The second day of my Taipei’s trip, I visited Dadaocheng.
If you had visited Taipei, you may know famous spots like Ximending, Xinyi District, Taipei 101 or Jiufen, Shifen. And you may free strange about Dadaocheng. I know the place just because my hotel was next to it. Dadaocheng is at the west of Taipei city center, beside Tamsui River. It’s believed the best conserved old town district of Taipei.
來到台北的第二天，我去了大稻埕觀光。
去過台北的朋友，相信都認識西門、信義、台北101，或遠一點的九份、十份等著名地方，不過大稻埕可能會給大家比較陌生的感覺，我也是因為旅店訂了在附近才知道大稻埕。大稻埕位於淡水河畔，台北市中心的西面，相信是現今台北市保存得最好的老街區。
Let’s talk about the history of Dadoucheng. In the ancient time, the development of the Taipei area was based on the Tamsui River. Tamsui River is the third longest river of Taiwan, as well as the most important river of the north Taiwan. In the mid 19thcentury, because of the attack of British and French union, Tamsui River was opened for trading. The development of Tamsui River became more rapid. Later, due to the river blockage by pollution, the economic center of Tamsiu River kept moving and came to Dadaocheng at the late 19thcentury.
Dadaocheng was the most important development center of Taipei from the late 19thcentury to early 20thcentury, thanks to Tamsui River. But the river blockage became worse and the development center was then moved to the Eastern. Dadaocheng declined. However, the old shops of Dadaocheng still working hard. Today, 100 years after, Dadaocheng becomes an unique old street district.
先說說大稻埕的歷史，在古代，台北這一塊的經濟都是依靠著淡水河發展的，淡水河是台灣第三大河流，台灣北部最重要的河流。19世紀中期，在英法聯軍的攻擊下，清廷被迫開放了淡水通商，淡水河畔的發展變得更急促，後因為淡水河日漸淤塞，淡水河的經濟重心不斷遷移，直到19世紀末期，經濟重心來到了大稻埕。
大稻埕是台北地區19世紀末至20世紀初期最主要的發展重心，依靠著淡水河的航運造就了繁榮，但可惜後來淡水河的淤塞惡化，台北市的發展重心慢慢移到東部，大稻埕日漸沒落。然而，在大稻埕的各式老店仍在默默經營，在100年後的今天，反成為了充滿懷舊風格的老街。
The ancient Dadaocheng (source:http://si.secda.info/ddc_show/?page_id=1541)
Dihua Street is the center of Dadaocheng. We can still see blocks of old buildings.
迪化街是大稻埕的中心，走進迪化街，一排排的舊建築仍在，可是一改我對台北的傳統印象。
Apart from the old shops, many small and new business moves to Dadaocheng. The mix of the old and new brings Dadaocheng a new style.
除了各式老店，近年來多了很多小本創業者都進駐大稻埕，形成了新舊交融的獨特風格，讓這古街區呈現不一樣的風貌。
The house with 50 years history is now renovated to be a museum. It is now displaying the exhibition of “Windows and Doors”, telling the history and story of the Windows and Doors of Taiwan.
經過一個舊房子，這有五十多年歷史的舊房子被改建成博物館，現正展著台灣的門窗展覽，介紹著台灣的門窗歷史和演變。
It’s the Dadaocheng Wharf, which was the most crowded place of Taipei. Today it becomes a peaceful park. There are still ferry to the other side of Tamsui River.
一直走著，走到了大稻埕碼頭，這個碼頭就是當年台北最熱鬧的地方，今天雖然熱鬧不再，但卻給人寧靜的感覺，在這裡，我們仍有渡輸前往淡水河的對岸，不過我因之後仍有活動，就沒有上船了。
Suddenly there’s rain. I couldn’t take more photos and ended the visit.
I never plan my schedule or read tourist book during traveling. Someone may said it will waste a lot of time. But I always find something special, some place special. It is the greatest surprise of my trip.
It’s still not the end of my taipei’s trip. Please look forward to the next post!
本想在慢慢的欣賞這個老區，好好拍照，可惜好景不常，下雨了，也令我結束了這次的行程。
我旅行的風格是不看旅遊書，不規劃行程，有人或會說這會浪費很多時間，但我卻往往因此而發掘到很多我從未留意到的好地方，這種驚喜可是我旅行最大的收獲。
台北之旅還未結束，請待下一回再續。
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