Dongshi (Yunlin)
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Dongshi 東 勢 鄉 |
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.svg) Location of Dongshi in Yunlin County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Yunlin | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 42 ′ N , 120 ° 15 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 48.3562 km² | ||
| Residents : | 14,416 (Dec 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 298 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 5 | ||
| Postal code : | 635 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-YUN | ||
| Community type : | Rural community (鄉, Xiāng) | ||
| Structure : | 12 villages (村, Cūn ) | ||
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Dongshi ( Chinese 東 勢 鄉 / 东 势 乡 , Pinyin Dōngshì Xiāng , Tongyong Pinyin Dongshìh Siang ) is a rural community in Yunlin County in the Republic of China (Taiwan) .
location
Dongshi is located to the west of Yunlin County, inland on the Jianan Plain . The topography is correspondingly flat, without any major elevations. The neighboring communities are Taixi in the west, Mailiao in the north, Baozhong in the east, Yuanchang in the southeast and Sihu in the south.
history
From the 17th and 18th centuries, Han Chinese settlers immigrated to the Dongshi area , mainly from Fujian Province . During the Qing reign, the area was administratively part of Changhua County. After the annexation of Taiwan by Japan in 1895, a series of administrative reforms followed, until Dongshi in 1920 as part of the village ( 庄 , Zhuāng ) Haikou ( 海口 庄 , Hǎikǒu zhuāng ) in Huwei County ( 虎尾 郡 , Hǔwěi jùn ) in the Tainan Prefecture was organized. This division remained until the end of Japanese rule. After the Republic of China took over Taiwan in 1945, the Haikou administrative unit was divided into the rural communities ( 鄉 , Xiāng ) Taixi and Dongshi on September 22, 1946 . On October 25, 1950, the northern portions of Tainan County were separated and organized as the new Chiayi and Yunlin counties. Dongshi became a rural community in Yunlin County.
population
With 14,368 inhabitants (as of Feb. 2020), Dongshi was one of the medium-sized communities in Yunlin County. 36 people (0.3%) belonged to the indigenous peoples .
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Administrative division
Dongshi is divided into 12 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):
1 Simei ( 四美 村 )
2 Xinkun ( 新 坤 村 )
3 Tong'an ( 同 安 村 )
4 Annan ( 安南 村 )
5 Longtan ( 龍潭 村 )
6 Chenghai ( 程 海 村 )
7 Dongnan ( 東南 村 )
8 Jialong ( 嘉隆 村 )
9 Dongbei ( 東北 村 )
10 Changnan ( 昌 南村 )
11 Fuxing ( 復興 村 )
12 Yuemei ( 月眉 村 )
traffic
The largest road is the Provincial Expressway 78, which crosses the municipality in the south in a west-east direction. Provincial Expressway 61 runs in a very short section through the northwestern tip of Dongshi. There are also various district roads (153 in north-south direction, 158 and 158 甲 (158A) in east-west direction).
economy
Dongshi is characterized by agriculture. About 3773.2 hectares are used for agriculture. The main crops are rice, garlic , sweet potatoes , peanuts , sugar cane , various vegetables and watermelons . In terms of cattle breeding, goose breeding is mainly pursued.
particularities
In the Cian Temple ( 賜 安 宮 , Cìān gōng , ) in the village of Annan, which was founded at the time of Qianlong , the mountain gods of the "holy three mountains" Jinshan ( 巾 山 , Jīnshān ), Mingshan ( 明 山 , Míngshān ) and Dushan ( 獨山 , Dúshān ), personified as a single god "King Sanshan" ( Chinese 三 山 國王 , Pinyin Sānshān guówáng - "King of the three mountains"), worshiped. The three mountains are now in the area of the city Chaozhou in the province of Guangdong . The cult was brought to Taiwan by immigrants from Guangdong. The shrine of the 18 officers ( 十八 將軍 祠 , ) commemorates 18 senior officers who lost their lives in the crash of a Beechcraft 1900 C of the Taiwanese Air Force on August 21, 1990 in the village of Chenghai.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 東 勢 鄉 概況 (Overview of the Dongshi community). Dongshi website, accessed March 14, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 村里 鄰 人口 數 (population of the villages, districts and residential areas). Yunlin County Mailiao Registration Office, accessed March 14, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ 行政 區域 圖 (administrative area map). Dongshi website, accessed March 14, 2020 (Chinese (traditional), rather imprecise map!).
- ↑ Crash of a Beechcraft 1900C in Taiwan: 18 killed. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, accessed March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ 景點 介紹 (Introduction to Sightseeing). Dongshi website, accessed March 14, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
