Around the Zhang-Liao ancestral shrine and OCU, running north to the new towers of the 12th redevelopment zone
Xitun Road & the 12th Redevelopment Zone: pavements rank 10th and architecture 13th, but public transport lags at 26th.
At the end of Lane 205, Xi'an Street, there's an open plaza in front of the Zhangliao Family Temple, with the Feng Chia Night Market right next door to the south. Heading north, the Taichung plant of AIDC (Hanxiang), Xiyuan Senior High School, and Overseas Chinese University take up a large chunk of land. Further north, around Fuxing North Road, you'll find the new high-rises of the 12th Land Readjustment Zone.
Sidewalks here rank 10th out of Taichung's 32 neighbourhoods, so the walking environment is solidly in the upper range. Street-view ratings for buildings, streetscape and greenery come in at 13th, putting it in the middle of the pack. Xiyuan Senior High School is a complete secondary school, with junior high and senior high on the same campus. Feng Chia University's main campus sits right against the east side of the neighbourhood, and half of its Fuxing Campus falls within the neighbourhood too, so the buzz of the night market and the university is right on your doorstep.
Public transport ranks 26th, and the nearest MRT station, Wenxin Yinghua, is about 1.4 km from the edge of the neighbourhood. Daily convenience and healthcare access both rank 26th as well, so you'll often need to head elsewhere for a doctor or to run errands. Xitun Road is an old road—narrow with heavy traffic—so it jams up easily at rush hour. The northern half is mostly factory sites and school grounds, with fewer homes.
In 1701, Hakka settlers from Zhao'an, Zhangzhou, led by Liao Chaokong, came to Xitun to farm at the invitation of Zhang Dajing. Xitun's old name, Xidadun, referred to a small earthen mound that was later levelled when the freeway and Huanzhong Road were built. Xidadun was a settlement of the Zhang-Liao clan, covering what is now most of Xidun and Xiping Villages, while the old street's two ends lay in neighbouring Xi'an Village to the south. Construction of the Zhangliao Family Temple began in 1887 and took the family 30 years to complete, finishing in 1916; it was designated a historic monument in 1985. In 1964, the Overseas Chinese Junior College of Commerce was established here, and in 1969 the Aviation Industry Development Center relocated to what is now the AIDC (Hanxiang) plant site.
The city government plans to extend Hanxiang Road west to Dongda Road, a stretch of about 3.3 km, creating the 7th east-west road linking the Central Taiwan Science Park and the city centre; the first phase breaks ground in September 2026. This first phase runs along the western edge of the neighbourhood: widening and rebuilding Wayao Bridge is expected to finish by December 2027, and widening the nearby culvert under National Highway No. 1 is targeted for completion by the end of 2029. The section further west to Dongda Road will be built in phases, and the city hasn't yet announced a completion date for the whole route.
Compared with the 32 Taichung neighbourhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
90 blocks · 2 villages · Data version 2026-09-30
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