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History: Qing Dynasty

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History: Qing Dynasty

New Taipei City is a special municipality and the most populous city in Taiwan, located in northern Taiwan

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New Taipei City was known as Taipei County before its upgrade in 2010.

After the county's


population overtook that of Taipei City, it was decided that the county should be upgraded to city
status but could not be renamed "Taipei City".
The name of the new entity (新北市; "new north city") was at first rendered in English
as Xinbei via pinyin romanization,[5][6] but both candidates for the city's first mayoral election
opposed the name. Consequently, citing public opinion, the inaugural mayor, Eric Chu,
requested and received approval from the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) to render the name in
English as New Taipei City.[7][8] This rendering became official on 31 December 2010.

History[edit]
Archaeological records had shown that New Taipei City had been inhabited since
the Neolithic period, with artifacts dug in Bali District having shown remains as early as 7000 to
4700 BC. The region around New Taipei City area was once inhabited by Ketagalanplains
aborigines, and evidence shows that the Atayal had inhabited Wulai District. The earliest
recorded migration by people from mainland China dated back as early as 1620, when the local
tribes were driven into the mountain areas. Over the years, many of the aborigines have
assimilated into the general population.[9]

Qing Dynasty[edit]
During the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan, the Han Chinese people began to settle in the area now
designated as New Taipei City in 1694 and the number of immigrants from mainland China had
further increased. After decades of development and prosperity, Tamsui had become an
international commercial port by 1850. British consulate and stores were established in the
region, which helped promote the local tea business, resulting in massive tea leaf exports
to Europe. In 1875, Shen Baozhen called for the establishment of Taipeh Prefecture. Fujian-
Taiwan-Province was declared in 1887 and the present-day New Taipei City area fell under the
jurisdiction of Taipeh Prefecture.[10][11]

Empire of Japan[edit]
In 1895, Taiwan was ceded by Qing dynasty to Empire of Japan. During Japanese rule, New
Taipei City area was administered under Taihoku Prefecture together with modern-
day Taipei, Keelung and Yilan County. Discovery of gold and other mining minerals were
unveiled at Keelung Mountain, triggering a mining boom in the region. In October 1896, the
Japanese government divided the mining area around Keelung Mountain into two districts: an
eastern district, designated as Kinkaseki, and a western district, designated as Kyūfun. Both
districts are now parts of Ruifang District. They also issued regulations prohibiting local
Taiwanese mining companies from doing mining activities, and gave the mining rights to
Japanese companies.[12]

Republic of China[edit]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, from 25
December of the same year, the present New Taipei City area was administered as
a county called Taipei County of Taiwan Province with Banqiao City as the county seat. In July
1949, the size of Taipei County was reduced when Beitou and Shilin townships were put under
the jurisdiction of the newly created Caoshan Administrative Bureau, which would later be
renamed the Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau. On July 1, 1968, the size of Taipei County
was further reduced by 205.16 km2 (79.21 sq mi) when Jingmei, Muzha, Nangang,
and Neihu townships, along with Beitou and Shilin, were merged into Taipei City.
The county afterward had ten county-controlled
cities (Banqiao, Luzhou, Sanchong, Shulin, Tucheng, Xizhi, Xindian, Xindian, Yonghe, Zhonghe);
four urban townships (Tamsui, Ruifang, Sanxia, Yingge); and fifteen rural
townships (Bali, Gongliao, Jinshan, Linkou, Pinglin, Pingxi, Sanzhi, Shenkeng, Shiding, Shimen,
Shuangxi, Taishan, Wanli, Wugu, Wulai). It was further divided into 1,017 villages and 21,683
neighborhoods.[13] In August 1992, due to the adjustment of the demarcation line between Taipei
City and Taiwan Province in Neigou and Daking Stream, the area of Taipei County was
decreased by 0.03 km2.[14] On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to a special
municipality as New Taipei City consisting of 29 districts with Banqiao District as the municipal
seat.[15]

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