Nangang District, Taipei

Nangang (Chinese南港 区, pinyin Nángǎng Qū ) is a municipality in the east of Taipei, Taiwan. In it are the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall and the Nankang Software Park.

History

Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fukinesen, especially in today's places Nangang Sanchong and Dongxin. Until the Japanese occupation of the place name " Great Jia'na Fortress, Nangang Sanchong Harbour " was (大 加 呐 堡 南港 三重 埔, dà jiānabǎo nángǎng - Sanchong pǔ ). The name Nangang, literally " southern port " refers to its location on the Jilong River. In 1949, Nangang District, which was previously located at the opposite area of the river's northern bank Neihu, a separate town was. In 1967 was the annexation to Taipei.

Traffic

In Nangang ending " blue line " of the Taipei Metro, which connects the district with the city center. The extension opened in 2009, the " brown line " connects with the northern neighbor Nangang District Neihu. A under construction station to become the new endpoint of the leading Kaohsiung Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail.