Shipai or Shihpai is a region in Beitou District

Beitou

Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw, meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.Beitou is famous for its hot...

, Taipei

Taipei

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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, it includes seven villages (里): Shipai (石牌), Wenlin (文林), Ronghua (榮華), Zhenhua (振華), Yumin (裕民), Fuxing (福興), and Jianmin (建民).

History

Before the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

 of China

China

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, Shipai was the territory of the local Taiwanese aborigines

Taiwanese aborigines

Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation myths, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han...

. In the early Qing Dynasty, Han Chinese

Han Chinese

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 started to settle this area. As a result, the two sides fought a lot. In about 1745 to 1748, the tenth officer of the local government erected many stone tablets to split the two groups apart. One of the stone tablets became the origin of the name Shipai, which means stone tablet. The original site of the tablet was believed to be located at the Yonghe Neighborhood. It was moved to the Shipai Police Station in 1935. The police station moved, in 1999, to a place near the Shipai

Shipai Station

The Taipei Metro Shipai Staton is located in the Beitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...

 Metro Station. It is believed that this place is closer to the original site.

Education

• Shipai Elementary School (石牌國民小學)
• Shipai Junior High School (石牌國民中學)
• National Yang Ming University
  National Yang Ming University
  National Yang-Ming University is a public university in Shipai, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is known for its academic programs related to Medicine, Life Sciences and Biotechnology...
  
   (國立陽明大學)

Transportation

• Shipai Station
  Shipai Station
  The Taipei Metro Shipai Staton is located in the Beitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...
  
   - Taipei Metro Station on the Tamsui Line (Code:R23)