Location
Taichung City is located in the
Taichung Basin along the main
western coastal plain that stretches
from northern Taiwan along the west
coast nearly to the southern tip. The
city is located just north of 24° north
and about 120.5° east longitude.
It is surrounded completely by
Taichung County. Taichung City
borders Tanzi Township (潭子鄉)
Fengyuan City (豐原市), Xinshe
Township (新社鄉), Taiping City (太平
市), Dali City (大里市), Wuri Township
(烏日鄉), Dadu Township (大肚鄉),
Longjing Township (龍井鄉), and Daya
Township (大雅鄉).
The Central Mountain Range lies
just to the east of the city. Lower,
rolling hills run to the north leading
to Miaoli County. Flat coastal plains
dominate the landscape to the
south leading to Changhua County
and the Taiwan Strait to the west.
by typhoons. However, occasional
typhoons emerging from the South
China Sea will pose a threat to the
city as evidenced by Typhoon Wayne
in 1986 which struck Taiwan from the
west coast near Taichung.
Taichung
Taichung (traditional Chinese: 臺中
市/台中市; simplified Chinese: 台中
市; Tongyong Pinyin: Táijhōng Shìh;
Hanyu Pinyin: Táizhōng Shì; Wade-
Giles: T'ai-chung-shih; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-
tiong-chhī) is a city located in west-
central Republic of China (Taiwan)
with a population of just over one
million people, making it the third
largest city on the island after Taipei
and Kaohsiung. The city presently
constitutes a provincial city apart from
the adjacent Taichung County. By the
end of 2010 the city and county, both
Taichung
currently first-level divisions of Taiwan
Province, will merge to form a single
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direct-controlled municipality.[5]
Taichung The name Taichung means "Central
Tourist Information center
Taiwan."
Taichung City Government
Address : 99, MinQuan Rd.,
West District, Taichung City 403,
Taiwan (R.O.C.) *
TEL : 886 - 4 - 22289111
http://www.tccg.gov.tw/

Politics
zUnlike Taipei in the north, which
is solidly in the Pan-Blue (pro-
unification) political camp, and the
southern cities of Kaohsiung and
Tainan that are solidly Pan-Green
(pro-independence) , Taichung is far
more balanced with the city leaning
Blue and the county leaning Green. In
fact, each of the two major political
parties has won a mayoral election
among the last three with at least
49 percent of the vote (Democratic
Progressive Party in 1997 and the
Chinese Nationalist Party in 2001 and
2005.) Sea Port
Sea Port
Taichung Harbor, located on the
coast in Taichung County, is the
second largest cargo facility on the
island capable of handling container
shipping.
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.
Recreation
The Sinon Bulls is a professional
baseball team playing in the four-
team Chinese Professional Baseball
League. While they are identified with
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Taichung City, many of their “home
games” have been 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 it turns out that no CPBL
games will be played in the newly
built stadium, with the exception of
the annual all-star game on July 20.
Museums and
Cultural Centers
National Museum of Fine Arts: The
National Museum of Fine Arts is
located on the corner of Wuquan
West Road and Meicun Road. It
houses the world’s largest collection
of Taiwanese art. There is a stream
and nice outdoor area outside of
the museum that is very popular with
families when there is good weather.
National Museum of Natural Science
(NMNS): Located on Xitun Road, this
is a popular local attraction with
children. NMNS together with National
Palace Museum in Taipei and the
National Science and Technology
Museum in Kaohsiung are called
"the Museums of Taiwan". Across 22
exquisite acres, the Museum is a six-
venue complex housing the Space
IMAX Theater, Science Center, Life
Taichung Park
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.
has long been the small business. The
small business sector still thrives in the
city and is in most evidence in the
downtown area with small eateries,
traditional markets, and other various
family businesses. Taichung's Chun
Shui Tang teahouse (春水堂) is where
bubble tea was invented, by a
teahouse owner, Liu Han Chie(劉漢
介). Taichung is most famous for its
suncakes (taiyang bing).
Gaomei Wetland
Economy
Taichung has a vibrant, diverse
economy that incorporates traditional
businesses, small family-run shops
and factories, large industrial areas,
and a thriving commercial sector.
The heart of Taichung’s economy
The Luce Memorial Chapel