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Tamsui District

Tamsui District[1][2][3][4] (Hokkien POJ: Tām-chúi; Hokkien Tâi-lô: Tām-tsuí; Mandarin Pinyin: Dànshuǐ) is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait. Though modest in size (population 184,192), it has a large role in Taiwanese culture.

Tamsui
淡水區
Tansui, Danshuei, Tanshui, Danshui
Tamsui District
Skyline of Tamsui District in 2013
Tamsui District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°10′19″N 121°26′38″E / 25.17194°N 121.44389°E / 25.17194; 121.44389Coordinates: 25°10′19″N 121°26′38″E / 25.17194°N 121.44389°E / 25.17194; 121.44389
Country Republic of China
Special municipalityNew Taipei City, Taiwan
Area
 • Total70.65 km2 (27.28 sq mi)
Population
 (May 2022)
 • Total184,192
 • Density2,299/km2 (5,950/sq mi)
Time zone+8
Websitewww.tamsui.ntpc.gov.tw/en.php
Tamsui
Tamsui District office
Chinese淡水
PostalTamsui
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDànshuǐ
Bopomofoㄉㄢˋ   ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhDannshoei
Wade–GilesTan4-shui3
Tongyong PinyinDànshuěi
Yale RomanizationDànshwěi
MPS2Dànshuěi
IPA[tân.ʂwèɪ]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳTham-súi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDaam6-sui2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTām-chúi
Tâi-lôTām-tsuí
Hobe
Traditional Chinese滬尾

Name

Historical

Originally settled by the Ketagalan aborigines, the location was called Hoba, meaning "stream's mouth". Hoba was loaned into Taiwanese Hokkien as Hobe. Historical works in English have referred to the place as "Hobe",[5] "Hobé",[6] or "Hobe Village".[7] 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.[8]

In his 1903 book The Island of Formosa, former US diplomat James W. Davidson related that the spelling and pronunciation of the placename (淡水) has been given in many variants by "as many so-called authorities. Tamsui, Tamshuy, Tamshui, Tamsoui, Tan-sui, ...".[6] The first variant "Tamsui" is consistent with Hokkien literary readings,[9][10] and (possibly by chance) is equal to the Church Romanization of an older pronunciation (Tām-súi)[11] minus tone markings and hyphen. The variant "Tan-sui", with exception of the hyphen, is consistent with the romanization of Japanese. However, the first variant was apparently already well-known circa 1900,[12] and features prominently in two English-language maps of the same era.[13] 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, or Banka, and it may mean the whole district."[14]

Modern

From 1950 until the 2010 creation of New Taipei City, Tamsui was officially "Tamsui Township" (Chinese: 淡水鎮; Hokkien POJ: Tām-chúi-tìn; Hokkien Tâi-lô: Tām-tsuí-tìn) in the former Taipei County. The spelling "Danshui" (from Hànyǔ Pīnyīn Dànshuǐ), formerly used officially by the Taiwan government, Taipei Metro, and other sources, is based on the Mandarin pronunciation. Meanwhile, the name "Tamsui" is based on the Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation. Having long used "Tamsui" as the official English name,[citation needed] the local government of the district informed the national government in 2011 that "Tamsui" rather than "Danshui" should be used in English.

History

 
1626 Map of Keelung and Tamsui Harbor

Spanish colony

The Spanish 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. The Spanish occupied northern Taiwan for the purpose of securing Spanish interests in the Philippines against the Dutch (who were already established in the South of Taiwan by then), the British, and the Portuguese, 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 (Chinese: 紅毛城; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng-mn̂g-siâⁿ; lit. 'red-hair fortress') and is the main building of the Fort San Domingo 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, as well as expanding the production and trade of sulfur, animal skins, and other indigenous resources.

The Dutch left Fort Zeelandia in Taiwan in 1662 following their defeat by Koxinga at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia, who continued the policy of increasing Han Chinese immigration until the surrender of his grandson Zheng Keshuang to the Qing Dynasty in 1683. In 1668, the Dutch left Keelung after getting harassed by aboriginals from Tamsui.[15]

Qing dynasty

 
Tamsui (淡水)

Because of its proximity to mainland China, 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 government opened Tamsui to foreign trade under the terms of the Treaty of Tientsin, exporting tea, camphor, sulfur, coal, opium, and dyes. By the mid-19th century Tamsui had become the largest port in Taiwan, boasting a sizable foreign population as well as a British consulate at Fort Santo Domingo.[16][17]

 
Tamsui in 1895.

Canadian medical doctor and missionary George Leslie Mackay 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), the oldest European-style higher-education institution in Taiwan by some measure.

During the Sino-French War the French attempted an invasion of Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign. Liu Mingchuan, 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, 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 under the command of Admiral Amédée Courbet, during the Sino-French War.[18] The French were defeated at the Battle of Tamsui by the Chinese and, according to traditional accounts, with the divine assistance of the Goddess Mazu.

