Chaoheting originated as a market called Lung-an Market, run by the Taipei City Government, which was full of stalls selling all manner of meat, fish, and fowl.
以「昭和町」為名的古物集散地，其實原本是台北市政府的「龍安市場」，一處以販售雞鴨魚肉等食材為主的傳統市場。