Daxi District

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District in Taoyuan City, Taiwan

title: "Daxi District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-taoyuan-city", "taiwan-placenames-originating-from-formosan-languages"] description: "District in Taoyuan City, Taiwan" topic_path: "linguistics" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daxi_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary District in Taoyuan City, Taiwan ::

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nameDaxi
official_nameDaxi District
native_name大溪區
other_nameDaikei
settlement_typeDistrict
motto
image_skylineDASI Old Street ,TAIWAN.jpg
image_seal
image_mapDasi.png
map_captionDaxi District in Taoyuan City
map_caption1
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameTaiwan
subdivision_type1Municipality
subdivision_name1Taoyuan City
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameChen,Jia-cong
established_date
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km2105.1
area_total_sq_mi40.6
area_water_sq_mi
population_as_ofFebruary 2023
population_total94475
population_density_sq_mi
coordinates
website
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Town_street_of_Taikei.jpg" caption="Daxi in 1930"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Dasi_Township_Office,_Taoyuan_County_20080601.jpg" caption="Daxi District office (then Daxi Township office)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/DasiBridge.jpg" caption="Daxi Valley"] ::

Daxi District (), formerly known as Daxi Township (), is a district in eastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Destinations by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.

History

The Daxi area was occupied for several thousand years by the Atayal people. The Atayal called the local river (modern-day Dahan Creek) Takoham in their native Austronesian language. This gave rise to similar names such as Toa-kho-ham (; also ) in Hokkien and Taikokan in Japanese via transliteration.

Eighteenth-century Han settlement in the Taipei Basin led many Atayal families to relocate upriver, though some Atayal stayed and mingled with the newcomers. The settlement later became an important trading post in the 19th century.

In 1803, open fighting broke out between two rival factions of Han settlers in Taipei, and many refugees fled south for safety. Among the refugees was the Lin Ben Yuan Family, one of the wealthiest clans in Taiwan at the time. The clan settled in Takoham, invested its fortunes in the settlement and brought prosperity to the whole region. Due to its strategic location and the investments made by the Lin clan, Takoham became the center of trading and transportation between Taipei and the south. Goods would arrive here to be transported to Taipei via Dahan river, and many traders opened their shops in the area; some of the shops still exist today in the old town section.

When the North-South Railway that bypasses the Takoham settlement was completed in 1909, the importance of river trade declined. Takoham lost its significance in North-South transportation, and is no longer a significant trading port. On the other hand, it became famous for the production of wooden furniture. In 1920, the Japanese government renamed this area 大溪 ("big creek"), pronounced Daikei in Japanese and Dàxī in Mandarin, which was administered under Shinchiku Prefecture.

is a popular ingredient in Taiwanese cuisine. Daxi is also home to the mausoleums of two Kuomintang leaders: the late president Chiang Kai-shek in nearby Cihu and his son Chiang Ching-kuo in Touliao.

Administrative divisions

Xinghe, Furen, Tianxin, Yixin, Yide, Yuemei, Yongfu, Kangan, Yihe, Meihua, Fuan, Fuxing, Xinfeng, Zhongxin, Ruixing, Renshan, Qiaoai, Renyi, Renhe, Renai, Renwu, Renwen, Nanxing, Yuanlin, Guangming, Ruiyuan and Sanyuan Village.

Economy

The headquarters of Kimlan Foods is located in Daxi.

Tourist attractions

Local celebration Festival

Transportation

Bus

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/TaoyuanBusDasiStation.jpg" caption="Daxi Bus Station"] ::

  • Daxi Bus Station of Taoyuan Bus have most of routes to Daxi, and 5096 route from Taoyuan Station and 5098 route from Zhongli Station send every 10 to 20 minutes.
  • Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Routes have Daxi Express to Daxi and Xiaowulai Route also passes through Daxi.
  • Ropo Bus have 710 Express from Yongning Station of Taipei Metro to Daxi.