Japanese rule

 
Map of Tamsui (labeled as Tansui) and surrounding area (1944)

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. By the 20th century, most of Tamsui's port operations had moved to Keelung, and the local economy had switched primarily to agriculture. 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.[19] From 1920, under the prefecture system, Tamsui was called Tamsui Town (淡水街), and was governed under Tamsui District of Taihoku Prefecture.

Post-war

 
Map including Tamsui (labeled as Tan-shui (Tansui) 淡水) (1950)

Following the end of World War II in 1945, Tamsui reverted to being a small fishing town as township of Taipei County. With the expansion of nearby Taipei City, 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'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 ().[20]

Division Chinese[20][21] Romanization
(from Tongyong Pinyin)[22][23]
Romanization
(from Hanyu Pinyin)[24][23]
Romanization
(from Wade–Giles)
Population (2010)[20]
Urban
villages
中和里 Jhonghe[25] Zhonghe[26] Chung-ho[27] 693
屯山里 Tunshan Tunshan 1,229
賢孝里 Siansiao Xianxiao Hsien-hsiao 1,736
興仁里 Singren Xingren Hsing-jen 1,749
蕃薯里 Fanshu Fanshu Fan-shu 1,076
義山里 Yishan Yishan I-shan 2,820
忠山里 Jhongshan Zhongshan Chung-shan 1,026
崁頂里 Kanding Kanding K’an-ting 2,632
埤島里 Pidao Pidao P’i-tao 1,312
新興里 Sinsing Xinxing Hsin-hsing 6,547
水碓里 Shueiduei[28] Shuidui Shui-tui 6,304
北投里 Beitou Beitou Pei-t’ou 5,779
水源里 Shueiyuan Shuiyuan Shui-yüan 2,516
忠寮里 Jhongliao Zhongliao Chung-liao 1,354
樹興里 Shusing Shuxing Shu-hsing 1,165
坪頂里 Pingding Pingding P’ing-ting 1,411
福德里 Fude Fude Fu-te 6,574
竹圍里 Jhuwei Zhuwei Chu-wei 6,322
民生里 Minsheng Minsheng Min-sheng 6,774
八勢里 Bashih Bashi Pa-shih 4,374
竿蓁里 Ganjhen Ganzhen Kan-chen 7,890
鄧公里 Denggong Denggong 6,355
中興里 Jhongsing Zhongxing Chung-hsing 4,613
長庚里 Changgeng Changgeng 1,686
清文里 Cingwun Qingwen 1,320
草東里 Caodong Caodong 901
協元里 Sieyuan Xieyuan 1,749
永吉里 Yongji Yongji 1,018
民安里 Min-an Minan/Min'an 930
新生里 Sinsheng Xinsheng Hsin-sheng 999
文化里 Wunhua Wenhua 2,133
油車里 Youche Youche Yu-ch’e 5,628
沙崙里 Shalun Shalun Sha-lun 3,499
新義里 Sinyi Xinyi Hsin-i 4,658
新春里 Sinchun Xinchun 6,870
新民里 Sinmin Xinmen Hsin-min 4,960
正德里 Jhengde Zhengde Cheng-te 4,482
北新里 Beisin Beixin Pei-hsin 2,907
民權里 Mincyuan Minquan Min-ch’uan/Min-ch’üan 3,940
幸福里 Singfu Xingfu Hsing-fu 4,742
學府里 Syuefu Xuefu 4,357
大庄里 Dajhuang Dazhuang 4,451

Climate

Climate data for Tamsui District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1)
29.0
(84.2)
31.9
(89.4)
33.6
(92.5)
35.8
(96.4)
37.3
(99.1)
38.8
(101.8)
38.5
(101.3)
37.4
(99.3)
35.8
(96.4)
32.8
(91.0)
30.5
(86.9)
38.8
(101.8)
Average high °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
19.3
(66.7)
21.6
(70.9)
25.4
(77.7)
28.8
(83.8)
31.3
(88.3)
33.3
(91.9)
33.1
(91.6)
30.9
(87.6)
27.1
(80.8)
24.4
(75.9)
20.6
(69.1)
26.2
(79.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
15.7
(60.3)
17.7
(63.9)
21.4
(70.5)
24.7
(76.5)
27.3
(81.1)
29.0
(84.2)
28.7
(83.7)
26.9
(80.4)
23.6
(74.5)
21.0
(69.8)
17.3
(63.1)
22.4
(72.3)
Average low °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9)
13.0
(55.4)
14.7
(58.5)
18.3
(64.9)
21.6
(70.9)
24.2
(75.6)
25.7
(78.3)
25.5
(77.9)
23.8
(74.8)
20.9
(69.6)
18.3
(64.9)
14.6
(58.3)
19.4
(66.9)
Record low °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
3.2
(37.8)
3.1
(37.6)
6.7
(44.1)
13.4
(56.1)
15.4
(59.7)
20.4
(68.7)
19.6
(67.3)
15.5
(59.9)
10.6
(51.1)
7.6
(45.7)
4.2
(39.6)
2.3
(36.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 105.9
(4.17)
148
(5.8)
153.4
(6.04)
157.6
(6.20)
239.8
(9.44)
257.4
(10.13)
119.8
(4.72)
218.3
(8.59)
290.1
(11.42)
165.8
(6.53)
104.2
(4.10)
112.4
(4.43)
2,072.7
(81.57)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.9 13.8 15.2 13.6 12.6 12.2 8.3 10.9 11.8 12.3 12.4 12.5 149.5
Average relative humidity (%) 80.8 82.4 81.0 79.9 79.2 79.9 75.0 76.0 76.1 77.8 78.5 79.0 78.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.1 80.4 92.7 105.9 135.6 155.9 226.9 208.6 171.7 127.5 101.9 84.1 1,574.3
Source: Central Weather Bureau[29][30][31][32][33]

