Old town centre that grew up around the Zhonghe Grand Temple, by Zhonghe Station on the Circular Line
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Zhonghe's downtown grew up around its temple plaza. Guangji Temple was built in 1757, and nearby Fuhe Temple followed in 1766 — together locals call them the "Zhonghe Grand Temple". The temple-plaza commercial area that formed around them gradually expanded outward over the years, growing into today's downtown. Zhonghe Station on the Circular Line sits at the intersection of Zhongshan Road Section 2 and Jingping Road, about 600 meters from the temple. Right next to the temple you'll also find Zhonghe Elementary School and Fangliao Market.
For daily shopping, this neighborhood ranks 1st out of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods — both the temple-plaza commercial area and Fangliao Market are right here. You won't have to go far for medical care either; healthcare ranks 15th, putting it in the upper tier among the 100 neighborhoods. The Circular Line's Zhonghe Station is in the neighborhood, and down the road the Wanda Line will add another transfer point here.
In street-view photos, cleanliness ranks 77th, toward the lower end among New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods. The western edge of this neighborhood runs along Bannan Road and Zhongshan Road Section 2 — Qiaohe Station is actually in the neighboring Qiaohe neighborhood, not this one, so be sure to keep that straight when you're looking at places.
Fangliao was Zhonghe's earliest street, with records of a Han Chinese village only starting in 1741. Carpenters gathered here in the early days, and the many work sheds for sawing wood planks are where the name "Fangliao" comes from. In 1859, during the Zhangzhou-Quanzhou feuds, Wayao was where the fighting broke out, and Fangliao Street burned in a major fire as well. Wayao is today's Wayao Village, within this neighborhood. In 1908, Banqiao Public School set up a branch in Fangliao, which later became Zhonghe Elementary School — Zhonghe's first elementary school. The Circular Line opened in 2020, and Zhonghe Station began service.
Phase one of the Wanda Line is expected to finish by the end of 2027, according to the timeline announced by the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Its Zhonghe Station will be built underground on Liancheng Road, west of Jingping Road, connecting to the Circular Line's Zhonghe Station via an underground passageway.
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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