Known as Wuchagang in the Qing, Wuqi became central Taiwan's junk-trade hub after its port opened in the Daoguang era, and the street filled with trading houses. Most facades you see today were rebuilt after the 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake, their granite-wash fronts still carved with merchant names. Silting and the later Taichung Harbor new town drained the street's life, leaving a quiet row of facades plus Zhenwu Temple and a restored Japanese police station.
Architecture
Japanese-eraBaroque facades
Themes
Port tradeQing eraJapanese eraTemples
Getting there
Where
Around Wuqi Road and Xijian Road, Wuqi District, Taichung
Getting there
Bus from TRA Shalu Station or central Taichung to Wuqi; driving recommended
