Jinshan District () is a rural
district
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on the coast in northern
New Taipei,
Taiwan. The district draws many visitors each year because of its
hot springs
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and its proximity to
Chin Pao San and the
Ju Ming Museum
The Juming Museum () is a museum in Jinshan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It displays the works of Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming.
History
Initially purchased the building and the surrounding wasteland area for his personal art works collecti ...
. The district is home to the
Dharma Drum Buddhist College
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, an institution of higher learning founded by
Dharma Drum Mountain
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monastics devoted to the principles of
Zen Buddhism
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.
Name Origin
This area was originally a
Ketagalan
Ketagalan or Ketangalan () are a Taiwanese aboriginal people originating in what is now the Taipei Basin. Their language has now become extinct.
On 21 March 1996, the road in front of the Presidential Office Building was renamed from "Long Liv ...
settlement, called "Ki-ppare" (
Basay: Quimourije), meaning "bumper harvest". This was later adapted as ''Kimpauli'' (金包里; ), the choice of characters perhaps influenced by the discovery of golden dust in the Sulfur creeks. In 1920 during
Japanese rule, the area was renamed Kanayama Village (金山庄), Kīrun District (基隆郡),
Taihoku Prefecture
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.
Qingshui Wetland
Adjacent to Jinshan town at the north-west is a lowland
wetland formed by alluvial deposits from Sulphur Creek (磺溪), Xishi Creek (西勢溪) and Qingshui Creek (清水溪). It is the last resting point in Taiwan for many migratory birds heading north during Spring and the first in the country for those heading south during Autumn.
It has also served as habitat for rare vagrants such as the critically endangered
Siberian Crane
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(''Leucogeranus leucogeranus'')
and endangered
Red-Crowned Crane (''Grus japonensis'').
Geography
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Area
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: 49.21 km
2
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Population: 22,400 people (2014)
Education
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Jinshan Senior High School (grades 7-12)
* Jinshan Elementary School
* Zhongjiao National Elementary School
* Sanhe National Elementary School
* Jinmeimin Elementary School
Tourist attractions
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Chin Pao San
*
Ju Ming Museum
The Juming Museum () is a museum in Jinshan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It displays the works of Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming.
History
Initially purchased the building and the surrounding wasteland area for his personal art works collecti ...
*
Twin Candlestick Islets
*
Yangmingshan National Park
Notable natives
*
Lee Hong-chi, actor
See also
*
New Taipei
References
External links
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{{Districts in Taiwan
Districts of New Taipei