Taibao (

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POJ: ''Thài-pó'') is a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township or a district. Such cities are under the jurisdiction of counties. It is also the lowes ...

and the

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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 ...

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Name

The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

History

Formerly ''Tsing-kau-boe'' (). Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the

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. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taigi Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ...

to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under

administration. In July 1991, it became a

called Taibao City.

Administrative divisions

The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

Government institutions

* Chiayi County Government

Education

Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology Tatung Institute of Technology (TTC; ) is an educational institution based in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It has five new departments: Finance, Food and Beverage Management, Early Childhood Care and Education, Multimedia Design, and ...

Tourist attractions

* Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and

Chiayi County Track Stadium Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name i ...

* National Palace Museum Southern Branch *

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Ping Huang Coffee Museum The Ping Huang Coffee Museum () is a museum about coffee in Taibao City, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Architecture The museum spreads over two floors. The ground floor consists of the coffee knowledge area, Golden Mandeling avenue, tasting area and ...

* Wangshihjia Temple

Transportation

Rail

The city is served by

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of the

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Bus

Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit (Chiayi BRT; ) is a limited-stop express bus service operating in 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 nort ...

connects the city with neighboring

Notable natives

* Wang De-lu,

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general *

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, politician and singer

References

External links

Taibao City Office, Chiayi County
{{Authority control 1991 establishments in Taiwan County-administered cities of Taiwan Populated places in Chiayi County