Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/22
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
(By Wikimedia Commons)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said on Sunday (July 22) that the goal of designating the southern section of Dihua Street (迪化街) in the city’s historic Dadaocheng area as a pedestrian zone on Sundays is to help store owners make money.
Ko visited Dadaocheng on Sunday afternoon and stopped to worship the gods at Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple (霞海城隍廟). The temple is popular among young people who come to pray for a happy love life and good job.
Taipei City Government has designated the southern section of Dihua Street as a pedestrian zone from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays, beginning on June 3.
Ko told reporters that Dadaocheng is a representative area of Taiwan in the 1920s, and today it is the place Japanese and Korean tourists are most attracted to. [FULL STORY]