Education

Tourist attractions

 
Fort San Domingo

Transportation

 
MRT Tamsui Station

Taipei Metro

Light rail

Sister city

Notable natives

Gallery

Sources

  • History section retrieved and translated from Tamsui District office website.

Notes

  1. ^ "About Tamsui". Tamsui District Office, New Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 July 2019. Tamsui District
  2. ^ (PDF). Online Translation System of Geographic Name, Ministry of Interior. 16 June 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. 淡水區 Tamsui District 「淡水」依國際通用、 約定俗成方式譯寫
  3. ^ Edward Stanford (1908). Atlas of the Chinese Empire (1 ed.). pp. 2, 13 – via Internet Archive. Tamsui
    {...}
    Tamsui, Formosa . . 25.11 N 121.26 E
  4. ^ Index to Map of China (2 ed.). Shanghai: Far Eastern Geographical Establishment. 1915. p. 86 – via Internet Archive. Tamsui ... ... ... 儋 州 [sic] Formosa ... 臺灣 ... 25.11 N 121.26 E
  5. ^ Davidson (1903), p. 310.
  6. ^ a b Davidson (1903), p. 261.
  7. ^ Davidson (1903), p. 310 (illustration).
  8. ^ Campbell, William (1903). "Explanatory Notes". Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island. London: Kegan Paul. p. 548. OCLC 644323041.
  9. ^ "Entry #824 (水)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  10. ^ Iûⁿ, Ún-giân. 台語線頂字典 [Taiwanese Online Character Dictionary].
  11. ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1899). Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy (2nd ed.). London: Presbyterian church of England. p. 473. OCLC 5516636. OL 25126855M.
  12. ^ Davidson (1903), p. iii: "In later chapters describing the island under Japanese rule, and in the map, the Japanese name is given first, and the Chinese in brackets, with the exception of a few well-known names such as Kelung, Takow, etc., and some English names of islands in the Pescadores." (Note: "Tansui" is not found until the index and is absent from the map)
  13. ^ see, for example:
    • Campbell, William (August 1896). "The island of Formosa: Its past and future". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 12 (8). map. doi:10.1080/00369229608732903.
    • Davidson (1903), map
  14. ^ Davidson (1903), p. 261: "The term Tamsui is used in a most liberal way; it may mean the harbor, the river, the village of Hobe, Twatutia, or Banka, and it may mean the whole district. Properly it is but the name of a river. A resident of Twatutia may likewise describe himself as a residient either of Twatutia, Taipehfu, or Tamsui, and still be quite correct so far as custom goes, although ordinarily the merchants and consuls, whether at Hobe or Twatutia, use Tamsui as their address."
  15. ^ Shepherd (1993), p. 95.
  16. ^ NEVILLE-HADLEY, PETER (2014). "Sleepy Tamsui Once a Thriving Treaty Port". Culture Locker. Meridian Writers’ Group.
  17. ^ The consulate was closed on 13 March 1972 and returned to the authorities in 1980. See Sino-British relations.
  18. ^ Elleman, Bruce A. (2001). Modern Chinese warfare, 1795-1989. Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 9780415214735. Following this setback, the Qing court officially declared war on France on 26 August 1884. On 1 October, Admiral Courbet landed at Jilong with 2,250 men, and the city fell to the French. Chinese forces continued to encircle Jilong throughout the rest of the War. Although a French blockade thwarted all subsequent Chinese efforts to send a fleet to relieve Taiwan, the French troops never succeeded in taking the riverside town of Danshui (Tamsui) in Taiwan's northwestern coastal plain, immediately north of modern-day Taipei. As a result, French control over Taiwan was limited merely to the northern coast. China's central fleet, based in Jiangsu Province, proved unable to break through Admiral Courbet's blockade of Taiwan. Although the south quickly requested assistance from the northern fleet, Li Hongzhang refused to place his own ships in danger. This decision almost guaranteed that China's coastal waters would be dominated by the French.
