Sinsing District
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] () is a downtown
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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
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
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 ...
.
Name
Sinsing means ''new prosperity'' in
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...
.
History
Sinsing used to be called Tāi-káng-po͘ () in early days where it was filled with endless wilderness before. During the
Japanese rule of Taiwan
The island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu Islands, became a dependency of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War. The shor ...
, residents in the area used to make a living from farming and lived a simple life. Due to the nature of agriculture industry, people deployed water conservation methods in the area, thus irrigation system was spread all over the area. Fields became fertile and they grew rice, sweet potato, sugarcane or corn.
After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China
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 northeast ...
in 1945, the area grew gradually and was renamed Sinsing District.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Haoran, Zhencheng, Desheng, Zhenhua, Zhengqi, Dezheng, Rensheng, Dewang, Huasheng, Jiaoyuan, Yongning, Yuheng, Shunchang, Wenchang, Guangyao, Xingchang, Kaiping, Chenggong, Xinjiang, Liming, Aiping, Nangang, Zhongtung, Mingzhuang, Daming, Qiushan, Zhangyi, Jianxing, Jianhua, Hanmin, Rongzhi and Tungpo Village.
[https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000000600000000.html ]
Tourist attractions
*
Hong Fa Temple
The Hong Fa Temple () is a temple in Xinxing, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Transportation
The temple is accessible within walking distance North West from Sinyi Elementary School Station of Kaohsiung MRT.
See also
* Buddhism in Taiwan
* List of tem ...
(宏法寺)
*
Liuhe Night Market
The Liuhe Night Market () is a tourist night market in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is one of the most popular markets in Taiwan where seafood, handicrafts, clothing, knives, cameras and live animals are sold.
History
In the 1950s, t ...
*
Dingxin Park
*
Hsin Chueh Chian Shopping Area
*
Jhongsiao Park
*
Nanhua Shopping Center Nanhua or Nan Hua may refer to:
Places
* Nanhua County, in Yunnan, China
* Nanhua, Tainan, rural district in Tainan, Taiwan
*Nanhua Dam, dam across the Houku River in southern Taiwan
Institutions
* Nanhua University, in Chiayi County, Taiwan
*Nan ...
*
Park Number 11
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...
*
Sinsing Park
Sinsing District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a downtown district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Name
Sinsing means ''new prosperity'' in Mandarin Chinese.
History
Sinsing used to be called Tāi-káng-po͘ () in ear ...
*
Old Japanese Villa逍遙園
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
*Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
References
External links
*
Districts of Kaohsiung
{{taiwan-geo-stub