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2 unusual facts about Wanli District, 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.

Wanli

Wanli District (湾里区), district of Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China

Wei Chueh

For over ten years, Venerable Wei Chueh went into solitary seclusion in the Yang Ming mountains near Wanli, a suburb of Taipei.


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