  19. ^ Takekoshi (1907), p. 200.
  20. ^ a b c 吳明勇 (ed.). 第壹篇 沿革志 (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). pp. 83–84. Retrieved 12 July 2019. 附表 17:2010 年 12 月淡水鎮各里人口統計表{...}42
  21. ^ 107年地方公職人員選舉 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2019. 中和里 屯山里 賢孝里 興仁里 蕃薯里 義山里 忠山里 崁頂里 埤島里 新興里 水碓里 北投里 水源里 忠寮里 樹興里 坪頂里 福德里 竹圍里 民生里 八勢里 竿蓁里 鄧公里 中興里 長庚里 清文里 草東里 協元里 永吉里 民安里 新生里 文化里 油車里 沙崙里 新義里 新春里 新民里 正德里 北新里 民權里 幸福里 學府里 大庄里
  22. ^ "district+map.pdf" (PDF). Tamsui District Office, New Taipei City Government. Retrieved 12 July 2019. [main]Tunshan Vlg. Siansiao Vlg. Jhonghe Vlg. Singren Vlg. Fanshu Vlg. Yishan Vlg. Jhongshan Vlg. Kanding Vlg. Jhongliao Vlg. Pidao Vlg. Shalun Vlg. Dajhuang Vlg. Sinchun Vlg. Shueiyuan Vlg. Beitou Vlg. Youche Vlg. Sinsing Vlg. Jhongde Vlg. Sinmin Vlg. Shueiduei Vlg. Beisin Vlg. Sinyi Vlg. Wunhua Vlg. Jhongsing Vlg. Syuefu Vlg. Shusing Vlg. Denggong Vlg. Sinfu[sic] Vlg. Ganjhen Vlg. Pingding Vlg. Bashih Vlg. Minsheng Vlg. Jhuwei Vlg. Mingcyuan Vlg. Fude Vlg. [inset] Wunhua Vlg. Sieyuan Vlg. Sinsheng Vlg. Yongji Vlg. Cingwun Vlg. Sinfu Vlg.[mislabeled; should be 'Changgeng Vlg.'] Min-an Vlg. Caodong Vlg. Sinfu[sic] Vlg. (note that the transcription of the map is approximate; the map also includes some blatant errors)
  23. ^ a b "Map of Administrative Districts". Tamsui District Office, New Taipei City Government. Retrieved 12 July 2019. Tamsui Include Tunshan Vlg. Jhonghe Vlg. Siansiao Vlg. Fansh[sic] Vlg.Singren Vlg. Yishan Vlg. Jhongshan Vlg. Kanding Vlg. Pidao Vlg.Jhongliao Vlg.Shueiyuan Vlg. Beitou Vlg. Shalun Vlg.Dazhung[sic] Vlg.Youche Vlg. Xinchun Vlg. Xinxing Vlg. Xinmin Vlg. Wenhua Vlg. Zhengde Vlg.Shuidui Vlg. Xinyi Vlg. Beixin Vlg. Jhongsing Vlg. Syuefu Vlg. Denggog[sic] Vlg. Sinfu Vlg. Shusing Vlg. Ganjhen Vlg. Xleyuan[sic] Vlg. Xinsheng Vlg. Uongli[sic] Vlg. Min-an Vlg. Cingwen Vlg. Changgeng Vlg. Caodong Vlg. pingding[sic] Vlg. Bashih Vlg. Minsheng Vlg. Jhuwei Vlg. Minocyuan[sic] Vlg. Fude Vlg. (note that the list includes some blatant errors)
  24. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2019. Zhonghe Vil. Tunshan Vil. Xianxiao Vil. Xingren Vil. Fanshu Vil. Yishan Vil. Zhongshan Vil. Kanding Vil. Beidao Vil. Xinxing Vil. Shuidui Vil. Beitou Vil. Shuiyuan Vil. Zhongliao Vil. Shuxing Vil. Pingding Vil. Fude Vil. Zhuwei Vil. Minsheng Vil. Bashi Vil. Ganzhen Vil. Denggong Vil. Zhongxing Vil. Zhanggeng[sic] Vil. Qingwen Vil. Caotung[sic] Vil. Xieyuan Vil. Yongji Vil. Minan Vil. Xinsheng Vil. Wenhua Vil. Youju[sic] Vil. Shalun Vil. Xinyi Vil. Xinchun Vil. Xinmin Vil. Zhengde Vil. Beixin Vil. Minquan Vil. Xingfu Vil. Xuefu Vil. Dazhuang Vil. (note that the list includes some blatant errors)
  25. ^ Jhonghe (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  26. ^ Zhonghe (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  27. ^ Chung-ho (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  28. ^ "Police Station". Retrieved 12 July 2019. Shueiduei
  29. ^ "Monthly Mean". Central Weather Bureau. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  30. ^ "氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  31. ^ "氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計(續)" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  32. ^ "氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  33. ^ "氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計(續)" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  34. ^ Guo, Elizabeth; Kennedy, Brian (10 July 2008). "Tale of two towns: Chico, Calif., and Tamsui, Taiwan, Republic of China, have more in common than you might think". Chico News & Review. Retrieved 28 December 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Bibliography

  • Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan. OCLC 1887893. OL 6931635M.
  • Takekoshi, Yosaburō (1907). Japanese rule in Formosa. London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and co. OCLC 753129. OL 6986981M.

