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

See also

• New Taipei City