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Xindian District (Chinese: 新店 區; pinyin: Xīndiàn Qū) is an inner city district in the southern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Name. Xindian's name originated during the Qing Dynasty close to 300 years ago. According to legend, a person named Lin and others came from Quanzhou, Fujian Province.
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The districts of New Taipei are generally considered to have a less salubrious environment than those in Taipei City, though Xindian is an exception. Built later than many of the county's other municipalities, Xindian is a spacious suburb with good recreational facilities. Besides the famous Bitan Lake, the city also boasts good hiking areas in the...
By MRT
The city is accessible through the MRT Xindian (Green) and Xiao Bitan (Light Green) Lines.
By bus
The Xindian Ke-yun buses criss-cross the city and connect Xindian with Taipeiand other cities in Taipei County.
From Taoyuan International Airport
From the Taoyuan International airport, you can take the bus number 1968(City air Bus)until the terminal Xindian MRT Station.You can take the bus from Xindian to Taoyuan between 4:40am and 11pm (every 20 minutes).From Taoyuan to Xindian the bus start at 6:40am until 00:40am.
MRT stations in Xindian City on the Green and Light Green Lines (Xindian Line and Xiao Bitan Line): Xindian, Xindian City Hall, Qizhang, Dapingling, and Xiao Bitan.Green 3 bus belonging to the Xindian Ke-yun bus company to Hua-yuan Xin-cheng (New Garden City) from Jung-shing Road and also near Xindian MRT station - one bus every forty minutes.Bitanis a stretch of the Xindian River that has been dammed and turned into a recreational area. The name Bitan means "emerald lake", and is derived from the natural, emerald-turquoise color of the...
Hike up Wufeng Shan (Five Peak Mountain). This pleasant walk passes through forests, offers views over Xindian and Taipei, and along the way takes in a Tibetan style temple in the Nyingma Tradition...Lion's Head Mountain offers a short, but steep hiketo its peak. At the top, hikers are rewarded with wonderful views over the northern end of the Central Mountain Range. There are two main paths le...The main Taiwan center of Penor Rinpoche , the head of the Nyingma school of Buddhism, is located in Xindian. While rinpoche only visits occasionally, there are several resident monks and the cente...Watch the colorful Dragon Boat races at Bitan (see Taipeifestivals for more information). The races are held on the 5th day of the 5th month according to the lunar calendar, which in 2007 falls on...Green Hornet Café (青蜂俠咖啡館), 23147 Taipei, Taiwan1F, 108 Xindian Road - 新北市新店區新店路108號1樓, ☎ 02 2911 1237, [x]. Open every day from 5:30pm to 2am. Mexican bar/restaurant. A great place to eat some nac...
Waterside Bistro(水湾) at Bitan is a good, albeit expensive place to enjoy tea or coffee. Located on the promenade at Bitan, the cafe offers great views over the lake and the green mountains beyond.Cafe Aribica, 7 Bauchang Road (near the corner of Beixin Road, sec 3). Tel:+886 2 2910-9096/2910-1810. A very elegant and cozy cafe serving excellent coffee (Illy), tea and simple but good quality...Bi-ting(Emerald Pavilion) at Bitan is a tea house located on the opposite bank of the river to the MRT station (cross pedestrian bridge, immediately turn left and go up stones stairs. Bi-ting Tea H...Dzongtung (President), 35 Zongxing Road, sec 3 (near the corner of Bauchang Road - a five minute walk from the huge Carrefour Hypermarket). Tel:+886 22913-2498. A funky tea house serving various ki...China Trust Hotel, 219-2 Zhongxin Road, sec 3, . a mid-range business hotel conveniently located near Dapinglin MRT Station (Xindian line).
After the Republic of China took control of Taiwan in 1945, the present-day New Taipei City was designated on 7 January 1946 as Taipei County in Taiwan Province, which was constituted from the former Taihoku Prefecture, but not including present-day divisions of Taipei City, Keelung and Yilan County, the latter which became detached from Taipei ...
Xindian (新店區), also known by its historical spelling Hsintien and alternative spelling Sindian, is a district in New Taipei where the apartment complexes of the Taipei metropolitan area meet the northern end of the Central Mountain Range.
Travel Tips. The best way to get to Xindian is with the Xindian Line's metro. When you get off the Station, Bitan is just right in front of you. At Bitan, visitors can take the swam pedal boat, enjoy the beautiful lakeview, and visit Bitan Suspension Bridge.
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Xindian District is on the southern edge of Taipei (officially, it’s in neighbouring New Taipei City), where the Xindian River wends its way down from the Central Mountains; in the vicinity of Xindian Station there’s a dammed section of the river known as Bitan (碧潭, Emerald Lake) due to the green hue of its waters.
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