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Xinyi District, Taipei — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Xinyi District is Taipei's central commercial quarter, gathered around the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the Taipei Dome.
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Where to stay in Xinyi District
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
This is where visitors to Taipei sleep. Xinyi District holds the city's densest cluster of hotels, and towers rise on every side of the plaza fronting the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, within a short walk of shopping halls and the Taipei Dome. Beds run from tall business towers to smaller rooms near the Taiwan Design Museum.
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Around the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Hotel towers ring the plaza of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, steps from the shopping district and the Taipei Dome.Find hotels in Around the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hallart-minded visitors on footDesign and museum edge
Quieter rooms sit near the Taiwan Design Museum and the Fubon Art Museum, away from the busiest crossings.Find hotels in Design and museum edgeHotel 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
Things to do in and around Taipei
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Museums & Galleries
3- Gallery of National Taiwan University History
- Taiwan Land Reform Museum
- Museum of Anthropology
Churches & Religious Sites
2- Holy Family Catholic Church Taipei
- Presbyterian Church in Taiwan Gikong Church
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Remains of Taipei Prison Wall Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
3- Taipei Dome
- Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
- National Taiwan University Sports Center
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About Xinyi District
What are the main landmarks in Xinyi District?
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall anchors Xinyi District. Its broad hall and lawns open toward the towers, and around them stand the art houses that give the quarter its cultural weight: the Fubon Art Museum, the Aurora Art Museum, and the Taiwan Design Museum. The Taipei Dome rises nearby.
Sport has its own address at the Taipei Xinyi Sports Center.
What is the history of Xinyi District?
Xinyi District rose late in Taipei's story. Once quieter ground on the eastern side of the city, it was laid out as a planned commercial centre, and the opening of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall drew the first crowds to what had been open land. Building followed fast.
The Taipei Dome and the Fubon Art Museum joined a skyline that keeps climbing.
Where is Xinyi District?
Xinyi District lies on the eastern side of Taipei, a subtropical basin quarter of towers set around the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the Taipei Dome.
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What is the best area to stay in Xinyi District?
Around the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall: first stay in the commercial core. Design and museum edge: art-minded visitors on foot.
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Updated September 2026