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((short description|Shopping district in Taipei, Taiwan))
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| native_name         = 西門町
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| image_caption       = Intersection of Hanzhong Street and Chengdu Road
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'''Ximending''' is a neighborhood and shopping district in the [[Wanhua District]] of [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. The Ximending Pedestrian Area was the first [[pedestrian zone]] constructed in Taipei and remains the largest in Taiwan.<ref name="increase">((cite news |author=Mo Yan-Chih | title=Taipei increases area of special Ximending zone | publisher=Taipei Times| url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/06/18/2003415053 | date=2008-06-18 | access-date=2009-07-14 |page=2))</ref>

==History==
===Name===
The area is named after the administrative division ((nihongo||西門町|Seimon-chō)), which existed during [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]], referring to an area outside the west gate of the city.<ref name="redhouse">((cite news |author=Mo Yan-chih | title=FEATURE: 'Fashion market' helping revive area | publisher=Taipei Times |page=2 | url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/08/27/2003376001 | date=2007-08-07 | access-date=2009-07-14))</ref> The area of Seimon-chō included modern-day Chengdu Road (((lang|zh-tw|成都路))), Xining South Road (((lang|zh-tw|西寧南路))), Kunming Street (((lang|zh-tw|昆明街))), and Kangding Road (((lang|zh-tw|康定路))).

Today the Ximending Pedestrian Area not only includes Seimon-chō but also Wakatake-chō (((lang|ja|若竹町))) and Shinki-chō (((lang|ja|新起町))). The historical spelling of this area was '''Hsimenting''', which is based on the [[Wade–Giles]] romanization of [[Standard Chinese]]. The use of the character ((nihongo||町|chō)) is unusual in a Chinese context: it denotes a [[List of towns in Japan|chō]] (a part of a [[Wards of Japan|ward]]) in the [[Municipalities of Japan|Japanese municipality system]].

===Theater street===
[[Image:RedTheaterTaipei.jpg|thumb|left|The historic [[Red House Theater]] in Ximending.]]
Ximending became a well-known theater street in Taipei in the 1930s and grew even more prosperous after the defeat of Japan. In the 1950s, every theater was full to capacity and scalpers ran wild.((cn|date=September 2023)) Gradually, more theaters opened one after another; At one point, Wuchang St Section 1 had over ten theaters. However, in the 1990s, as Taipei City developed toward the [[Eastern District of Taipei|Eastern District]] and away from Ximending, it began to lose business. In 1999, the city government and local stores established Ximending as a pedestrian area, prohibiting the entrance of vehicles on weekends and national holidays, a move that attracted young consumers and brought back business.<ref name="increase" /> Today, Ximending has over twenty theaters and six thousand vendors, and is a popular area for small concerts, album launches, and street performances. It is also home to the [[Red Envelope Club]]s set up in the 1960s.((cn|date=September 2023))

The area around the Red House Theater is considered a center of [[LGBT history in Taiwan|Taipei's LGBT culture]], and Ximending has often featured prominently in [[Taiwan Pride]] marches/parades.((cn|date=September 2023))

===Historic sites===
Because of its history, Ximending is home to several historical sites. Ximending [[Mazu (goddess)|Mazu]] Temple (((lang|zh-Hant|西門町媽祖廟))) is one of the important and prominent historical temple. Originally opened as a market, the [[Red House Theater]] is another prominent building.((cn|date=September 2023))

The namesake West Gate and the [[Walls of Taipei]] were torn down in 1905. Chunghwa Market used to extend to this area, but was demolished in 1992.((cn|date=September 2023))

==Shops==
[[Image:Ximenting Day view 201506.jpg|thumb|Ximending is a popular shopping district]]
[[File:Ximending-2023.12.27.jpg|thumb|Cafes which have been in Ximending since the 1950s]]
Ximending attracts an average of over 3 million shoppers per month.<ref name="increase" /> Individual vendors gather in the streets as well as in the large business buildings, such as Wannien Department Store and Shizilin Square, during the day, and Wanguo Department Store and [[Eslite Bookstore|Eslite 116]] later at night.((cn|date=September 2023))

==Transportation==
[[File:Exit 6, Ximen Station 20210323.jpg|thumb|[[Ximen Station]], [[Taipei Metro]].]]
Ximending's central location within Taipei renders it easily accessible, covering the area northwest of [[Taipei Metro]]'s [[Ximen Station]].((cn|date=September 2023))

Because many bus lines gather on Zhonghua Road, Ximending is also an important area for bus transfers. Ximending is also accessible via exit 6 of the [[Taipei Metro]] [[Ximen metro station|Ximen Station]] ([[Bannan line (Taipei Metro)|Bannan Line]] and [[Songshan–Xindian line (Taipei Metro)|Songshan-Xindian Line]]).((cn|date=September 2023))

==Crime==
Ximending has a higher crime rate compared to the rest of the city with reports of violent brawls and [[prostitution]]. In response, the area is also subject to more policing.<ref>((cite news |title=「鬧」區不安全！今年還沒過完 西門町報案破600件 |url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=108477 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |agency=[[SET News]] |date=25 November 2015 |language=zh-tw))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Sung |first1=Hsiao-hai |last2=Pan |first2=Jason |title=Aggressive sex workers ruining Wanhua, locals say |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/09/23/2003572817 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |agency=[[Taipei Times]] |date=23 September 2013))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=西門町打架、攤販亂象改善了！ 暖警步巡守護被讚爆 |url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20170624/952448.htm |access-date=June 21, 2020 |agency=ETtoday |date=June 24, 2017 |language=zh-tw))</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of shopping malls in Taipei]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Taipei]]
[[Category:Culture in Taipei]]
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Shopping in Taipei]]
[[Category:Pedestrian malls in Taiwan]]

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