Bali District () is a suburban

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in northwestern

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. In

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...

, it was known as ''Pat-lí-hun'' (八里坌) during the rule of the

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History

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Based on examinations of

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it is believed that the ancient settlement of Shihsanhang was one of the wealthiest in Taiwan, it was only one of two communities in prehistoric Taiwan to master

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. The ironware they produced was traded throughout Taiwan. During the period of Japanese rule, Bali was called , and was governed under Tamsui District of

Taihoku Prefecture Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, ...

. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Bali became a rural township of

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. On 25 December 2010, it became a

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Administrative divisions

Bali District administers ten urban villages:, Chinese version

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Education

Bali district has one high school, one municipal middle school, and five elementary schools, including the New Taipei Municipal DaKan Elementary School.

Tourist attractions

* Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology *

Sustainable Development Education Center The Sustainable Development Education Center () is an Museum education, educational center in Bali District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The organization of the center was created in March 2007 and the center was opened in January 2008. Archit ...

* Wazihwei Nature Reserve * Bali Old Street * Bali Left Bank Park * Bali Sailing Pier * Shisanhang Cultural Park * New Taipei City Archeology Park * Bali Shanggang Park (八里商港公園) * Danjiang Bridge Vision Pavilion

Transportation

Port of Taipei The Port of Taipei or Taipei Harbor () is a port in Bali District, New Taipei, Taiwan, and is the country's newest international port. Phase I of the project was initiated by Port of Tamsui in 1993 and completed in 1998. Government and private in ...

* Provincial Highways 15, 61 and 64, and City Route 105 * Bali Ferryboat Wharf * Bali light rail (Expected to open in 2024 at the earliest)

References

External links

* {{Coord, 25, 09, N, 121, 24, E, display=title, region:TW_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Districts of New Taipei Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages