Sanchong (三重; lit. “Third Layer”) District, New Taipei City
As immigrants to northern Taiwan from southern China (mostly today’s Fujian and Guangdong provinces) opened new lands for farming, they gradually expanded northwards from Xinzhuang (新莊) across a series of plains.
The first, 頭重埔 (Mdn. Touchongpu; “Head Layer Plain”) is now the 頭前 (Touqian) area of Xinzhuang District, the second (二重埔; Mdn. Erchongpu) and third (三重埔; Mdn. Sanchongpu; “Third Layer Plain”) became communities in Luzhou Village (鷺洲庄) until the end of Japanese rule.
In 1947, this latter pair became parts of Sanchong Township (三重鎮). In 1962, as Sanchong City (三重市), it was the first town to be upgraded to a County-administered City (縣轄市). And in 2010 it became Sanchong District (三重區) within New Taipei City.
Text and photos © Jiyue Publications 2011
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