Zhonghe lies just south-west of Taipei City and shares borders with Banqiao, Xindian, Tucheng and Yonghe Districts of New Taipei City, as well as Taipei City. The average annual temperature is 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) and the precipitation averages 2,111 millimetres (83.1 in) per year. Most of Zhonghe lies a few tens of meters above sea level and is heavily urbanized, with forested hillier country in the southeast. A mountainous ridge forms most of the eastern border with Xindian, which includes the highest point in Zhonghe, the 302-meter Fenglusai (Chinese: 風爐塞山; pinyin: Fēnglúsài Shān).[2]
HistoryEdit
The present-day area of Zhonghe District was originally settled by aboriginal tribes. During conflict between the colonial forces of the Dutch and the Spanish, the area is recorded by the Dutch as Chiron, from the name of one of the tribes living there.[3] This name is preserved in one of the constituent villages of the city, called Xiulang Li (秀朗里), and the bridge which connects Zhonghe and Xindian.
The area was subsequently settled by Han Chinese migrants from Fujian but remained relatively unimportant until the end of the Second World War.
Republic of ChinaEdit
In 1946, the population of the area of present-day Zhonghe and Yonghe was 30,000 and it was classified as a rural township.[4] Due to rapid population growth Yonghe was separated from Zhonghe in 1958. Subsequently, on 1 January 1979, Zhonghe was upgraded to county-administered city status after reaching a population of 170,000.[4] On 25 December 2010, due to the changing from Taipei County to New Taipei City, Zhonghe City was changed to Zhonghe District.
Administrative divisionsEdit
Zhonghe District Office
Zhonghe is divided into 93 villages, which are further subdivided into lín (鄰; 'neighbourhoods'), of which there are 2,972 in total. Some administration is shared with neighbouring Yonghe District; due to both this and their proximity, they are sometimes collectively known as Shuanghe (雙和; 'Twin He'). This is also reflected in the names of various institutions such as Shuang-Ho Hospital[5] in Zhonghe and Shuanghe Libai Church[6] in Yonghe District.
Zhonghe has an interchange on one of Taiwan's two main north–south road arteries; the National Highway 3. Also providing road links is Provincial Highway 64, an elevated expressway that cuts through the middle of the district, with several on and off-ramps in Zhonghe itself. There are two bridges over the Xindian River; Xiulang Bridge, which connects Zhonghe with Xindian, and Huazhong Bridge, reaching Taipei's Wanhua District.
Parks and AttractionsEdit
Jinhe Sports Park
Dinosaur Park
EducationEdit
Zhonghe is home to the National Taiwan Library, which is located in the grounds of the 8-23 Memorial Park. It has one of the best collections in Taiwan of factual books about Taiwan in English.
There are nine elementary schools, five junior high schools, four senior high schools (2 public and 2 private high schools) in Zhonghe. The Hwa Hsia University of Technology is also located in the city.[7]
Zhonghe Myanmar Street or Burma Street, near Nanshijiao metro station, is home to a large proportion of Taiwan's small Burmese immigrant population. Zhonghe District is home to 40,000 Burmese Chinese (2008), making up 10% of Zhonghe's population, and constituting one of the largest communities of Burmese Chinese outside of Burma.[13] Consequently, there are numerous stores and restaurants in this area selling Burmese produce and there are also cultural events on occasion.[14]
Archway in the 8-23 Park
Statue of Tudi Gong at Hongludi Temple
Trees in the 8-23 Park
National Taiwan Library
Jingxin Elementary School
Xingnan Night Market Entrance
Jingping Road
Nanshijiao Station, southern terminus of the MRT's Zhonghe line
