Shiding used to be a thriving town during the Qing Dynasty due to its geographically favorable condition as a resting place on the way to Yilan and its coal mine resources and tea trading. Shiding was a rural township of Taipei County until the upgrade of the county to become the New Taipei municipality on 25 December 2010, Shiding became a district.

• Area: 144.35 km²
• Population: 7,251 people (March 2023)

• Huafan University
• New Taipei Municipal ShiDing High School

• Huafan Culture Gallery
• Lumantan Forest Bath
• Putty Painting House
• Shiding Danlan Culture Hall
• Shiding East Street
• Shiding West Street

The district is accessible by bus from Jingmei Station of Taipei Metro.^[1]