Xinzhuang Temple Street Shopping District Introduction
Xinzhuang literally means "newly developed street village" and has a history of over three hundred years, originating from Xinzhuang Temple Street during the late Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty. Xinzhuang is the earliest township in the Taipei Basin, benefiting from the convenient shipping system of the Tamsui River basin, which earned it the reputation of "a harbor filled with countless sails, with thousands of homes lit up" during the Qing Dynasty, making it once the third largest prosperous city in Taiwan. Immigrants from various regions brought their hometown beliefs to Xinzhuang in search of a living, making it one of the areas with the most century-old temples among the many old streets in New Taipei, hence it is called Xinzhuang Temple Street.