External links

  •   Tamsui travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Official website  
  • Tamsui Historic Museum
  • Why Tamsui people are called Tamsuian?
  • Takao Club: The Tamsui Foreign Cemetery
  • Tamsui Travel Guide

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Tamsui District 1 2 3 4 Hokkien POJ Tam chui Hokkien Tai lo Tam tsui Mandarin Pinyin Danshuǐ is a seaside district in New Taipei Taiwan It is named after the Tamsui River the name means fresh water The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait Though modest in size population 184 192 it has a large role in Taiwanese culture Tamsui 淡水區Tansui Danshuei Tanshui DanshuiDistrictTamsui DistrictSkyline of Tamsui District in 2013Tamsui District in New Taipei CityCoordinates 25 10 19 N 121 26 38 E 25 17194 N 121 44389 E 25 17194 121 44389 Coordinates 25 10 19 N 121 26 38 E 25 17194 N 121 44389 E 25 17194 121 44389Country Republic of ChinaSpecial municipalityNew Taipei City TaiwanArea Total70 65 km2 27 28 sq mi Population May 2022 Total184 192 Density2 299 km2 5 950 sq mi Time zone 8Websitewww wbr tamsui wbr ntpc wbr gov wbr tw wbr en wbr phpTamsuiTamsui District officeChinese淡水PostalTamsuiTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDanshuǐBopomofoㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇGwoyeu 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referred to the place as Hobe 5 Hobe 6 or Hobe Village 7 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 8 In his 1903 book The Island of Formosa former US diplomat James W Davidson related that the spelling and pronunciation of the placename 淡水 has been given in many variants by as many so called authorities Tamsui Tamshuy Tamshui Tamsoui Tan sui 6 The first variant Tamsui is consistent with Hokkien literary readings 9 10 and possibly by chance is equal to the Church Romanization of an older pronunciation Tam sui 11 minus tone markings and hyphen The variant Tan sui with exception of the hyphen is consistent with the romanization of Japanese However the first variant was apparently already well known circa 1900 12 and features prominently in two English language maps of the same era 13 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 or Banka and it may mean the whole district 14 Modern Edit From 1950 until the 2010 creation of New Taipei City Tamsui was officially Tamsui Township Chinese 淡水鎮 Hokkien POJ Tam chui tin Hokkien Tai lo Tam tsui tin in the former Taipei County The spelling Danshui from Hanyǔ Pinyin Danshuǐ formerly used officially by the Taiwan government Taipei Metro and other sources is based on the Mandarin pronunciation Meanwhile the name Tamsui is based on the Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation Having long used Tamsui as the official English name citation needed the local government of the district informed the national government in 2011 that Tamsui rather than Danshui should be used in English History Edit 1626 Map of Keelung and Tamsui Harbor Spanish colony Edit The Spanish 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 The Spanish occupied northern Taiwan for the purpose of securing Spanish interests in the Philippines against the Dutch who were already established in the South of Taiwan by then the British and the Portuguese 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 Chinese 紅毛城 Pe h ōe ji Ang mn g siaⁿ lit red hair fortress and is the main building of the Fort San Domingo 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 as well as expanding the production and trade of sulfur animal skins and other indigenous resources The Dutch left Fort Zeelandia in Taiwan in 1662 following their defeat by Koxinga at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia who continued the policy of increasing Han Chinese immigration until the surrender of his grandson Zheng Keshuang to the Qing Dynasty in 1683 In 1668 the Dutch left Keelung after getting harassed by aboriginals from Tamsui 15 Qing dynasty Edit Tamsui 淡水 Because of its proximity to mainland China 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 government opened Tamsui to foreign trade under the terms of the Treaty of Tientsin exporting tea camphor sulfur coal opium and dyes By the mid 19th century Tamsui had become the largest port in Taiwan boasting a sizable foreign population as well as a British consulate at Fort Santo Domingo 16 17 Tamsui in 1895 Canadian medical doctor and missionary George Leslie Mackay 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 the oldest European