Alian District () is a rural

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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 ...

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History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, Alian was organized as a rural township of

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of W ...

. On December 25, 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Alian was upgraded to a

of the

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Geography

The district is located at the northeast of the Kaohsiung Plain on the north end of western Kaohsiung City, between the Erren River and the

Agongdian River The Agongdian River () is a river in Taiwan. Name Indigenous people who resided in the area called it Agongtoan. Min Chinese speakers from Fujian changed the pronunciation to "a-kong tiàm" (grandpa's shop), and used it for both Gangshan District ...

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Shian, Zhonglu, Fengshan, Ganghou, Gangshan, Alian, Qinglian, Helian, Jingqi, Fuan, Yuku and Nanlian Village.

Tourist attractions

* Chaofeng Temple (大崗山超峰寺) * Dagang Mountain Scenic Area * Erren River * Guander Temple (光德寺) * Lianfeng Temple (大崗山蓮峰寺)

Transportation

The district is connected to

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), 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" ...

's Xinhua District through Provincial Highway 39, to Luzhu and Tianliao through Provincial Highway 28, and to

Guanmiao, Tainan Guanmiao District () is a rural district in southeastern Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Guanmiao was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Taina ...

and

Gangshan 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 ...

through Provincial Highway 19A.

Notable natives

* Ho Ming-tsan, football player

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan