Shipai, Beitou

Infobox_Taiwan_Station
Title=石牌站
EngTitle=Shipai Station
ImageName=Shipai-Station.jpg
ImageSize=250px
Operator=Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line=Red Line (Danshui Line)
Code=R23
Place=Beitou District, Taipei City
StartDate=December 25,1997
Style=Elevated

Shipai or Shihpai (zh-tht|t=石牌|hp=Shípái|tp=Shíhpái) is a region in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan, it includes seven villages (里): Shipai (石牌), Wenlin (文林), Ronhua (榮華), Chenhua (振華), Yumin (裕民), Fuhsing (福興), and Chienmin (建民).

History

Before the Qing Dynasty of China, Shipai was the territory of the local Taiwanese aborigines. In the early Qing Dynasty, Han Chinese started to settle this area. As a result, the two sides fought a lot. In about 1745 to 1748, the tenth officer of the local government erected many stone tablets to split the two groups apart. One of the stone tablets became the origin of the name Shipai, which means stone tablet. The original site of the tablet was believed to be located at the Yunghe Neighborhood. It was moved to the Shipai Police Station in 1935. The police station moved, in 1999, to a place near the Shipai MRT Station. It is believed that this place is closer to the original site.

Education

* Shipai Elementary School (石牌國民小學)
* Shipai Junior High School (石牌國民中學)
* National Yang Ming University (國立陽明大學)

Transportation

*Shipai MRT Station on the Danshui Line (Code:R23)

ee also

* Taipei
* Shilin

Notes