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2 unusual facts about New Taipei


Wanli

Wanli District, New Taipei (萬里區), a district in New Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan)

William Lai

Born in Wanli, a rural coastal town in northern Taipei County (now New Taipei City) on October 6, 1959, Lai underwent schooling in Taipei City and studied at both National Cheng Kung University in Tainan and National Taiwan University in Taipei, where he specialized in rehabilitation.


Brother Elephants

The Brother Elephants team has worn yellow uniforms throughout its history, and makes New Taipei its home city, with a training field in Longtan Township, Taoyuan County.

Former British Consulate at Takao

In 1860 the Treaty of Peking forced the Qing government of Taiwan (then Formosa) to open up the ports of Takao (now known as Kaohsiung), An-Ping (Anping, Tainan), Tamsui (Tamsui, New Taipei) and Keelung to foreign trade.

National Chung Hsing University

The university owns four experimental forests located in New Taipei City, Nantou County, Taichung City, and Tainan City, respectively.

Sakizaya people

They primarily live in the counties of Keelung, Taoyuan, and New Taipei, as well as on Hualien (formerly known as Chilai or Kiray), where their culture is centered.

Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area

The most common definition of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area is to include the two core cities of Taipei and Keelung along with the districts which make up New Taipei.

Taoyuan County, Taiwan

Taoyuan County's easy commute to New Taipei and Taipei City causes it to be the most immigrated county in Taiwan.


see also

Banqiao District

Due to its position as the government seat of New Taipei, Banqiao has several sports facilities (including Banqiao Stadium), and the annual New Taipei City sports game is hosted in the city.

Hsing Wu High School

New Taipei Municipal Hsing Wu High School (T: 醒吾中學, S: 醒吾中学, P: Xǐngwú Zhōngxué) is a secondary school in Linkou District, New Taipei City (previously Linkou, Taipei County), on the island of Taiwan.

Jingan

Jingan Station (景安站), station of the Taipei Metro, in New Taipei, Taiwan

Linkou

Linkou Line, railway branch line, located in Taoyuan County and New Taipei

New Taipei Municipal Lin-kou High School (formerly National Linkou High School), a high school in Linkou District, New Taipei

New Taipei Municipal Lin-kou High School

New Taipei Municipal Lin-kou Senior High School (LKSH; Chinese: 新北市立林口高級中學), previously National Linkou High School (國立林口高級中學), is a high school in Linkou District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School

New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School (NTSH) (Chinese: 新北市立新北高級中學) is a Taiwanese senior high school located in Sanchong Dist., New Taipei City.

New Taipei Municipal Yingge Vocational High School

New Taipei Municipal Yingge Vocational High School (also known as YGVHS) is a professional school located in New Taipei City of Taiwan.

Wugu

Wugu District, a district of New Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Yonghe District

Before the city was merged with New Taipei and became a district, it had the highest population density in Taiwan and second in the world (after Manila in the Philippines), with over 41,300 people per square km.