Cijin District (; Hokkien POJ: ''Kî-tin-khu'') is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island () and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles. It has a population of 26,956 as of May 2022, making it the 26th most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 18,414 people per square kilometer, or 47,692 people per square mile.

History

Cijin forms the original core of the

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, which was established by the fisherman Hsu Ah-hua () in the mid-17th century. He realized the attractiveness of the location when he was forced to seek shelter from a typhoon in the Taiwan Strait and returned with settlers from the

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, Wang, Tsai,

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sea goddess Ma-tsu. This was housed in a bamboo and thatch structure that formed the first

Cijin Tianhou Temple The Cijin Tianhou Temple,. also known as the Cihou Tianhou Temple,. & or Chi Jin Mazu Temple, is a temple dedicated to the Chinese Goddess Mazu, who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to s ...

. The town grew up around the temple grounds.. & HMS ''Reynard'' was wrecked near Pratas Island on May 31, 1851. Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the Port of Kaohsiung.

Geography

Cijin Island is long with an average width of . Two islands and one reef in the South China Sea are administered by Kaohsiung City as part of the districts Zhongxing Village: * Pratas Island on Dongsha Atoll * Taiping Island *

Zhongzhou Reef Zhongzhou Reef also known as Ban Than Reef and Centre Cay ( Mandarin ; vi, Bãi Bàn Than) is a small coral reef on the north edge of the Tizard Bank in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea under administration by the Republic of China (Taiwan) . ...

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Cisia (Qixia), Yongan, Jhensing (Zhenxing), Ciai, Fuxing, Zhonghua, Shijian, Beishan, Nanshan, Shangzhu, Zhongzhou, Anshun and Jhongsing (Zhongxing) Villages.

Government

The councilor for Cijin District in the Kaohsiung City Council is

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Economy

Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore.

Education

Universities

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST; ) is a university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was formed in 2018 by a merger of the National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST), ...

Junior high schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Junior High School

Elementary schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Elementary School * Kaohsiung Municipal Dashan Elementary School * Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhou Elementary School

Tourist attractions

There are numerous tourist attractions in Cijin District.

Cijin Island proper

* Cijin Old Street * Cihou Market *

* Cijin Lingshui Temple *

Cihou Fort Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery () is a historic fort in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly guarding northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor. History The first fortifications were built in 1720 when Taiwan was ruled by the Manchu-led Qing ...

* Cijin Tunnel * Mount Cihou *

Cijin Shell Museum The Cijin Shell Museum () is a museum in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The original Cijin Shell Museum opened on September 11, 2000, on the second floor of the Cijin Seaside Park administration building. After the original museum b ...

Cijin Wind Turbine Park The Cijin Wind Turbine Park, Cijin Wind Power Park or Cijin Windmill Park () is a recreational wind farm in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Generation The park consists of seven 3-blade wind turbines which generate enough power to provide th ...

* Cijin Beach *

Kaohsiung Lighthouse The Kaohsiung Lighthouse (), also called Cihou Lighthouse () or Cijin Lighthouse (), is a lighthouse in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History After the signing of Convention of Peking in 1860 during the Qing Dynasty rule, the Takau Harbo ...

Rainbow Church A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...

War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Hall The War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Hall () is a memorial in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It commemorates Republic of China Armed Forces who died during the Chinese Civil War, Korean War and Pacific War. History The idea for the e ...

YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung The YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung (MOME; ) is a museum about marine exploration in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History After its rental tenure was approved by the Marine Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government on 18 January ...

Outer Islands

Dongsha Atoll National Park The Dongsha Atoll National Park () is the seventh national park of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The marine park is located at Pratas Island (Dongsha Island) in the north of the South China Sea, and includes the Dongsha Atoll (Pratas Atoll), ...

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Cultural Park

Transportation

Cijin Island proper

The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" () connects Cijin Island at the southern tip of the island to the rest of Kaohsiung on mainland Taiwan. Cijin District is also accessible by two ferry piers, the Cijin Ferry Pier at the northern tip of the island and the Zhongzhou Ferry Pier at the middle of the island.

Outer Islands

Dongsha Airport Dongsha Airport is located on Pratas Island (Tungsha/Dongsha) in Cijin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Uni Air offers flights from Kaohsiung once per week each Thursday, however the service is only available for Coast Guard Administration st ...

and Taiping Island Airport.

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History

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Economy

Education

Universities

Junior high schools

Elementary schools

Tourist attractions

Cijin Island proper

Outer Islands

Transportation

Cijin Island proper

Outer Islands

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