Tamsui District (
Hokkien
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POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien
Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí'';
Mandarin
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Language
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Pinyin
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: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside
district
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in
New Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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. It is named after the
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 pa ...
; the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the
Taiwan Strait
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The Taiwan Strait is itself a s ...
. Though modest in size (population 184,192), it has a large role in
Taiwanese culture
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.
Name
Historical
Originally settled by the
Ketagalan
Ketagalan or Ketangalan () are a Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese aboriginal people originating in what is now the Taipei Basin. Their Ketagalan language, language has now become extinct.
On 21 March 1996, the road in front of the Presidential O ...
aborigines, the location was called ''Hoba'', meaning "stream's mouth". ''Hoba'' was loaned into
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 70% ...
as ''Hobe''. Historical works in English have referred to the place as "Hobe", "Hobé", or "Hobe Village". The Spanish arrived in the 17th century and called this place ''Casidor'' and the Tamsui River ''Kimalon''. Dutch records have used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to this area but have also referred to another "
Lower Tamsuy" in the south of the island.
In his 1903 book ''The Island of Formosa'', former US diplomat
James W. Davidson
James Wheeler Davidson (14 June 1872 – 18 July 1933) was an American-born Canadian businessman, diplomat, explorer, journalist, and philanthropist. He is remembered for writing ''The Island of Formosa, Past and Present'' (1903), a book on th ...
related that the spelling and pronunciation of the placename () has been given in many variants by "as many so-called authorities. Tamsui, Tamshuy, Tamshui, Tamsoui, Tan-sui, ...". The first variant "Tamsui" is consistent with
Hokkien
The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...
literary readings, and (possibly by chance) is equal to the Church Romanization of an older pronunciation (''Tām-súi'') minus tone markings and hyphen. The variant "Tan-sui", with exception of the hyphen, is consistent with the
romanization of Japanese
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Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Ch ...
. However, the first variant was apparently already well-known circa 1900, and features prominently in two English-language maps of the same era. Furthermore, at that time, the term "Tamsui" was used "in a most liberal way; it may mean the harbor, the river, the village of Hobe,
Twatutia
Dadaocheng is an area in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was also known as Twatutia (a transliteration of the Taiwanese Hokkien ''Tōa-tiū-tiâⁿ''), Daitōtei during Japanese rule, and Tataocheng ( Mandarin) during the Kuomintang era. ...
, or
Banka, and it may mean the whole district."
Modern
From 1950 until the 2010 creation of New Taipei City, Tamsui was officially "Tamsui
Township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
" (;
Hokkien
The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...
POJ: ''Tām-chúi-tìn''; Hokkien
Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí-tìn'') in the former
Taipei County
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 ...
. The spelling "Danshui" (from
Hànyǔ Pīnyīn
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), formerly used officially by the Taiwan government,
Taipei Metro
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, and other sources, is based on the
Mandarin
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Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
pronunciation. Meanwhile, the name "Tamsui" is based on the
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 70% ...
pronunciation. Having long used "Tamsui" as the official English name, the local government of the district informed the
national government in 2011 that "Tamsui" rather than "Danshui" should be used in English.
History
Spanish colony
The
Spanish
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arrived in the area of Tamsui in the 17th century. In the fall of 1629, the Spanish established the first major non-aboriginal settlement comprising the town and mission of
Santo Domingo
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, websi ...
. The Spanish occupied northern
Taiwan
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for the purpose of securing Spanish interests in the
Philippines
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against the
Dutch
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(who were already established in the South of Taiwan by then), the
British
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, and the
Portuguese
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, as well as for facilitating trade with China and Japan.
In 1642, the Spanish were expelled from Taiwan by the Dutch. The Spanish had already abandoned their settlement in Tamsui in 1638 and the Dutch built a new fort which they named Fort Anthonio (after the Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company Anthonio van Diemen). It is today known as ''
Angmo Siaa'' () and is the main building of the
Fort San Domingo
Fort Santo Domingo is a historical fortress in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was originally a wooden fort built in 1628 by the Spanish Empire, who named it "Fort Santo Domingo". However, the fort was then destroyed by the Spani ...
museum complex. In addition to "pacifying" the aboriginal tribes in the area, the Dutch also encouraged the immigration and settlement of the area by
Han Chinese
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, as well as expanding the production and trade of
sulfur
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, animal skins, and other indigenous resources.
