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Xindian River
The Xindian River (or Xindian Creek) () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through New Taipei and the capital Taipei for . Overview The Xindian River is one of the three major tributaries into the Tamsui River. Its main tributary is the Beishi River which originates in Shuangxi District, New Taipei City at an elevation of . The Feitsui Dam spans the Beishi southeast of Taipei. It flows west past Xindian before merging with the Nanshi River; it is at this point that it becomes "Xindian River". It then turns north and merges with the Jingmei River, before finally merging with the Dahan River and feeding into the Tamsui River. The river is one of the main sources for drinking water in Taipei City. According to the Taipei City Running Water Center, over 4 million Taipei residents obtain 97% of their drinking water from the river. The first bridge over the river was constructed in 1937 and at long connected the areas of Zhonghe and Xindian. Today, there are 22 bridges that s ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ...
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Feitsui Dam
Feicui Dam () is a double curvature concrete arch dam on the Beishi River in Shiding District, New Taipei, Taiwan, forming Feicui Reservoir (). The dam is located in Shiding District, New Taipei City, and is usually misunderstood as the principal water source for the Greater Taipei area (In fact, the principal water source for the Greater Taipei area is Nanshi River. Feicui Dam, by contrast, is the water source in reserve). The name of the dam and reservoir translates as "emerald lake", in reference to the pure quality of the water. The area is managed by the Taipei Feicui Reservoir Administration. Public access is heavily restricted in order to protect water quality, which is among the highest of Taiwan's reservoirs. History The dam was proposed in the 1970s during a period of severe drought in northern Taiwan. The reservoir site was located on the Beishi River, which joins with the Nanshi River to form the Xindian River which flows through New Taipei City. A dam built here wou ...
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Rivers Of Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - **Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - *Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - **Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - **Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - ***Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - ***Sanxia River - New Taipei City - *Nankan River - Taoyuan City - *Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - *Touqian River - Hsinchu County - *Houlong River - Miaoli County - * Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - *Fanziliao River - Miaoli County *Dajia River - Taichung ...
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List Of Rivers Of Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - **Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - *Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - **Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - **Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - ***Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - ***Sanxia River - New Taipei City - *Nankan River - Taoyuan City - *Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - *Touqian River - Hsinchu County - *Houlong River - Miaoli County - * Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - *Fanziliao River - Miaoli County *Dajia River - Taichung ...
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Taipei City Government
The Taipei City Government (TCG) is the municipal government of Taipei. History The Taihoku City Government was founded on 10 October 1920 in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese colonial rule. The original city hall was located at the site of the Taihoku City Hall (modern-day Zhongshan Hall) in Zhongzheng District. After Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Taipei became a provincial municipality and was renamed to Taipei City Government even though the city was the capital city of Taiwan Province but it moved to Zhongxing New Village from 1956. After the Chinese Communist Revolution which was the Chinese Communist Party taking power in mainland China, the Chinese government was forced to retreat to Taiwan and Taipei became the nation's seat of government in 1949. In 1967, Taipei City status was upgraded to a Cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Zhongshan Hall could only accommoda ...
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Zhonghe, Taiwan
Zhonghe District (, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hô Khu), also spelled Chūwa and Jhonghe, is an inner city district in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. Geography and climate Zhonghe 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 and the precipitation averages 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 (). History The 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. This name is preserved in one of the constituent v ...
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Dahan River
The Dahan River (, also spelled Tahan) is a river in northern Taiwan. It originates in Hsinchu County and then flows through Taoyuan City and New Taipei City for 135 km, before it joins Xindian River in Taipei to form the Tamshui River. The upper reaches of the Dahan are also known as Takekan Creek () or Taigang Creek (泰崗溪). An alternative historical name for the Dahan is the Shihmen River (石門溪). Geography and geology The Dahan River begins on Mount Pintian, Pintian Mountain in Hsinchu County, near the border of Shei-Pa National Park, at the confluence of Takekan Creek (大嵙崁溪)and the Baishi Creek (白石溪)near Jianshi, Hsinchu, Jianshi town. The Takekan, the larger of the two is sometimes considered part of the main stem. It flows north through a narrow gorge and receives the major tributaries of Sanguang Creek (三光溪), Lala Creek (拉拉溪), and Xibuqiao Creek (西布喬溪) from the east. At the Dongyanshan (East Eye Mountain) Recreation Area ...
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Xindian District
Xindian District () is an inner city district in the southern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Name Xindian's name originated during the Qing Dynasty close to 300 years ago. According to legend, a person named Lin and others came from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. On a mountain road leading to Wulai, they built a small cabin and opened a store selling groceries for the exchange of goods with mountain aborigines. Since the store had no formal name, travelers called it ''Sintiam'' (). An area usually not considered as part of Xindian is ''Ankeng'' (), although it is within the jurisdiction of the district, located in a valley on the west side of the Xindian Creek. It was originally called ''Amkhe'ar'' (), due to luxurious vegetation in the area. However, it was later decided to be indecent and the name was changed to ''Ankeng'' (). History Empire of Japan In 1920, during the period of Japanese rule, the area was established as , Bunsan District, Taihoku Prefecture. Republic of ...
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New Taipei City
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, behind Kaohsiung. New Taipei City neighbours Keelung to the northeast, Yilan County to the southeast, and Taoyuan to the southwest, and completely encloses the city of Taipei. Banqiao District is its municipal seat and biggest commercial area. Before the Spanish and Dutch started arriving in Taiwan and set up small outposts in Tamsui in 1626, the area of present-day New Taipei City was mostly inhabited by Taiwanese indigenous peoples, mainly the Ketagalan people. From the late Qing era, the port of Tamsui was opened up to foreign traders as one of the treaty ports after the Qing dynasty of China signed the Treaty of Tianjin in June 1858. By the 1890s, the port of Tamsui accounted for 63 percent of the overall trade for entire Taiwan, po ...
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Tamsui River
The Tamsui River (alternatively Danshui River, ) is third longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River and Gaoping River, with a total length of , flowing through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan, Taipei and New Taipei City. It is located in northern part of the island. Geography The Tamsui River begins at the confluence of Xindian River and Dahan River at the western boundary of Taipei and New Taipei City, just north of Banqiao District, and flows northward and northwestward, passing the eponymous Tamsui District, then emptying into the Taiwan Strait. Formerly known as the "Dolatok River", it is one of the few rivers in the island that flows along a north–south direction. The river's three tributaries are the Xindian River, Dahan River and Keelung River. The Dahan River is the main tributary and has its headwaters in the Pintian Mountain in Hsinchu County and flows through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City and New Taipei City. As a river system including the Dahan River, the Tamsui ...
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Shuangxi District
Shuangxi District () is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Tourist attractions * Beishi River Historical Trail * Pingxi Historical Trail * Buyan Pavilion * Shuangxi Sanzhong Temple Transportation * TRA Mudan Station * TRA Shuangxi Station See also * New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ... References External links * Districts of New Taipei {{taiwan-geo-stub ...
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