Beishi River
The Beishi River is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through New Taipei City and Yilan County for 50 kilometres. It is one of tributaries of Xindian River.Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Taiwan
- Also known as: “Beishi Xi”, “Beishih Si”, “Pei-hsi Ch’i”, “Pei-shih Ch’i”, and “Pei-shih Hsi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 桂山發電廠桂山機組 and Feicui Hydropower Plant.
Feicui Hydropower Plant
Power station
Photo: Peellden, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Feicui Hydropower Plant is a power station.
Lee Shih-ke Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lee Shih-ke Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 3 km north of Beishi River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wulai and Bitan.
Wulai
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wulai is a small town in New Taipei, Taiwan, famous for its hot springs and aboriginal culture. The name of the town derives from the Atayal phrase kirofu ulai meaning "hot and poisonous".
Bitan
Hamlet
Photo: Nicemanpower, Public domain.
Bitan, historically called Shi-Bitan, is a tourist spot in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. "Bitan" literally means "green lake", referring to where the Xindian River widens to form the lake. Bitan is situated 6 km north of Beishi River.
Xindian
Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xindian, also known by its historical spelling Hsintien and alternative spelling Sindian, is a district in New Taipei where the apartment complexes of the Taipei metropolitan area meet the northern end of the Central Mountain Range.
Beishi River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Beishi River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Beishi River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beishi Xi”
- Chinese: “北势溪”
- Chinese: “北勢溪”
- Dutch: “Beishi River”
- German: “Beishi”
- Italian: “Beishi”
- Lithuanian: “Beiši”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-sì-khoe”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-sì-khue”
- Min Nan Chinese: “北勢溪”
- Welsh: “Afon Beishi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Guishan and Sheshezi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Feicui Shuiku Yihao Qiao and Wannian Qiao.
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