Taichung was the last of thirteen cities founded during the Ching dynasty and is situated on flat, coastal land dotted with small mountains.
從歷史的角度來看，台中市一方面是清代在台灣所建十三座古城中最後的一處，另一方面又是日據時代第一個以棋盤式街道規畫的城市，可說位居台灣新舊城市發展的銜接點上。