History of deep pit area

Because the terrain is long and narrow, it looks like a tassel, so it was called "tassel". The hairpin is the official's costume, which is a metaphor for a high official to show an official. However, there was chaos during the Japanese occupation in the late Qing Dynasty, and the local area was spared because of its easy terrain, so it was renamed "Shenkeng", which came from Shenkengzi and was named because the area was surrounded by mountains like the bottom of the pit.

this area is located in the southern margin of Taipei basin. it belongs to quanshanbao in Qing dynasty, with a long mountain range. later, because of its indecent name, it was renamed as Wenshan Bao because of its "delicate Wenshan" meaning during the Japanese occupation. Shenkeng area, like other areas of Wenshan Fort, such as Jingmei, Mucha, Xindian, Pinglin and Shijie, was under the jurisdiction of Xiulang Society of Pingpu nationality in Qing Dynasty. When the Han people came to the deep pit for reclamation, the land belonged to Xiulang commune. If they want to reclaim it, they must first get the consent of the leaders and entrepreneurs, and pay a considerable price before they can obtain the right to reclaim it.

As far as we know, Xu Zongqin came to the deep pit for reclamation, followed by Wanshunliao. The origin of this place name was passed down in the 3th year of Qianlong (1765), and it was named after Zhang Wanshun, a native of Quanzhou, who opened up the land around Wanshunli today. The establishment of Wanshun Liao Pass made the reclamation work in Wanshun Liao area go smoothly, which also led to the construction of five villages in Southwest China. At the same time of reclamation work in Wanshun Liao area in the north of the river, the reclamation activities in Southwest China have also started, and the process is more difficult. When a large number of Anxi immigrants entered the deep pit area, they first arrived in Wanshun Liao and Dakeng area, and the business households in Xiang Xiu Langshe paid a fee to obtain the land reclamation right. However, the reclamation of the whole area needs to invest a lot of money and manpower, which is beyond the competence of individuals, so reclamation organizations have emerged.

One of the reasons why the ancestors reclaimed land along the river in their early years was that they were close to the river bank and it was very convenient to take water for irrigation. In addition, the deep pit belongs to the mountainous area, and the traffic is inconvenient. It is not as convenient to use land transportation as water transportation, so it is convenient to live by the river. During the Daoguang period, agricultural products from Shenkeng, Shijie, Pingxi, Pinglin and other places, and even business goods from Yilan, were carried by the mountains to Fengzilin Ferry at the junction of Shenkeng and Shijie, and sent to other places for sale. At that time, the pit became a distribution center for dyes, tea and camphor, and this situation continued until the Japanese occupation. So at that time, Shenkeng became the political center of Dawen Mountain area in Taipei. However, with the decline of water transport, the deep pit gradually declined. However, in modern times, because of the complete forest coverage and sweet water quality in the whole region, people like to grind soybeans with water and then make tofu, the deep pit gradually became famous with homemade deep pit tofu, and with the opening of the national highway 3A and Shek Kiu interchange, tourists came to the deep pit in an endless stream, so in 1997, the municipal government listed the deep pit old street as a special historical area and re-planned and built it, hoping to reproduce the red brick arcade during the Japanese occupation period.

In order to effectively relieve the traffic congestion on Beishen Road and further expand the business circle of Shenkeng Old Street, Pingpu Bridge, which spans Jingmeixi in the form of a bridge and extends from Pingpu Street to Wenshan Road, has also been built. In the long-term planning, the municipal government will also plan the MRT system in this area, the bicycle lanes on the left and right banks of Jingmeixi will extend from Mucha to this area, and the express bus will be added to and from downtown Taipei. Xinbei City Shenkeng National Primary School