Tainan City
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| Abbreviation | Southern City 南市 |
| Nickname | Fucheng (Capital of Fu) 府城 |
| Capital | Anping District (安平區) |
| Region | Southwestern Taiwan |
| Mayor | Hsu Tian-Tsai (許添財) |
| Area | 175.6456 km² (Ranked 17 of 25) |
| Population (Apr 2006) | |
| - Population | 757,425 (Ranked 11 of 25) |
| - Density | 4,281 /km² |
| Districts | 6 |
| Website | English Trad. Chinese |
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| - Bird | Black-billed Magpie [1] |
| - Flower | Royal Poinciana Delonix regia |
| - Tree | Royal Poinciana Delonix regia |
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Tainan City (台南 or 臺南; Hanyu Pinyin/Tongyong Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: T'ai-nan; Taiwanese POJ: Tâi-lâm) (lit. “Taiwan south”) is a provincial city of Taiwan, Republic of China, and is the fourth largest city of Taiwan island after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung.
Tainan was established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 and remained capital until 1887 during the Qing Dynasty. The city is famous for her abundant historic buildings and delicious snack food.
Tainan's name, which means "Taiwan south", is literally the opposite of Taipei's name.
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[edit] History
Tainan was established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 by Koxinga after he took over the island from Dutch colonial rule. In 1684, the Qing Dynasty conquered Taiwan and established "Taiwan Fu" (Taiwan Government) as the first official local government in Taiwan. This was later renamed to "Tainan Fu" in 1885 when Taiwan was established as a province. Because it was formerly the capital of Taiwan, Tainan is also called Fu-cheng (Government City).
Tainan, historically regarded as one of the oldest cities in Taiwan, began with the establishment of the Dutch port at Tayoan City (source of the name Taiwan and now called An-ping) in 1624. It is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, as it houses the First Confucian School/Temple built 1665 on the island, the remains of the Northern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments. The 2005 and 2006 Taiwan Lantern Festivals were also held in Tainan.
Tainan is known as the city with the most Buddhist and/or Taoist temples on the island of Taiwan. Tainan City (台南市) is administratively a municipality of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It is surrounded by Tainan County to the north and east and the South China Sea to the west and south.
[edit] Districts
Tainan City currently has 6 districts: Anping, Annan, East, West Central, South, and North districts.
Annan district was originally the An-Shun township of Tainan County, and was merged into Tainan City in 1946. In 2004, Central District and West District were merged into the new West Central district.
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 Koxinga Temple |
 Fujhong Street near Confucius Temple |
 Bus stop in Tainan |
[edit] Education
[edit] Higher education
- National Cheng Kung University, one of the leading universities in southern Taiwan, is located in the East District. In 1931, NCKU was established as Tainan Technical College, located on the present Cheng-Kung Campus, with a total area of 183,000 square metres. In 1942, it was renamed in Japanese but its English name remained unchanged.
- Tainan Theological College and Seminary (台南神學院) was established in 1867 by Thomas Barclay.
- Chang Jung Christian University is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. CJU actively pursues excellence and diversity in masters and doctoral programs to provide more opportunities for people who have advanced knowledge and the Christian spirit of fraternity, justice, and service for Taiwan.
- Southern Taiwan University of Technology, founded in 1969, is located near the northeastern border of Tainan City, within a 30-minute driving distance from the Tainan Airport.
[edit] Senior high schools
Public
- National Tainan First Senior High School
- National Tainan Second Senior High School
- National Tainan Girls' Senior High School
Private
- Chang Jung High School
- Sheng Kung Girls' High School
[edit] Notable Natives
- Chin-Feng Chen (陳金鋒), first Taiwanese to play in the MLB
- Wu Hui Ju (吳蕙如), archer and also a member of the team that won the bronze medal for Chinese Taipei in 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's team archery competition
- Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志), MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Ang Lee (李安), Oscar-winning movie director
- Chien-Ming Wang (王建民), MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees
[edit] Sister cities
The following places are sister cities to Tainan City:
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Tainan City also celebrates friendly relationships with other two cities, Penghu County, Taiwan and Sendai (
Japan), although these two cities are not considered official sister cities.
[edit] See also
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- Political divisions of the Republic of China
- Township (Taiwan)
- List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Republic of China
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- Tainan City travel guide from Wikitravel
- Tainan City Government Official Website (English)
- Tainan City Travel Information
- Tainan City Dynamic Bus Information System
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