Jiasian District
Coordinates: 23°05′N 120°35′E / 23.083°N 120.583°E
Jiasian District (Chinese: 甲仙區; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎxiān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǎsian Cyu; Wade–Giles: Chia3-hsien1 Ch'ü1) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Located far from the coast, the township is regarded as a gateway to Taiwan's Central Mountain Range.
Situated at the intersection of Highway 20 (the Southern Cross-Island Highway) and Highway 21, Jiaxian's downtown serves as a market center for local farmers and tourists. The most famous local crop is taro. Shops sell taro-flavored ice cream, taro cookies, and other taro products. The township is also known for its bamboo shoots and plums.[1]
Jiaxian Bridge was torn down by rushing waters during Typhoon Morakot in August 2009. It was rebuilt with a budget of NT$560 million and re-opened in June 2010.[1] The new bridge is 300 meters long, 21 meters wide, and is installed with a lighting system.[1]
Geography
- Area: 124.03 km²
- Population: 8,434 people (end of 2004)
Much of the township is between 200 and 500 meters above sea level.
Villages
- Baolong Village (寶隆村)
- Datian Village (大田村)
- Dong'an Village (東安村)
- Guanshan Village (關山村)
- He'an Village (和安村)
- Xi'an Village (西安村)
- Xiaolin Village (小林村)
In Taiwan, "village" (村) is a level of administrative division that under a rural township. The main town of Jiaxian is divided into three villages: Dong'an, Xi'an, and He'an.
Sights
- Cemetery of Zhenghaijun
- Jiasianpu Memorial Monument
- Jiasian Water Park
- Jiaxian Fossil Museum (Chinese: 甲仙化石館)[2]
- Mount Baiyun
- Mount Liouyi
- Mount Neiying
- Mount Waiying
- Mount Zion (Chinese: 錫安山; pinyin: Xí'an Shan),[3] a Christian hamlet.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kaohsiung’s Jiasian Bridge opens to bring tourists back". Taiwan News. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "甲仙化石館" ("Jiaxian Fossil Museum") Kaohsiung County's Tourism and Traffic Bureau, in Chinese
- ↑ "錫安山" ("Mt. Zion") atlaspost.com, in Chinese
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