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Bitan (), historically called Shi-Bitan (), is a tourist spot in
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, ...
,
New Taipei,
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 nort ...
. "Bitan" literally means "green lake", referring to where the
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 Be ...
widens to form the lake. There is a well-known
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
that is used only by pedestrians. The bridge can be seen on the crest of Xindian. There are many restaurants, carnival activities, and
pedal boats in the area.
Transportation
Bitan can easily be reached via Taipei's
metro
Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to:
Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
Public transport
* Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...
system. The lake is walking distance southwest of the
Xindian Station (south terminal station of the green line).
See also
*
New Taipei
References
Landforms of New Taipei
Tourist attractions in New Taipei
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