Beitou

Beitou District

synonym

Beitou generally refers to Beitou District

Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan Province, is located in the northernmost part of Taipei City, bordering Xinbei city in the north. Yangmingshan National Park is located in this area and Shilin District. The famous Beitou hot spring and Guandu scenic spot are also here. In the East and south, it is bounded by Shilin District, Suoxi district and Keelung River. In the west, Wugu district and Bali District of Xinbei city are separated by Danshui River. In the north, it is separated from Danshui District, Sanzhi district and Jinshan District of Xinbei city by datunshan group.

essential information

Beitou Club

Postal code 112

Total population 254728 (as of May 2013)

Longitude 121 ° 30 e

Latitude 25 degrees north 07

The total area is 56.82km ^ 2

Category of Administrative Region municipal district

District head Li Meili

Taipei City Council

Original name

Beitou District is located in the northernmost part of Taipei City in Taiwan. It is divided into Shilin District and the lower reaches of Tanshui River. It is the 12th largest district in Taiwan. The famous Yangmingshan National Park and Taipei Veterans General Hospital are also in this district. The name of Beitou District is because in the early days, the Basai people believed that geothermal valley was a witch who would smoke. So they used the witch in the Basai language, which pronounced "pataw" very similar to the Taiwanese pronunciation of Beitou, so they named it "Beitou".

Historical evolution

It used to be the place of Pingpu People's Beitou Society (meaning Witch). After the middle period of Kangxi, Han people gradually came to settle here.

In 1697, Yu Yonghe came to Beitou to mine sulfur, which was recorded in the book "a visit to the sea".

In 1875, Beitou belonged to the second fort of Zhilan in Danshui county.

In 1920, when the place name of Taiwan was reorganized, Beitou was under the jurisdiction of Qixing District, Taipei.

In 1946, the Taipei county government was established under the jurisdiction of Beitou Town, Qixing District, Taipei County,

In 1947, Qixing district was merged into Tanshui district and was transferred to Beitou Town, Tanshui District, Taipei County

In 1949, it was transferred to Caoshan administration.

In 1967, Taipei was incorporated when it was upgraded.

Until July 1, 1968, with the neighboring towns of Jingmei Town, Nangang Town, Mucha Township, Neihu Township, and Shilin Town, which also belongs to Yangmingshan Administration Bureau, they were incorporated into Taipei City and became Beitou District.

On July 16, 1988, the light water line of Taiwan Railway was suspended due to the reconstruction of the MRT.

In 1997, Tamsui line and new Peitou branch line of Taipei MRT were opened to traffic.

The construction of Beitou aerial cable car started in 2006. It was originally expected to be opened to traffic in July 2007. However, due to the outbreak of malpractice cases and some disputes, it was suspended indefinitely, and the opening date was forced to be postponed until the relevant problems were solved.

Note: today, the name of the station on the Tamsui line of the Taipei MRT has been translated from lt; noincludegt;.

geographical position

East boundary and south boundary: it is separated from Shilin District, Suoxi district and Keelung River. West boundary: it is separated from Wugu district and Bali District of Xinbei city by Danshui River. North Boundary: it is separated from Danshui District, Sanzhi district and Jinshan District of Xinbei city by datunshan group.

administrative division

The list of 42 Li Li is as follows:

Jianminli

Wenlinli

Donghuali

Gilliery

Shipai Li

Ji Qingli

Fuxingli

Zunxianli

Rongguangli

Li Xianli

Ronghuali

Li nongli

Yuminli

Eight Immortals

Zhenhuali

Zhoumeili

Yongheli

Qiyanli

Yongxinli

Qingjiangli

Yongmingli

Central Li

Changanli

In the mean

Datong Li

Kaimingli

In the hot spring

Lin Quanli

Zhonghe Li

Zhirenli

In the center

Xiushanli

In culture

Guandu Lane

In good years

In the spring

Daoxiangli

Lake mountain

Taoyuanli

Datun Li

One Delhi

Hutianli (the largest area in Beitou District)

Culture and religion

Due to the nature of immigrant society and the status of the largest city in Taiwan, religion has developed vigorously and pluralistically. Although mainly Buddhism and Taoism, there are also the largest number of Christians and Muslims in Taiwan.

Take Buddhism and Taoism as an example. There are 107 Buddhist temples and 154 Taoist temples in Taipei. Most of the gods worshipped in temples are Buddhas who came from their hometown with the immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong. After the 1950s, many residents from central and southern Taiwan moved to Taipei and invited their gods to Taipei to set up a branch. Therefore, most of the gods worshipped were Mazu, Wangye and Bodhisattva. The number of Buddhist and Taoist temples in Taipei is the largest in Northern Taiwan, and its wide range of religious sects almost covers all kinds of deities and Buddhas, which can be called the collection of Taiwan's religions.

economic development

Beitou District plays a key role in Taiwan's economic system as a financial, media and telecom operation center. In terms of industry, with the rapid development of economy, the high consumption power and the change of industrial structure, the tertiary industry collectively known as service industry accounts for nearly 90% of the total industry in Taipei. Including wholesale, retail, trade, catering, financial services, transportation and warehousing, communications, industrial and commercial services. The popularity of the service industry has made Taipei a city where the necessities of life are quite easy to obtain. The general manager of a large supermarket once said, "one of the world-class characteristics of Taipei city is the number one convenience store density in the world." In addition, Beitou District has a high degree of acceptance of science and technology. Taipei, which aims at information infrastructure, ranks among the world's major cities in terms of wired and wireless internet access rates. The attempt to new things and the characteristics of a swarm of bees are not limited to science and technology. Over the years, tulip style hot waves such as Portuguese eggtower (1999), Hello Kitty Doll (2002), Lotto (2003), animated character magnet (2005) and doughnut (2005) are examples.

Most of the large and medium-sized enterprises whose industries are distributed in other cities in Taiwan (such as Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, etc.) have their head offices in Taipei, forming the largest industrial production area and business district in Taiwan.

Labor situation

By the end of March 2006, there were about 2.13 million people over the age of 15, including 1.186 million labor force, 1.14 million employed people, 47 000 unemployed people and 944 000 non labor force. The labor force participation rate was 55.7% and the unemployment rate was 3.9%.

As for foreign workers, by the end of July 2007, there were 49251 foreign professionals (so-called white-collar workers) in Taipei, the largest number in Taiwan, while the number of so-called blue collar workers was 36778, the third largest in Taiwan.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

It's very convenient for people to visit Beitou District. The scenic spots along the line include Beitou Hot Spring Museum, geothermal Valley, Xingyi road hot spring area, Beitou Park, Guandu Art Museum, Liuyuan crystal Museum, etc The investment area covers a part of Yangmingshan National Park, so when people come to Beitou District for tourism, they should not forget to go to Yangmingshan to enjoy the scenery and cherry blossoms. The blooming flowers on the mountain always attract a large number of people to visit. In addition, the former residences of celebrities on Yangmingshan should not be missed. For example, the Caoshan Pavilion and Yangming bookstore are all the buildings left over from the era of former President Jiang Gong, which retain the historical relics of that time Architectural style is of great historical and educational significance, so that people can have a deeper understanding of history when they travel.

It is the most famous hot spring town in Taiwan for a hundred years. The spring source of Beitou hot spring mainly comes from the geothermal Valley and the Longfeng Valley at the bottom of Xingyi road. The hot spring from the geothermal Valley is green and jade like, which is called Qingsuan. The white Suan from Longfeng Valley is also called Qingsuan

Chinese PinYin : Bei Tou