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East District, Chiayi
East District () is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea .... The district is the city seat of Chiayi City. History The East District was established on 6 October 1990. Administrative divisions East District consists of the following villages:(includes maps) *() **Duanzhu (), Lantan (), Dongchuan (), Luliao (), Lucuo (), Wenya (), Wangtian (), Changzhu (), Houzhuang (), Xindian (), Zuntou () *() **Zhongshan (), Taiping (), Dongxing (), Huanan (), Zhongyang (), Zhaoyang (), Minzu (), Guogou () *() **Xinkai (), Xuanxin (), Xingnan (), Fengnian (), Fangcao (), Fang'an (), Dingliao (), Anliao (), Anye (), Xingcun (), Xing'an (), Xingren () *() **Beimen (), Linsen (), Zhongzhuang (), Dingzhuang (), Yijiao (), Renyi (), Houhu () and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Taiwan)
Districts are administrative subdivisions of Taiwan's Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipalities of the second level and Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial cities of the third level formerly under its provinces. There are two types of district in the administrative scheme: Ordinary districts are governed directly by the municipality/city government, with district administrators appointed by mayors to four-year terms. The mountain indigenous district is a local government body with elected district chiefs as well as district council serving four-year terms. History The first administrative divisions entitled "districts" were established in the 1900s, when Taiwan was Taiwan under Japanese rule, under Japanese rule. After World War II, nine out of eleven Cities of Japan, prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reformed into provincial cities. These were Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Pingtung City, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiayi Municipal Museum
The Chiayi Municipal Museum () is a museum in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The founding of the museum was a collective community effort in the hope to establish a cultural public space for all of the residents of Chiayi City. Among its displays are silk wrappings used to cover Tibetan Buddhist texts and an Islamic jade collection of the Qing emperors. Exhibitions The museum has the following galleries: * Geological Hall * Fossil Hall * Fine Arts Gallery Activities The museum offers courses and workshops in calligraphy, brush ink painting, paper mache, illustration, ikebana with a Taiwanese touch etc. Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance west from Beimen Station of the Alishan Forest Railway. See also * List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres. Kinmen County * August 23 Artillery Battle Museum * Guningtou Battle Museum * Hujingtou Battle Museum * Kinmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiayi City
Chiayi (,), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in Chianan Plain in Regions of Taiwan, southwestern Taiwan, surrounded by Chiayi County with a population of 263,188 inhabitants as of January 2023. The Hoanya people inhabited present-day Chiayi under its historical name of ''Tirosen'' prior to the arrival of Han Chinese in Taiwan and was ruled by the Dutch Formosa, Dutch and the Kingdom of Tungning under various names. During the Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing dynasty, Tirosen was governed as part of Taiwan Prefecture in Fuchien Province, Republic of China, Fujian under Zhuluo County and the city was renamed Kagee in 1787. The city was renamed ''Kagi'' during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese era but an 1906 Meishan earthquake, earthquake in 1906 destroyed much of the town. Kagi was administered as part of Tainan Prefecture from 1920 onwards. Following the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiabei Station
Jiabei () (Chiabei, literly "Chia north", meaning "north of Chiayi") is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The train station was opened on 8 September 2005. In 2023, human remains between 2,500 and 2,700 years old were discovered during a railway elevation project. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References East District, Chiayi Railway stations in Chiayi Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2005 {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight Rail transport, railway services on of track. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955. On 1 January 2024, Taiwan Railway Administration became a state-owned corporation, Taiwan Railway Corporation. The agency's headquarters was at Taipei Main Station in Zhongzheng District, Taipei at the time of dissolution, the site which became the headquarter of the new company. History The railway between Keelung and Hsinchu was completed during the Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing era in 1893. In 1895, the Qing dynasty, Qing Empire ceded Formosa (Taiwan) to the Empire of Japan after the First Sino-Japanese War. The line was about in length but in a poor condition when the Japanese arrived. The railway was rebuilt and expanded under the of the Government-General of Taiwan during Taiwan under Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Source Water Meter Room
The Water Source Water Meter Room () is a former water meter room in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The Chiayi waterway was constructed between July 1911 and March 1914 as part of the city waterway facilities. The room which houses the metering facility to measure the water flow was built in 1910 as the Water Meter Room. In 1954, water plants around Chiayi County (which then include Chiayi City at that time) were combined into the Chiayi Water Plant, with the exception of Puzi Water Plant. The Water Meter Room was then also renamed as Water Source Water Meter Room. The land where the meter room is located belongs to the forestry industry and due to the lack of access road to the room building, it was covered with plants and trees. However, due to the road widening nearby the structure, the meter room was revealed. Architecture The meter room was constructed with Baroque structure with thick pillars and simple gables. See also * List of tourist attractions in Taiwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument
