Xinzhuang Sub-city Center ( zh, 新莊副都心) is a national-level rezoning area located on the west side of

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and the north side of

Xinzhuang District Xinzhuang District () is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 413,443 people (2016). History A former name of the area is ''Pulauan'' (). On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was ...

. With a total area of about 100 hectares, Xinzhuang Sub-city Center was designated as the new prime

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, administration center, and transport hub of New Taipei City. Designed in the 2010s and developed from the 2020s onwards, Xinzhuang Sub-city Center complements Xinban Special District, becoming

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spanning both sides of the

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. Important infrastructure, such as

Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, Executive Yuan () is a joint Republic of China government buildings in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The construction of the buildings were completed on 13 June 2013. All of the relevant governm ...

, New Taipei Industrial Park and

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, is located within this area.

Recent Development

In recent years, Xinzhuang Sub-city Center has slowly developed into an urban core with many

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

office towers and commercial facilities. The tallest building in the area is the 42-

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Farglory 95rich, which has a height of and was completed in 2017. The second tallest is the 39-storey

HongWell i-Tower The HongWell i-Tower, or HonHui i-Tower (), is a , 39-storey skyscraper office building located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The building was completed in the first quarter of 2021 and became the sixth tallest building in New Taipe ...

, which has a height of and was completed in 2021. The first mall in the area,

Honhui Plaza Honhui Plaza () is a shopping center in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan that opened on September 26, 2020. It is the largest shopping mall in the district. History * March 31, 2017: Groundbreaking ceremony was held. * March 29, 2019: The b ...

, opened on September 26, 2020 with a total floor area of and 14 floors above ground.

Transportation

Mass Rapid Transit

Exit_1_of_Xinzhuang_Fuduxin_Station_2017-08-23

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* Circular line:

New Taipei Industrial Park metro station New Taipei Industrial Park () is a metro station in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan, served by both the Taoyuan Metro and the Taipei Metro. The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017 with the commencement of operations of th ...

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: **

Xinzhuang Fuduxin metro station Xinzhuang Fuduxin () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located on the border of Xinzhuang and Taishan, New Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This elevated station has two side platforms, and is long and wide. It is only served by commute ...

Road

Provincial Highway 1 * TW PHW64

Provincial Highway 64 * TW PHW65

Provincial Highway 65

Gallery

CBD_of_Xinzhuang_Fuduxin.jpg, Skyscrapers of Xinzhuang Sub-city Center Xinzhuang_Fuduxin.jpg, Xinzhuang_Joint_Office_Tower,_Executive_Yuan_20170728b.jpg,

References

{{reflist Central business districts in Taiwan Economy of New Taipei Planned cities in Taiwan