Chenggong Township or Chengkung Township() is an
urban township
An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in several countries.
United States
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in
Taitung County
Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is a coastal town facing the
Pacific Ocean
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.
Chenggong Fish Harbor
The Chenggong Fish Harbor () is a port in Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan.
Facilities
The port features a fish market and boat rides for tourists for whales and dolphins viewing annually in May-October.
Transportation
The port is a ...
is just west of downtown.
History
Chenggong was originally an
Amis settlement from which came the Hokkien name Moalaulau (). During
Japanese rule, it was renamed to of
Taitō Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taitung County.
Population
Administrative divisions Cities and Districts
In 1945 ( Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts.
Towns ...
. After 1945, to avoid confusion with
Singang 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 ...
and to distinguish it from
Tainan
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's Sinckan (now called
Sinshih
Sinshih District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (), alternatively spelled Xinshi, is a rural district in central Tainan, Taiwan, about 11 km north of Fort Provintia. As ''Sincan'', it was one of the most important ...
), it was changed to Chenggong, which commemorates the eponymous general
Koxinga
Zheng Chenggong, Prince of Yanping (; 27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), better known internationally as Koxinga (), was a Ming loyalist general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern ...
(Cheng Ch'eng-kung) who expelled the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
from Taiwan.
Geography
The township has 14,943 inhabitants and its total area is 144.9938 km².
Climate
Along with the most of the rest of Taitung County, Chenggong has a
tropical monsoon climate
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.
Administrative divisions
* Bo'ai Village 博愛村
* Heping Village 和平村
* Sanmin Village 三民村
* Sanxian Village 三仙村
* Xinyi Village 信義村
* Zhongren Village 忠仁村
* Zhongxiao Village 忠孝村
* Zhongzhi Village 忠智村
Demographics
The majority inhabitants of the township are the
Amis people
The Amis ( ami, Amis, Ami, Pangcah; ), also known as the Pangcah, are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially recognized Tai ...
which makes up to 53% of the population.
Notable people
*
Teruo Nakamura
was a Taiwanese-Japanese soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army who fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974. He was the last known Japanese holdout to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945.
Military service
Na ...
(1919-1979, Attun Palalin or Lee Guang-Hui) last known Japanese hold-out to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945
Economy
* Agriculture
* Fisheries
* Forestry
Tourist attractions
*
Amis Folk Center
*
Chengkung Aquarium
*
Chengkuankao Cultural Landscape
*
Chengkuankao Matsu Temple
*
Chong-an Waterfall
East Coast National Scenic Area*
Jiaping Beach
*
Old Donghe Bridge
*
Oceanarium
An oceanarium can be either a marine mammal park, such as Marineland of Canada, or a large-scale aquarium, such as the Lisbon Oceanarium, presenting an ocean habitat with marine animals, especially large ocean dwellers such as sharks.
First ma ...
*
Sanxiantai
Sanxiantai ( Amis: nuwalian; ) is an area containing a beach and several islands located on the coast of Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. The beach stretches for ten kilometers in length. It is situated at the 112-kilometer mark. A ...
* Shihyusan (Awana, or the Stone Umbrella)
*
Siaoma Tunnel
*
Singang Harbor
*
Singang Waterfall
*
Taitung County Museum of Natural History
*
Taitung Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
Transportation
*
Provincial Highway No.11
*
Chenggong Fish Harbor
The Chenggong Fish Harbor () is a port in Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan.
Facilities
The port features a fish market and boat rides for tourists for whales and dolphins viewing annually in May-October.
Transportation
The port is a ...
* Singang Port
References
{{Taiwanese aboriginal areas
Townships in Taitung County