The Agongdian River () is a river in
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 ...
.
Name
Indigenous people
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
who resided in the area called it Agongtoan.
Min Chinese speakers
Min-speaking peoples () are a major subgroup of ethnic Han Chinese people, speaking Min Chinese languages. They mainly live or trace roots from Fujian, Hainan, Southern Zhejiang and Guangdong province's Leizhou and Chaoshan regions. In the Chinese ...
from Fujian changed the pronunciation to "a-kong tiàm" (grandpa's shop), and used it for both
Gangshan District
Gangshan District (, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,128 inhabitants in 2022. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 i ...
, as well as the Agongdian River. Efforts to dam the river began in 1942, when
Taiwanese was under Japanese rule. However, flood damage resulted in the suspension of the project, which was completed in 1953. The river now shares its name with the completed reservoir and Agongdian Forest Park.
Geology
The river flows through
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
for 38 km
from in
Yanchao District
Yanchao District () is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yanchao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County ...
.
Transportation
The river is accessible within walking distance North of
Gangshan South Station of
Kaohsiung MRT
Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...
.
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 Kaohsiung
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