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Zhonghe District Chinese 中和區 Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghe Qu Tongyong Pinyin Jhonghe Cyu Pe h ōe ji Tiong ho Khu also spelled Chuwa citation needed and Jhonghe is an inner city district in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan Zhonghe 中和區Chuwa JhongheDistrictZhonghe DistrictLocation of Zhonghe in New Taipei CityCoordinates 24 59 50 N 121 30 15 E 24 99722 N 121 50417 E 24 99722 121 50417CountryTaiwanRegionNorthern TaiwanSpecial municipalityNew Taipei City 新北市 Area Total20 294 km2 7 836 sq mi Population February 2023 1 Total404 341Time zoneUTC 8 CST Postal code235Websitewww wbr zhonghe wbr ntpc wbr gov wbr tw in Chinese Zhonghe DistrictChinese中和區TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhōnghe QuBopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄩGwoyeu RomatzyhJongher ChiuTongyong PinyinJhonghe CyuMPS2Junghe ChiuHakkaRomanizationZung1 fo2 Sii5Yue CantoneseJyutpingzong1 wo4 si5Southern MinHokkien POJTiong ho Khu Contents 1 Geography and climate 2 History 2 1 Republic of China 3 Administrative divisions 4 Transportation 4 1 Rail 4 2 Road 5 Parks and Attractions 6 Education 7 Economy 8 Cultural and religious sites 8 1 Burma Street 9 Famous natives 10 International relations 10 1 Twin towns sister cities 11 References 12 External linksGeography and climate EditZhonghe lies just south west of Taipei City and shares borders with Banqiao Xindian Tucheng and Yonghe Districts of New Taipei City as well as Taipei City The average annual temperature is 21 7 C 71 1 F and the precipitation averages 2 111 millimetres 83 1 in per year Most of Zhonghe lies a few tens of meters above sea level and is heavily urbanized with forested hillier country in the southeast A mountainous ridge forms most of the eastern border with Xindian which includes the highest point in Zhonghe the 302 meter Fenglusai Chinese 風爐塞山 pinyin Fenglusai Shan 2 History EditThe present day area of Zhonghe District was originally settled by aboriginal tribes During conflict between the colonial forces of the Dutch and the Spanish the area is recorded by the Dutch as Chiron from the name of one of the tribes living there 3 This name is preserved in one of the constituent villages of the city called Xiulang Li 秀朗里 and the bridge which connects Zhonghe and Xindian The area was subsequently settled by Han Chinese migrants from Fujian but remained relatively unimportant until the end of the Second World War Republic of China Edit In 1946 the population of the area of present day Zhonghe and Yonghe was 30 000 and it was classified as a rural township 4 Due to rapid population growth Yonghe was separated from Zhonghe in 1958 Subsequently on 1 January 1979 Zhonghe was upgraded to county administered city status after reaching a population of 170 000 4 On 25 December 2010 due to the changing from Taipei County to New Taipei City Zhonghe City was changed to Zhonghe District Administrative divisions Edit nbsp Zhonghe District OfficeZhonghe is divided into 93 villages which are further subdivided into lin 鄰 neighbourhoods of which there are 2 972 in total Some administration is shared with neighbouring Yonghe District due to both this and their proximity they are sometimes collectively known as Shuanghe 雙和 Twin He This is also reflected in the names of various institutions such as Shuang Ho Hospital 5 in Zhonghe and Shuanghe Libai Church 6 in Yonghe District Transportation EditRail Edit Zhonghe is served by the Zhonghe Xinlu line and the Circular line of the Taipei Metro three metro stations of the Zhonghe Xinlu line are located in Zhonghe Yongan Market Jingan and the terminal station Nanshijiao Six metro stations of the Circular line Xiulang Bridge Jingping Jingan Zhonghe Qiaohe and Zhongyuan are located in Zhonghe as well Jingan Station is an interchange station between the Circular and Zhonghe Xinlu lines In the future the Wanda Zhonghe Shulin line and the north south section of the Yellow line will eventually bring the number of MRT stations in Zhonghe to fifteen The closest regular rail and high speed services are from Banqiao station in neighbouring Banqiao District Road Edit Zhonghe has an interchange on one of Taiwan s two main north south road arteries the National Highway 3 Also providing road links is Provincial Highway 64 an elevated expressway that cuts through the middle of the district with several on and off ramps in Zhonghe itself There are two bridges over the Xindian River Xiulang Bridge which connects