Taipei Fine Arts Museum

◎History：
　Beitou got its name from "Beitou She", the first place that was developed in the Taipei area. "Beitou" originally means "a witch" in the aboriginal language. 
　When the Spanish ventured upstream along Tamsui River to Guandu and Beitou in 1629, they discovered nearly 300 aboriginal households.
　In 1662, General Zheng defeated the Dutch and deployed troops in the Keelung and Tamsui areas where immigrants from mainland China resided.
　In April 1684 (the first year of rule under Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), Taipei Fu was placed under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province, and officially became part of China. In 1885, the Qing Government established Taiwan Province, and Beitou commanded 13 hamlets.
　During the Japanese occupation, Beitou was placed under the jurisdiction of Qixing Jun, Beitou Jun, Taipei Zhou. After Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China, Beitou Township was placed under the jurisdiction of Qixing Jun. In 1950, the Grass Mountain Administration Bureau was set up and Beitou was placed under its jurisdiction. On July 1st 1968, Beitou was placed under the jurisdiction of Taipei City. In 1974, Yangmingshan (originally called Grass Mountain) Administration Bureau underwent restructuring, and Beitou District was placed under the direct jurisdiction of Taipei City.

◎District boundaries :
　East: Hushan Li and Qixing Mountain
　West: Guandu Li and the mouth of Guandu River
　South: Zhoumei Li and the mouth of Keelung River
　North: Hushan Li and Zhuzihu

◎Area : 56.82 square kilometers

◎Total population : 249,029 (Dec. 2003)
　Male population: 122,904　
　Female population: 126,125

◎Number of Lis and Lins
　Lis : 42 　Lins : 817

◎Traits:
　Hot springs, cherry flowers, mountains, historic buildings, plains, recreation and tourism

P.S.：The number of households in each Li ranges from 400~4,000; and the number of households in each Lin ranges from 20~200.