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Daxi 大溪區 Daikei | |
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| Daxi District | |
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 Daxi District in Taoyuan City | |
| Coordinates:24°52′50.2″N121°17′13.5″E / 24.880611°N 121.287083°E /24.880611; 121.287083 | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Municipality | Taoyuan City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chen,Jia-cong |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.6 sq mi (105.1 km2) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 94,475 |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
Daxi District (Chinese:大溪區;Hanyu Pinyin:Dàxī Qū;Tongyong Pinyin:Dàsi Cyu;Wade–Giles:Ta⁴-hsi¹ Chʻü¹), formerly known asDaxi Township (Chinese:大溪鎮;Hanyu Pinyin:Dàxī Zhèn;Tongyong Pinyin:Dàsi Jhèn;Wade–Giles:Ta⁴-hsi¹ Chên⁴), is adistrict in easternTaoyuan City,Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of theTop 10 Small Tourist Destinations by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.[1]
The Daxi area was occupied for several thousand years by theAtayal people. The Atayal called the local river (modern-dayDahan Creek)Takoham in their nativeAustronesian language. This gave rise to similar names such asToa-kho-ham[2] (Chinese:大嵙陷;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tōa-kho͘-hām; also大嵙崁;Tōa-kho͘-khàm)[3] inHokkien andTaikokan[4] inJapanese via transliteration.
Eighteenth-centuryHan settlement in theTaipei Basin led many Atayal families to relocate upriver, though some Atayal stayed and mingled with the newcomers. The settlement later became an important trading post in the 19th century.
In 1803, open fighting broke out between two rival factions of Han settlers in Taipei, and many refugees fled south for safety. Among the refugees was theLin Ben Yuan Family, one of the wealthiest clans in Taiwan at the time. The clan settled in Takoham, invested its fortunes in the settlement and brought prosperity to the whole region. Due to its strategic location and the investments made by the Lin clan, Takoham became the center of trading and transportation betweenTaipei and the south. Goods would arrive here to be transported to Taipei via Dahan river, and many traders opened their shops in the area; some of the shops still exist today in the old town section.
When theNorth-South Railway that bypasses the Takoham settlement was completed in 1909, the importance of river trade declined. Takoham lost its significance in North-South transportation, and is no longer a significant trading port. On the other hand, it became famous for the production of wooden furniture. In 1920, the Japanese government renamed this area 大溪 ("big creek"), pronouncedDaikei in Japanese andDàxī in Mandarin, which was administered underShinchiku Prefecture.
Daxi dried tofu [zh] is a popular ingredient inTaiwanese cuisine. Daxi is also home to the mausoleums of twoKuomintang leaders: the late presidentChiang Kai-shek in nearbyCihu and his sonChiang Ching-kuo inTouliao.
Xinghe, Furen, Tianxin, Yixin, Yide, Yuemei, Yongfu, Kangan, Yihe, Meihua, Fuan, Fuxing, Xinfeng, Zhongxin, Ruixing, Renshan, Qiaoai, Renyi, Renhe, Renai, Renwu, Renwen, Nanxing, Yuanlin, Guangming, Ruiyuan and Sanyuan Village.
The headquarters ofKimlan Foods is located in Daxi.[5]
Daxi is served byNational Highway No. 3 andProvincial Highway No. 66.
| Climate data for Daxi District (2008–2023 normals, extremes 2007–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.3 (95.5) | 31.8 (89.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 25.5 (78.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.6 (71.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 1.4 (34.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 94.9 (3.74) | 114.9 (4.52) | 155.2 (6.11) | 139.1 (5.48) | 242.6 (9.55) | 294.4 (11.59) | 180.8 (7.12) | 289.3 (11.39) | 179.8 (7.08) | 114.5 (4.51) | 93.3 (3.67) | 98.7 (3.89) | 1,997.5 (78.65) |
| Average precipitation days | 11.8 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 142.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79.2 | 81.6 | 79.0 | 78.1 | 78.8 | 77.9 | 72.6 | 75.7 | 74.7 | 76.9 | 79.3 | 80.1 | 77.8 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation days and humidity 2007–2024)[10] | |||||||||||||
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