Shimenxhi

Shimenxhi (Chinese: 石門溪市), also romanized Shimenxi, is the capital and largest city of Meishan. With a population of 1,008,292, it is the 5th most populous city in Tseng, with Tseng City, Huanzhou, Taihua, and Hillsborough in front of it.

History
Shimenxhi was founded on February 26, 1751, as a trading post by British traders. It was located beside a town called Stone Coast, after the rocky coast of this area, and so the trading post was called West Stone Coast.

Under the Japanese, West Stone Town was called Sekimonnishi, the Japanese translation of West Stone Coast. The city name changed from West Stone Coast to Shimenxhi (石門西) in 1949.

On June 3, 1966, Shimenxhi annexed the neighbouring city Shimen (石門). Until the 3 years before the annexation Shimen was the most populous city in Meishan. Shimenxhi attributes the population growth due to immigrants from Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and China. On December 30, 1969, the city name officially became Shimenxhi (石門溪), which means "Stone Door River", named after the river that runs through the city.

Recently there have been petitions for the city name to change from Shimenxhi to Shimen.

Geography
Shimenxhi is located 4 km (2.4 mi) from the northern Tsengian Pacific coast.

Transportation
The A4 and A7 highway serves the city. Shimenxhi Airport is the city's main airport.