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Geological Location of Luzhou District
Luzhou District is located in New
Taipei, with Wugu
District in the west, Sanchung District in the south,
and Taipei CityShilin District in the
north. Its area is 7.4315 km2 from current Taipei City to Luzhou District. It was named Luzhou because it is an alluvial fan formed by
DahanRiver and XindianRiver. In recent years, because Luzhou
is adjacent to Taipei City, it has been
gradually transformed into a new township with high industrial and commercial
development and an urban area with a large number of skyscrapers and factories.
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Historical Development of Luzhou District
Luzhou was called Heshangzhou, Heshangcu,
Heshangzhou, Luchou,
etc. in the past. The former Luzhou District was a sandbank adjacent to Danshui
Rivers where floods took place frequently. There were reeds everywhere by the
river bank. Owing to the low-lying landform, the residents living in Luzhou
seemed living on the river. Therefore, Luzhou was called a river bank. In the
18th century, local landlords donated their lands to temples and
then rented such lands with the identity as tenant-peasants for reduced tax
rate. Because many lands of Luzhou were managed by monks at that time, the
local called Luzhou “home of monks.” Since “river bank”
and “monk” are homophonic in Chinese, Luzhou was also called “river bank of
monks.” Because the river bank of Luzhou attracted may egrets, it was also
called “river bank of egrets.” In the Japanese Colonial Period, Luzhou was
under the jurisdiction of Luzhou Chuang, Hsinchuang County,TaipeiPrefecture.
After the retrocession ofTaiwan,
it was renamedLuzhouTownship. It was not
until 1947 was it isolated from Sanchung to become Luzhou Township.
In 1998, it was formally changed into a county-controlled city.
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Tourism of Luzhou District
In the
future after the completion of MRT, Luzhou District will certainly attract more
people to pay visits to. There are many tourist attractions here, including
Yonglien Temple, Li's Ancient House, Lujhou City The
Forbidden City Museum, Erchung Waterfront Park, etc. These tourist attractions
are the best places for visitors to experience local culture in Luzhou, and
visitors can feel relaxed and experience local folk customs or appreciate
beautiful scenery at the same time.
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