Wanli District, New Taipei
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Wanli 萬里區 |
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| Wanli District | |
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 Location of Wanli in New Taipei City |
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| Coordinates: 25°10′03″N 121°38′22″E / 25.16750°N 121.63944°ECoordinates: 25°10′03″N 121°38′22″E / 25.16750°N 121.63944°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.38 km2 (24.47 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2016) | |
| • Total | 22,634 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 207 |
| Area code(s) | 02 |
| Website | http://www.wanli.ntpc.gov.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 萬里區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 万里区 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wànlǐ Qū |
| Bopomofo | ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Wànlǐ Cyu |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Van-lî Khî |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Bān-lì khu |
Wanli District (Chinese: 萬里區; pinyin: Wànlǐ Qū), known in Basay as Masu, is a rural district on the rocky seacoast in northeastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. Wanli is a popular tourist destination and the site of the Cape Yeliu Miocene Formation which features distinctive hoodoo outcrops. The "Queen's Head" outcrop is a Taiwanese icon and serves as an informal trademark for the township. Kataw in the adjacent Jinshan District features the Wanli Taiwanese hot springs area, which is connected with the Jinshan Hot Springs (金山溫泉).
The village of Masu (瑪鋉) was inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the era of European colonization. The area first came under the control of the Spanish, who were then ousted by the Dutch. The area began to develop when Hoklo people came to set up fishing operations.
The Ming dynasty loyalist Koxinga landed his troops at Wanli in 1661 to expel the Dutch from their northern strongholds while their principal fortress in Tainan was under siege.
In 1683, following the Qing dynasty conquest of Taiwan, the area was incorporated into Zhuluo County. In 1875, it was a member of Kimpauli (金包里堡), Kelung Sub-Subprefecture (基隆支廳).
In 1891, during Qing dynasty rule, the village was destroyed by military force as punishment for engaging in raids against Chinese camphor men and soldiers near Tokoham (modern-day Daxi).
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