Cishan District

Cishan District[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] (also spelled Qishan; Chinese: 旗山區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíshān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Císhan Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'i2-shan1 Ch'ü1) is a suburban district in northeastern Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[3]

Cishan

旗山區

Chishan, Kizan, Qishan
District
Cishan District[1]
高雄市旗山區公所
CISHAN DISTRICT OFFICE KAOHSIUNG CITY
Cishan District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Area
 • Total94.6122 km2 (36.5300 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total37,749
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Websitecishan88.kcg.gov.tw (in Chinese),
cishan88.kcg.gov.tw/en (in English)

History
Map of Cishan (labeled as KIZAN) area (1944)
Map of the region including Cishan (labeled as CHʻI-SHAN (KIZAN) 旗山) (1951)

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Cishan was organized as an urban township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Cishan was upgraded to a district of the city.

The aftermath of Typhoon Morakot in Cishan Township in 2009.

In 2009, then Cishan Township was affected by Typhoon Morakot.


Administrative divisions
Cishan District Office

The district consists of Taiping, Dade, Meizhou, Yuanfu, Zhongzheng, Dalin, Shangzhou, Xinguang, Nansheng, Zhongliao, Tungping, Tungchang, Zhufeng, Ruiji, Yonghe, Sanxie, Kunzhou, Dashan, Zhongzhou, Nanzhou and Guangfu Village.[10]

Education

Tourist attractions
Cishan Old Street
  • Cishan Wude Hall
  • Qishan Living Cultural Park
  • Qishan Station
  • Cishan Tianhou Temple[3]
  • Cishan Old Street
  • Jhongshan Park
  • Mount Ciwei
  • Mount Jhongliao Leisure and Agriculture Area
  • Stone Arches Corridor
  • Wulong Fongsan Temple[3]

Transportation

Until the 1970s, a branch railroad linked Cishan with the main north-south railway. Now, the most important transportation link is National Highway No. 10.

Notable natives

References
  1. "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017. Cishan District：
  2. "About Cishan". CISHAN DISTRICT OFFICE KAOHSIUNG CITY. Retrieved 24 July 2019. During the Japanese colonized times, in consideration of the ungraceful old name, Cishan was renamed according to the highest mountain “Mt. Chiwei” within the area.{...}The area of Cishan Town is 94.6122 square kilometers,
  3. "A VISITOR・S GUIDE TO CISHAN". Cishan Township Office, Kaohsiung County. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. "Jurisdiction". 臺灣橋頭地方檢察署 Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 24 July 2019. The jurisdiction area of Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office includes 26 districts in total. Including Nanzih, Zuoying, Dashe,Dashu, Renwu, Niosong, Gangshan, Ciaotou, Yanchao, Tianliao, Alian, Lujhu, Hunei, Cheting, Yongan, Mituo, Zihguan, Cishan, Meinong, Liouguei, Jiasian, Shanlin, Neimen, Maolin, Tauyuan and Namasia district.
  5. "Vice President Chen". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019 – via Internet Archive. Mr. Chen Chien-jen was born in Cishan Township, Kaohsiung County (now merged into Kaohsiung City) in 1951.
  6. Cishan (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  7. Ko Yu-hao; Sherry Hsiao (8 April 2019). "Rally in Kaohsiung against 'one country, two systems'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019. Charng Mei (常美冰店), an ice cream store in Cishan District (旗山), showed its support by sending 300 popsicles to the protesters.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. 黃鈞德 (2018). "高雄市旗山區汙水納管意願研究 The study on the willingness of sewage pipeline connection in Cishan District of Kaohsiung City". Airiti. Retrieved 25 July 2019. The study conducted a questionnaire survey of residents in Cishan District of Kaohsiung City, and collected a total of 102 valid questionnaires
  9. Chen Ting-fang (October 2019). "Da-ai Sewing Workshop Creating A Better Tomorrow". Love Kaohsiung 愛·高雄. No. 4. Translated by Hou Ya-ting. Information Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. p. 6. They now have more sewing machines than technicians, so they plan to allow resients from Cishan and Meinong to use them in training programs.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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