Jinshan District, New Taipei

Jinshan District (Chinese: 金山區) is a rural district on the coast in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. The district draws many visitors each year because of its hot springs and its proximity to Chin Pao San and the Ju Ming Museum. The district is home to the Dharma Drum Buddhist College, an institution of higher learning founded by Dharma Drum Mountain monastics devoted to the principles of Zen Buddhism.[1]

Jinshan

金山區
District
Jinshan District
Jinshan District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°14′10″N 121°37′03″E
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
RegionNorthern Taiwan
Special municipalityNew Taipei City (新北市)
Area
 • Total49.21 km2 (19.00 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total22,273
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
208
Websitehttp://www.jinshan.ntpc.gov.tw
Jinshan District
Chinese金山區
Literal meaningGolden Mountain
Jinshan District office

Name Origin

This area was originally a Ketagalan settlement, called "Ki-ppare" (Basay: Quimourije),[2] meaning "bumper harvest". This was later adapted as Kimpauli (金包里; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-pau-lí), the choice of characters perhaps influenced by the discovery of golden dust in the Sulfur creeks.[3] In 1920 during Japanese rule, the area was renamed Kanayama Village (金山庄), Kīrun District (基隆郡), Taihoku Prefecture.

Geography

Education

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

See also
  • New Taipei

References
  1. "Dharma Drum University". Ddc.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. 翁佳音 (1998). 大台北古地圖考釋 (in Chinese). Taipei: 台北縣立文化中心. ISBN 9789570220841.
  3. 李世榮; 吳立萍 (2003). 台灣的老鄉鎮 (in Chinese). Xindian: 遠足文化事業股份有限公司. pp. 22－25. ISBN 957280314X.
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