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Xinzhuang Xisheng

新莊・西盛

A densely packed residential area in southern Xinzhuang, home to the Xisheng temple fair in the tenth lunar month

Street Environment 5.7 · Convenience 5.0

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Local guide

01First impressions

Xisheng is located in the southwestern part of Xinzhuang District — a densely packed residential pocket often called "South Xinzhuang," centered around Xisheng Street and Min'an W. Road. Within the neighborhood you'll find Guang Hwa Elementary School and Min-an Elementary School; right along Xisheng Street sit the Xisheng Branch Library and Xisheng Park, and there's also a PX Mart nearby. Every year on the 19th day of the tenth lunar month, Baoyi Dafu — the guardian deity of the Anxi tea farmers — goes on procession through the area, an event locally known as the Xisheng Grand Temple Fair.

02What works

Xisheng has no MRT station, but it's served by more than a dozen bus routes running into downtown Taipei, Banqiao, and Sanchong. Healthcare ranks only 77th out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods, but Xintai General Hospital on Xinshu Road is right inside the neighborhood, so you don't have to leave Xisheng to see a doctor. The stretch from Min'an Road to Fuguo Road forms a self-contained commercial area, mostly sitting about 200 meters beyond the neighborhood's northern edge, though Min'an W. Road Section 1 itself falls within the neighborhood.

03Heads-up

Both daily convenience and transportation rank 82nd out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods. With no MRT line, commuting means relying on buses or your own scooter. Xinshu Road is Xisheng's main road, and it runs through an industrial area. The neighborhood is a long strip roughly 3.3 kilometers in length, and its southern tip is already close to Shulin, falling under the school district for Wenlin Elementary School in Shulin District — so when house-hunting, be sure to check exactly which stretch a property sits in.

04A bit of history

In earlier times, settlers cultivated land along what is now Min'an W. Road; from the late Qing dynasty into the early Japanese colonial period, this area was Xisheng Village under Baijie Bao. In 1920 it was reorganized into Xisheng Oaza, which was subdivided into two aza: Xisheng and Jiuzilin. After the war, the establishment of the Xisheng Industrial Park and Touqian Industrial Park marked a key turning point in Xinzhuang's shift from an agricultural town into an industrial city.

Compiled by TidyMap with AI from public sources · updated 2026-10 · 4 sources

Scores

Compared with the 100 New Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)

Street Environment5.7No. 92
Cleanliness7.5No. 80
Buildings5.1No. 73
Sidewalks5.4No. 76
Greenery4.8No. 87
Convenience5.0No. 82
Transit3.6No. 84
Everyday shopping6.0No. 77
Healthcare6.2No. 77

What's here

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  • Guang Hwa Elementary SchoolGuang Hwa Elementary School is in Guangming Li; the biggest part of this neighborhood falls within its school zone.
  • Min-an Elementary SchoolMin-an Elementary School is in Minquan Li; the Min'an Li area falls within its school zone.
  • Xisheng ParkA park beside Xisheng Street, right next to the Xinzhuang Xisheng Branch, New Taipei City Library.
  • Xinzhuang Xisheng Branch, New Taipei City LibraryThis city library branch sits right next to Xisheng Park.
  • 光華國小Catchment covers 46%・Shared catchment
  • 民安國小Catchment covers 26%・Shared catchment
  • 文林國小Nearby・Catchment covers 24%・Shared catchment
  • 丹鳳高中Nearby・Catchment covers 41%・Shared catchment
  • 福營國中Nearby・Catchment covers 27%・Shared catchment
  • 溪崑國中Nearby・Shared catchment
  • 丹鳳高中Nearby
  • 輔仁大學Nearby
  • 新泰綜合醫院
  • Showtime Plaza Shulin0.1 km away

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).

97 blocks · 10 villages · Data version 2026-10-28

How are these measured?

Compared against the New Taipei neighborhoods in this guide; metrics without enough data are not ranked. Shopping counts convenience stores plus the nearer of a supermarket or a traditional market (public and private retail markets); night markets, vendor zones and shopping-street shops are not counted. Transit is rail-first with a lower weight for buses.

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