style higher education institution in Taiwan by some measure During the Sino French War the French attempted an invasion of Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign Liu Mingchuan 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 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 under the command of Admiral Amedee Courbet during the Sino French War 18 The French were defeated at the Battle of Tamsui by the Chinese and according to traditional accounts with the divine assistance of the Goddess Mazu Japanese rule Edit Map of Tamsui labeled as Tansui and surrounding area 1944 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 By the 20th century most of Tamsui s port operations had moved to Keelung and the local economy had switched primarily to agriculture 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 19 From 1920 under the prefecture system Tamsui was called Tamsui Town 淡水街 and was governed under Tamsui District of Taihoku Prefecture Post war Edit Map including Tamsui labeled as Tan shui Tansui 淡水 1950 Following the end of World War II in 1945 Tamsui reverted to being a small fishing town as township of Taipei County With the expansion of nearby Taipei City 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 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 EditTamsui District administers forty two urban villages 里 20 Division Chinese 20 21 Romanization from Tongyong Pinyin 22 23 Romanization from Hanyu Pinyin 24 23 Romanization from Wade Giles Population 2010 20 Urbanvillages 中和里 Jhonghe 25 Zhonghe 26 Chung ho 27 693屯山里 Tunshan Tunshan 1 229賢孝里 Siansiao Xianxiao Hsien hsiao 1 736興仁里 Singren Xingren Hsing jen 1 749蕃薯里 Fanshu Fanshu Fan shu 1 076義山里 Yishan Yishan I shan 2 820忠山里 Jhongshan Zhongshan Chung shan 1 026崁頂里 Kanding Kanding K an ting 2 632埤島里 Pidao Pidao P i tao 1 312新興里 Sinsing Xinxing Hsin hsing 6 547水碓里 Shueiduei 28 Shuidui Shui tui 6 304北投里 Beitou Beitou Pei t ou 5 779水源里 Shueiyuan Shuiyuan Shui yuan 2 516忠寮里 Jhongliao Zhongliao Chung liao 1 354樹興里 Shusing Shuxing Shu hsing 1 165坪頂里 Pingding Pingding P ing ting 1 411福德里 Fude Fude Fu te 6 574竹圍里 Jhuwei Zhuwei Chu wei 6 322民生里 Minsheng Minsheng Min sheng 6 774八勢里 Bashih Bashi Pa shih 4 374竿蓁里 Ganjhen Ganzhen Kan chen 7 890鄧公里 Denggong Denggong 6 355中興里 Jhongsing Zhongxing Chung hsing 4 613長庚里 Changgeng Changgeng 1 686清文里 Cingwun Qingwen 1 320草東里 Caodong Caodong 901協元里 Sieyuan Xieyuan 1 749永吉里 Yongji Yongji 1 018民安里 Min an Minan Min an 930新生里 Sinsheng Xinsheng Hsin sheng 999文化里 Wunhua Wenhua 2 133油車里 Youche Youche Yu ch e 5 628沙崙里 Shalun Shalun Sha lun 3 499新義里 Sinyi Xinyi Hsin i 4 658新春里 Sinchun Xinchun 6 870新民里 Sinmin Xinmen Hsin min 4 960正德里 Jhengde Zhengde Cheng te 4 482北新里 Beisin Beixin Pei hsin 2 907民權里 Mincyuan Minquan Min ch uan Min ch uan 3 940幸福里 Singfu Xingfu Hsing fu 4 742學府里 Syuefu Xuefu 4 357大庄里 Dajhuang Dazhuang 4 451Climate EditClimate data for Tamsui District 1991 2020 normals extremes 1942 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 28 4 83 1 29 0 84 2 31 9 89 4 33 6 92 5 35 8 96 4 37 3 99 1 38 8 101 8 38 5 101 3 37 4 99 3 35 8 96 4 32 8 91 0 30 5 86 9 38 8 101 8 Average high C F 18 8 65 8 19 3 66 7 21 6 70 9 25 4 77 7 28 8 83 8 31 3 88 3 33 3 91 9 33 1 91 6 30 9 87 6 27 1 80 8 24 4 75 9 20 6 69 1 26 2 79 2 Daily mean C F 15 4 59 7 15 7 60 3 17 7 63 9 21 4 70 5 24 7 76 5 27 3 81 1 29 0 84 2 28 7 83 7 26 9 80 4 23 6 74 5 21 0 69 8 17 3 63 1 22 4 72 3 Average low C F 12 7 54 9 13 0 55 4 14 7 58 5 18 3 64 9 21 6 70 9 24 2 75 6 25 7 78 3 25 5 77 9 23 8 74 8 20 9 69 6 18 3 64 9 14 6 58 3 19 4 66 9 Record low C F 2 3 36 1 3 2 37 8 3 1 37 6 6 7 44 1 13 4 56 1 15 4 59 7 20 4 68 7 19 6 67 3 15 5 59 9 10 6 51 1 7 6 45 7 4 2 39 6 2 3 36 1 Average rainfall mm inches 105 9 4 17 148 5 8 153 4 6 04 157 6 6 20 239 8 9 44 257 4 10 13 119 8 4 72 218 3 8 59 290 1 11 42 165 8 6 53 104 2 4 10 112 4 4 43 2 072 7 81 57 Average rainy days 0 1 mm 13 9 13 8 15 2 13 6 12 6 12 2 8 3 10 9 11 8 12 3 12 4 12 5 149 5Average relative humidity 80 8 82 4 81 0 79 9 79 2 79 9 75 0 76 0 76 1 77 8 78 5 79 0 78 8Mean monthly sunshine hours 83 1 80 4 92 7 105 9 135 6 155 9 226 9 208 6 171 7 127 5 101 9 84 1 1 574 3Source Central Weather Bureau 29 30 31 32 33 Education EditAletheia University St John s University Tamkang University Taipei College of Maritime Technology New Taipei Municipal Tam Shui Vocational High School New Taipei Municipal Zhuwei High School Tamshui Junior High SchoolTourist attractions Edit Fort San Domingo Drop of Water Memorial Hall Former British Merchant Warehouse Fort San