Xindian District

Since the store had no formal name, travelers called it Sintiam (Chinese: 新店; pinyin: Xīndiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-tiàm; lit.

It was originally called Amkhe'ar (暗坑仔; Ànkēngzǎi; Àm-kheⁿ-á; 'dark/secret gorge'), due to luxurious vegetation in the area.

[citation needed] Although in 1980, it was still underdeveloped, the four-lane Zhongxing Road helped to develop the city, While areas south of Xiaobitan were still farmland.

In 2004 when the Tzu Chi Hospital branch opened, replacing a water park, a new road was constructed to deal with traffic.

Originally established as urban township of Taipei County, Xindian was upgraded to a county-administered city on 15 January 1980.

Most of the population in the Ankeng region is mainly concentrated in the southeastern hillside residential communities.

Map of Xindian (labeled as Shinten) and surrounding area (1944)
Map including Xindian (labeled as Hsin-tien (Shinten) 新店 ) (1954)
The Bitan Bridge in Xindian
Residential buildings on a hillside