![Xizhi District Administration Center 20120804](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Xizhi_District_Administration_Center_20120804.jpg)
Xizhi () is an inner city
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, subdivisions o ...
in eastern
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, be ...
in northern
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 nort ...
, and is located between
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 ...
and
Keelung City
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 ...
. Compared to most districts in eastern New Taipei, which are very sparsely populated, Xizhi is one of the more populated districts in New Taipei, with a population of 204,691 people as of August 2022.
Xizhi grew quickly during the 1980s and 1990s, and is home to many of Taiwan's major electronics companies, such as
Acer,
Garmin
Garmin Ltd. (shortened to Garmin, stylized as GARMIN, and formerly known as ProNav) is an American, Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas, United States, with headquart ...
(Asia),
Coiler,
Lanner Electronics and
DFI
DFI (Diamond Flower Inc) is a Taiwanese industrial computer company with headquarters in Taipei. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells industrial motherboard, industrial PCs, System-on-Module, industrial displays, and ODM/OEM services. ...
.
Name origin
The district's old name ''Tsui-tng-ka'' () refers to the fact that the tide from the
Keelung River
The Keelung River () is a river in northern Taiwan.
The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-northwest of the town of Jingtong in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, flows down to a rift valley and then flows ENE to Sandiaoling. Then i ...
stops at Xizhi and goes back to the sea. During
Japanese rule, the place name was changed to and was under Shichisei District,
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, ...
. This is the source of the current name.
History
The area was originally called Kypanas (
Basay: ''Kippanas'') () by the
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
Ketagalan people
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 Live ...
.
In 1758, Han immigrants built a settlement () near the area.
In 1920, during the
Japanese rule, the place was organized as Shiodome Town, Shichisei District,
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
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 northeast ...
, Xizhi was established as an urban township of Taipei County. It was upgraded to a
county-administered city on 1 July 1999. On 25 December 2010, it became a
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, subdivisions o ...
of
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, be ...
.
Geography and location
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Xizhi is located in the Keelung River valley between
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
and
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 ...
, which is an important transportation corridor. The old Jukando Highway and passed through here during the Japanese period. Currently both north–south freeways (
National Highway 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbere ...
and
National Highway 3) as well as the
West Coast Line railroad pass through Xizhi.
A
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 ...
(Taipei Rapid Transit System) route is planned for Xizhi.
Xizhi suffered from periodic flooding due to
typhoon
A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere. This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for a ...
s, before a
levee
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually soil, earthen and that often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to ...
was completed along the
Keelung River
The Keelung River () is a river in northern Taiwan.
The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-northwest of the town of Jingtong in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, flows down to a rift valley and then flows ENE to Sandiaoling. Then i ...
in 2002.
Economy
Many of Taiwan's electronics companies are headquartered in Xizhi, such as:
*
Acer Group
Acer Inc. ( ) is a Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation specializing in advanced electronics technology, headquartered in Xizhi, New Taipei City. Its products include desktop PCs, laptop PCs ( clamshells, 2-in-1s, co ...
, an international computer company
*
Coiler Corporation, a telecommunications company
*
Lanner Electronics Inc., a company making computer parts, network appliance platforms, and
motherboard
A motherboard (also called mainboard, main circuit board, mb, mboard, backplane board, base board, system board, logic board (only in Apple computers) or mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expand ...
s
*
DFI
DFI (Diamond Flower Inc) is a Taiwanese industrial computer company with headquarters in Taipei. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells industrial motherboard, industrial PCs, System-on-Module, industrial displays, and ODM/OEM services. ...
(Diamond Flower Inc.), a company making computer motherboards
Garmin's largest operating subsidiary,
Garmin
Garmin Ltd. (shortened to Garmin, stylized as GARMIN, and formerly known as ProNav) is an American, Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas, United States, with headquart ...
(Asia) Corporation, has its main office in Xizhi District.
Matsusei
Sung Ching Commercial Co., Ltd (), doing business as Matsusei Supermarket () was a grocery store chain in Taiwan. The company head office was in Xizhi District, New Taipei City.
As of 2004, Matsusei had 80 stores. On Saturday May 22, 2004 it opene ...
, a Taiwanese supermarket chain, also has its headquarters in Xizhi.
Farglory U-Town
The Farglory U-Town () is a skyscraper complex located in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The complex comprises four skyscraper buildings completed in 2015, with a total floor area of . The tallest of the four buildings is Towers B and C, whic ...
