Qigu District

Coordinates: 23°07′11″N 120°06′12″E / 23.11972°N 120.10333°E / 23.11972; 120.10333

Qigu District in Tainan City

Qigu District

Qigu District (Chinese: 七股區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qīgǔ Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Cigǔ Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'i¹-ku³ Ch'ü¹) is a rural district of about 23,608 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It was previously a salt producing area, but now most of the salt products are imported from other counties.

The Qigu Lagoon is located in this township, and an ecological conservation area for Black-faced Spoonbills is situated on the estuary of the Zengwen River.

History

Around 360 years ago, seven settlers arrived in the area from Fujian and built a fish farm. At that time, the area was mostly inhabited. Gradually, new settlers started to spread northwards over the next 80 years. There was only one port at that time and people made a living based from offshore fishing. As the population gradually increased, they began to cultivate the lands near the coast to grow grains and make salt.

Tourist attractions

• Black-Faced Spoonbill Conservation Area
• Qigu Lagoon
• Qigu Salt Fields
• Qigu Salt Mountain
• Taiwan Salt Museum^[1]

Notable natives

• Su Huan-chih, former Magistrate of Tainan County

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cigu District.

• Tainan

References

External links

• Qigu District

Districts of Tainan City seat: Anping and Xinying Districts Anding Annan Anping Baihe Beimen Danei Dongshan East Guanmiao Guantian Guiren Houbi Jiali Jiangjun Liujia Liuying Longqi Madou Nanhua Nanxi North Qigu Rende Shanhua Shanshang South West Central Xiaying Xigang Xinhua Xinshi Xinying Xuejia Yanshui Yongkang Yujing Zuozhen Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; East, South, West Central, and North District uses English instead.