Xingang Township or Singang Township () is a
rural township in
Chiayi County
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Taiwan
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Geography
It has a population of 30,543 and an area of .
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 22 villages: Anhe, Bantou, Beilun, Beizi, Caigong, Datan, Daxing, Fude, Gonghe, Gonghou, Gongqian, Gumin, Haiying, Nangang, Nanlun, Sanjian, Tanda, Xibei, Xizhuang, Yuemei, Yuetan, Zhongyang and Zhongzhuang.
Education
Senior high school
National Singang Senior High School of Arts
Junior high school
Hsingkang Junior High School
Primary school
Hsingkang Primary SchoolWenchang Primary SchoolGumin Primary SchoolYuemei Primary SchoolAnho Primary SchoolFushing Primary School
Tourist attractions
* Xingang Mazu Temple
Originally a local temple to goddess Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. She is also known by several other names and titles. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang (), a shamaness from Fujian who is said to ...
, the Xingang Mazu Temple emerged in the 21st century as a temple of regional and even national significance. It organizes annual "inspection-tour" processions through southern Taiwan and pilgrimages to Mazu temples in Mainland China, where it has opened a branch Mazu temple in Yongchun.[Hsun Chang, "Multiple Religious and National Identities: Mazu Pilgrimages across the Taiwan Strait after 1987," in Cheng-tian Kuo (Ed.), ''Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies'', Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017, 373–396.]
* Bengang Shuixian Temple
* Bengang Tianhou Temple
* Dasing Temple
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* Dengyun College
* Fengtian Temple
* Liousing Temple
* Singang Railway Park
* Southern Altar Shueiyue Nunnery
Notable natives
* Ang Ui-jin, linguist
* Hsu Chih-chieh
Hsu Chih-chieh () is a Taiwanese politician. He is member of the Democratic Progressive Party and a two-term legislator in the Legislative Yuan.
Education
Hsu obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan Universi ...
, member of 8th Legislative Yuan
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* Lin Chin-sheng
Lin Chin-sheng (; 1916–2001) was a Taiwanese politician.
Education and career
Born in 1916, Lin earned a law degree from Tokyo Imperial University. Lin began his political career in his native Chiayi County, where he founded the Lin politi ...
, Vice President of Examination Yuan
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(1984–1993)
* Lin Hwai-min
Lin Hwai-min (; born 19 February 1947) is a Taiwanese dancer, writer, choreographer, and founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan.
Biography
Family
Lin was born in Xingang, Chiayi. He came from an intellectual family. His great-grandfathe ...
, dancer, writer and choreographer
* Tsai Chen-nan, actor and singer
References
External links
Singang Township Office
Townships in Chiayi County
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