Zhonghe with Xindian and Huazhong Bridge reaching Taipei s Wanhua District Parks and Attractions EditJinhe Sports Park Dinosaur ParkEducation EditZhonghe is home to the National Taiwan Library which is located in the grounds of the 8 23 Memorial Park It has one of the best collections in Taiwan of factual books about Taiwan in English There are nine elementary schools five junior high schools four senior high schools 2 public and 2 private high schools in Zhonghe The Hwa Hsia University of Technology is also located in the city 7 Zhonghe Elementary School Guangfu Elementary School Fuxing Elementary School Jingxin Elementary School Xiushan Elementary School Jisui Elementary School Ziqiang Elementary School Xingnan Elementary School Jinhe Elementary School Zhonghe Junior High School Zhanghe Junior High School Jisui Junior High School Ziqiang Junior High School Jinhe High School Jinhe High School Chung Ho Senior High School Private NanShan Senior High School Private Chu Lin Senior High SchoolEconomy EditThe offices of a number of technology companies are located in the district including the Asia Pacific head office of Viewsonic 8 SpotCam 9 a Texas Instruments research facility 10 the head offices of Cooler Master 11 and Micro Star International 12 Cultural and religious sites EditHongludi Temple 烘爐地南山福德宮 Yuantong Temple 中和圓通寺 Xingnan Night Market 中和興南夜市 Fangliao Night MarketBurma Street Edit Zhonghe Myanmar Street or Burma Street near Nanshijiao metro station is home to a large proportion of Taiwan s small Burmese immigrant population Zhonghe District is home to 40 000 Burmese Chinese 2008 making up 10 of Zhonghe s population and constituting one of the largest communities of Burmese Chinese outside of Burma 13 Consequently there are numerous stores and restaurants in this area selling Burmese produce and there are also cultural events on occasion 14 nbsp Archway in the 8 23 Park nbsp Statue of Tudi Gong at Hongludi Temple nbsp Trees in the 8 23 Park nbsp National Taiwan Library nbsp Jingxin Elementary School nbsp Xingnan Night Market Entrance nbsp Jingping Road nbsp Nanshijiao Station southern terminus of the MRT s Zhonghe line nbsp Yuantong Temple Buddhist nbsp High rise buildingsFamous natives EditLin Ching i Chinese Taipei women s volleyball playerInternational relations EditMain article List of twin towns and sister cities in Taiwan Republic of China Twin towns sister cities Edit Zhonghe Taiwan is twinned with nbsp Los Gatos California United States 15 References Edit 歷年人口統計 Historical population figures in Chinese Zhonghe District Government archived from the original on August 5 2012 台北縣中和市行政區域圖 Jhonghe Taipei County Ministry of the Interior 2007 ISBN 978 986009391 9 諸羅縣志 Zhuluo County Annals in Chinese a b History Zhonghe City Government Archived from the original on 2008 03 13 Retrieved 2008 07 18 About SHH Shuang Ho Hospital archived from the original on 2013 08 17 retrieved 2012 08 07 本堂簡介 Introduction to the Church in Chinese Shuanghe Libai Church 中和區各級學校 中和區公所 Archived from the original on 2020 09 29 Locations Viewsonic Archived from the original on August 1 2008 Retrieved 2008 07 27 Contact SpotCam SpotCam Retrieved 2016 04 03 TI Worldwide Sales amp Support Offices Texas Instruments Retrieved 2008 07 27 Contact Us Cooler Master Archived from the original on 2008 05 26 Retrieved 2008 08 09 About Us Micro Star International Archived from the original on August 8 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 09 Lu Hsin chun Tasaw 2008 Festivalizing Thingyan Negotiating Ethnicity Burmese Chinese Migrants in Taiwan Journal of Burma Studies 12 30 doi 10 1353 jbs 2008 0001 S2CID 154656569 Tapping the Grapevine American Chamber of Commerce Retrieved 2008 07 16 dead link Los Gatos Weekly Times Monte Sereno Sister CityExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhonghe District New Taipei nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zhonghe Official website nbsp in Chinese Government website permanent dead link View of Zhonghe District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zhonghe District amp oldid 1149051909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
