Qingshui District

Qingshui District in Taichung City

Qingshui District office

Wind turbines in Qingshui District

Qingshui District (Chinese: 清水區; pinyin: Qīngshuǐ Qū) is a coastal suburban district in western Taichung City, Taiwan. The ancient name was "Niu Ma Tou."(牛罵頭) It is located at the foothills of Ao Feng mountain and faces the Taiwan Strait. Its neighbors are Dajia, Shalu, Waipu, Shengang, and Wuqi Districts. Gao-Mei marsh is its most famous natural attraction. It is a good place to research birds, plants, and the ecology of creatures in the marsh.

Transportation

Qingshui can be accessed by the TRA Qingshui Station or Taichung Port Station on the Western Line. The National Highway 3 also passes through Qingshui, and the Qingshui rest station is located here.

Cuisine

• Steaming Glutinous rice with meat was the famous Taiwanese cuisine in Qingshui.
• Pumpkins
• sweet potatoes

• Area: 64.17 km²
• Population: 85,560 people (2003)

See also

• Taichung

v t e Districts of Taichung City seat: Xitun Urban area Beitun Central Dali East Nantun North South Taiping West Wufeng Wuri Xitun Coastal area Da'an Dadu Dajia Longjing Qingshui Shalu Waipu Wuqi Highland area Daya Dongshi Fengyuan Heping Houli Shengang Shigang Tanzi Xinshe Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; Central, East, South, West, and North District uses English instead.

Coordinates: 24°52′N 121°08′E / 24.867°N 121.133°E / 24.867; 121.133