Dalongdong


Dalongdong, or Toalongpong, is an old village in historical Taipei located nears the narrows of the intersection between the Keelung and Tamsui Rivers. The district has since been merged with the newer Twatutia district in the south during the Qing dynasty to form Datong District.
The village, officially created in 1853, covered the area extending from the Chen Teacher's abode and beyond the area of sishisikan and the Taipei Confucius Temple. During Japanese rule, the villages of Twatutia, Toalongpong, and Bangka were combined with the walled city of Taipeh and incorporated into present-day Taipei city. Although this district now exists only historically, its name still officially remains in the Dalongdong Baoan Temple and on bus numbers 303 and 669 of the Taipei bus system.

Name

Although the history of the village likely preceded Dutch Formosa rule, its existence was first recorded during this time as Pourompon. This gave rise to the names Paronpon, Daronpon and other variants, when the area came under Qing dynasty rule. The name was once again changed in 1802, by settlers from Tong'an District in Xiamen. It was during this period that the Baoan Temple was first constructed. The name finally settled in its present form during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor when further settlement occurred in the area.

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