Shimen District
Shimen, or Shihmen is a district of New Taipei. It lies on the north coast and is home to the most northerly point on the island of Taiwan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant and New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple.
Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant or Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant, First Nuclear Power Plant, was a nuclear power plant in Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Commissioned in 1978, the plant was Taiwan's first and smallest nuclear power plant.
New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple is a place of worship.
Temple of the Eighteen Lords
Place of worship
Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of the Eighteen Lords is a yin miao located in Ganhua Village, Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Located on Provincial Highway 2 beside Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, the temple is dedicated to seventeen deceased sailors and one dog. Temple of the Eighteen Lords is situated 3½ km northeast of Shimen District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanzhi.
Sanzhi
Photo: Carrie Kellenberger, CC BY 2.0.
Sanzhi District is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.
Shimen District
- Type: Locality with 10,900 residents
- Also known as: “Shih-men”, “Shih-men Hsiang”, “Shihmen Siang”, “Shimen”, and “Shimen Xiang”
- Location: New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.2667° or 25° 16′ northLongitude
121.5667° or 121° 34′ eastPopulation
10,900Elevation
177 metres (581 feet)Open location code
7QQ37H88+MMGeoNames ID
1669336
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In Other Languages
“Shimen District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石門區”
- Chinese: “石門鄉”
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