Liouguei District
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Taivoan: ''Lakuri''; ) is a rural
district
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of
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 . Kaohsiu ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is the third largest district in Kaohsiung City after
Tauyuan District and
Namasia District
Namasia District ( Kanakanavu language, Bunun language: ''Namasia''; ), formerly Sanmin Township (), is a mountain indigenous district located in the northeastern part of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in Kaohsiung after T ...
. The place-name is derived from the name of a
Taivoan community ''Lakuri'' or ''Lakkuli'', which emigrated from
Vogavon in
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
, driven to Kaohsiung by the invasion of
Han
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Ethnic groups
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** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
immigrants and
Siraya in the late 17th century.
The residents of this district are mainly
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
(about 44% ) and
Hoklo Taiwanese
Hoklo Taiwanese ( zh, t=臺灣福佬人) or Holo people ( zh, t=河洛人, links=no) are a major ethnic group in Taiwan whose ancestry is wholly or partially Hoklo. Being Taiwanese of Han origin, their mother tongue is Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-ōe ...
, as well as
indigenous peoples
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and immigrants from other China provinces. The entire region has been included in the
Maolin National Scenic Area
The Maolin National Scenic Area () is a national scenic area in Kaohsiung and Pingtung County of Taiwan.
Geology
The scenic area is located at the western side of Central Mountain Range foothill which covers three rivers. It is located within ...
. In recent years, the tourism industry has flourished.
History
Due to the invasion of
Han
Han may refer to:
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* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
in the 17th century,
Siraya that originally lived in the plains of
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
was forced to migrate to
Yuchin Basin
Yujing District () is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes.
After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forc ...
, which in turn drove
Taivoan from
Vogavon to
Pangliao,
Kaohsiung
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 . Kaohsi ...
in 1781, reaching nowadays Liouguei in 1799, founding community Lakkuli (), also spelled ''Lakuri'' or ''La-ko-li''.
In 1902, during early
Japanese rule, the area was administered as "Lakkuli Village" (). In 1910, it was reorganized as , . In 1920, it became , under ,
Takao Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.
Population
Administrative divisions
Cities and districts
In 1945 ( Shōwa 20), the ...
. In 1932, Rokuki was annexed into under Takao Prefecture.
After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China
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in 1945, Liouguei was incorporated into
Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City.
History
Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of W ...
as a
rural township. On 25 December 2010, the township became a district of
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 . Kaohsiu ...
.
In August 2019, some residents living in high-risk areas of Liouguei District were evacuated from their homes after heavy rain and flash flooding.
Geology
The district resembles the shape of long gourd with a vertical length of 36 km and a horizontal width of 5 km. The
Laonong River
The Laonong River, also spelled Laonung River (), is a tributary of the Gaoping River in Taiwan; it is the main course of the river system above the Gaoping River. It flows through Kaohsiung City for 136 km.
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwa ...
passes from north to south through the center of the township.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Sinwei
/Xinwei, Xinxing, Xinliao, Xinfa, Peinong, Liugui, Yibao, Xinglong, Zhongxing, Baolai, Wenwu and Dajin Villages.
Economy
During Japanese rule, the district was known for the production of
Camphor
Camphor () is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. It is classified as a terpenoid and a cyclic ketone. It is found in the wood of the camphor laurel ('' Cinnamomum camphora''), a large evergreen tree found in East Asia; and in the k ...
oil. The Japanese government constructed a route and tunnels to facilitate the transportation of the product.
Tourist attractions
![The 18 Arhats Mountain(WEI, WAN-CHEN)- 5](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/The_18_Arhats_Mountain%EF%BC%88WEI%2C_WAN-CHEN%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8D_5.jpg)
*
Baolai Spring Park
*
Bulao Hot Spring
*
Liouguei Tunnels
*
Maolin National Scenic Area
The Maolin National Scenic Area () is a national scenic area in Kaohsiung and Pingtung County of Taiwan.
Geology
The scenic area is located at the western side of Central Mountain Range foothill which covers three rivers. It is located within ...
*
18 Arhats Mountain
*
Sinwei Forest Ecological Park
* Jinlongshan Cihui Temple (金龍山慈惠堂)
Agricultural Products
* "Black Diamond"
Wax Jambu (''
Syzygium samarangense
''Syzygium samarangense'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to an area that includes the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but introduced in prehistoric times to a wider a ...
'')
* Jinhuang Mango
* Jinxuan Oolong Tea
*
Jujube
Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus ''Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
Description
It is a smal ...
Transportation
*
Liouguei Bus Station
The Liouguei Bus Station () is a bus station in Liouguei Borough, Liouguei District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The bus station building was originally constructed as a hotel by Heitaro Ikeda during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. In July 1934, I ...
See also
*
Kaohsiung
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 . Kaohsi ...
References
{{Districts in Taiwan
Districts of Kaohsiung
Taivoan people