Changzhi (Pingtung)

	Changzhi ; 長治鄉
	; Location of Changzhi in Pingtung County
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Pinging
Coordinates :	22 ° 41 ′ N , 120 ° 32 ′ E Coordinates: 22 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E
Area :	39.8861 km²
Residents :	29,677 (Dec 2018)
Population density :	744 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 8
Postal code :	908
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-PIF
Community type :	Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng )
Structure :	16 villages ( 村 , Cūn )
Website :	www.pthg.gov.tw/TownCgt
	Changzhi
	Changzhi

Changzhi ( Chinese 長治鄉 , Pinyin Changzhi Xiang , W.-G. Ch'ang ² -chih ⁴ Hsiang ¹ , PEH OE jī Chángjhìh Siang ) is a rural municipality in Pingtung County on Taiwan ( Republic of China ).

location

Changzhi is east of the city of Pingtung in the northern section of the Pingtung Plain , an alluvial plain that extends west of the south central mountains. The neighboring communities are Pingtung and Jiuru in the west, Yanpu in the north and northeast, Neipu in the east and southeast, and Linluo in the south.

history

The original inhabitants of the area were members of Austronesian tribes ( Pingpu ), the ancestors of today's indigenous peoples of Taiwan . The first Han Chinese settlers explored the area in 1685 during the reign of the Qing Emperor Kangxis . There was a permanent rural Han settlement in 1699 in the area of today's Xiangyang village. After a tropical storm, the settlement was moved a little further north to what is now the village of Changxing. Today's community name Changzhi developed from the village name . Since most of the rain falls in the summer months, the Neusiedler built irrigation systems for growing rice during the dry season.

In the area of Changzhi, the last major battle with the Japanese invading forces took place on November 26, 1895 in the Sino-Japanese War during the Japanese invasion of Taiwan . During the Japanese rule over Taiwan (1895-1945), Changzhi was administratively part of Pingtung County in Taichu Prefecture from the 1920s . After the island of Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China in 1945, the Changzhi administrative unit was created in 1946, which initially belonged to the then independent city of Pingtung and in 1950 became a rural community in the newly formed Pingtung County. In 1955, seven southern villages were separated and the new community Linluo was formed.

population

A relatively large part of the population (approx. 65%) belongs to the Hakka ethnic group, around 32% are considered Hoklo and 2.4% are “others”, mostly members of the Paiwan people .

Outline of Changzhi

Administrative division

Changzhi is divided into 16 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):

1. Changxing ( 長興村 )
2. Tantou ( 潭頭村 )
3. Xianyang ( 香楊村 )
4. Xintang ( 新潭村 )
5. Jinxing ( 進興村 )
6. Lunshang ( 崙上村 )
7. Fuxing ( 復興村 )
8. Decheng ( 德成村 )
9. Derong ( 德榮村 )
10. Dexie ( 德協村 )
11. Dehe ( 德和村 )
12. Fanhua ( 繁華村 )
13. Ronghua ( 榮華村 )
14 . Fanchang ( 繁昌村 )
15. Fanrong ( 繁榮村 )
16. Fanlong ( 繁隆村 )

traffic

The national road 3 (highway) runs through Changzhi coming from the northwest and turns in an arc to the south. It is crossed by two provincial roads: on the one hand, provincial road 3, which runs centrally through Changzigh from west to northeast, and on the other hand, provincial road 27, which only touches the north-western tip of the municipality.

Agriculture

The economic structure is shaped by agriculture. About 3670 hectares are used for agriculture. The main crops are betel nut , coconut , bamboo shoots , sugar cane , papaya and Java apple . Rice cultivation has declined sharply and only occupies about 25 hectares. Pig breeding is of greater importance. Fish farming has so far played a minor role.

particularities

Changzhi is a center of Hakka culture in Pingtung County. The hexagonal "Six Pile Anti -Japanese Monument" ( 六堆抗日紀念碑 , Liùduī Kàngrì Jìniànbēi ) in the village of Changxing, which was inaugurated on January 1, 1996 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the event, commemorates the skirmish in 1895 during the Japanese conquest of Taiwan has been. The name of the monument refers to the fact that the battle on the Taiwanese side was fought by six groups of volunteers.

Changzhi has a 233-hectare Agricultural Biotechnology Park ( 農業生物科技園區 ). The technology park was established on February 25, 1992 with the aim of advancing the technological development of Taiwanese agriculture. New plant varieties, biological pest control, animal vaccines, etc. are tested here.