Xizhi District
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| Xizhi District 汐止區 |
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| Country |  Taiwan |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| special municipality | New Taipei City |
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| • Total | 71.2354 km2 (27.5041 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2008) | |
| • Total | 181,543 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://www.xizhi.ntpc.gov.tw/ |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汐止區 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | the end of tides | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 汐止 | ||||||||
| Kana | しおどめ | ||||||||
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Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止區; pinyin: Xìzhǐ Qū) is an inner city district in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan.
In the past, the Xizhi area was the Kypanas locality (峰仔峙社) of the Ketagalan Taiwanese aborigines. The old name in Chinese (Chinese: 水返腳; pinyin: Shǔifǎnjiǎo; literally "Water returning foot") refers to the fact that the tide from the Keelung River stops at Xizhi and goes back to the sea. During the Japanese rule, the place name was changed to 汐止 (shiodome (しおどめ), literally "end of tides"), which is the source of the current name.
Xizhi grew quickly during the 1980s and 1990s, and is home to many of Taiwan's major electronics companies, such as Acer, Coiler, Garmin, Lanner Electronics and DFI.
Xizhi is located in the Keelung River valley between Taipei and Keelung, which is an important transportation corridor. The old Jukando Highway and Jukan Railway Line passed during the Japanese occupation. Currently both north-south freeways (National Highway 1 and National Highway 3) as well as the Western Line railroad pass through Xizhi. A Taipei Metro station is planned for Xizhi.
Xizhi suffered from periodic flooding due to typhoons, before a levee was completed along the Keelung River in 2002.
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Economy[edit]
Acer Group has its headquarters in Xizhi.[1][2] Matsusei also has its headquarters in Xizhi.[3][4]
Gallery[edit]
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Acer Group Headquarters
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Cathay Life Insurance Xizhi Building
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Xizhi Branch, Union Bank of Taiwan
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Apartments in Xizhi
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TRA Xizhi Station
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Mcdonald's in Xizhi
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Garmin Tech Center
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Xizhi, 1936 watercolor by Ni Chiang-huai
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The Administrative Centre of Hsi-Chih
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References[edit]
- ^ "Legal Notices." Acer Group. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. "8F, No. 88, Section 1, Hsin Tai Wu Road., Hsichih 221, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan."
- ^ "Social Welfare." Acer Group. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. "Acer’s headquarter at Hsichih".
- ^ "matsusei.com.tw." (WHOIS) "Domain Name: matsusei.com.tw Registrant: 松青商業股份有限公司 Sung Ching Supermarket Commercial Co.,Ltd 23F., No.100, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221 Taiwan 台北縣汐止市新台五路一段100號23樓"
- ^ "Opportunities for Chilean Food Exports in Taiwan." Chilean Trade Office. November 2009. p. 199. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "Company Name 松青超市 Matsusei Supermarket (under Wei Chuan Foods)" "Contact Information Add: 23F., No.100, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi City, Taipei County Website: www.sungching.com.tw"
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Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°40′E / 25.067°N 121.667°E
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