With beautiful views, attractive buildings, and pleasant spaces Xinyi Planned District has a total distinct outlook. Public art can be seen in the nearby parks and corners. Also, we can admire a variety of excellent performances of buskers. Fine art atmosphere makes Xinyi Planned District a desirable place.

An Ugly Duck

Twenty years ago, there were no skyscrapers, department stores, let alone world-famous Taipei 101 but paddies and weeds in Xinyi Planned District. Whenever it rained, it would cause floods. However, just like an ugly duck has transformed into a pretty swan, today, this area has become Taipei’s administrative, financial, economic, and fashionable center. Its influence is much more important than before.

Cantonment

Before, Xinyi Planned District was the place where NO. 44 armory of Combined Service Forces located. To avoid Taipei West District being over developed and to stimulate economic growth in the East District, Taipei City Government redistricted the land and moved the government to Xinyi Planned District.

Taipei’s Grassland

About 1981, because Taiwan’s economy and the development of eastern Taipei hadn’t grown, Xinyi Planned District was still a developing area. Ten years later, there were only few government institutions here and the desolate Xinyi Planned District was once called “Taipei’s grassland”.

Manhattan in Taipei

Because of the flourishing development of electronic industry, Taiwan’s economy has risen after 1990. Besides, changing the site of Taipei City Government has also lead growth of eastern Taipei. Taking advantage of reserved vacant lands, urban planners started designing and constructing Xinyi Planned District to become an ideal city.

A Sparkling Star-Xinyi Planned District

In retrospect, the success of this sparkling star should be ascribed to the broad perspective of the planners. Open grounds reserved by them accommodate incredible crowds today. The rapid progress of Xinyi Planned District makes it possible for Taipei to become one of the most modern cities in the world in the near future.