: 臺中市忠烈祠牌樓(大門).jpg
 | alt2=The Taichung Martyrs' Shrine
 | [[Taichung Martyrs' Shrine]]
| File: Taichung Lin Shi Family Temple.jpg
 | alt3=The Lin Family Ancestral Shrine
 | [[Lin Family Ancestral Shrine]] in [[South District, Taichung|South District]]. Built during the Qing dynasty. 
| File: Beitun Wenchang Temple.JPG
 | alt4=The Beitun Wenchang Temple
 | [[Beitun Wenchang Temple]] built during the Qing dynasty. 
| File: Wanhe Temple.jpg
 | alt5=The Wanhe Temple
 | [[Wanhe Temple]]
}}

===Night markets===
Taichung has several open-air [[night market]]s that feature local food and diversions:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chiu |first=Lisa |year=1998 |title=ABOUT TOWN: Hitting the Night Markets |periodical=Compass Magazine |volume=5 |issue=5 |location=Taichung, Taiwan |url=http://www.taiwanfun.com/central/taichung/articles/9808/9808AboutTown.htm |access-date=2007-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010094504/http://www.taiwanfun.com/central/taichung/articles/9808/9808AboutTown.htm |archive-date=2007-10-10 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:1 fengjia night market 2019.jpg|thumb| [[Fengjia Night Market]]]]
*[[Fengjia Night Market]] - located adjacent to [[Feng Chia University]]. 
*[[Yizhong Street]] - located at [[North District, Taichung|North District]], close to [[Taichung Park]]. One of the most popular night markets in Taichung.
*Zhonghua Night Market - located in the heart of Central District, along ZhongHua Road.
*Zhongxiao Night Market - located south of the Taichung Railroad Station around the intersections of ZhongXiao, Taichung and GuoGuang roads.
*Tunghai Night Market - located at the western side of Xitun, close to border with Longjing. A small street northwest of [[Tunghai University]].
*Hanxi Night Market-A large night market which is located Hanxi East Road Section 1 at East District.

===Hot springs===
Taichung has a famous hot spring, [[Guguan (hot spring)|Guguan hot spring]], located in [[Heping District, Taichung|Heping]] District.

===Performance venues===
*Zhongshan Hall: Zhongshan Hall is a popular venue for a variety of performances including musical, opera, ballet, dance, theatrical, and other performances. Seating capacity is 1,692.
*[[Fulfillment Amphitheater]]: This recently completed outdoor venue is located in the Wenxin Forest Park and is suitable for a wide range of outdoor performances.*Zhongxing Hall at National Taichung Library

===Other annual activities===
[[File:2012台灣爵士音樂節開幕.jpg|thumb| [[Taichung Jazz Festival]]]]
*The [[Taichung Jazz Festival]] takes place annually through the month of October. It features a variety of acts at numerous venues throughout the city.

==Sports==
===Professional sports===
The [[Sinon Bulls]] was a professional baseball team playing in the four-team [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]]. While they were identified with Taichung City, many of their “home games” were played outside of the city due to the inadequacies of the old [[Taichung Baseball Field]]. The team was expected to move into the newly completed [[Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium]] in 2008, but never did. At the end of the 2012 season, Sinon Corporation announced its intention to sell the team. By late December, an agreement was reached between Sinon Corporation and E-United Group, and the team was renamed EDA Rhinos and moved to Kaohsiung. The ''[[Special Force II]]'' division of the [[Flash Wolves]] [[esports]] team is known as the Taichung Flash Wolves, the team competed in the Special Force II Pro League (SF2PL) based in Taipei.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201509250027.aspx |title=Taiwan to hold Special Force 2 Pro League video game tourney |website=FOCUS TAIWAN |date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=October 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014110040/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201509250027.aspx |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Taichung is home to Taichung City FC, a club which strives to represent Taichung in soccer tournaments as well as charitable events.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tcfc29.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |access-date=2020-12-18 |archive-date=2021-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227214904/https://tcfc29.com/about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, after the CTBC Holdings took ownership of the Brother Elephants and renamed the team [[CTBC Brothers]], they made Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium their home as part of Taiwan's [[Chinese Professional Baseball League|CPBL]]'s effort to establish home fields in all major Taiwanese cities.

The city has two men's football teams. [[Taichung Futuro F.C.]] (founded in 2016), and [[Taichung Rock FC]] (founded in 2024). Both play in the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]]. There is also the women's [[Taichung Blue Whale]] (founded in 2014), who play in the [[Taiwan Mulan Football League]]. All three teams share [[Xitun Football Field]].

