
With more than 2.8 million residents, Taichung City 台中市 is the second-largest city in Taiwan (and soon to be the second). For the purposes of this blog, this region encompasses all the inner city districts of Taichung: Central District 中區, North District 北區, East District 東區, South District 南區, and West District 西區. This area covers the most historic parts of Taichung, including the old downtown core developed during the Japanese colonial era.