Zhonghe District (Chinese:
Zhonghe
Chūwa, Jhonghe | |
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Zhonghe District | |
Coordinates: 24°59′50″N 121°30′15″E / 24.99722°N 121.50417°E | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Northern Taiwan |
Special municipality | New Taipei City ( |
Area | |
• Total | 20.294 km2 (7.836 sq mi) |
Population (February 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 404,341 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 235 |
Website | www |
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Geography and climate
editZhonghe lies just south-west of Taipei City and shares borders with Banqiao, Xindian, Tucheng and Yonghe Districts of New Taipei City, as well as Taipei City. The average annual temperature is 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) and the precipitation averages 2,111 millimetres (83.1 in) per year. Most of Zhonghe lies a few tens of meters above sea level and is heavily urbanized, with forested hillier country in the southeast. A mountainous ridge forms most of the eastern border with Xindian, which includes the highest point in Zhonghe, the 302-meter Fenglusai (Chinese:
History
editThe present-day area of Zhonghe District was originally settled by aboriginal tribes. During conflict between the colonial forces of the Dutch and the Spanish, the area is recorded by the Dutch as Chiron, from the name of one of the tribes living there.[3] This name is preserved in one of the constituent villages of the city, called Xiulang Li (
The area was subsequently settled by Han Chinese migrants from Fujian but remained relatively unimportant until the end of the Second World War.
Republic of China
editIn 1946, the population of the area of present-day Zhonghe and Yonghe was 30,000 and it was classified as a rural township.[4] Due to rapid population growth Yonghe was separated from Zhonghe in 1958. Subsequently, on 1 January 1979, Zhonghe was upgraded to county-administered city status after reaching a population of 170,000.[4] On 25 December 2010, due to the changing from Taipei County to New Taipei City, Zhonghe City was changed to Zhonghe District.
Administrative divisions
editZhonghe is divided into 93 villages, which are further subdivided into lín (鄰; 'neighbourhoods'), of which there are 2,972 in total. Some administration is shared with neighbouring Yonghe District; due to both this and their proximity, they are sometimes collectively known as Shuanghe (
Transportation
editRail
editZhonghe is served by the Zhonghe–Xinlu line and the Circular line of the New Taipei Metro. Three metro stations of the Zhonghe–Xinlu line are located in Zhonghe: Yongan Market, Jingan, and the terminal station, Nanshijiao. Six metro stations of the Circular line, Xiulang Bridge, Jingping, Jingan, Zhonghe, Qiaohe, and Zhongyuan are located in Zhonghe as well. Jingan Station is an interchange station between the Circular line and Zhonghe-Xinlu lines. In the future, the Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line and the north–south section of the Circular line will eventually bring the number of MRT stations in Zhonghe to fifteen. The closest regular rail and high-speed services are from Banqiao station in neighbouring Banqiao District.
Road
editZhonghe has an interchange on one of Taiwan's two main north–south road arteries; the National Highway 3. Also providing road links is Provincial Highway 64, an elevated expressway that cuts through the middle of the district, with several on and off-ramps in Zhonghe itself. There are two bridges over the Xindian River; Xiulang Bridge, which connects Zhonghe with Xindian, and Huazhong Bridge, reaching Taipei's Wanhua District.
Parks and attractions
edit- Jinhe Sports Park
- Dinosaur Park
Education
editZhonghe is home to the National Taiwan Library, which is located in the grounds of the 8-23 Memorial Park. It has one of the best collections in Taiwan of factual books about Taiwan in English.
There are nine elementary schools, five junior high schools, four senior high schools (2 public and 2 private high schools) in Zhonghe. The Hwa Hsia University of Technology is also located in the city.[7]
- Zhonghe Elementary School
- Guangfu Elementary School
- Fuxing Elementary School
- Jingxin Elementary School
- Xiushan Elementary School
- Jisui Elementary School
- Ziqiang Elementary School
- Xingnan Elementary School
- Jinhe Elementary School
- Zhonghe Junior High School
- Zhanghe Junior High School
- Jisui Junior High School
- Ziqiang Junior High School
- Jinhe High School
- Jinhe High School
- Chung Ho Senior High School
- Private NanShan Senior High School
- Private Chu-Lin Senior High School
Economy
editThe offices of a number of technology companies are located in the district, including the Asia-Pacific head office of Viewsonic,[8] SpotCam,[9] a Texas Instruments research facility,[10] the head offices of Cooler Master,[11] and Micro-Star International.[12]
Cultural and religious sites
edit- Hongludi Temple (烘爐
地 南山 福德 宮 ) - Yuantong Temple (
中和 圓通寺 ) - Xingnan Night Market (
中和 興南 夜市 ) - Fangliao Night Market
Burma Street
editZhonghe Myanmar Street or Burma Street, near Nanshijiao metro station, is home to a large proportion of Taiwan's small Burmese immigrant population. Zhonghe District is home to 40,000 Burmese Chinese (2008), making up 10% of Zhonghe's population, and constituting one of the largest communities of Burmese Chinese outside of Burma.[13] Consequently, there are numerous stores and restaurants in this area selling Burmese produce and there are also cultural events on occasion.[14]
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Archway in the 8-23 Park
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Statue of Tudi Gong at Hongludi Temple
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Trees in the 8-23 Park
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National Taiwan Library
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Jingxin Elementary School
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Xingnan Night Market Entrance
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Jingping Road
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Yuantong Temple (Buddhist)
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High-rise buildings
Famous natives
edit- Lin Ching-i - Chinese Taipei women's volleyball player
International relations
editTwin towns — sister cities
editZhonghe, Taiwan is twinned with:
- Los Gatos, California, United States[15]
References
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歷年 人口 統計 (Historical population figures) (in Chinese), Zhonghe District Government, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 - ^
台北 縣 中和 市 行政 區域 圖 (Jhonghe, Taipei County), Ministry of the Interior, 2007, ISBN 978-986009391-9 - ^
諸 羅 縣 志 [Zhuluo County Annals] (in Chinese). - ^ a b "History". Zhonghe City Government. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ About SHH, Shuang Ho Hospital, archived from the original on 2013-08-17, retrieved 2012-08-07
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本堂 簡介 [Introduction to the Church] (in Chinese), Shuanghe Libai Church - ^ "
中和 區 各 級 學校 -中和 區 公所 ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. - ^ "Locations". Viewsonic. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ "Contact SpotCam". SpotCam. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "TI Worldwide Sales & Support Offices". Texas Instruments. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ "Contact Us". Cooler Master. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "About Us". Micro-Star International. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Lu, Hsin-chun Tasaw (2008). "Festivalizing Thingyan, Negotiating Ethnicity: Burmese Chinese Migrants in Taiwan". Journal of Burma Studies. 12: 30. doi:10.1353/jbs.2008.0001. S2CID 154656569.
- ^ "Tapping the Grapevine". American Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-07-16. [dead link]
- ^ Los Gatos Weekly-Times | Monte Sereno Sister City