Meinong District
Coordinates: 22°53′24″N 120°34′01″E / 22.890093°N 120.566883°E
Meinong District in Kaohsiung City
Meinong District
Meinong District (WG: Meinung, Hakka: 瀰濃 Minung, Chinese: 美濃區; pinyin: Měinóng Qū) is a Hakka district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The area has grown tobacco since 1630[1] and is renowned nationwide for its oil paper umbrellas.[2] These oil paper umbrellas are made mainly by the Hakka population and exported to Japan. The original name, "Minong" (瀰濃), was changed to "Meinong" during the Japanese occupation. "Minong" could come from the name of a local aboriginal tribe, "Malang". Meinong is one of the four districts in Kaoshiung that is the central focus of Hakka cultural development.
In March 2012, it was named one of the "Top 10 Small Tourist Towns" by the Tourism Bureau.[3]
Geography
- Area: 120.0316 km2.
- Population: 41,258 (December 2014)
- Postal Code: 843
- Households: 14,480
Administrative divisions
- Divisions: 19 urban villages 389 neighborhoods
Education
- Kaomei College of Health Care and Management
Infrastructure
- Jhumen Power Plant
Tourist attractions
- Chung Li-he Museum
- God of Earth
- Guangshan Temple
- Jhaoyuan Buddhist Temple
- Jhong Lihe Memorial Institute and Footpath of Taiwanese Literature
- Lin Chun-yu Gatehouse
- Literature Pavilion
- Meinong East Gate Tower
- Meinong Folk Village
- Meinong Hakka Culture Museum
- Mount Jian
- Mount Ling
- Mount Yueguang
- Shuangsi Viviparous Tropical Forest
- Siajhuang Bridge
- Tobacco Towers
- Tseng Wen-chung Fine Arts Museum
- Word-worshipping Paper Incinerator
- Yellow Butterfly Valley
- Yong-an Old Street
- Yuan Siang Yuan Paper Umbrella Culture Village
- Zhongzheng Lake
See also
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References
- ↑ Crook, Steven (2006-11-09). "The tobacco sheds of Meinong". China Post. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ↑ Fang, Rita (2002-12-04). "Challenges of globalization confront secluded town". Taiwan Journal. Retrieved 2008-09-24.,
- ↑ Wong, Maggie Hiufu (30 Mar 2012). "Taiwan names its 10 top small tourist towns". CNN Go. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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