In the mid-17th century the Hsin- chuang neighborhood of Taipei was the shipping and distribution center for the Tanshui River trade. It was as far upstream as junks from Xiamen could navigate. "There is a forest of 1000 sails in Hsinchuang," a contemporary wrote, "and a market with the fires of 1000 households."
17 世紀中葉，台北新莊是淡水河流域的貨品集散地，許多從中國廈門來的大帆船可以長驅直入，所謂「千帆林立新莊港，市肆