Domingo Hobe Fort Museum of Tamsui Fishiegoodies Tamsui Art Gallery Tamsui Church Tamsui Customs Officers Residence Tamsui Customs Wharf Tamsui Fisherman s Wharf Tamsui Fuyou Temple Tamsui Historical Museum Tamsui Lover s Bridge Tamsui Lungshan Temple Tamsui Meteorological Observatory Tamsui Old Street 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 Teng Feng Fish Ball MuseumTransportation Edit MRT Tamsui Station Taipei Metro Edit Tamsui Station Hongshulin Station Zhuwei StationLight rail Edit Danhai light railSister city Edit Chico California U S 1985 34 Notable natives EditJoe Hung representative to Italy 1993 2000 Tu Tsung ming former physicianGallery Edit A French sketch of Tamsui in 1893 Tamsui Port circa 1970 The Yinshan Temple in Tamsui 2018 Tamsui Harbor Li Mei shu 1930 Tamsui Tan Ting pho 1935 91 116 5 cm Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Tamsui Church Ni Chiang huai 1936 Paper watercolor 49 5 66 cm Taipei Museum of Fine Arts Tamsui waterfront at sunset The sunset in front of the Long Pier of TamsuiSources EditHistory section retrieved and translated from Tamsui District office website Notes Edit About Tamsui Tamsui District Office New Taipei City Government Retrieved 13 July 2019 Tamsui District 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 PDF Online Translation System of Geographic Name Ministry of Interior 16 June 2011 p 1 Archived from the original PDF on 25 March 2012 淡水區 Tamsui District 淡水 依國際通用 約定俗成方式譯寫 Edward Stanford 1908 Atlas of the Chinese Empire 1 ed pp 2 13 via Internet Archive Tamsui Tamsui Formosa 25 11 N 121 26 E Index to Map of China 2 ed Shanghai Far Eastern Geographical Establishment 1915 p 86 via Internet Archive Tamsui 儋 州 sic Formosa 臺灣 25 11 N 121 26 E Davidson 1903 p 310 a b Davidson 1903 p 261 Davidson 1903 p 310 illustration Campbell William 1903 Explanatory Notes Formosa under the Dutch described from contemporary records with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island London Kegan Paul p 548 OCLC 644323041 Entry 824 水 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 Dictionary of Frequently Used Taiwan Minnan in Chinese and Hokkien Ministry of Education R O C 2011 Iuⁿ Un gian 台語線頂字典 Taiwanese Online Character Dictionary Douglas Carstairs 1899 Chinese English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy 2nd ed London Presbyterian church of England p 473 OCLC 5516636 OL 25126855M Davidson 1903 p iii In later chapters describing the island under Japanese rule and in the map the Japanese name is given first and the Chinese in brackets with the exception of a few well known names such as Kelung Takow etc and some English names of islands in the Pescadores Note Tansui is not found until the index and is absent from the map see for example Campbell William August 1896 The island of Formosa Its past and future Scottish Geographical Magazine 12 8 map doi 10 1080 00369229608732903 Davidson 1903 map Davidson 1903 p 261 The term Tamsui is used in a most liberal way it may mean the harbor the river the village of Hobe Twatutia or Banka and it may mean the whole district Properly it is but the name of a river A resident of Twatutia may likewise describe himself as a residient either of Twatutia Taipehfu or Tamsui and still be quite correct so far as custom goes although ordinarily the merchants and consuls whether at Hobe or Twatutia use Tamsui as their address Shepherd 1993 p 95 sfnp error no target CITEREFShepherd1993 help NEVILLE HADLEY PETER 2014 Sleepy Tamsui Once a Thriving Treaty Port Culture Locker Meridian Writers Group The consulate was closed on 13 March 1972 and returned to the authorities in 1980 See Sino British relations Elleman Bruce A 2001 Modern Chinese warfare 1795 1989 Routledge p 89 ISBN 9780415214735 Following this setback the Qing court officially declared war on France on 26 August 1884 On 1 October Admiral Courbet landed at Jilong with 2 250 men and the city fell to the French Chinese forces continued to encircle Jilong throughout the rest of the War Although a French blockade thwarted all subsequent Chinese efforts to send a fleet to relieve Taiwan the French troops never succeeded in taking the riverside town of Danshui Tamsui in Taiwan s northwestern coastal plain immediately north of modern day Taipei As a result French control over Taiwan was limited merely to the northern coast China s central fleet based in Jiangsu Province proved unable to break through Admiral Courbet s blockade of Taiwan Although the south quickly requested assistance from the northern fleet Li