Guoxing
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Guoxing 國 姓 鄉 |
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.svg) Location Guoxings in Nantou County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Nantou | ||
| Coordinates : | 24 ° 3 ' N , 120 ° 52' E | ||
| Area : | 175.7042 km² | ||
| Residents : | 18,629 (Dec 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 106 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 49 | ||
| Postal code : | 555 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-NAN | ||
| Community type : | Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng ) | ||
| Structure : | 13 villages ( 村 , Cūn ) | ||
| Mayor : | Chiu Pusheng ( 丘 埔 生 ) (independent) | ||
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Guoxing ( Chinese 國 姓 鄉 , Pinyin Guóxìng Xiāng ) is a rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng ) in the district of Nantou in central Taiwan .
description
Guoxing (lit. "country name") is located in the north of the district of Nantou on the western edge of the Taiwanese Central Mountains . The municipal area is roughly in the shape of an inverted triangle with the edge lengths 21.5 × 28.5 × 16 kilometers. The adjacent parishes in Nantou County are Ren'ai and Puli in the east, Yuchi in the southeast, Shuili on the southern tip, Zhongliao in the southwest, and Caotun in the west. In the north, Guoxing borders the urban area of Taichung and the municipalities of Wufeng , Taiping , Xinshe and Heping . There are three larger rivers in Guoxing : the Beigang River coming from the east ( 北港溪 , Běigǎng Xī - not to be confused with the Beigang River of the same name, located further west in the Yunlin district ) and the Nangang River coming from the south ( 南港 溪 , Nángng Xī ), both of which unite in Guoxing to form the Wu ( 烏 溪 , Wū Xī ) River , which flows further west. The human settlements are mainly found along the river valleys.
history
During the European colonial phase in Taiwan in the 17th century, the Guoxing area was part of the so-called Kingdom of Middag , a loose tribal association of several Austronesian ethnic groups in central Taiwan. After the Dutch were driven out by the invading army of Koxingas , the latter founded the Kingdom of Tungning in southern Taiwan . In the war against Middag, Koxinga's troops moved eastward through the valley of the River Wu to what is today Guoxing, which was named at that time. Later, both Tungning and Middag came under the rule of the Qing Dynasty . Guoxing was gradually settled by Han Chinese immigrants. At the time of Japanese rule in Taiwan (1895-1945), Guoxing was administratively part of the Nenggao district of Taichu Prefecture from 1920 . After Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China in 1945, Guoxing became a rural community in Nantou County, which was newly established in 1950.
population
More than 75% of the population consists of descendants of Hakka who immigrated in the past from Zhuolan ( Miaoli County ), Dongshi (Taichung) and Hsinchu County . Guoxing is the highest Hakka community in Nantou. The regional Hakka culture of Guoxing is considered to be much more inclusive than that of other Hakka communities in Taiwan. At the end of 2017, 113 people (0.6%) belonged to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan .
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Administrative division
Guoxing is divided into 13 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):
1. Changfeng ( 長豐 村 )
2. Changfu ( 長 福村 )
3. Beigang ( 北港 村 )
4. Changliu ( 長 流 村 )
5. Shimen ( 石門 村 )
6. Daqi ( 大旗 村 )
7. Guoxing ( 國 姓 村 )
8. Gangou ( 乾 溝村 )
9. Fugui ( 福 龜 村 )
10. Ganlin ( 柑 林村 )
11. Dashi ( 大 石村 )
12. Beishan ( 北 山村 )
13. Nangang ( 南港 村 )
Agriculture
Agriculture is the defining industry. Due to the mountainous topography, however, only a small part of the municipality can be used for agriculture. Cultivated products are Japanese loquat (harvest from February to April), strawberries (November to April, around 10 ha in the villages of Fugui, Changliu and Beigang), potato rose , banana (8140 t on 370 ha), coffee (200 t on 80 ha), tankan oranges (in March / April), flamingo flowers , dragon fruit (June to December), guava (all year round, in the villages of Fugui, Shimen, Guoxing, Beigang), shiitake mushrooms (in the villages of Changfu and Beigang) , Beishan ( 北山 ) tea, etc. The previously important betel nut production has declined sharply. In the village of Nangang be Sambar bred whose antlers in the traditional Chinese medicine is used.
traffic
The main traffic artery is the national road 6 (motorway), which runs in a west-east direction. Provincial road 14 also runs in a west-east direction, but in a less straight line. Provincial road 21 crosses Guoxing in the northeast. There are also county roads 133 (connects provincial roads 14 and 21), 136 (leads to Taiping (Taichung)) and 147 (leads to Shuili ).
Special features, tourism
The main attraction in Guoxing is nature. There are also smaller temples in almost every village.
Old Beigang Bridge ( 舊 北港溪 橋 ), also " Glutinous Rice Bridge" ( 糯米 橋 , )
River valley of the Beigang
Jiufenershan Memorial ( 九份 二 山 紀念碑 , ) for the victims of the 921 earthquake
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 地理位置 ("Geographical location"). Guoxing's website, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
- ↑ 歷史 沿革 ("Historical Development"). Guoxing's website, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
- ↑ 人文 ("Population conditions"). Guoxing's website, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
- ↑ 原住民 戶數 及 人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed August 4, 2018 (Chinese, English).
- ↑ 物產 ("Properties"). Guoxing's website, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
- ↑ 農 特 產品 ("Products of Agriculture"). Guoxing website, July 9, 2015, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
- ↑ Protogenic Formosan Sambar Deer, Fed Naturally, All in Lu Ming Yi! deer.tlri.gov.tw, accessed February 2, 2019 (English, Chinese).
- ↑ 交通 ("Traffic"). Guoxing's website, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
- ↑ 觀光 休閒: 導覽 圖 ("Sights and Leisure: Map Guide"). Guoxing's website, accessed February 2, 2019 (Chinese).