Taichung has two professional basketball teams, the [[Taichung Suns]] of the [[T1 League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=關於T1 |url=https://t1league.basketball/about |publisher=T1 League |access-date=1 January 2023 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101200130/https://t1league.basketball/about |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Formosa Taishin Dreamers]] of the [[P. League+]] (shared with [[Changhua County]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=關於 P. League+ |url=https://pleagueofficial.com/about |publisher=P. League+ |access-date=1 January 2023 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120141412/https://pleagueofficial.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Major Sporting Events ===
Cup Marathon is held on the city's streets every autumn, either in October or November. Recent major sporting events held by Taichung include:
* [[2013 18U Baseball World Cup]]
* [[2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup]]
* [[2015 WBSC Premier12]] (co-hosted with [[Taipei]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]], and [[Yunlin County|Yunlin]] ([[Douliu]]))
* [[2019 Asian Baseball Championship]]
* [[2019 WBSC Premier12]] (co-hosted with Taoyuan)
* [[2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup]] (co-hosted with Taipei and Yunlin)
* [[2023 World Baseball Classic]] (Pool A)
* [[2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup]] (Co-hosted with Taipei)

==Hospitals==
*China Medical University Hospital (中國醫藥大學附設醫院)
*Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (中山醫學大學附設醫院)
*Taichung Veterans Hospital (臺中榮民總醫院)
*Cheng Ching Hospital (澄清醫院)
*[[Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali]] (大里仁愛醫院)
*[[Jen-Ai Hospital - Taichung]] (臺中仁愛醫院)
*Taichung Tzu Chi General Hospital (臺中慈濟醫院)
*Taichung armed force general hospital(國軍台中總醫院)
*[[Asia University (Taiwan)|Asia University]] Hospital (亞洲大學附設醫院)

== Notable people ==
*[[Chen Xue (writer)|Chen Xue]], writer
*[[Lin Hsien-tang]], scholar and politician
*[[Teng Ming-Tun]], artist
*[[Kai-Wei Teng|Kai Wei Teng]], baseball player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Wang Hsin]], photographer

==International relations==
===Sister cities===
Taichung has signed sister city agreements with 29 cities (January 2025) since 1965. They are listed below along with the dates that the agreements were signed. <ref>{{cite web |title=Sister City|url=https://english.taichung.gov.tw/1073586/post|website=taichung.gov.tw|publisher=Taichung City|access-date=2021-01-06}}</ref>

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*{{flagdeco|US}} [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States (March 29, 1965)
*{{flagdeco|KOR}} [[Chungju]], [[North Chungcheong Province|North Chungjeong]], South Korea (November 27, 1969)
*{{flagdeco|BOL}} [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], Bolivia (November 21, 1978)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Tucson, Arizona]], United States (August 31, 1979)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], United States (April 18, 1980)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]], United States (October 8, 1981)
*{{flagdeco|CAN}} [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada (April 2, 1982)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Contra Costa County, California]], United States (March 31, 1983)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[San Diego, California]], United States (November 19, 1983)
*{{flagdeco|ZAF}} [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], South Africa (December 9, 1983)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Reno, Nevada]], United States (October 8, 1985)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Sumter County, South Carolina]], United States (June 5, 1986)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Austin, Texas]], United States (September 22, 1986)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], United States (May 8, 1989)
*{{flagdeco|MEX}} [[Mexicali]], [[Baja California]], Mexico (September 21, 1989)
*{{flagdeco|MEX}} [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]], Mexico (September 24, 1989)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Montgomery County, Ohio]], United States (October 15, 1990)
*{{flagdeco|NZL}} [[North Shore City]] (December 17, 1996)<ref group="Note">Former North Shore City merged with [[Auckland]] on November 1, 2010.</ref>/[[Auckland]] (October 14, 2012), New Zealand
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Nassau County, New York]], United States (September 4, 1997)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Tacoma, Washington]], United States (July 19, 2000)
*{{flagdeco|MHL}} [[Kwajalein Atoll]], Marshall Islands (July 19, 2002)
*{{flagdeco|HON}} [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras (October 28, 2003)
*{{flagdeco|PHL}} [[Makati]], [[Metro Manila]], Philippines (July 27, 2004)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Columbus, Georgia]], United States (November 11, 2007)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Columbia, South Carolina]], United States (March 12, 2014)
*{{flagdeco|KOR}} [[Gwangyang]], [[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]], South Korea (November 14, 2017)
*{{flagdeco|ISR}} [[Petah Tikva]], [[Central District (Israel)|Central]], Israel (February 14, 2018)
*{{flagdeco|MNG}} [[Ulaangom]], Mongolia (November 4, 2018)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Guam]], United States (February 23, 2022)
*{{flagdeco|Palau}} [[Melekeok State]], Palau (October 11, 2024)
*{{flagdeco|JP}} [[Miyazaki Prefecture]], Japan (December 12, 2024)
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===Friendship cities===
Aside from sister cities, Taichung has signed 14 friendship cities and one sightseeing friendship city ([[Nagoya]]) as of January 2025. They are listed below along with the dates that the agreements were signed. <ref>{{cite web |title=國際姊妹市暨友好城市 |url=https://www.taichung.gov.tw/8868/9945/10023?PageSize=30&type=02 |website=taichung.gov.tw |publisher=Taichung City |access-date=2025-01-16 |language=zh-tw }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ritouki.jp/index.php/info/20191028/ |script-title=ja:【祝】 名古屋市と台中市が「観光分野におけるパートナー都市協定」を締結 |website=Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association of Japan |language=ja |date=2019-10-28 |access-date=2019-12-18 |archive-date=2019-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218084935/http://www.ritouki.jp/index.php/info/20191028/ |url-status=live |title= }}</ref>

