East District (Chinese: 東區; pinyin: Dōng Qū) is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung City before the City and County were merged in 2010.
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History
The district used to be part of the Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form the Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010.
Administrative divisions
East District is divided into 17 villages, which are: Xinzhuang, Zhenxing, Tungqiao, Tungxing, Quanyuan, Gancheng, Hanxi, Lecheng, Tungmen, Shijia, Tungying, Tungnan, Tungshi, Gezuo, Furen, Futai and Tungxin.
Tourist attractions
Hanxi Night Market
Dongguang Green Tunnel (東光錄園道)
Lecheng Temple
Lin Family Ancestral Shrine
Zhang Liao Family Temple
Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Taichung
Transportation
The district is served the Jingwu and Taichung stations of Taiwan Railway.