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Yancheng District () is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is the smallest district in Kaohsiung City. It has been the least populous district of Kaohsiung since 2004. Yancheng District is also an old town of Kaohsiung.
Presentation for the 2012 Most Livable International Cities Contest
{{Kaohsiung Districts of Kaohsiung
Yancheng District () is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is the smallest district in Kaohsiung City. It has been the least populous district of Kaohsiung since 2004. Yancheng District is also an old town of Kaohsiung.
Geography
* Area: * Population: 22,531 (May 2022)Administrative divisions
The district consists of Lanqiao, Ciai, Boai, Shouxing, Zhongshan, Jiaoren, Xinle, Zhongyuan, Guangming, Yuren, Hebin, Shade, Nanduan, Gangdou, Jiangxi, Xinfeng, Fubei, Liuqiao, Lainan, Xinhua and Jiangnan Village.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000000100000000.htmlGovernment
The representative for Yancheng on the city council isLee Chiao-Ju
Lee Chiao-ju (; born 24 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician. She is a member of the Kaohsiung City Council for the constituencies of Gushan District, Yancheng District, and Cijin District.
Political policies
In a 2012 district council meeting ...
.
Tourist attractions
*International Convention Center Kaohsiung
The International Convention Center Kaohsiung (ICCK; ) is a convention center in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
In early 1991, Kaohsiung City Government started a plan to build a convention center in Yancheng District. In 2000, ...
* Kaohsiung City Music Hall
The Kaohsiung City Music Hall (KCMH; ) is a music hall
Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their ent ...
* Kaohsiung Film Archive
* Kaohsiung Museum of History
* Kaohsiung Music Center
The Kaohsiung Music Center (KMC; ) is a music hall in Yancheng District and Lingya District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
In 2009, the Executive Yuan recognized the need to establish a music center in Kaohsiung. The Council for Cultural Affair ...
* Love Pier
The Love Pier () is a pier along Love River in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The pier area used to be the No. 12 dock of the Republic of China Armed Forces.
Features
The pier is famous for its double sail design. It also house ...
* Love River
* Pier-2 Art Center
** Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway
*Yanchengpu Night Market
Transportation
The district is accessible from Yanchengpu Station of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit. Five stations of the Circular light rail, Love Pier, Dayi Pier-2, Penglai Pier-2, Shoushan Park, and Wenwu Temple, serve the district.Notable natives
*Tiger Huang
Tiger Huang (; born 21 June 1963) is a Taiwanese singer.
She is known for her unique voice and cover versions of songs by other artists. Huang was named Best New Artist at the 1990 Golden Melody Awards. She first performed at the Taipei live h ...
, singer.
* Yu Chen Yueh-ying
Yu Chen Yueh-ying (; 2 September 1926 – 26 May 2014) was a Taiwanese politician, judge and matriarch of the Yu family, a political family who dominated politics in the former Kaohsiung County for more than thirty years. (Kaohsiung County was me ...
, Magistrate of Kaohsiung County (1985-1993)
References
External links
*Presentation for the 2012 Most Livable International Cities Contest
{{Kaohsiung Districts of Kaohsiung