Kaisyuan Night Market in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Cianjhen District () is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It covers an area of and is subdivided into 59 villiages. The District has a population is 180,828, as of May 2022. It is the fifth-most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 9,457 people per square kilometer, or 24,494 people per square mile.

History

On July 31, 2014, the

2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions On 31 July 2014, a series of gas explosions occurred in the Cianjhen and Lingya districts of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, following reports of gas leaks earlier that night. Thirty-two people were killed and 321 people were injured. Event The exp ...

occurred in the district and in nearby Lingya District.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Caoya, Mingxiao, Mingzheng, Mingyi, Renai, Dechang, Pingdeng, Pingchang, Mingli, Xinyi, Xinde, Mingdao, Xinghua, Xingren, Qianzhen, Zhentung, Zhenrong, Zhenchang, Zhenhai, Zhenyang, Xingbang, Zhenzhong, Zhenbei, Zhongchun, Zhongcheng, Xishan, Minquan, Jianlong, Zhenxing, Lianghe, Xijia, Chengxing, Chengfeng, Xingzhong, Xingtung, Zhongxiao, Fuguo, Zhunei, Zhutung, Zhunan, Zhubei, Zhuxi, Zhuzhong, Ruizhu, Ruinan, Ruifeng, Ruixiang, Ruitung, Ruihe, Ruiping, Ruilong, Ruibei, Ruixi, Ruigang, Ruixing, Ruicheng, Ruiwen, Ruihua and Ruichang Village.

Government agencies

* Fisheries Agency * National Academy of Marine Research * Ocean Affairs Council * Southern Backup Center of Central Emergency Operation Center

Education

* Kaohsiung Municipal Ruei-Siang Senior High School

Infrastructure

* Nanpu Power Plant

Tourist attractions

* Dream Mall * Guanghua Night Market * Jin-Zuan Night Market * Kaisyuan Night Market *

Kaohsiung Exhibition Center The Kaohsiung Exhibition Center (KEC; ) is a convention center in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History Designed by Australian architect, Philip Cox, the KEC was initiated in 2006 and built by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in which ...

Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization The Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization () is a museum in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The origin of the museum can be traced to the establishment of a cultural museum of squid fishery in April 2002 by the Taiwan Squid ...

* Taroko Park *

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Chia Jhen Park Chia may refer to: Plants * ''Salvia hispanica'', flowering plant in the sage family ** Chia seed, edible seeds of ''Salvia hispanica'' * '' Salvia columbariae'', an annual plant that is commonly called chia, chia sage, golden chia or desert ch ...

* Ciao Ya Jhao Yang Temple * Da Cheng Temple * Er Sheng Park * Fo Gong Tien Ho Temple * Gang Shan Zih Park *

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* Jhen Nan Temple * Jhen Sian Temple *

Labor Park Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

Long Feng Temple Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mens ...

Min Chuan Park Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (A ...

* Ming Sing Fo Temple * Ming Sin She Jing Shan Temple * Sheng Sing Park *

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* Shuai Sing Fo Temple *

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Sin Che Chan Temple In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish ...

Sing Ren Park Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music ( arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or ...

* Yi-Guan Dao Tian Tai Sheng Temple

Transportation

Cianjhen is served by the following metro stations: * Kaohsiung MRT: Caoya, Cianjhen Senior High School, Kaisyuan, Sanduo Shopping District and Shihjia *

Kaohsiung LRT The Circular light rail () is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. The southern part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbor Railway Line. Construction cost ...

: Cianjhen Star, Lizihnei Cianjhen is the southern terminus of Freeway 1, while Provincial Highway 17 also runs through the district.

History

Administrative divisions

Government agencies

Education

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Notable natives

See also

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