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Datong District, Taipei — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Datong is Taipei's oldest quarter, where the Dadaocheng tea port and the shophouses of Dihua Street line the Tamsui River.
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Where to stay in Datong District
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Beds cluster near the old streets. Datong keeps most of its lodgings around Dihua Street and the Ningxia Night Market, where narrow blocks of Dadaocheng put temples, tea shops, and river walks within a short stroll. The northern edge near Daqiaotou station trades that bustle for quieter nights beside the Confucius and Bao'an temples.
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Around Dihua Street
The old commercial spine of Dadaocheng, packed with Baroque shophouses, dried-goods stalls, and the Xiahai City God Temple.Find hotels in Around Dihua StreetWalkers and cyclists who want the Tamsui River and its sunset piers nearby.By the Tamsui River
Waterfront blocks near Dadaocheng Wharf, where ferries and bicycle paths run along the river dyke.Find hotels in By the Tamsui RiverCouples wanting temple courtyards and calm evenings over Dihua Street's throng.Dalongdong and Daqiaotou
Quiet northern lanes wrapped around Taipei Confucius Temple and Bao'an Temple, away from the market crowds.Find hotels in Dalongdong and DaqiaotouHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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About Datong District
What are the main landmarks in Datong District?
Dihua Street anchors the district, its Qing- and Japanese-era shophouses running north from the Xiahai City God Temple and the covered Yongle Market. The Ama Museum sits among them, recording the wartime women of Taiwan behind a restored Dadaocheng facade, while the Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial Hall marks the reformers who once met here. Northward stand the Taipei Confucius Temple and Bao'an Temple in Dalongdong.
Down by the water, the Customs Museum and Dadaocheng Wharf recall the river trade. Old brick meets fresh paint.
What is the history of Datong District?
Traders settled Twatutia along the Tamsui River in the mid-nineteenth century, and after the port opened for foreign commerce the wharves of Dadaocheng became the centre of Taiwan's tea and camphor exports. Foreign firms lined the water. Dihua Street grew rich on that trade, and its merchant houses still carry the ornate facades of the boom years.
The district took the name Datong in 1946. Tea money built these lanes.
Where is Datong District?
Datong lies on the east bank of the Tamsui River in the Taipei Basin, a low, dense quarter of old shophouse blocks stretching from Dadaocheng north into Dalongdong.
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What is the best area to stay in Datong District?
Around Dihua Street: First-timers who want Datong's Lunar New Year market street at the door.. By the Tamsui River: Walkers and cyclists who want the Tamsui River and its sunset piers nearby.. Dalongdong and Daqiaotou: Couples wanting temple courtyards and calm evenings over Dihua Street's throng..
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Updated October 2026