Kaisyuan Night Market in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Cianjhen District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

Kaohsiung City 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 . Kaohs ...

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 ...

. 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 e ...

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 The Fisheries Agency (FA; ) is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for all matters relating to fisheries. History In May 1998, the amendment of the Regulation for the Organization of the Council of Agricult ...

National Academy of Marine Research The National Academy of Marine Research (NAMR; ) a research institute of Taiwan dealing with ocean-related policy planning, research and marine industries development. History The research institute was inaugurated by Vice Premier Chen Chi-mai ...

Ocean Affairs Council The Ocean Affairs Council () is the official governing body in Taiwan (Republic of China) under the Executive Yuan in charge of the planning, coordination and implementation of marine-related policies. History The Organization Act of the Ocean ...

* Southern Backup Center of

Central Emergency Operation Center The Central Emergency Operation Center (EMIC; ) is the emergency operations center of Taiwan which is activated in the event of emergency situation. The center is operated by the National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. Levels CEOC ...

Education

Kaohsiung Municipal Ruei-Siang Senior High School The Kaohsiung Municipal Rueisiang Senior High School (RSSH; ) is a senior high school located at Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the E ...

Infrastructure

Nanpu Power Plant The Nanpu Power Plant () is a gas-fired power plant in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With the installed capacity of 1,118 MW, the plant is Taiwan's third largest gas-fired power plant after Tatan Power Plant and Tunghsiao Power Plant. ...

Tourist attractions

Dream Mall Dream Mall (), located in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the largest shopping mall in Taiwan and the 15th largest in East Asia (formerly the largest). It is built and operated by Tungcheng Development Corporation (), a subsidiary of U ...

* Guanghua Night Market *

Jin-Zuan Night Market The Jin-Zuan Night Market () is a night market in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Together with the adjacent Kaisyuan Night Market, they form the largest night market in Taiwan. History The night market was opened in July 2013. Feature ...

Kaisyuan Night Market The Kaisyuan Night Market () is a night market in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Together with the adjacent Jin-Zuan Night Market, they form the largest night market in Taiwan. History The night market was opened on 29 July 2013. Arch ...

* Kaohsiung Exhibition Center * Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization *

Taroko Park The SKM Park is an amusement park and outlet in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is owned by Shin Kong Mitsukoshi. SKM Park is positioned as an "international lifestyle complex" with restaurants, lifestyle theme stores, and entertain ...

* Bao An Temple * Chia Jhen Park * Ciao Ya Jhao Yang Temple * Da Cheng Temple * Er Sheng Park * Fo Gong Tien Ho Temple * Gang Shan Zih Park * Gao Cie Jin Luan Temple * Guang Ji Temple * Jhen Nan Temple * Jhen Sian Temple * Labor Park * Long Feng Temple * Min Chuan Park * Ming Sing Fo Temple * Ming Sin She Jing Shan Temple * Sheng Sing Park * Sheng Tien Temple * Shuai Sing Fo Temple * Sian De Temple * Sin Che Chan Temple * Sing Ren Park * Yi-Guan Dao Tian Tai Sheng Temple

Transportation

Cianjhen is served by the following metro stations: *

Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...

: Caoya, Cianjhen Senior High School, Kaisyuan, Sanduo Shopping District and Shihjia * Kaohsiung LRT: Cianjhen Star, Lizihnei Cianjhen is the southern terminus of Freeway 1, while Provincial Highway 17 also runs through the district.

Notable natives

Yen Teh-fa Yen Teh-fa (; born 14 November 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the Republic of China Army. His ancestral home was in Nanjing. He was previously the Minister of National Defense and the secretary-general of the National Secur ...

Minister of National Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

Notes

References

External links

* {{Kaohsiung Districts of Kaohsiung