Checheng Township is a rural township in

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

, Taiwan.

History

During the Kingdom of Tungning, it was called "Firewood City" (; ). During Qing Dynasty rule, it was renamed to the current name, meaning "Car City".

Geography

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Area:
Population: 9,121 (2014)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 11 villages: Baoli, Fuan, Fuxing, Haikou, Houwan, Puqi, Sheliao, Tianzhong, Tongpu, Wenquan and Xinjie.

Education

* National Pingtung University

Tourist attractions

Checheng Fu'an Temple The Checheng Fu'an Temple () is a temple in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The temple was originally built as the Jinsheng Pavilion in 1662 to worship Tudigong during the Qing Dynasty under Kangxi Emperor to accommodate m ...

Kenting National Park Kenting National Park (), commonly known as Kenting (), is a national park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng, and Manzhou Townships. Established on 1 January 1984, it is Taiwan's oldest a ...

National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

Sichongxi Hot Spring The Sichongxi Hot Spring () is a hot spring in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Geology The hot spring is located at the Sichong riverbank. The hot spring water is of alkaline type and rich in sodium carbonate. The area around th ...

Dongyuan Forest Recreation Area and Dongyuan Wet Grassland

Shihmen Ancient battle Field and Mudan Incident Memorial Park

Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area

Hsi Chung River Hot Spring

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* Gourmet
Huang's peeled mung bean desert

Notable natives

Pan Men-an Pan Men-an (; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He has been the Magistrate of Pingtung County since 25 December 2014. Early life Pan was born to a fishermen's family. Education Pan graduated from the graduate institute of continu ...

, Magistrate of Pingtung County

References

External links

Checheng Township Office, Pingtung County Government
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