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Beitun District
Beitun District (; lit: northern camp) is a district in Taichung, Taiwan. Located in the northern part of the city, it is a half mountainous, half urban area. Though Beitun District used to be considered part of the countryside, the new Taiyuan Station has urbanized it considerably. The highest point of Taichung City is located in Beitun, Douliu Hill (859 m). History The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010. Administrative divisions Beitun District is divided into 42 Li (里, or villages): Education * Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology * Morrison Academy Spots * Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Tourist attractions * Beitun Wenchang Temple * Dakeng hiking and biking trails * Songzhu Temple * Taichung Folklore Park * Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum * Yide Mansion Transportation Railway * Songzhu railway station * Taiyuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Taiwan)
Districts are administrative subdivisions of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan)'s special municipality (Taiwan), special municipalities of the second level and provincial city (Taiwan), provincial cities of the third level formerly under its Provinces of China, provinces. There are two types of district in the administrative scheme. Ordinary districts are governed directly by the municipality/city government with district administrators appointed by the mayors to four-year terms. The mountain indigenous district is a local government body with elected district chiefs as well as district council serving four-year terms. History The first administrative divisions entitled "districts" were established in the 1900s when Taiwan was Taiwan under Japanese rule, under Japanese rule. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) Cities of Japan, prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities. These cities are Changhua, Chiayi, Hsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songzhu Temple
Songzhu Temple ( zh, t=松竹寺, p=Sōngzhúsì) is a folk religion temple located in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. Built in 1833, the temple is dedicated to a specific Guanyin statue known as "Waterflow Guanyin" ( zh, t=水流觀音, p=Shuǐliú Guānyīn, labels=no).No established translation of the Guanyin's name exists. "Waterflow" is a literal translation of 水流. History According to legend, in the summer of 1830, a Guanyin statue carried by a flood got stuck in a bamboo forest at the site of the current temple. After the water settled, a group of children found the statue and began worshiping it in the forest. Afterwards, a woman was having a difficult childbirth when a passing midwife came to help. As a token of appreciation, the woman promised to visit the midwife's home in the future. However, the midwife's directions led her to the bamboo forest. Through poe divination, the Guanyin revealed that she was the midwife. Therefore, a temple was built to house the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewi Chien
Dewi Chien (born 9 March 1992) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She is member of musical duo Dears. She is known for her role as Tao Min-min in the 2015 film ''Our Times''. Filmography Television series * ''The Devil Punisher'' (2020) as Seven Star Sword Spirit / Xiao-qi Films * ''Fall in Love at First Kiss'' (2019) * ''Come Back to Your World'' (2016) * ''Our Times ''Our Times'' (, literally "The Time of My Maiden Years") is a 2015 Taiwanese teen romantic comedy-drama film directed by Frankie Chen. It is the directorial debut of Chen, who previously directed television dramas. The film stars Vivian Sung a ...'' (2015) as Tao Min-min * ''Secret Piano'' (2012) References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people Actresses from Taichung Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese television actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses 21st-century Taiwanese singers 21st-century Taiwanese women singers {{Taiwan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Highway No
Provincial may refer to: Government & Administration * Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country * Provincial city (other) * Provincial minister (other) * Provincial Secretary, a position in Canadian government * Member of Provincial Parliament (other), a title for legislators in Ontario, Canada as well as Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. * Provincial council (other), various meanings * Sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China Companies * The Provincial sector of British Rail, which was later renamed Regional Railways * Provincial Airlines, a Canadian airline * Provincial Insurance Company, a former insurance company in the United Kingdom Other Uses * Provincial Osorno, a football club from Chile * Provincial examinations, a school-leaving exam in British Columbia, Canada * A provincial superior of a religious order * Provincial park, the equivalent of national parks in the Canadian province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenxin Chongde Metro Station
Wenxin Chongde is a metro station on the Green Line operated by Taichung Metro in Beitun District, Taichung, 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 nort .... The station name is taken from its location at the intersection of Wenxin and Chongde Roads. Station layout References Taichung Metro Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2020 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sihwei Elementary School Metro Station
Sihwei Elementary School is a metro station on the Green Line operated by Taichung Metro in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. The station name is taken from the nearby Sihwei Elementary School, and is the only station name in the network to use Tongyong Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin () was the official romanization of Mandarin in Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when a new romanization system for Taiwan was being evaluated for adoption. Taiwan's Ministry of .... Station layout References Taichung Metro Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2020 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songzhu Station
Songzhu () is a railway station and metro station located in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is served by the Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line and the Green Line operated by Taichung Metro, connected by an out-of-station transfer. Around the station * Jiushe Park * Nanxing Park * Songzhu Plaza * Save & Safe Beitun Store See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References 2018 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2018 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiushe Metro Station
Jiushe is a metro station operated by Taichung Metro located in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is on the Green Line Green Line may refer to: Places Military and political * Green Line (France), the German occupation line in France during World War II * Green Line (Israel), the 1949 armistice line established between Israel and its neighbours ** City Line ( ... and is the western terminus of the planned Dakeng Extension. The station name is taken from an old name of the area. Station layout Around the station * Zongzhan Night Market * Nanxing Park * Han River (Taiwan) * Wagor High School * Dakeng Exits Single Exit: Intersection of Songzhu Road and Dunfu Road References Taichung Metro Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2020 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beitun Main Metro Station
Beitun Main Station is a metro station operated by Taichung Metro located in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the eastern terminus of the Green Line, and is located near the depot of the entire line. Around the station Beitun Main station is located within a new development zone. With the construction of the new station, the surrounding area saw rapid development, including a planned Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation (doing business as Costco Wholesale and also known simply as Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box retail stores (warehouse club). As of 2022, Costco i ... store. Station structure References 2020 establishments in Taiwan Taichung Metro Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2020 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songzhu Railway Station
Songzhu () is a railway station and metro station located in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is served by the Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line and the Green Line operated by Taichung Metro, connected by an out-of-station transfer. Around the station * Jiushe Park * Nanxing Park * Songzhu Plaza * Save & Safe Beitun Store See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References 2018 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2018 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yide Mansion
The Yide Mansion () is a former residence in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. History In 1925, Lin Mao-yang moved to the current plot of land in which the mansion stands. In 1930, he constructed the mansion during his career peak. In 1950, the mansion was sold to the Joint Logistics Headquarters. The company then used the mansion as the residence for high rank officers in 1954. In 2007, the mansion was declared historical building by Taichung City Government. Since then, the mansion underwent renovation work with a cost of NT$45 million. Green landscaping works were done since 2 October 2013 until 28 January 2014. The renovation work was completed in April 2015. Architecture The green landscaping area of the mansion is divided into five areas, which are Tree-Lined Resting Zone, Lawn Activity Zone, Children's Playground Zone, Recreation Zone with Texture of Military Dependents' Village and Eco-Forest Zone. Transportation The building is accessible within walking distance west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum
The Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum () is a museum in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally part of the Beitun New Village, which was one of 134 military kindred villages in the city accommodating officers from the Republic of China Air Force rank major and above, including their families. Since the 2000s, there had been more and more families moving out from the area. The village was then renovated to preserve some of the iconic landmarks. One of the house was then turned into the Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum. The construction of the museum was completed in mid November 2014. Since August 2017, the museum has been run by Yuguo Cultural and Creative Company. Architecture The museum space spans over an area of 660 m2. Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance southwest of Taiyuan Station of Taiwan Railways. See also * List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
