Cishan District

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Coordinates: 22°52′05″N 120°28′26″E / 22.867951°N 120.473907°E / 22.867951; 120.473907

Cishan District in Kaohsiung City
Cishan District office
Cishan District

Cishan District (Chinese: 旗山區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíshān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Qíshan Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'i2-shan1 Ch'ü1) is a suburban district in northeastern Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[1]

Geography

An old street in Cishan.

Education

Tourist attractions

  • Cishan Tianhou Temple
  • Jhongshan Old Street
  • Jhongshan Park
  • Mount Ciwei
  • Mount Jhongliao Leisure and Agriculture Area
  • Stone Arches Corridor
  • Wulong Fongsan Temple[2]

Transportation

Until the 1970s, a branch railroad linked Qishan with the main north-south railway. Now, the most important transportation link is National Highway No. 10.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chishan.gov.tw/en/
  2. ↑ http://www.chishan.gov.tw/en/

External links

Districts of Kaohsiung
City seat: Lingya and Fengshan
Earlier districts
Fengshan region
Gangshan region
Qishan region
Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, Tongyong Pinyin is still commonly used in Kaohsiung.
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