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Big City
遠東巨城購物中心
Location	No. 229, Zhongyang Road, East District, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°48′36″N 120°58′39″E / 24.81000°N 120.97750°E
Opening date	April 28, 2012
Developer	RTKL Associates
Management	Far Eastern Group
Total retail floor area	340,000 m2 (3,700,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	12 floors above ground ; 5 floors below ground
Parking	3,000 parking spaces
Website	www.febigcity.com/bigcity

Big City (Chinese: 遠東巨城購物中心) is a shopping mall in East District, Hsinchu, Taiwan that opened on April 28, 2012. It is owned and operated by Far Eastern Group. With a total floor area of 340,000 m² (3,700,000 sq ft), it is the largest shopping center in Hsinchu City and Northern Taiwan. Since 2015, it has set a record of 10 billion NT$ of sales within three and a half years of operation, and has squeezed into Taiwan's top eight shopping malls in terms of sales revenue. In the first half of 2017, the number of Facebook check-ins was ranked second in Taiwan, with 2.5 million times second only to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.^[1] In 2019, its revenue reached NT$12.3 billion, making it the top 7 shopping malls in Taiwan in terms of sales revenue.^[2] Main core stores of the mall include A.mart, citysuper, Daiso, Eslite Bookstore, H&M, Muji, Sisley, Starbucks, Vieshow Cinemas and various themed restaurants.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] In October 2021, the third authorized Lego store in Taiwan opened in the mall.^[7]^[8]