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*{{flagdeco|CAN}} [[Burnaby, British Columbia]], Canada (May 22, 2009)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Gunma Prefecture]], Japan (April 28, 2016)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Oita Prefecture]], Japan (September 8, 2016)
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Cupertino, California]], United States (October 31, 2016)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Hirakawa, Aomori]], Japan (December 14, 2016)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Aomori Prefecture]], Japan (December 14, 2016)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Ehime Prefecture]], Japan (June 1, 2017)
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Boise, Idaho]], United States (August 14, 2017)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Onomichi, Hiroshima]], Japan (September 29, 2017)
*{{flagdeco|KOR}} [[Gwangyang]], [[South Jeolla]], South Korea (November 14, 2017)
*{{flagdeco|KOR}} [[Changwon]], [[South Gyeongsang]], South Korea (April 11, 2018)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Yamagata Prefecture]], Japan (May 29, 2018)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Tottori Prefecture]], Japan (November 2, 2018)
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Nagoya]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], Japan (October 25, 2019)
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==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:霧峰林家將軍府.jpg| [[Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden|Taichung Lin Family Mansion]]
File:Budokan by Taichung Takenori Hall.JPG|Taichung Natural Way Six Arts Cultural Center
File:Natural Way Six Arts Cultural Center, the Martial Arts Compound, Taichung City (Taiwan).jpg|Natural Way Six Arts Cultural Center
File:幽靜的中山公園湖心亭.jpg| [[Taichung Park]]
File:Midorinokawa.jpg|alt=The canal was excavated by the Japanese during the Japanese ruling period. The many canals in made Taichung the Kyoto of Taiwan.|Taichung Lu Chuan canal
File:National Taichung Theater 2019.jpg| [[National Taichung Theater]]
File:臺中車站01.jpg| [[Taichung railway station|New Taichung Main Station]]
File:臺中火車站.JPG| [[Taichung railway station|Old Taichung Station]]
File:Japanese colonial architectures in Taichung - Suger factory (Now a museum).jpg| [[The Imperial Sugar Factory]]
File:Taichung Municipal Office Building Outside view 201905.jpg| [[Taichung Shiyakusho]]
File:Japanese colonial architectures in Taichung - Bank and museum of sun cakes.jpg|Sun cake museum
File:日出宮原眼科門市.jpg|Taichung Miyahara Oculist (Now a department store)
File:Japanese colonial architectures in Taichung - Bookstore.jpg|Taichung Chuo Bookstore
</gallery>
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

==Relative location==
{{Geographic Location
|North  = [[File:Flag of Miaoli County.svg|25px|border|Miaoli county flag]] [[Miaoli County]]
|West   = ''[[Taiwan Strait]] ([[South China Sea]])''
|Northeast=[[File:Flag of Hsinchu County.svg|25px|border|Hsinchu county flag]][[Hsinchu County]]<br />[[File:Flag of Yilan County.svg|25px|border|Yilan county flag]][[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|Centre = [[File:Taichung City flag.svg|25px|border|Taichung city flag]] Taichung City
|East   = [[File:Flag of Hualien County.svg|25px|border|Hualien county flag]][[Hualien County]]
|Southeast=[[Nantou County]]
|South  = [[File:Flag of Changhua County.svg|25px|border|Changhua county flag]] [[Changhua County]]
}}

==Notes==
===Words in native languages===
{{notelist-ur}}

==See also==
*[[List of ports and harbors of the Pacific Ocean]]

==References==
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