The Dutch left Fort Zeelandia in Taiwan in 1662 following their defeat by
Koxinga
Zheng Chenggong, Prince of Yanping (; 27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), better known internationally as Koxinga (), was a Ming loyalist general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern ...
at the
Siege of Fort Zeelandia
The siege of Fort Zeelandia () of 1661–1662 ended the Dutch East India Company's rule over Taiwan and began the Kingdom of Tungning's rule over the island.
Prelude
From 1623 to 1624 the Dutch had been at war with Ming China over the Pescadore ...
, who continued the policy of increasing
Han Chinese
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immigration until the surrender of his grandson
Zheng Keshuang
Zheng Keshuang, Prince of Yanping (; 13 August 1670 – 22 September 1707), courtesy name Shihong, art name Huitang, was the third and last ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in the 17th century. He was the second son of Zheng Jing and a ...
to the
Qing Dynasty
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in 1683. In 1668, the Dutch left
Keelung
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...
after getting harassed by aboriginals from Tamsui.
Qing dynasty
Because of its proximity to
mainland China
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, as well as its location in a natural harbor, Tamsui quickly became a major fishing and trade port. The Qing naval patrol also established an outpost in Tamsui in 1808. In 1862, the
Qing
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government opened Tamsui to foreign trade under the terms of the
Treaty of Tientsin
The Treaty of Tientsin, also known as the Treaty of Tianjin, is a collective name for several documents signed at Tianjin (then Postal Map Romanization, romanized as Tientsin) in June 1858. The Qing Empire, Qing dynasty, Russian Empire, Secon ...
, exporting
tea
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,
camphor
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,
sulfur
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,
coal
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Coal is formed when dea ...
,
opium
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, and dyes. By the mid-19th century Tamsui had become the largest port in
Taiwan
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, boasting a sizable foreign population as well as a
British
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* British English, ...
consulate at Fort Santo Domingo.
Canadian
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medical doctor and missionary
George Leslie Mackay
George Leslie Mackay 偕瑞理 or 馬偕 ''Má-kai'' (21 March 1844 – 2 June 1901) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary. He was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Taiwan (then Formosa), serving with the Canadian Presbyterian Mis ...
arrived in Tamsui on 9 March 1872, proceeding to establish Taiwan's first hospitals in Western medicine and formal educational facilities, including Oxford College (now part of
Aletheia University
Aletheia University (after Greek ἀλήθεια, 'truth') () is a private university in Tamsui, New Taipei City and Madou, Tainan in Taiwan. It was founded by George Leslie Mackay as Oxford College. It has close links to the Presbyterian Chu ...
), the oldest European-style higher-education institution in Taiwan by some measure.
During the
Sino-French War
The Sino-French War (, french: Guerre franco-chinoise, vi, Chiến tranh Pháp-Thanh), also known as the Tonkin War and Tonquin War, was a limited conflict fought from August 1884 to April 1885. There was no declaration of war. The Chinese arm ...
the French attempted an invasion of Taiwan during the
Keelung Campaign.
Liu Mingchuan
Liu Ming-chuan (1836–1896), courtesy name Xingsan, lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was born in Hefei, Anhui. Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion at an early age, and worked closely with Zeng Guofan and Li Hongz ...
, who was leading the defence of Taiwan, recruited Aboriginals to serve alongside the Chinese soldiers in fighting against the French. The French were defeated at the
Battle of Tamsui
The Battle of Tamsui, Danshui, or Hobe (2–8 October 1884) was a significant French defeat by the Qing dynasty at Tamsui on Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign of the Sino-French War.
Background
The battle of Tamsui was part of the Keelu ...
, and the Qing forces pinned the French down at Keelung in an eight-month-long campaign before the French withdrew.
