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Bazhang River
The Bazhang River, also spelled Pachang River, () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Tainan City for 81 km. History On July 22, 2000, the Bazhang River experienced extreme flooding. Four workers on a riverbed construction project became trapped in the river by flash flooding. After waiting for over three hours for air rescue, to the shock of viewers on live television, the workers were swept away by floodwaters. Another flood event occurred in 2001. Outflows * Lantan Lake Bridges * Dijiu Suspension Bridge See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - **Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong Ri ... References Rivers of Taiwan Landforms of Chiayi Landforms of Chiayi County Landforms of Tainan {{Taiwan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiayi City
Chiayi (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taigi Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese era (), its historical name is ''Tirosen''. History Early history First inhabited by the Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, aborigines, the region was named Tirosen (variants ''Tirocen'', ''Tiracen''). With the arrival of Han Chinese immigrants in southwestern Taiwan, the name evolved to become ''Tsulosan'' () in Hokkien. Eventually, Tsulosan was shortened to simply Tsulo. Because of the choice of the characters, it has been mistakenly suggested that the origin of the name came from the expression "mountains surrounding the east". "Peach City" is another name for Chiayi City due to its peach-shaped territory in ancient times. The tip of the peach is around Central Fountain and was called " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiayi County
Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was Tsu-lo-san (), a representation of the original Formosan-language name ''Tirosen''. A shortened version, Tsulo, was then used to name Tsulo County, which originally covered the underdeveloped northern two-thirds of the island. In 1704, the county seat was moved to Tsulosan, the site of modern-day Chiayi City. Following the 1723 Zhu Yigui rebellion, the county was reduced in size. In 1787, the county and city were renamed ''Chiayi'' (; ) by the Qianlong Emperor to acknowledge the citizens' loyalty during the Lin Shuangwen rebellion. History Qing dynasty Chiayi County was originally part of Zhuluo County during the Qing dynasty. It was given its modern name by the Qianlong Emperor after the Lin Shuangwen rebellion in 1788 for its role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan City
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing rule. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Tainan is classified as a "Sufficiency" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As Taiwan's oldest urban area, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia during the period of Dutch rule on the island. After Dutch colonists were defeated by Koxinga in 1661, Tainan remained as the capital of the Tungning Kingdom until 1683 and afterwards the capital of Taiwan Prefecture under Qing Dynasty rule until 1887, when the new provincial capital was first mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Range
The Alishan Range () is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan. It is separated by the Qishan River from the Yushan Range, the tallest range in Taiwan, to the east of the Alishan Range. The highest peak of the Alishan Range is Datashan (大塔山), which has a height of . There is a famous Taiwanese song called "Alishan de Guniang" which is about a girl in the Alishan mountains. The name Ali Shan seems to be taken from the word "Alit", which in several Taiwanese indigenous languages means "ancestor mountain". See also * Alishan National Scenic Area The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography Alishan is in area. Notable characteristics include mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, hi ... * Alishan Forest Railway References Mountain ranges of Taiwan {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is itself a subject of international dispute over its political status. As the People's Republic of China claims to enjoy "sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait" and regards the waterway as " internal territorial waters" instead of being international waters, this means that the Chinese government denies any foreign vessel having the freedom of navigation in the strait. This position has drawn strong objections from the United States, Australia, France and Taiwan. Names Former names of the Taiwan Strait include the or from a dated name for Taiwan; the or Fujian, from the Chinese province forming the strait's western shore; and the , a calque of the strait's name in Hokkien and Hakka. Geography The Taiwan Strait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budai, Chiayi
Budai Township () is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. History Formerly known as ''Po-te-chhui'' (), it was the site where Japanese forces landed and completed the encirclement of Tainan during the Japanese invasion in 1895. Administrative divisions The township comprises 23 villages: Caipu, Cenhai, Daijiang, Fuxing, Guangfu, Guishe, HaomeiJiangshan, Jianlong, Jiulong, Kaoshi, Longjiang, Shulin, Tungan, Tunggang, Xian, Xincen, Xincuo, Xingzhong, Xinmin, Yongan, Zhenliao, and Zhongan. Economy Its industry is mainly made up of fishery. Tourist attractions * Haomeiliao Wetland * High-Heel Wedding Church Transportation * Budai Harbor Notable natives * Chai Trong-rong, member of Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ... (1993–1996, 1997– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantan Lake
Lantan Lake () or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei (see ang mo) because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300 years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule by taking it source from the Bazhang River to irrigate the broad fields run by the Dutch East India Company. This system lasted until the beginning of Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in which the lake laid in ruins until the Qing Dynasty rule. In the late Japanese rule period, the dam was reconstructed. Geography The reservoir can contain of water as the main water resource of Chiayi City. It covers an area of . Features A fountain is set up on the lake with water surging up to . Transportation The lake is accessible by Chiayi City Bus route 1 and route 66 from Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railways. See also * Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dijiu Suspension Bridge
The Dijiu Suspension Bridge () is a pedestrian suspension bridge in Fanlu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It crosses the Bazhang River. History The bridge was constructed in 1937. Transportation The bridge is accessible by bus from Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railways. See also * List of bridges in Taiwan As of October 2019, there are 29,811 bridges in Taiwan. List This is a list of bridges in Taiwan. * Aowanda Suspension Bridge * Beigang Tourist Bridge * Danjiang Bridge * Daxi Bridge * Dijiu Suspension Bridge * Fumei Suspension Bridge * Gangko ... References 1937 establishments in Taiwan Bridges completed in 1937 Suspension bridges in Chiayi County Tourist attractions in Chiayi County {{Taiwan-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers In Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - **Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - *Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - **Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - **Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - ***Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - ***Sanxia River - New Taipei City - *Nankan River - Taoyuan City - *Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - *Touqian River - Hsinchu County - *Houlong River - Miaoli County - * Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - *Fanziliao River - Miaoli County *Dajia River - Taichung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - **Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - *Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - **Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - **Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - ***Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - ***Sanxia River - New Taipei City - *Nankan River - Taoyuan City - *Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - *Touqian River - Hsinchu County - *Houlong River - Miaoli County - * Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - *Fanziliao River - Miaoli County *Dajia River - Taichung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
