Zhongshan Road Section 2 runs to Guangfu Bridge, with the market and primary school clustered around Banxin Station
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Puqian stretches out along Zhongshan Road Section 2, and if you head northeast across Guangfu Bridge, you'll find yourself in Wanhua District, Taipei City. The old place name still shows up on signs—there are eight bank branches called "Puqian Branch," plus a Carrefour store (Puqian Store). The heart of daily life here is Banxin Station on the Circular Line, located just south of the intersection of Banxin Road and Zhongshan Road. Around the station you'll find Puqian Elementary School, Kuang Jen Catholic High School, and Xinglong Market (also known as Puqian Market)—all three fall within the neighborhood.
Let's start with Xinglong Market: for everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 23rd out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods, and you can pick up groceries right next to Banxin Station. School is close by too—Puqian Elementary School sits in Guangren Village, and all 13 villages in its designated school zone fall within this neighborhood.
Greenery ranks 77th out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods, and street-view photos show relatively little greenery. There's only one MRT station in the neighborhood—Banxin Station—and public transit overall ranks 39th. The East-West Expressway (Provincial Highway 64) runs on a viaduct above Minsheng Road, but there's no interchange within Puqian itself.
In Taiwanese (Hokkien), "Puqian" literally means "edge of the plain". Toward the end of the Qing Dynasty, this area was Puqian Zhuang under Baijie Bao; in 1920 it was reorganized as Puqian Oaza, administered under Banqiao Zhuang. In 1933, Showa Bridge was completed, connecting Banqiao to Taipei City; after the war it was renamed Guangfu Bridge. In 1956, Puqian Elementary School was established as a branch campus of Banqiao National School, becoming an independent school in 1960. Today's Guangfu Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge designed by T.Y. Lin, opened to traffic in December 1977. The Circular Line opened in 2020 and Banxin Station went into service; after the Hualien earthquake in April 2024 knocked this stretch of track out of alignment, it wasn't repaired and reopened until December 12.
Compared with the 100 New Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the New Taipei City Education Department's 2026 school-year catchment lists, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size; "Shared catchment" marks a free-choice zone where families can pick between two or more schools), high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more (OpenStreetMap), and large shopping malls and department stores (OpenStreetMap).
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