, a commerce center with multiple functions, such as entertainment, business, and dining areas, was built by Farglory Group (遠雄企業), and was completed at the end of 2014. It is located in one of the most convenient and centralized areas of the whole Xizhi District. Around U-Town, there are hypermarkets, such as Carrefour and Costco, international computer companies, such as Acer, and retailer of consumer electronics and entertainment software, such as TK3C. There are 1482 units in total within 37 stories along with underground 7 floors.
" Among those units, B1 is designed as a public food court, 1F~3F house international designers branding department store, and 4F is a fitness center. The remaining floors also include the lobby, Farglory Museum, a spa, swimming pool, business meeting rooms as well as offices.
Before several electronic companies moved to Xizhi, the district, like the nearby
Pinglin District, Pinglin, was known for the production of
Baozhong tea
Baozhong tea, sometimes romanized as pouchong, is a lightly oxidized tea, twist shape, with floral notes, and usually not roasted, somewhere between green tea and what is usually considered oolong tea, though often classified with the latter due ...
.
Tourist attractions
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Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery
The Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery (, sometimes romanized as ''Wuchih'') is Taiwan's most prominent military cemetery. The cemetery is located on Wuzhi Mountain () at an elevation of in Xizhi, New Taipei City and borders Taipei City's Neihu Di ...
*
Xizhi Gongbei Temple
The Xizhi Gongbei Temple () is a traditional Taoist temple located on Sanxiu Mountain in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Zhenren Lü Dongbin, known locally as ''Hianggong'' (), is the principal Deity worshiped at Xizhi Gongbei Temple. Every y ...
Transportation
![TRA Sijhih Station East Entrance 20080803](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/TRA_Sijhih_Station_East_Entrance_20080803.jpg)
*
TRA Tra or TRA may refer to:
Biology
* TRA (gene), in humans encodes the protein T-cell receptor alpha locus
* Tra (gene), in ''Drosophila melanogaster'' encodes the protein female-specific protein transformer
* Tra gene, a transfer gene
* Triple rele ...
Wudu Station
Wudu () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The station was opened on 1 June 1902, during Japanese rule. The station is now mostly used by commuters ...
*
TRA Tra or TRA may refer to:
Biology
* TRA (gene), in humans encodes the protein T-cell receptor alpha locus
* Tra (gene), in ''Drosophila melanogaster'' encodes the protein female-specific protein transformer
* Tra gene, a transfer gene
* Triple rele ...
Xizhi Station
*
TRA Tra or TRA may refer to:
Biology
* TRA (gene), in humans encodes the protein T-cell receptor alpha locus
* Tra (gene), in ''Drosophila melanogaster'' encodes the protein female-specific protein transformer
* Tra gene, a transfer gene
* Triple rele ...
Xike Station
Xike () is a railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. Located near Xizhi's technology park, it experiences heavy traffic during the morning and early evening rush hours.
Construction
Construction started in June 2005 an ...
Planned (
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 ...
Minsheng–Xizhi line
The Minsheng–Xizhi or the Sky Blue line (Code: SB) of Taipei Metro is a planned line on 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, ...
)
*
Metro Taipei Zhangshuwan station
*
Metro Taipei Xizhi Tech. Park station
*
Metro Taipei Xizhi station
Notable natives
*
Chen Zhiqi
Chen Zhiqi ( Chinese: 陳植棋 16 January 1906 - 13 April 1931, aged 25) was a Taiwanese painter.
Early life
Born and raised in ''Sui-teng-ka'' (modern-day Xizhi District, Taipei), Chen Zhiqi was a forthright and bold person by nature, with n ...
, painter
*
Huang Kuo-chang
Huang Kuo-chang (, born ) is a Taiwanese politician, activist, legal scholar, researcher and writer. He is one of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement and joined the New Power Party shortly afterwards. He served as leader of the par ...
, leader of the
New Power Party
The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, and advocates for universal human rights, civil and political liberties, as well as Taiwan independenc ...
(2015–2019)
*
Shen Fa-hui, 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 ...
(2005–2008)
*
Yang Chao-hsiang
Yang Chao-hsiang (; born 5 November 1947) is a Taiwanese politician and educator currently serving as President of Fo Guang University. Previously he served as Minister of Examination from 2008 to 2010, Minister of Education from 1999 to 2000, ...
,
Minister of Education (1999–2000)
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, be ...
References
External links
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