A small town of Renshou Temple, the public market, and old place names like "Chenghou" and "Nanmen"
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Dayuan Town, the district's downtown, is small, and daily life revolves around the market, the temple, and the schools—the main streets are Zhongzheng East Road, Heping East Road, Daguan Road, and Zhongshan South and North Roads. For groceries, head to the public market on Zhongxiao 3rd Street, which has 71 stalls on the first floor, with Dayuan Kindergarten occupying the second and third floors. The market displays the kindergarten kids' artwork and has playground equipment, making it easy to bring the kids along while you shop. About 200 meters west of the market, Renshou Temple at No. 18 Daguan Road enshrines Gantian Dadi as its main deity—locals call it the "Dayuan Grand Temple," and it's an important center of worship for the area. Old place names are still used in everyday speech: the area near the market is called "Chenghou," Zhongshan South Road is called "Nanmen," and the area near the post office on Zhonghua Road is called "Beimen". All these names come from a stone-walled city that's since been torn down.
You don't have to go far for errands or school in this town: the District Office is on Zhongzheng West Road, and Dayuan Elementary School is on Zhongzheng East Road. For longer trips, Airport MRT A15 Dayuan Station sits right on the eastern edge of the neighborhood and opened on March 2, 2017. Local trains stop at every station, and this neighborhood ranks 8th out of Taoyuan's 11 neighborhoods for public transit—in the lower half.
Dayuan Station is about 1.7 km in a straight line from the old neighborhood around Renshou Temple. Express Airport MRT trains don't stop at Dayuan Station. This neighborhood ranks 11th out of Taoyuan's 11 neighborhoods for neighborhood environment. The neighborhood's northern boundary is Tianxinzi River, with Dayuan Industrial Park just north of it; the eastern boundary is Xinjie River.
Dayuan's old name was "Daqiuyuan," meaning a large stretch of dry farmland. In 1838, Xu Wenliang, a Zhangpu native, brought an incense offshoot of Gantian Dadi here, which was first enshrined in a private home. In 1853, Zhangzhou natives from the area brought in Mazu from Caota and built a stone-walled city centered on Daqiuyuan, bringing the town's streets within the walls and relocating all residents from outside the walls into the city. It wasn't until 1885 that local residents pooled funds to build Renshou Temple for Gantian Dadi. In October 1920, 13 villages (zhuang) merged to form Dayuan Zhuang, and "Daqiuyuan" was renamed "Dayuan". The stone city was torn down in 1936 as the town developed. Renshou Temple was renovated in 1917, then rebuilt twice more in 1965 and 2008, with the deity moved back in for a settling ceremony in 2011.
Right next to Dayuan Station, the Dayuan Parking Lot No. 2 multi-story parking structure is under construction, expected to be completed in August 2027. Once finished, it will offer 539 car spaces and 250 scooter spaces, serving local parking needs as well as giving travelers a place to park before hopping on the Airport MRT.
Compared with the 11 Taoyuan neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
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