The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument () is a monument in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It was built in 1989, making it the earliest 228 Memorial Monument built in the island. It is the only 228 Memorial Monument to have been built before the 1990s. It was built as a memorial of the February 28 Incident of 1947, in which more than 10,000 Taiwan residents were killed during an uprising against the government. The monument is one of the landmarks of Chiayi City. Memorial Building There are more than ten memorials commemorating the February 28 Incident in Taiwan. The most famous one is located at 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei. However, the first 228 Memorial Monument is arguably the most valuable, and the only monument of its kind built in the 1980s. It is located at Mituo Road, East District, Chiayi City and was designed by , who had been imprisoned for anti-Kuomintang activity in 1981. The monument was completed on August 19, 1989 under the leadership of then Chiayi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantan Lake
Lantan Lake () or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei (see ang mo) because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300 years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule by taking it source from the Bazhang River to irrigate the broad fields run by the Dutch East India Company. This system lasted until the beginning of Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in which the lake laid in ruins until the Qing Dynasty rule. In the late Japanese rule period, the dam was reconstructed.https://web.archive.org/web/20150223104432/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Lantan_Reservoir_D0612.jpg/1024px-Lantan_Reservoir_D0612.jpg Geography The reservoir can contain of water as the main water resource of Chiayi City. It covers an area of . Features A fountain is set up on the lake with water surging up to . Transportation The lake is accessible by Chiayi City Bus route 1 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinoki Village
The Hinoki Village or Cypress Forest Life Village () is a culture village in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The village was originally the dormitories of the Chiayi Forest division of Forestry Bureau of the Taiwan Governor General Office during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. On 26 February 2009, the Executive Yuan approved the establishment of the center. Construction commenced shortly and was completed in 2013. The transfer of operation of the village was completed on 28 September 2013. The village started its operation in January 2014. Architecture The village consists of 28 wooden Japanese-style dormitories and also Alishan Forest Club, director's official residence, guest house, public bathhouse etc. The construction of the village took the basis of the existing building in the area by renovating and dismantling the original partition walls of each building as an open space for landscaping or visitors. Transportation The village is accessible within walking dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiayi Prison Museum
Chiayi Old Prison () is a former prison located at 140 Wei Hsin Road, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It underwent restoration and reopened as the Chiayi Prison Museum () in 2011. It was designated as a historic monument of Taiwan in 2005. History Chiayi Prison commenced its operation in 1922 under the name of Tainan Prison Chiayi Branch. In 1994, the Chiayi Prison was relocated to Lucao Township in Chiayi County. Architecture A distinct feature of the Chiayi Old Prison is the radial layout of the prison blocks with a staff positioned hall in the center. In contrast to the design of panopticon prisons, individual cells cannot be seen by the staff in the central hall unless they enter individual prison blocks. Another other similar Pennsylvania-style prison building is the Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido, Japan. Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance East from Beimen Station of the Alishan Forest Railway. See also * List of museums in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun-Shooting Tower
The Sun-Shooting Tower () or Chiayi Tower is a tower built inside Chiayi Park, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. Architecture The tower stands at a height of 62 meters. Its exterior designed was inspired by a giant sacred tree in Alishan. The brown aluminum pattern mimics the wood grain of the tree and the center is left with a empty space that mimics the crack in the center of that giant sacred tree. The interior bronze sculpture is inspired by the "Sun-Shooting" legend of Taiwanese indigenous peoples. This bronze-made sculpture is 24 meters tall and 3 meters wide. The tower features an observation deck, a café and a small rooftop garden. Transportation The tower is accessible within walking distance southeast from Beimen Station of the Alishan Forest Railway or using Chiayi County Bus from Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagi Shrine
was a Shinto shrine located in previously ''Soa-a-teng'' (), Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Chiayi Park, Chiayi, Chiayi City, Taiwan). The shrine was built on 28 October 1915 (Taishō period, Taishō 4) facing south but later altered in 1942 (Shōwa period, Shōwa 17) to face west. The shrine was originally categorized as a prefectural shrine in 1917 (Taishō period, Taishō 6) but elevated to rank of in 1944 (Shōwa period, Shōwa 19). Prince Yoshihisa, , Ōkuninushi, Ōnamuchi no Mikoto, and Amaterasu were enshrined as deities. The ''honden'' (main hall) was turned into a Martyrs' shrines (China), martyrs' shrine by the Republic of China government after World War II but was destroyed in a fire on 24 April 1994. The main office and purification hall now serve as the Chiayi City Historical Relics Museum. In 1998 the Chiayi Tower was built in place of the main hall, the design was inspired by an Taiwanese aborigines, ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
