title: East District, Taichung
text: # East District, Taichung
  
  24°08′14″N 120°41′48″E﻿ / ﻿24.137276°N 120.696732°E﻿ / 24.137276; 120.696732
  
  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.
  
  ## 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
  
  ## Transportation
  
  The district is served the Jingwu and Taichung stations of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
  
  