Beigang (Yunlin)
|
Beigang 北港 鎮 |
|||
.svg) Location Beigangs in Yunlin County |
|||
| State : |
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
||
| County : | Yunlin | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 34 ′ N , 120 ° 18 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 41.5 km² | ||
| Residents : | 43,741 (March 2009) | ||
| Population density : | 1,054 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 5 | ||
| Postal code : | 651 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-YUN | ||
| Community type : | City municipality (鎮, Zhèn ) | ||
| Structure : | 28 districts ( 里 , lǐ ) | ||
| Mayor : | Xú Zhōng-chè (徐忠 徹) | ||
| Website : | |||
|
|||
Beigang , also Peikang ( Chinese 北港 鎮 / 北港 镇 , Pinyin Běigǎng Zhèn , W.-G. Pei-kang Chen - "northern port"), is a township ( 鎮 / 镇 , Zhèn ) in Yunlin County in Taiwan . The municipality located in the south of the district on the Beigang River has an area of 41.5 km² and 43,741 inhabitants (March 2009). Beigang was one of the oldest port cities in Taiwan, today the low water level of the river prevents commercial shipping.
Attractions
The temple in honor of Mazu , the Daoist goddess of the sea, attracts more than a million visitors annually. The temple was built in 1694 and is one of the oldest and most important temples of the goddess Mazu in Taiwan. The temple was last renovated in 2009.
- Mazu statue on the roof of the house of culture
- Beigang tourist bridge
Cultural activities
- Pilgrimages to Beigang to celebrate Mazu's birthday (on the 23rd day of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar )
- Yunlin Good Gods Festival
- International music festival Beigang
Higher educational institutions
The University of Chinese Medicine has a department in Beigang.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, ISBN 0-7922-6555-6 , p. 226.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-central/yunlin/2008/03/27/149162/p2/Beigang%E2%80%99s-two.htm
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated April 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