In 1884, the harbour of Tamsui was blockaded by the
French Navy
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under the command of Admiral
Amédée Courbet
Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet (26 June 1827 – 11 June 1885) was a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86) and the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885).
Early year ...
, during the
Sino-French War
The Sino-French War (, french: Guerre franco-chinoise, vi, Chiến tranh Pháp-Thanh), also known as the Tonkin War and Tonquin War, was a limited conflict fought from August 1884 to April 1885. There was no declaration of war. The Chinese arm ...
. The French were defeated at the
Battle of Tamsui
The Battle of Tamsui, Danshui, or Hobe (2–8 October 1884) was a significant French defeat by the Qing dynasty at Tamsui on Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign of the Sino-French War.
Background
The battle of Tamsui was part of the Keelu ...
by the Chinese and, according to traditional accounts, with the divine assistance of the Goddess
Mazu
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.
Japanese rule
By the time Taiwan was ceded to Japan following the end of the
Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Tamsui's position as a seaport was beginning to wane due to the accumulation of sediments in the
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 pa ...
. By the 20th century, most of Tamsui's port operations had moved to
Keelung
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...
, and the local economy had switched primarily to
agriculture
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. However, public infrastructure construction projects by the Japanese led to Tamsui's rise as a local administrative and cultural center.
In the early years of
Japanese rule (1895–1945), the population of the city was nearly 6,000. From 1920, under the prefecture system, Tamsui 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, ...
.
Post-war
Following the end of
World War II
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in 1945, Tamsui reverted to being a small fishing town as
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Taipei County
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 ...
. With the expansion of nearby
Taipei City
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the Capital city, capital and a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Regions of Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of t ...
, Tamsui slowly became a center for tourism along Taiwan's northwest coast. In the last ten years, the city has become popular as a suburb of Taipei in the local real estate market.
Following the completion of the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
's
Tamsui Line in 1997, the town experienced a sharp increase in tourist traffic, reflected in the completion of several riverside parks, the growth of open-air markets specializing in traditional handicrafts and street-stall snacks, the construction of a
fisherman's wharf, and the increase in passenger ferries traversing across and along the river.
Administrative divisions
Tamsui District administers forty-two
urban villages ().
Climate
Education
*
Aletheia University
Aletheia University (after Greek ἀλήθεια, 'truth') () is a private university in Tamsui, New Taipei City and Madou, Tainan in Taiwan. It was founded by George Leslie Mackay as Oxford College. It has close links to the Presbyterian Chu ...
*
St. John's University
*
Tamkang University
Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 ...
*
Taipei College of Maritime Technology
*
New Taipei Municipal Tam-Shui Vocational High School
New Taipei Municipal Tam-Shui Vocational High School was founded in 1985.
In 2013 it was converted to the local government, New Taipei City, and was named New Taipei Municipal Tam-Shui Vocational High School.
The campus covers 12.48 hectares. ...
*
New Taipei Municipal Zhuwei High School
*
Tamshui Junior High School
The New Taipei Tamshui Junior High School () is a junior high school in Tamsui District, 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 i ...
Tourist attractions
*
Drop of Water Memorial Hall
*
Former British Merchant Warehouse
The Former British Merchant Warehouse () is a historical warehouse in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The area used to be a warehouse to store tea-related products by the British tea merchants. It was then later bought by Shell Oil ...
*
Fort San Domingo
Fort Santo Domingo is a historical fortress in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was originally a wooden fort built in 1628 by the Spanish Empire, who named it "Fort Santo Domingo". However, the fort was then destroyed by the Spani ...
*
Hobe Fort
Hobe Fort or Huwei Fort is a historical fort located near Fort Santo Domingo, in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
History
In the 1880s Imperial China (Qing dynasty) and France fought a war over an area that is today ...
*
Museum of Tamsui Fishiegoodies
*
Tamsui Art Gallery
The Tamsui Art Gallery (TAG; ) is an arts center in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The site of the art gallery used to be four Japanese-style dormitories located side by side. The art gallery was opened in 2011.
Architecture
The ...
*
Tamsui Church
*
Tamsui Customs Officers' Residence
*
Tamsui Customs Wharf
The Tamsui Customs Wharf () is a wharf in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Until today, this is the only remaining pier in Taiwan built by the Qing Dynasty and being used as naval base today.