Road

Daxi is served by National Highway No. 3 and Provincial Highway No. 66.

Notable natives

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Daxi District (2008–2023 normals, extremes 2007–present) |Jan record high C = 28.1 |Feb record high C = 29.2 |Mar record high C = 30.5 |Apr record high C = 31.8 |May record high C = 34.5 |Jun record high C = 34.3 |Jul record high C = 37.1 |Aug record high C = 36.1 |Sep record high C = 36.4 |Oct record high C = 35.3 |Nov record high C = 31.8 |Dec record high C = 28.1 |Jan record low C = 1.4 |Feb record low C = 4.5 |Mar record low C = 6.7 |Apr record low C = 9.7 |May record low C = 12.1 |Jun record low C = 18.0 |Jul record low C = 21.6 |Aug record low C = 21.9 |Sep record low C = 18.3 |Oct record low C = 14.7 |Nov record low C = 8.8 |Dec record low C = 5.1 |Jan high C = 18.0 |Feb high C = 18.9 |Mar high C = 21.3 |Apr high C = 24.6 |May high C = 27.9 |Jun high C = 30.6 |Jul high C = 32.6 |Aug high C = 32.3 |Sep high C = 30.8 |Oct high C = 26.5 |Nov high C = 23.7 |Dec high C = 19.2 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 14.7 |Feb mean C = 15.2 |Mar mean C = 17.3 |Apr mean C = 20.5 |May mean C = 24.0 |Jun mean C = 26.6 |Jul mean C = 28.0 |Aug mean C = 27.6 |Sep mean C = 26.4 |Oct mean C = 23.1 |Nov mean C = 20.3 |Dec mean C = 16.0 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 12.3 |Feb low C = 12.6 |Mar low C = 14.3 |Apr low C = 17.5 |May low C = 21.0 |Jun low C = 23.7 |Jul low C = 24.8 |Aug low C = 24.6 |Sep low C = 23.5 |Oct low C = 20.9 |Nov low C = 18.0 |Dec low C = 13.6 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 94.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 114.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 155.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 139.1 |May precipitation mm = 242.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 294.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 180.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 289.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 179.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 114.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 93.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 98.7 |year precipitation mm = | Jan precipitation days = 11.8 | Feb precipitation days = 11.5 | Mar precipitation days = 13.4 | Apr precipitation days = 12.8 | May precipitation days = 13.8 | Jun precipitation days = 14.2 | Jul precipitation days = 10.1 | Aug precipitation days = 12.8 | Sep precipitation days = 9.8 | Oct precipitation days = 9.6 | Nov precipitation days = 10.1 | Dec precipitation days = 12.8 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 79.2 | Feb humidity = 81.6 | Mar humidity = 79.0 | Apr humidity = 78.1 | May humidity = 78.8 | Jun humidity = 77.9 | Jul humidity = 72.6 | Aug humidity = 75.7 | Sep humidity = 74.7 | Oct humidity = 76.9 | Nov humidity = 79.3 | Dec humidity = 80.1 | year humidity = |source 1 = Central Weather Administration{{cite web |url = https://codis.cwa.gov.tw/StationData | title = 月報表(逐日資料) : 大溪 (C0C630) | publisher= Central Weather Administration |access-date = 10 October 2024 }} |source 2 = Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation days and humidity 2007–2024){{cite web |url = https://asrad.pccu.edu.tw/catalog/clim/ | title = 中央氣象署 測站氣候資料 : 桃園大溪 C0C630 | publisher= Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank |access-date = 10 October 2024 }}

References

Bibliography

References

  1. Wong, Maggie Hiufu. (2012-03-30). "Taiwan names its 10 top small tourist towns".
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  3. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131222184323/http://kimlan.com/en/e_images/d_2.gif d_2.gif]." [[Kimlan Foods]]. Retrieved on November 9, 2012. "No. 236, Jieshoo Road, Dasi, Taoyuan, Taiwan"
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