Nangang District, Taipei



Nangang District, also Nankang, is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, and Nankang Software Park (NKSP).

History
Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was , Nangang-Sanchong Port. The Qing era name of Lamkang'a, refers to its position on Keelung River.

In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of Naiko Village (内湖庄),, Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (內湖鄉), Qixing District (七星區), Taipei County. July 6 the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township (南港鎮). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei.

Government institutions

 * Food and Drug Administration
 * Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica

Education

 * Academia Sinica
 * China University of Science and Technology

Economy

 * National Biotechnology Research Park

Miscellaneous

 * Xintian Temple here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
 * Hu Shih died here.

Tourist attractions

 * Lingnan Fine Arts Museum
 * Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
 * Nanhu Riverside Park
 * Nanxing Park
 * Nangang Park
 * Shanshuilu Eco Park
 * Taipei Nangang Sports Center

Metro

 * Nangang Software Park metro station
 * Houshanpi metro station
 * Kunyang metro station
 * Nangang station
 * Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station

Highways and Roads

 * Freeway 3
 * Freeway 5
 * Provincial Highway 5
 * Huandong Boulevard
 * City Route 109

Notable people

 * Roy Chiu, actor, singer and racing driver