Baihe District () is a

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located 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" ...

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 is known for its

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and lotus farming. The town borders

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 ...

to the north and east, Dongshan District to the south, and

Houbi District Houbi District () is a rural district of about 22,108 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houbi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 20 ...

to the west. Some

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Siraya people The Siraya () people are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Siraya settled flat coastal plains in the southwest part of the island of Taiwan and corresponding sections of the east coast; the area is identified today with Tainan City and Taitung C ...

live here, although their lifestyles and traditions were almost replaced (or perhaps were absorbed) by

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culture.

History

In 1875, Scottish missionary William Campbell made a narrow escape from an attack led by Gaw-chi-ko (吳志高), a wealthy local clan head opposed to the establishment of the foreign church. At the time, the place was a market-town called ''Tiam-a-khau'' (店仔口; ) and was five miles west of their chapel. 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, Baihe was organized as an

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Tainan County Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () shortly after the end of World War II ...

. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Baihe was upgraded to a

of the

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Administrative divisions

Baihe, Yongan, Waijiao, Zhuangnei, Xiuyou, Hetung, Hushan, Dalin, Kantou, Liuxi, Guanling, Xiancao, Yufeng, Dazhu, Zhaoan, Guangan, Liantan, Zhumen, Qinei, Shengan, Biantou, Neijiao, Caodian and Ganzhai Village.

Tourist attractions

* 49 Thicket * Baihe Lotus Park (白河蓮花公園) * Baihe Night Market *

Baihe Reservoir The Baihe Reservoir () is a reservoir in Baihe District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The reservoir was constructed in 1965. During the drought A drought is defined as drier than normal conditions.Douville, H., K. Raghavan, J. Renwick, R.P. Alla ...

Guangji Temple Hua'an Shrine Guangji may refer to: *Guangji County Wuxue (), formerly Guangji County (; Postal Romanization: Kwangtsi), is a county-level city on the north shore of the Yangtze River in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Wuxue falls under the ...

Guanziling Hot Spring Guanziling Hot Spring () is a hot spring in Baihe District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The hot spring was discovered by the Japanese troops in the area and it was named ''Taiwan's No. 1 Hot Spring'' in 1920. Geology The hot spring is located at ...

Lotus Park Lotus may refer to: Plants *Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae **Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...

* Small South China Sea Scenic Area * Zhumen Green Tunnel

Transportation

Baihe is served by Freeway 3, and City Routes 165, 172, 172A, and 172B.

References

External links

* Districts of Tainan {{Taiwan-geo-stub