Dalongdong

Dalongdong (Chinese大 龙 峒, Pinyin Dalongdong, Native American language: Pourompon ) is the name of an ancient settlement in Taipei. The area was incorporated into Taipei and today forms an independent district.

In addition, there were Dalongdong off Taiwan Japanese colonial period, two further settlements in what is now Taipei: Mengjia ( now Wanhua ) and Da -Long Chen ( Dadaocheng ).

In the language of the indigenous people of the name of the place " Pourompon " was. There was a Japanese man who explored Taiwanese place names and said that " Pourompon " of that noise was, which would result in the fall of a stone into the water. This view is plausible because Pourompon between the Danshui River and the old course of the Keelung River. In addition, the comparison with the very similar sounding German word " plop " is very interesting.

The meaning of " Dalongdong " corresponds to the German " Great Dragon Cave " The name comes from the year 1864 At this time there were more scholars in Dalongdong than in Mengjia and Dadaocheng A man told us about " Dalongdong ": .. . Was the Rundberg the head and the Ha -Mi road was the body of a dragon. 's why there were so many scholars in Dalongdong.

Attractions

  • Bao'an Temple
  • Temple of Confucius

25.074055121.514067Koordinaten: 25 ° 4 ' N, 121 ° 31 ' E

  • Place on Taiwan
  • Taipei
Taiwan under Japanese rule Tamsui River Taipei Confucius Temple
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