Cishan District

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

• Area: 94.6122 km²
• Population: 38,100 people (2014)

An old street in Cishan.

Education

• Fortune Institute of Technology

Tourist attractions

• Cishan Tianhou Temple
• Jhongshan Old Street
• Jhongshan Park
• Mount Ciwei
• Mount Jhongliao Leisure and Agriculture Area
• Qishan Train Station
• 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

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• Kaohsiung

References

External links

• Cishan District Office, Kaohsiung City

Districts of Kaohsiung City seat: Lingya and Fengshan Earlier districts Gushan Lingya Nanzih Cianjin Cianjhen Cijin Sanmin Siaogang Sinsing Yancheng Zuoying Fengshan region Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Linyuan Niaosong Renwu Gangshan region Alian Gangshan Hunei Lujhu Mituo Cieding Ciaotou Tianliao Yanchao Yong'an Zihguan Cishan region Jiasian Liouguei Meinong Neimen Cishan Shanlin Mountain indigenous districts Namasia Maolin Taoyuan Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, Tongyong Pinyin is still commonly used in Kaohsiung.