Hongzhang refused to place his own ships in danger This decision almost guaranteed that China s coastal waters would be dominated by the French Takekoshi 1907 p 200 a b c 吳明勇 ed 第壹篇 沿革志 PDF in Chinese Taiwan pp 83 84 Retrieved 12 July 2019 附表 17 2010 年 12 月淡水鎮各里人口統計表 42 107年地方公職人員選舉 in Chinese Taiwan Central Election Commission Retrieved 12 July 2019 中和里 屯山里 賢孝里 興仁里 蕃薯里 義山里 忠山里 崁頂里 埤島里 新興里 水碓里 北投里 水源里 忠寮里 樹興里 坪頂里 福德里 竹圍里 民生里 八勢里 竿蓁里 鄧公里 中興里 長庚里 清文里 草東里 協元里 永吉里 民安里 新生里 文化里 油車里 沙崙里 新義里 新春里 新民里 正德里 北新里 民權里 幸福里 學府里 大庄里 district map pdf PDF Tamsui District Office New Taipei City Government Retrieved 12 July 2019 main Tunshan Vlg Siansiao Vlg Jhonghe Vlg Singren Vlg Fanshu Vlg Yishan Vlg Jhongshan Vlg Kanding Vlg Jhongliao Vlg Pidao Vlg Shalun Vlg Dajhuang Vlg Sinchun Vlg Shueiyuan Vlg Beitou Vlg Youche Vlg Sinsing Vlg Jhongde Vlg Sinmin Vlg Shueiduei Vlg Beisin Vlg Sinyi Vlg Wunhua Vlg Jhongsing Vlg Syuefu Vlg Shusing Vlg Denggong Vlg Sinfu sic Vlg Ganjhen Vlg Pingding Vlg Bashih Vlg Minsheng Vlg Jhuwei Vlg Mingcyuan Vlg Fude Vlg inset Wunhua Vlg Sieyuan Vlg Sinsheng Vlg Yongji Vlg Cingwun Vlg Sinfu Vlg mislabeled should be Changgeng Vlg Min an Vlg Caodong Vlg Sinfu sic Vlg note that the transcription of the map is approximate the map also includes some blatant errors a b Map of Administrative Districts Tamsui District Office New Taipei City Government Retrieved 12 July 2019 Tamsui Include Tunshan Vlg Jhonghe Vlg Siansiao Vlg Fansh sic Vlg Singren Vlg Yishan Vlg Jhongshan Vlg Kanding Vlg Pidao Vlg Jhongliao Vlg Shueiyuan Vlg Beitou Vlg Shalun Vlg Dazhung sic Vlg Youche Vlg Xinchun Vlg Xinxing Vlg Xinmin Vlg Wenhua Vlg Zhengde Vlg Shuidui Vlg Xinyi Vlg Beixin Vlg Jhongsing Vlg Syuefu Vlg Denggog sic Vlg Sinfu Vlg Shusing Vlg Ganjhen Vlg Xleyuan sic Vlg Xinsheng Vlg Uongli sic Vlg Min an Vlg Cingwen Vlg Changgeng Vlg Caodong Vlg pingding sic Vlg Bashih Vlg Minsheng Vlg Jhuwei Vlg Minocyuan sic Vlg Fude Vlg note that the list includes some blatant errors 2018 Local Elections Central Election Commission Retrieved 12 July 2019 Zhonghe Vil Tunshan Vil Xianxiao Vil Xingren Vil Fanshu Vil Yishan Vil Zhongshan Vil Kanding Vil Beidao Vil Xinxing Vil Shuidui Vil Beitou Vil Shuiyuan Vil Zhongliao Vil Shuxing Vil Pingding Vil Fude Vil Zhuwei Vil Minsheng Vil Bashi Vil Ganzhen Vil Denggong Vil Zhongxing Vil Zhanggeng sic Vil Qingwen Vil Caotung sic Vil Xieyuan Vil Yongji Vil Minan Vil Xinsheng Vil Wenhua Vil Youju sic Vil Shalun Vil Xinyi Vil Xinchun Vil Xinmin Vil Zhengde Vil Beixin Vil Minquan Vil Xingfu Vil Xuefu Vil Dazhuang Vil note that the list includes some blatant errors Jhonghe Variant V at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Zhonghe Approved N at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Chung ho Variant V at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Police Station Retrieved 12 July 2019 Shueiduei Monthly Mean Central Weather Bureau Retrieved 29 November 2022 氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計 PDF in Chinese Central Weather Bureau Retrieved 29 November 2022 氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計 續 PDF in Chinese Central Weather Bureau Retrieved 29 November 2022 氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計 PDF in Chinese Central Weather Bureau Retrieved 29 November 2022 氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計 續 PDF in Chinese Central Weather Bureau Retrieved 29 November 2022 Guo Elizabeth Kennedy Brian 10 July 2008 Tale of two towns Chico Calif and Tamsui Taiwan Republic of China have more in common than you might think Chico News amp Review Retrieved 28 December 2014 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Bibliography EditDavidson James W 1903 The Island of Formosa Past and Present history people resources and commercial prospects tea camphor sugar gold coal sulphur economical plants and other productions London and New York Macmillan OCLC 1887893 OL 6931635M Takekoshi Yosaburō 1907 Japanese rule in Formosa London New York Bombay and Calcutta Longmans Green and co OCLC 753129 OL 6986981M External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tamsui District New Taipei Look up Tamsui in Wiktionary the free dictionary Tamsui travel guide from Wikivoyage Official website Tamsui Historic Museum Why Tamsui people are called Tamsuian Takao Club The Tamsui Foreign Cemetery Tamsui Travel Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamsui District amp oldid 1124601687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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