On July 1, 1968, Neihu Township of Taipei County was placed under the jurisdiction of Taipei City and became Neihu District. Until 1974, construction was prohibited in the entire district. In February 1976 the City Government announced a development plan for Neihu's Dahu Li. Then in February 1978, NeiGou Hsiao Keng and Wufen (both are part of Xinlizu) were designated as the first areas to be developed during the first phase of the city development plan. Following this, large-scale construction projects were carried out and numerous residential buildings sprang up "like bamboo shoots after the spring rains." At the end of December 1974, the population of Neihu District was 51,369; by the end of 2009, the population had grown to 267,632. The main reason for this rapid growth is Neihu's superior living environment which includes natural resources such as rivers, lakes, and mountains.
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