Datou Drum Pavilion
大頭鼓亭· Temple
About
A new type of band made up of a big drum, a pair of cymbals and a suona horn was formed as the drum pavilion troupe (鼓亭陣), so that it could march along the paths between fields in the countryside. The carved wooden drum pavilions commonly seen are a form developed from it.
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On the day of the march of 28 February 1947, Chen Cai's drum pavilion troupe joined in and drew many people into the protest march; it was arguably the most important means of publicity at the time.
Translated by DealTaipei from Taiwan's national tourism database. Sources are on the terms page.
Facts and sources
- Names
- EN Datou Drum Pavilion中文 大頭鼓亭한국어 다터우구팅 Chinese from the listing; English by DealTaipei
- District
- Datong District · 大同區 Tourism Administration listing, updated 2026-06-26
- Opening hours
- Not in the listing Tourism Administration listing, read 2026-09-30
- Phone
- (02)25573906 Tourism Administration listing. May be Chinese only
- Data
- /api/sight/datou-drum-pavilion.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents
Getting there
Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple Temple · 306 m away 
Dadaocheng Xiahai-Chenghuang Temple Temple · 699 m away 
Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall Temple · 933 m away 
Taipei Wunchang Temple Temple · 1175 m away 
Taipei Confucian Temple Temple · 1413 m away 
Dihua Street Shophouses (Dadaocheng) Shopping street · 122 m away Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.
