Hengkeng

Hengkeng is a hamlet in Dongshan Village, Shulin, Taipei. Hengkeng is situated nearby to the hamlet Donghe, as well as near Dahukeng.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shanjia and South Shulin Station.

Shanjia

Railway station

Photo: 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shanjia is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Shulin District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

South Shulin Station

Railway station

Photo: 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0.

South Shulin is a station on the Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Shulin District, New Taipei, Taiwan. South Shulin station is located at the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Dongxing Street. South Shulin Station is situated 2½ km southeast of Hengkeng.

Lo-Sheng Sanatorium and Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Losheng Sanatorium is a sanatorium for lepers in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Losheng means "happy life". The building was constructed in the 1930s during the Japanese colonial period. Lo-Sheng Sanatorium and Hospital is situated 4 km northeast of Hengkeng.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yingge and Guishan District.

Yingge

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Yingge is a district in New Taipei in Taiwan. The district is famous for its ceramics industry, and its Old Street lined with pottery shops and galleries of all kinds.

Guishan District

Town

Photo: Mnb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Guishan District is a district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Guishan District is situated 5 km west of Hengkeng.

Special-use Zone of National Taipei University

Village

Taipei University Special Zone is a university town located in the outskirts of Taipei on the border of Sanxia and Shulin Districts. The university town was established in 1997 when National Taipei University relocated its campus from central Taipei to the area and had its foundations built in the early 2000s. Special-use Zone of National Taipei University is situated 5 km south of Hengkeng.

Hengkeng

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Heng-k’eng” and “Heng-k’eng-tzu”
Category: locality
Location: Dongshan Village, Shulin, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.99135° or 24° 59′ 29″ north

Longitude

121.38573° or 121° 23′ 9″ east

Elevation

313 metres (1,027 feet)

Open location code

7QP3X9RP+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3504302197

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

1676228

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In Other Languages

“Hengkeng” goes by many names.

Chinese: “橫坑”

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