Sanzhi District () is a rural
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
in northern
New Taipei
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, b ...
,
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 no ...
. It is notable as the hometown of the former president
Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under Constitution of the Republic of China, the 1947 C ...
.
History
During the
period of Japanese rule, , and was governed under 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, ...
.
Administrative divisions
The district administers thirteen urban villages:
*Baxian (), Putou (), Guzhuang (), Xinzhuang (), Puping (), Maochang
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] (), Hengshan (), Xiban (), Houcuo (), Fude (), Yuanshan (), Dianzi () and Xinghua () Village.
Education
*
Mackay Medical College
*
New Taipei Municipal Sanzhi Junior High School
Tourist attractions
*
Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum
The Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum () is a museum in Sanzhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The museum opened on 31 December 1996, two years before the death of its namesake, the puppeteer Li Tien-lu. The museum was reopened on ...
Transportation
The main road route through Sanzhi is the
Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.
Notable natives
*
Chiang Wen-yeh
Chiang Wen-yeh or Jiang Wenye (, June 11, 1910 – October 24, 1983) was a Taiwanese composer, active mainly in Japan and later in China. While often known in the West by renditions of his Chinese name, the three Chinese characters that form his ...
, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the
People's Republic of China
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*
Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under Constitution of the Republic of China, the 1947 C ...
, former
ROC president
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, spiritual leader of the
Taiwan Solidarity Union
The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence, and is affiliated with the Taiwanese localization movement. It was officially founded on 12 August 2001 and is considered part of the Pan- ...
*
Lu Hsiu-yi
Lu Hsiu-yi () was a Taiwanese politician and member of the Legislative Yuan.
Early life
On May 22, 1941, Lu was born in Taiwan while it was under control of Empire of Japan.
At age 6, Lu's father died. As a result, the income of his family d ...
, former
Democratic Progressive Party
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politician and member of the
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
*
Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President
Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under Constitution of the Republic of China, the 1947 C ...
*
Tu Tsung-ming
Tu Tsung-ming (, ja, Tō Sōmē), was the first Doctor of Medical Sciences (equivalent to Ph.D.) of Taiwan. He was born in Tamsui in 1893, trained as a physician at Taiwan Governor's Medical School, and received his doctorate degree from Kyoto Im ...
, founder of
Kaohsiung Medical University
The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU; ) is a private medical school located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The university was originally established as Kaohsiung Medical College in 1954 by the former mayor of Kaohsiung City, ...
and the first Taiwanese
PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
Entertainment
* '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series
* '' Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic
* Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group
** Ph.D. (Ph.D. al ...
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, b ...
References
External links
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Abandoned San-Chih UFO Houses in Google MapAbandoned San-Chih UFO Houses on Flickr
{{Districts in Taiwan
Districts of New Taipei