Get to know Xinhua District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Tainan City
- Chinese name
- 新化區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 62.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Old Street’s façades
Xinhua Old Street (新化老街) retains Western-style houses and shopfronts with Baroque-inspired façades. Elaborate patterns and carved decoration rise above long-established businesses. The concentration of townhouses grew from a trading centre where Japanese, Han and Plains Indigenous communities interacted. Many shops have histories extending over decades.
The writer’s desk
Beside the former Xinhua district office (新化街役場), the two-storey Yang Kui Memorial Hall displays the writer’s belongings, life story and literary works. A hollow in his wooden desk is said to have formed where he rested his elbow while thinking. The Ou Wei Film Museum (歐威電影館) is next door.
Sources for this guide
新化老街－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
楊逵紀念館－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Xinhua District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Xinhua District 新化區
Plan your visit
Getting there
Xinhua District is about 15 km in a straight line from central Tainan City. Search for 新化區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →More in Tainan City
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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