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Dadaocheng Wharf

wharf in Datong, Taipei, Taiwan

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ29477155 ↗
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The Dadaocheng Wharf (traditional Chinese: 大稻埕碼頭; simplified Chinese: 大稻埕码头; pinyin: Dàdàochéng Mǎtóu) is a wharf in Dadaocheng, Datong, Taipei, Taiwan.

History

Located near the No. 5 Water Gate on the banks of the Tamsui River, Dadaocheng Wharf thrived in earlier years as an entrepot for trade along the river. Tea, cotton and silk textiles were among the main products bought and sold here, attracting trading companies from across the western world. During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the activities around the area declined. In 2005, the Taipei City Government revived the area as a tourism destination, bicycling spot, and departure point for boat tours along the Tamsui River.

Architecture

The area surrounding the wharf is equipped with bicycle paths along the Tamsui River.

Destinations

Boats departing from the wharf head to Tamsui District in New Taipei during the weekends.

Transportation

The wharf is accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro.

Opening Times

The wharf has boat departures daily on weekends.

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“Dadaocheng Wharf” enters the record as wharf in Datong, Taipei, Taiwan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Dadaocheng, Wharf and wharf can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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This entry incorporates text from “Dadaocheng Wharf” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.