The Beigang River, formerly known as the Pakan from its
Hokkien
The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...
pronunciation, 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 ...
named for
Beigang
Beigang, Hokkō or Peikang is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is primarily known for its Chaotian Temple, one of the most prominent Temples of Mazu on Taiwan. It has a population of 37,899 as of September 2022.
Geography
The Be ...
, a port 20 kilometres from its mouth.
[ It flows through ]Yunlin
Yunlin County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...
and Chiayi
Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name i ...
counties for 82 km.Aogu Wetland
Aogu Wetland () is a wetland in Dongshi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History
The wetland used to be a main agricultural land of Taiwan Sugar Corporation for farming, fishing, husbandry and sugarcane plantation. However, due to the continui ...
at Dongshi Township of 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 ...
.
Beigang River is moderately polluted.[ (Figure 1-8)]
Bridges
* Beigang Tourist Bridge
The Beigang Tourist Bridge () is a footbridge in Lioujiao, Chiayi County, Lioujiao Township, Chiayi County and Beigang, Yunlin, Beigang Township, Yunlin County in Taiwan. The bridge crosses over Beigang River.
Features
Comprising three arches, t ...
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
Citations
Bibliography
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Landforms of Chiayi County
Landforms of Yunlin County
Rivers of Taiwan
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