Jiaxian District
Jiaxian (Chinese: 甲仙; pinyin: Jiǎxiān; Wade–Giles: chia-hsien) 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]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sights
- Jiaxian Fossil Museum (Chinese: 甲仙化石館)[2]
- Mount Zion (Chinese: 錫安山; pinyin: Xí'an Shan),[3] a Christian hamlet.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Kaohsiung’s Jiasian Bridge opens to bring tourists back". Taiwan News. 2010-06-27. http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1301890&lang=eng_news. 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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Coordinates: 23°05′N 120°35′E / 23.083°N 120.583°E
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