  the xinyi district is the seat of the taipei mayor's office and the taipei city government. key buildings including taipei 101, taipei city council, taipei international convention center, taipei world trade center and various shopping malls and entertainment venues make xinyi the most modern cosmopolitan district of taipei. xinyi district is also considered the financial district of taipei. the national sun yat-sen memorial hall is also located in the district. the district is today a prime shopping area in taipei, if not all of taiwan. xinyi district is anchored by a number of department stores and malls. in addition, numerous restaurants are located in the area, especially american chain restaurants. == history and geography == during japanese rule (1895-1945), matsuyama village (æ¾å±±åº) covered modern day xinyi and songshan. the village was named after matsuyama city (æ¾å±±å¸) in japan and formed part of shichisei district (ä¸æé¡), taihoku prefecture. matsuyama was incorporated into taihoku city (taipei) in 1938. in 1990, as taiwan began its modern era of multiparty democracy, [[song
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