An old street by Bitan Suspension Bridge, with 800 metres of Guangming Street selling rice noodle soup and fried tofu
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Bitan is an old neighborhood in Xindian: Guangming Street runs about 800 meters, lined with stalls selling rice noodle soup, fried tofu, and pork chop noodles, with hardware stores and grain shops mixed in between. Walk from Xindian Station to the riverside, and you'll see the Bitan Suspension Bridge, Bitan Bridge, and the National Freeway No. 3 bridge all crossing the Xindian River side by side. The suspension bridge was designated a municipal monument in 2013. This neighborhood only covers the east bank of the Xindian River, so the eastern end of the suspension bridge is included, but Taiping Li on the western end is not.
Greenery here ranks 29th out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods, putting it near the top, and the Xindian River bank is within walking distance. Once you're at the river, you can rent a paddle boat and see all three bridges from the water. Xindian Station is the terminus of the Songshan-Xindian Line, so trains heading to Taipei start from here.
Healthcare ranks 59th, in the lower half, so you'll often need to leave this neighborhood to see a doctor. Sidewalks also rank 64th, something you'll notice right away if you're pushing a stroller or pulling luggage. The Wenzhong Li side backs onto the southern slope of Shitoushan.
During the Qing dynasty, settlers opened shops on the river terrace where the Xindian River emerges from the mountains; since these shops were newer than those downstream at Dianzai Street, the area was called 'Xindian' (new shops). The section of Xindian Road near Duchuantou sits higher and was called Dingjie (Upper Street), developing early on; the lower section near the suspension bridge was called Xiajie (Lower Street), which later became lively thanks to the Bitan Scenic Area and the Wanxin Railway. Guangming Li takes its name from Guangming Rock on Shitoushan. The Bitan Suspension Bridge was completed in 1937, spans 186.6 meters, and was the first bridge during the Japanese colonial era to be both designed and built by Taiwanese. The Japanese-era Xindian Train Station operated from 1921 to 1965, while the MRT Xindian Station opened on November 11, 1999.
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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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