Beitou
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Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan
Ketagalan
Ketagalan are a Taiwanese aboriginal tribe originating in what is now the Taipei Basin. Their language has now become extinct....

 word Kipatauw, meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.

Beitou is famous for its hot springs
Taiwanese hot springs
Taiwan is part of the collision zone between the Yangtze Plate and Philippine Sea Plate. Eastern and southern Taiwan are the northern end of the Philippine Mobile Belt....

. Residents of this district note that sulfuric fumes from the hot springs do ruin their electric appliances in the long term.

History

Between 1920 and 1941, Beitou was a village (北投庄) in Shichisei-gun (Qixing District), Taihoku Prefecture (台北州七星郡). It was upgraded to a town (北投街) in 1941. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, it was renamed as Beitou urban township (北投鎮), belonging to Taipei County
Taipei County
New Taipei City is the most populous city of Taiwan. The area includes a substantial stretch of Taiwan's northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin...

. Beginning in 1949, Beitou and Shilin
Shilin
Shilin District is a district of Taipei. The name "Shilin" was derived from Pattsiran, the Ketagalan word for "hot springs". It was then transliterated into Chinese as "八芝蘭" Bāzhīlán, and finally re-analyzed as "scholars as many as the trees in the woods" .-History:Shilin is foremost a residential...

 were administered by the newly-formed Yangminshan Administrative Bureau
Yangminshan Administrative Bureau
Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau was an administrative body set up in 1949 by the government of the Republic of China to administer what is now Shilin and Beitou districts in Taipei....

. Both of them were merged into Taipei City in 1968.

Education

Universities and colleges:
  • National Yang Ming University
    National Yang Ming University
    National Yang-Ming University is a public university in Shipai, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is known for its academic programs related to Medicine, Life Sciences and Biotechnology...

  • Taipei National University of the Arts
    Taipei National University of the Arts
    The Taipei National University of the Arts is a national university at Kuandu of Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan. This university should not be confused with National Taiwan University of Arts at Banciao City.-History:...

  • Kuang Wu Institute of Technology
  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science


Junior and Senior High Schools:

Attractions

  • Yangmingshan National Park
    Yangmingshan
    One of the eight national parks in Taiwan, the Yangmingshan National Park is located between Taipei City and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The districts that house parts of the park grounds include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, and Sanzhi Districts. During the...

  • Guandu Natural Park: birding
  • Hot Springs
    Taiwanese hot springs
    Taiwan is part of the collision zone between the Yangtze Plate and Philippine Sea Plate. Eastern and southern Taiwan are the northern end of the Philippine Mobile Belt....

     in Xin Beitou and Xingyi Road
  • Museum of Hot Springs in Beitou
  • Beitou Cape: Lighthouse and seaside resort
  • Taipei City Public Library Beitou Branch
    Taipei City Public Library Beitou Branch
    Beitou Branch is a public library in Beitou Park, located within Beitou District, northern Taipei, Taiwan.It is a two-storey building that was formally opened in November 2006. The library is notable as being constructed to be an eco-friendly green building....

  • Zhongxing Guesthouse
    Zhongxing Guesthouse
    The Zhongxing Guesthouse also known as the Yangmingshuwu is a historical site located in on Zhongxing road in Yangmingshan National Park in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was constructed between 1969 and 1970 by late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-Shek for reception of...


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