Bitan
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: referring to where the Xindian River widens to form the lake
- Also known as: “Pi-t’an”, “獅山邊大潭”, and “赤碧潭”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taiping Temple and Xindian.
Taiping Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taiping Temple is a place of worship.
Xindian
Railway stop
Photo: Mailer diablo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Taipei Metro Xindian station is the southern terminus of the Songshan–Xindian line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jingmei District and Wenshan.
Jingmei District
Suburb
Jingmei is a neighborhood in Taipei City. Formerly an administrative district, in 1990 it merged with Muzha District, becoming the western part of the newly created Wenshan District. Jingmei District is situated 4 km north of Bitan.
Wenshan
Wenshan District is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei. Wenshan previously referred to the region south of the Taipei Basin.
Gongguan
Village
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gongguan is a commercial district straddling the Zhongzheng and Daan Districts of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a popular shopping and leisure area with a night market and it is also the location of the Gongguan Station of the Taipei Metro. Gongguan is situated 6 km north of Bitan.
Bitan
- Categories: landform and locality
- Location: Wenzhong Village, Xindian, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.95681° or 24° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
121.53458° or 121° 32′ 5″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
7QP3XG4M+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 2558405869OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Bitan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “碧潭”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Phik-thâm”
- Mongolian: “Битань”
- Yue Chinese: “碧潭”
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