Sanzhi District

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

The district administers thirteen urban villages:

Baxian (八賢里), Putou (埔頭里), Guzhuang (古庄里), Xinzhuang (新庄里), Puping (埔坪里), Maochang (茂長里), Hengshan (橫山里), Xiban (錫板里), Houcuo (後厝里), Fude (福德里), Yuanshan (圓山里), Dianzi (店子里) and Xinghua (興華里) 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

Chiang Wen-yeh, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China
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