Shipai, at the foot of the hills with plenty of green space, and markets and two major hospitals within walking distance
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Shipai sits at the foot of Yangmingshan, with plenty of green recreational space, and residents often go for walks along the green belt on either side of Huangxi Creek. Daily life here revolves around Shipai Station: the area around Shipai Road Section 2 is mostly restaurants and everyday shops, right next to Ziqiang Market. Heading toward Mingde Station, you'll find Cheng Hsin General Hospital, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Mingde Elementary School lined up along the way, so daily life in this area basically revolves around these two MRT stations. That same Huangxi Creek also marks the eastern edge of this neighborhood—cross the creek and you're in Tianmu. The northern end of the neighborhood extends to the lower section of Xingyi Road and the area around Tongde Street; follow Xingyi Road uphill and you'll reach the Shamaoshan hot spring area and Yangmingshan.
No need to travel far for medical care: Cheng Hsin General Hospital is right in the neighborhood, and for healthcare this area ranks 44th out of Taipei's 73 neighborhoods—middling, leaning toward the lower half. To the north, Taipei Veterans General Hospital is a major medical-center-tier hospital; its main building, Zhongzheng Building, is 24 stories tall and serves as one of the landmarks of the Shipai area, with the hospital campus and the housing in the Veterans General Hospital special district also falling within this neighborhood. For commuting, you'll rely on the Tamsui-Xinyi Line, with both Shipai and Mingde stations located within the neighborhood—just pick whichever one is closer to where you live. There are two markets, one in Rongguang Village and one in Zhenhua Village, so you never need to leave the neighborhood to buy groceries.
Sidewalks here rank 67th out of the 73 neighborhoods, so pay extra attention to the space along the roadside when walking. Families with kids should note that Shipai Elementary School and Shipai Junior High School are actually located in the Qilian neighborhood to the north. If you live in the Veterans General Hospital special district or on the lower section of Xingyi Road, note that the school district for Yongxin Village and Yonghe Village is Tianmu Elementary School, which differs from the rest of the neighborhood.
The history behind Shipai's name starts in the 17th year of the Qianlong era (1752), when Tamsui Subprefect Zeng Riying erected a stone marker at the boundary between Han Chinese and Indigenous territory. The area in front of Shipai Station was once called 'Fanshe,' and during the Qing dynasty, Indigenous landlords set up a rent-collection office here. The area around Mingde Elementary School used to be called 'Dingnanzi'—'nan' refers to a damp, muddy place. Taipei Veterans General Hospital opened in Shipai in November 1959, initially serving only retired military personnel before later opening to the general public. Cheng Hsin General Hospital got its start in 1967 as a rehabilitation center for children with polio, and only became a general hospital after 1994. Around 1970, Xingyi Road was called 'Yinggang Road,' because cherry blossoms lined the roadside from Huangxi Creek all the way to Shamaoshan; it wasn't renamed to its current name until November 1971.
Compared with the 73 Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
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