Shenkeng Old Street

Coordinates: 25°0′5.2″N 121°36′50.7″E / 25.001444°N 121.614083°E / 25.001444; 121.614083

Shenkeng Old Street

The Shenkeng Old Street (Chinese: 大溪老街; pinyin: Dàxī Lǎojiē) is an old street in Shenkeng District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

History

Local residents around the street protested to Taipei Country Government from letting them demolish the buildings along the street in the 1980s. In 2014, the Shenkeng Old Street Management Committee was established to manage the daily operation of the old street.[1]

Features

The street is famous for its tofu-related food, such as tofu gourmet, tofu snacks and tofu popsicle from various types of tofu.[2][3]

Transportation

The street is accessible by taxi from Muzha Station of Taipei Metro.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chung, Oscar (1 September 2016). "City of Splendid Culture". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Shenkeng Old Street". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Shen Keng-The Tofu Street of Taiwan 深坑老街". English in Taiwan. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Kao, Lisa. "New Taipei City - Shenkeng Old Street". TravelKing. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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