The city's most important Mazu temple was demolished to build it, but the original golden-faced Mazu deity was saved and now stands in Fucheng Temple in Sanjhih on the north coast (it's brought back to Taipei each year for Mazu's birthday.)
Finally, the outer ring is the remainder of the less urbanised areas within Taipei Prefecture and Taoyuan Prefecture. In Taipei Prefecture it includes the townships of Linkou, Bali, Sanjhih, Shihmen, Jinshan, Wanli, Rueifang, Pingsi, Gongliao, Shuangsi, Pinglin, Shihding, Wulai, Shenkeng and Sansia; and in Taoyuan Prefecture it includes the townships of Dasi, Fusing, Longtan, Yangmei, Sinwu, Guanyin, Dayuan and Lujhu (see Figure 8.2).
For landlubbers wishing to stretch their sea legs, a few private charter companies depart from Fisherman’s Wharf to neighboring Sanjhih (三芝).
2021 March 10, Steven Crook, “Environmental Impact Assessment: How to be a responsible herper”, in Taipei Times[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 March 2021, Features, page 13[5]:
During his childhood in Germany, Hans Breuer was fascinated by snakes. The obsession eventually gave way to other interests, then returned full-throttle when the translator was in his early 40s, married and settled in New Taipei City’s Sanjhih District (三芝).