History
In 1861, Qing Dynasty established a cus ...
*
Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf
The Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf (), officially the Tamsui Second Fishing Harbor (), is a major fishing harbor and a scenic spot on the right bank of the Tamsui River estuary, at the western tip of Tamsui District
Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ ...
* Tamsui Fuyou Temple
*
Tamsui Historical Museum
The Tamsui Historical Museum () is a museum in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The museum building used to be the British consulate. The museum was established in 2005 by the Taipei County Government.
Transportation
The museum ...
*
Tamsui Lover's Bridge
The Tamsui Lover's Bridge () is a bridge in Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf, Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The bridge was opened on 14 February 2003.
Architecture
The shape of the white-colored bridge resembles the mast and rigging of ...
* Tamsui Lungshan Temple
*
Tamsui Meteorological Observatory
*
Tamsui Old Street
The Tamsui Old Street () is a street in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Features
The street is lined with shops selling traditional pastries, A-gei, Iron egg, Iron Eggs, Fish ball, fish balls, fried fish crackers.
There are also prominent ...
* Tamsui Qingshui Temple
* Tamsui Qingshui Deity's Grand Procession, on 6th day of 5th lunar month, an important fiesta for Tamsui District
*
Tamsui Red Castle
The Tamsui Red Castle () is a 19th-century mansion in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The building was originally called Daguanlo and was planned in 1895 and built in 1899 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule of Tai ...
*
Teng Feng Fish Ball Museum
The Teng Feng Fish Ball Museum () is a food museum about fish balls in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The museum was established in 2004.
Architecture
The museum building is divided into two exhibition halls. The first exhibition ...
Transportation
Taipei Metro
*
Tamsui Station
Tamsui () is a metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is the terminal station of the . The location of the station can be traced back to the same-named station of the now-defunct Tamsui railway line. Tamsui station is the ...
*
Hongshulin Station
*
Zhuwei Station
Light rail
*
Danhai light rail
Sister city
*
Chico, California
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,
U.S.
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– 1985
Notable natives
*
Joe Hung
Joe Hung (; February 15, 1932 – February 20, 2018) was a Taiwanese journalist, diplomat, and translator. He served as a foreign correspondent for the Central News Agency (Taiwan), Central News Agency (CNA) from 1974 until 1989, as well as the ...
,
representative
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* Legislator, som ...
to Italy (1993–2000)
*
Tu Tsung-ming, former physician
Gallery
File:Tamsui 2.jpg, A French sketch of Tamsui in 1893
File:At the Tamsui Port ca. 1970.jpg, Tamsui Port, circa 1970
File:淡水鄞山寺.jpg, The Yinshan Temple in Tamsui, 2018
File:Tamsui Harbor, by Li Mei-shu.jpg, Tamsui Harbor (Li Mei-shu
Li Mei-shu () (13 March 1902 – 6 February 1983) was a Taiwanese painter, sculptor, and politician. Born to an upper-class family in Sankakuyū (), Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Sanxia District, New Taipei City).
Education
Li Meishu began to ...
, 1930)
File:Tamsui by Chen Chengpuo.jpg, Tamsui (Tan Ting-pho
Tan Teng-pho (; 2 February 1895 – 25 March 1947), was a Taiwanese painter and politician. In 1926, his oil painting '' Street of Chiayi'' was featured in the seventh in Japan, which was the first time a Taiwanese artist's work could be d ...
, 1935) – 91 × 116.5 cm – Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
File:Ni Jianghuai 1936.jpg, Tamsui Church (Ni Chiang-huai, 1936) – Paper, watercolor – 49.5 × 66 cm – Taipei Museum of Fine Arts
File:Danshui waterfront.jpg, Tamsui waterfront at sunset
File:Tamsui Long Pier-1.JPG, The sunset in front of the Long Pier of Tamsui
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History section retrieved and translated fro
Tamsui District office website
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Tamsui Historic MuseumWhy Tamsui people are called Tamsuian?Tamsui Travel Guide
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