Zhonghe District
Zhonghe
中和區 Chūwa, Jhonghe | |
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CST) | |
Postal code | 235 |
Website | www |
Zhonghe District | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōnghé Qū |
Bopomofo | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄩ |
Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Jongher Chiu |
Tongyong Pinyin | Jhonghé Cyu |
MPS2 | Jūnghé Chiu |
Hakka | |
Romanization | Zung1-fo2 Sii5 |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | zong1 wo4 si5 |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Tiong-hô Khu |
Zhonghe District (Chinese: 中和區; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghé Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhonghé Cyu, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hô Khu), also spelled Chūwa[citation needed] and Jhonghe, is an inner city district in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan.
Geography and climate
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]
History
The present-day area of Zhonghe District was originally settled by
The area was subsequently settled by
Republic of China
In 1946, the population of the area of present-day Zhonghe and
.Administrative divisions
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.
Transportation
Rail
Zhonghe is served by the
Road
Zhonghe has an interchange on one of Taiwan's two main north–south road arteries; the
Parks and Attractions
- Jinhe Sports Park
- Dinosaur Park
Education
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 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 School
Economy
The offices of a number of technology companies are located in the district, including the
Cultural and religious sites
- Hongludi 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 Market
Burma Street
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Archway in the 8-23 Park
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Statue of Tudi Gong at Hongludi Temple
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Trees in the 8-23 Park
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National Taiwan Library
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Jingxin Elementary School
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Xingnan Night Market Entrance
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Jingping Road
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Nanshijiao Station, southern terminus of the MRT's Zhonghe line
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Yuantong Temple (Buddhist)
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High-rise buildings
Famous natives
- Lin Ching-i - Chinese Taipei women's volleyball player
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Zhonghe, Taiwan is
- Los Gatos, California, United States[15]
References
- ^ 歷年人口統計 (Historical population figures) (in Chinese), Zhonghe District Government, archived from the original on August 5, 2012
- 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 & 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.
- S2CID 154656569.
- ^ "Tapping the Grapevine". American Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-07-16. [dead link]
- ^ Los Gatos Weekly-Times | Monte Sereno Sister City