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Sanxia District

Sanxia District () is a district in the southwestern part of New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in New Taipei City by area after Wulai District.

Name

The old name of Sanxia, Sa-kak-eng () dates back to the 1780s and refers to the meeting of the Dahan River, Sanxia River, and . In 1920, Taiwan's Japanese government administratively designated the town as , Kaizan District, Taihoku Prefecture.

History

The first Han people settled in what would become Sanxia during the 1700s, and originally rented land from the Plains Indigenous before forcing their displacement. After several groups of settlers from Southern China fought amongst themselves, Anxi County natives became dominant and began cultivating Strobilanthes cusia in the area. After Monga merchant Weng Tian introduced Indigofera tinctoria to Sa-kak-eng, the production of indigo increased, with the first recorded instance of large-scale production dating to 1822. Lin Tzu-tzeng of Anxi moved to Sa-kak-eng in 1830, and established the town's first dyeing workshop.

After the first coffee plants on Taiwan were imported by the British to Tainan in 1884, the first significant small-scale cultivation took place in Sa-kak-eng.

On December 25, 2010, Sanxia Township was renamed Sanxia District as Taipei County became a special municipality, New Taipei City.

Geography

It has an area of 191.45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 115,443 (February 2023).

Government institutions

Education

University

  • National Taipei University Sanxia Main Campus (國立臺北大學三峽校區本部)

Senior High schools

  • Mingde High school (市立明德高中)
  • BeiDa High School (市立北大高中)
  • Tsz-Shiou Senior High school (辭修高中)

Junior High schools

  • Sanxia Junior High school (市立三峽國中)
  • Anxi Junior High school (市立安溪國中)

Others

  • National Academy for Educational Research Preparatory office-Planning Objectives

Tourist attractions

Transportation

  • Car — Sanxia is served by Freeway No. 3. (San-ying Interchange)
  • Bus — Sanxia is accessible by bus from Taipei (buses 702, 703, 705, 706,939), Taoyuan District, and Yingge (Blue 19).
  • Train — Although Sanxia does not have a train station, it is accessible by bus from Yingge Train Station across the river.
  • MRT — Accessible via the Tucheng Line of the Taipei Metro to Yongning. Bus 916 from exit 1 connects to Sanxia on Highway 3. In addition Bus 910 leaves from Fuzhong station in Banqiao. Both routes are multi-section tickets, paying on entry or exit.

Notable natives

References

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