Guishan
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Guishan 龜山 區 |
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 Location within Taoyuan City |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 0 ′ N , 121 ° 20 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 72.0177 km² | ||
| Residents : | 148,803 (July 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 2,066 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Postal code : | 333 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-TAO | ||
| Community type : | Municipality of Taoyuan | ||
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Guishan ( Chinese 龜山 區 , Pinyin Guīshān Qū , Hakka Kuî-sân-khî , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Ku-soaⁿ-khu ) is a district in the northeast of the government -direct city of Taoyuan in Taiwan .
Location and importance
Guishan is located on the northeastern edge of the metropolis Taoyuan. In the west it borders on the neighboring districts of Luzhu and Taoyuan , in the north, east and south on the city of New Taipei . The originally rural district has recently become urbanized due to the influx of commuters who work in New Taipei and central Taoyuan. Two major arteries run through Guishan: National Highway No. 1 and Provincial Road 1 . Guishan is home to Chang Gung University , Central Police University , a Ming Chuan University campus , Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, and Taiwan National University of Sports .
history
The area of today's district was originally inhabited by indigenous people of the Kulon tribe. The Kulon The Minnan-speaking Chinese settlers who have settled here since the end of the 18th century gave the place the name Ku-lun ("Tortoise Mountain" (龜 崙), high Chinese : Guilun )). Over time, the indigenous people were ousted or merged into the Chinese immigrant society. In the last few years of the Qing rule over Taiwan, construction of a railway line in northern Taiwan began; the line also ran through Guilun (a train station opened in 1891). However, it was relocated at the beginning of Japanese rule over Taiwan , after which the Guilun Railway Station was shut down again in 1901. Only remains of the complex can be seen today.
At the time of the Japanese rule, the place name was changed to Kameyama (龜山, high Chinese pronunciation: Guishan , still meaning "turtle mountain ").
Personalities
- Yani Tseng (* 1989), professional golfer
