Laiyi (Pingtung)

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Laiyi
來 義 鄉
Rai - Lâigī - (Laiyi, Pingtung County) .svg
Location Laiyis in Pingtung County
State : TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Republic of China (Taiwan)
County : Pinging
Coordinates : 22 ° 32 ′  N , 120 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 22 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  N , 120 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  E
Area : 167.7756  km²
 
Residents : 7,441 (July 2018)
Population density : 44 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code : (+886) (0) 8
Postal code : 922
ISO 3166-2 : TW-PIF
 
Community type : Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng )
Structure : 7 villages ( 村 , Cūn )
Mayor : Jia Wumai ( 佳 屋 脈 )
Website :
Laiyi (Taiwan)
Laiyi
Laiyi

Laiyi ( Chinese  來義鄉 , Pinyin Laiyi Xiang , W.-G. Lai 2 -i 4 Hsiang 1 , Paiwan : Kasugagu ) is a rural municipality in Pingtung County on Taiwan ( Republic of China ).

location

Laiyi is located in the southern section of the Taiwan Central Mountains . The average height above sea level is around 500 meters. The annual rainfall is lower than that of the general mountain regions and the rain is concentrated in the months of June to October. The rest of the season is relatively dry, especially the months from January to May. The neighboring communities are Jinfeng and Daren (both in neighboring Taitung County ) in the east, Chunri in the south, Taiwu in the north and Wanluan , Xingpi and Fangliao in the west.

history

There are no written sources on Laiyi's earlier history. Like the surrounding mountain communities, the community has been populated by the indigenous Austronesian people of the Paiwan for centuries. The Paiwan only came under the influence of civilization during the Japanese rule over Taiwan. After Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China after World War II, Pingtung County was established in 1950 and Laiyi became a rural parish. In 2014 the community received a special status as a “ mountain rural community of indigenous people ”. Here the language and culture of the Paiwan are to receive special state funding.

population

According to official statistics, 7,256 people (around 98%) belonged to the indigenous peoples at the end of 2017. Most of the time it was Paiwan. Laiyi was the Taiwanese community with the highest absolute number of members of this ethnic group.

Villages in Laiyi

Laiyi villages.svg

Tjalja'avus
來 義 村
Tjana'asiya
義 林村
Calasiv
丹林 村
Kuljaljau
古 樓村
Pucunug
文 樂 村
Vungalid
望 嘉 村
Payljus
南 和村

Administrative division

Layi is divided into 7 villages (names in Paiwan language, in Chinese script and transcription).

  • Tjalja'avus ( 來 義 村 , Laiyi)
  • Tjana'asiya ( 義 林村 , Yilin)
  • Calasiv ( 丹林 村 , Danlin)
  • Kuljaljau ( 古 樓村 , Gulou)
  • Pucunug ( 文 樂 村 , Wenle)
  • Vungalid ( 望 嘉 村 , Wangkia)
  • Payljus ( 南 和村 , Nanhe)

traffic

In Laiyi itself there are no larger, supra-regional roads (county roads, provincial roads), only largely unpaved municipal roads.

Agricultural products

Linbian River ( 林 邊 溪 ) in Laiyi

The agricultural products grown in Laiyi include taro , sweet potato , millet , peanut , mango .

particularities

In Laiyi is the Erfeng ("Two Peaks") - irrigation system ( 二 峰 ), which was designed and implemented by the Japanese engineer Torii Nobuhei in 1923, during the Japanese rule. It was originally intended for the irrigation of the Taiwan Sugar Company's sugar cane plantations . It was declared part of Taiwan's cultural heritage in 2008 and has been a listed building since then.

In the old abandoned settlement of Wanjia ( 望 嘉 舊 社 ) you can see the remains of a centuries-old “skull altar” - a relic from the time when the Paiwan still practiced headhunting ( ). World icon

Web links

Commons : Laiyi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 人文地理 (geography of the population). Laiyi website, accessed August 31, 2018 (Chinese).
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ↑ a b 村落 簡介 (Introduction to the Villages). Laiyi website, accessed November 1, 2018 (Chinese).
  4. ^ Pingtung Heritage: Restoration Helps Laiyi Weir Keep Flowing. Pingtung National University for Natural Sciences and Technology (NPUST), accessed on November 1, 2018 (English).
  5. ↑ Chen Yan-ting: Statue honors Er-feng Waterway engineer. Taipei Times, July 16, 2017, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Wangjia Old Village 望 嘉 舊 社 Altar of Human Skulls. outrecording.com, June 18, 2018, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Chiu Chih-jou, Jake Chung: Heritage sites, ceremonies listed in Pingtung County. Taipei Times, June 16, 2016, accessed November 1, 2018 .