Wanhua

On the other hand, the local people are for the most part crowded in the western part of this city, that is, the districts of Ta-tao-ch'-en and Wanhua.

1956, Cheng-siang Chen, The City of Taipei, →OCLC, page 12

The population of Taipei is concentrated in two areas, each having a population density of more than 260,000 persons per square mile. One, the northeast part of the city, roughly coincides with the old Tai-tao-chen area. The other, the southeast part, is approximately the old Meng-Chia, which is now called Wanhua.

1964, Chiao-min Hsieh, “Settlement and Transportation”, in Taiwan-ilha formosa; a geography in perspective, Butterworths, →LCCN, page 235

It is not at all uncommon in Hsiachichou for married men to seek the services of prostitutes in the nearby market towns or the Wanhua section of Taipei.

1966 August, Arthur P. Wolf, “Childhood Association, Sexual Attraction, and the Incest Taboo: A Chinese Case”, in American Anthropologist, volume 68, number 4, American Anthropological Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 889

The modern, glass-fronted buildings surrounding the massive skyscraper Taipei 101 in the Xinyi District suggest a shift toward cleaner, starker development, but a trip to older parts of the city reveals hidden corners untouched by modernity. The oldest section, Wanhua, with its winding corridors and quiet decay, offers a glimpse of the city’s bygone days. At its bustling heart is the busy Longshan Temple. I bump past a flurry of tourists, worshipers and monks selling prayer beads outside the gates to reach the controlled chaos within, where hundreds of faithful light incense and present offerings at myriad shrines to Buddha and other deities.

2011 April 8, Erin Meister, “Reveling in the real Taiwain^([sic – meaning Taiwan])”, in The Washington Post (Travel section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2023

Soon enough I was back in the Wanhua District. I think it’s the oldest part of Taipei, but it’s hard to tell with the constant tearing down and building up all over the city.

2014, Ed Lin, Ghost Month, Soho Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 46