Homes, small shops, and Xiangshang Market along both sides of Calligraphy Greenway, from the Science Museum to Civic Plaza
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The Calligraphy Greenway is about 3.6 km long, running south from the National Museum of Natural Science at its northern end, passing through Civic Plaza along the way. The green belt itself covers only about 8.3 hectares, so most of this neighborhood is made up of the housing and storefronts that line it. Those storefronts are mostly tucked away in the back lanes—bookstores, cafés, and small brands are what give this area its character. For grocery shopping, head west to Xiangshang Market, a market that's been around for more than 30 years with plenty of stalls, busy from morning till night.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 8th out of Taichung's 47 neighborhoods, and 5th for medical care—you can take care of shopping and doctor visits right nearby. Sidewalks rank 5th; walking from the National Museum of Natural Science along the Calligraphy Greenway all the way to the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, the walking environment isn't bad. North of Minsheng Road, Audit Village is also within the neighborhood—a creative park converted from old dormitories.
There's no MRT station within the neighborhood—the nearest ones, Nantun Station and Wenxin Forest Park Station, are both about 1 km from the edge of the neighborhood, and public transit ranks only 34th.
Phase one of the National Museum of Natural Science opened on New Year's Day in 1986, and the Botanical Garden followed in July 1999; in 2024 alone the museum drew about 2.85 million visitors. The name "Calligraphy Greenway" was proposed by the city government in 2009, taking its meaning from the free-flowing, natural strokes of cursive calligraphy; the whole greenway runs from the National Museum of Natural Science through Civic Plaza, connecting to the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and Liuchuan River. Audit Village was built in 1969 as staff dormitories for the Audit Office of the Taiwan Provincial Government; it sat vacant after the provincial government was streamlined in 1998, and was converted into a startup hub and creative park in 2015.
The comprehensive plan for the MRT Blue Line was approved by the Executive Yuan in January 2024, and construction began in June 2025. The route runs along Taiwan Boulevard through the city center, and Taiwan Boulevard Section 2 cuts right through the middle of this neighborhood. The city government expects completion in 2034.
Compared with the 47 Taichung neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the Taichung City Education Bureau's catchment tables for the 2023 (elementary) and 2022 (junior high) school years, the latest the city has published as open data, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size), high schools and universities inside or within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more (OpenStreetMap), and large shopping malls and department stores (OpenStreetMap).
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