Sanzhi District

Sanzhi 三芝區
District
Sanzhi District
Beach in Sanzhi
Location of Sanzhi in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E / 25.23667°N 121.52528°E / 25.23667; 121.52528Coordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E / 25.23667°N 121.52528°E / 25.23667; 121.52528
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Northern Taiwan
Special municipality	New Taipei City
Area
• Total	65.9968 km2 (25.4815 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	23,452
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	252
Area code(s)	02
Website	http://www.sanzhi.ntpc.gov.tw

Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.

History

During the period of Japanese rule, Sanshi Village (三芝庄), and was governed under Tamsui District (淡水郡) of Taihoku Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Baxian, Putou, Guzhuang, Xinzhuang, Puping, Maozhang, Hengshan, Xiban, Houcuo, Fude, Yuanshan, Dianzi and Xinghua Village.

Education

• Mackay Medical College
• New Taipei Municipal Sanzhi Junior High School

Tourist attractions

• Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum

Transportation

The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.

Notable natives

• Jiang Wen-Ye, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China^[1]
• Lee Teng-hui, former ROC president, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
• Lu Hsiu-yi, former Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
• Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President Lee Teng-hui
• Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD

See also

• New Taipei City

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanzhi District, New Taipei.

• Government website
• Abandoned San-Chih UFO Houses in Google Map
• Abandoned San-Chih UFO Houses on Flickr