Shimen Destrict
Shimen Destrict (Cheenese: 石門區; pinyin: Shímén Qū) is a spairsely populatit landwart destrict in the northren pairt o New Taipei in northren Republic o Cheenae (Taiwan). It is pairt o the north coast scenic aurie an includes Taiwan's northmaist point, Cape Fugui.
Shimen Destrict 石門區 | |
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 The lichthoose at Taiwan's northmaist point | |
 Location o Shimen in New Taipei Ceety | |
  Shimen Destrict Location o Shimen in Taiwan | |
| Coordinates: 25°16′07″N 121°34′17″E / 25.26861°N 121.57139°E | |
| Kintra |  Republic o Cheenae |
| Region | Northren Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei (新北市) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Wu Zong-ren (巫忠仁) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.26 km2 (19.79 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2010) | |
| • Total | 12,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 253 |
| Website | http://www.shimen.ntpc.gov.tw |
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| Cheenese | 石門區 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leeteral meanin | Stone Gate | ||||||||||||||||||
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History eedit
While kent tae earlier splorers, includin the Dutch, the aurie wis first explicitly mentioned in Cheenese annals in 1694 as Shimenshan (石門山; Stane Gate Muntain).[1] Durin the period o Imperial Japanese rule, Shimen wis cried Sekimon Veelage (石門庄), an wis govrened bi the Tamsui destrict (淡水郡) o the Taihoku Prefectur. In 1945 when the Kuomintang teuk ower admeenistration o Taiwan the aurie became Shimen Landwart Tounship, a pairt o Taipei Coonty. Wi the reorganisation o Taipei Coonty in 2010, Shimen became a destrict o the newly creatit New Taipei.
Geografie eedit
The interior o Shimen is predominantly muntainous, wi smaw auries of flat land on the coast.[2] The destrict is bordered tae the north bi the East Cheenae Sea, tae the soothwast bi Sanzhi Destrict, an tae the sootheast bi Jinshan Destrict.
Admeenistration eedit
Shimen is pairt o New Taipei, a special municipality unner the Republic o Cheenae govrenment. The destrict itsel is dividit intae nine veelages: Shanxi (山溪里), Shimen (石門里), Laomei (老梅里), Jianlu (尖鹿里), Maolin (茂林里), Caoli (草里里), Qianhua (乾華里), Fuji (富基里), and Demao (德茂里).[1]
Economy eedit
Tourism is a major contributor tae the economy o Shimen, which produces a nummer o agricultural guids an aw includin mandarins peanuts, an tea.
Eddication eedit
Shimen haes ane junior heich schuil, Shimen Junior Heich, an three elementar schuils; Shimen, Laomei an Qianhua.
Tourist attractions eedit
Besides the lichthoose at Cape Fugui, Shimen haes been hame tae an annual kite festival syne the year 2000, drawin competitors frae aroond the warld.[3]
Infrastructur eedit
Shimen is the steid location for Taiwan's first nuclear pouer plant, the Jinshan Nuclear Pouer Plant.
Transportation eedit
The main road route throu the destrict is the Provincial Heich-gate No. 2. It is servit bi a nummer o ither coonty-level roads an aw. Thare is nae rail transportation in the destrict.
See an aw eedit
References eedit
- ↑ a b "歷史沿革 (Historical Development)" (in Chinese). Shimen District Office. Archived frae the original on 29 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "石門簡介 (Introduction to Shimen)". Shihmen Farmers' Association. Archived frae the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 4 Januar 2011.
- ↑ "Shihmen to launch kite festival". Taipei Times. 24 September 2008.