Sanzhi District
# Sanzhi District

Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.

## History

During the period of Japanese rule, Sanshi Village (三芝庄), and was governed under Tamsui District (淡水郡) of Taihoku Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

The district administers thirteen urban villages:

* Baxian (八賢里), Putou (埔頭里), Guzhuang (古庄里), Xinzhuang (新庄里), Puping (埔坪里), Maochang (茂長里), Hengshan (橫山里), Xiban (錫板里), Houcuo (後厝里), Fude (福德里), Yuanshan (圓山里), Dianzi (店子里) and Xinghua (興華里) Village.

## Education

* Mackay Medical College
* New Taipei Municipal Sanzhi Junior High School

## Tourist attractions

* Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum

## Transportation

The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.

## Notable natives

* Chiang Wen-yeh, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China
* Lee Teng-hui, former ROC president, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
* Lu Hsiu-yi, former Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
* Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President Lee Teng-hui
* Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD
