[Diamond Bar Sister City, Inc., 1307 Longview Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765]

Diamond Bar
Sister City, Inc.

Diamond Bar Sister City, Inc. is a California nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting educational and cultural exchange and in facilitating mutually benefitial relationships between Diamond Bar and its Sister Cities.
On this site you will see pictures and descriptions of Diamond Bar Sister City, Sanhsia, Taiwan and environs. We hope you can take a few moments to enjoy our offering.

[Sanhsia Arched Bridge]
Built in 1932, the elegantly shaped bridge with three beautiful rainbow-like arches is the landmark of Sanhsia. Standing on it you have a broad view of the town.
Sanhsia was named San Jiao Yung after the streams--Ta Han, Sanhsia, Heng, which converge and form a triangle alluvium.
In 1920 during the Japanese occupation, the name was shifted to "Sanhsia" because the pronunciation of San Jiao Yung resembles that of Sanhsia in Japanese, which means three gorges.
Sanhsia is located at the northeastern end of Taiwan (in the southwestern tip of Taipei County, Taiwan Province). The town has an area of 191.48 square kilometers, mostly hills with only about 8% of which is narrow plain along the Ta Hang Stream. There are 25 boroughs, with a population of 71,525--37,620 males, 33,705 females and 18,066 families.
Culture and education are highly emphasized and well nurtured in this town. It has 20 daycare centers and kindergartens, 11 primary schools, four junior high schools and two senior high schools.
Tea leaves and bamboo shoots are the main agricultural products. The warm climate and gentle slopes suit tea planting, so that Lung Jing Tea has long been its main economic product. Green bamboo shoots come from the slopes along the Wu Liap Stream. The Wu Liao Shoots have enjoyed fame in the market and its processed canned shoot is expected to have a bright future.

[TSU Shih Temple]
Tsu Shih Temple, built in 1769, in the 34th year of the reign of Chien Lung Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty, is the spiritual symbol of people in Sanhsia. It was constructed in memory of Ching Shuei Tsu Shih, an anchient Chinese patriot worshipped by the early settlers who came to Taiwan from China centuries ago. The temple has experienced refurbishment three times, owing to natural disasters and wars. The most recent of which has been underway for 50 years.

[Wu Liao Stream]
Surrounded by hills and penetrated by streams, Sanhsia has been endowed great scenic beauty. Wu Liao Stream, pictured here, a major tributary of Sanhsia Stream, is famous for black stones, pear skin stones and wood-like stones. Its dark, bright, thick, solid black stones are prized by collectors.

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