While known to earlier explorers, including the Dutch, the area was first explicitly mentioned in Chinese annals in 1694 as Shimenshan (石門山; 'Stone Gate Mountain').[1] During the period of Imperial Japanese rule, Shimen was called Sekimon Village (石門庄), and was governed under Tansui District of Taihoku Prefecture. In 1945 when the Kuomintang took over administration of Taiwan the area became Shimen Rural Township, a part of Taipei County. With the reorganization of Taipei County in 2010, Shimen became a district of the newly created New Taipei City.
Geography
Map including Shimen (labeled as Shih-men (Sekimon) 石門) (1950)
The interior of Shimen is predominantly mountainous, with small areas of flat land on the coast.[2] The district is bordered to the north by the East China Sea, to the southwest by Sanzhi District, and to the southeast by Jinshan District.
The main road route through the district is the Provincial Highway 2. It is also served by a number of other county-level roads. There is no rail transportation in the district.
^ ab歷史沿革 [Historical Development] (in Chinese). Shimen District Office. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29.
^石門簡介 [Introduction to Shimen]. Shihmen Farmers' Association. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
^"Villages Introduction". 石門區公所EN Shimen District Office, New Taipei City Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 4 July 2019. the current administrative area contains 9 villages, which include Demao, Fuji, Laomei, Shanxi, Shimen, Jianlu, Qianhua, Maolin, and Caoli.
^"2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 July 2019. Demao Vil. Fuji Vil. Laomei Vil. Shanxi Vil. Shimen Vil. Jianlu Vil. Ganhua[sic] Vil. Maolin Vil. Caoli Vil., Chinese version: [1]
