Lucao (Chiayi)
Lucao 鹿草 鄉 |
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County : | Chiayi | |
Coordinates : | 23 ° 25 ′ N , 120 ° 18 ′ E | |
Area : | 54.3151 km² | |
Residents : | 15,118 (Dec 2019) | |
Population density : | 278 inhabitants per km² | |
Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | |
Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 5 | |
Postal code : | 611 | |
ISO 3166-2 : | TW-CYQ | |
Community type : | Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiang ) | |
Structure : | 15 villages ( 村 , Cūn ) | |
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Lucao ( Chinese 鹿草 鄉 / 鹿草 乡 , Pinyin Lùcǎo Xiāng ) is a rural community ( 鄉 , Xiang ) in Chiayi County in the Republic of China in Taiwan .
location
Lucao is located in the southwest of Chiayi County on the Jianan Plain . The terrain is flat, pointing, but rising slowly from the southwest to the northeast. The east-west extension is about 10.2 km and the north-south extension about 9.7 km. The southern boundary to the urban area of Tainan is essentially formed by the river Bazhangxi ( 八掌溪 ). The neighboring parishes in Chiayi County are Yizhu in the southwest, Puzi in the northwest, Taibao in the north, and Shuishang in the east. In the south Lucão borders the district Houbi of Tainan.
Lucao's climate is moderately warm with an annual mean temperature of 23.6 ° C. The annual precipitation is 1100–1500 mm and is concentrated in the months May to September in which about 75% of the precipitation falls due to the southwest monsoon . Typhoons usually occur in the months of July to September.
history
During the time of Japanese rule (1895-1945), an administrative reform in 1920 essentially created the administrative units that still exist today. Lucao became a 'village' ( 庄 , Zhuāng ) in Dongshi District, Tainan Prefecture . After the Republic of China took over Taiwan at the end of World War II, the village became a 'rural community' ( 鄉 , Xiang ) on January 18, 1946 and the prefecture became Tainan County . The district level was abolished in 1950 and the new districts of Chiayi and Yunlin were separated from Tainan County . Lucao was then a rural community in Chiayi County.
On August 1, 1959, a small area correction took place and the village of Meipu ( 梅 埔村 ) moved from Lucao to neighboring Taibao.
population
The population consists mainly of Hoklo . At the end of 2019, 38 members of indigenous peoples lived in Luacao, corresponding to a population share of 0.2%.
Outline of Lucao |
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Administrative division
Lucao is divided into 15 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):
1 Lichou ( 豊 稠 村 )
2 Xijing ( 西 井村 )
3 Lucao ( 鹿草 村 )
4 Houliao ( 後 寮村 )
5 Ludong ( 鹿 東村 )
6 Xiama ( 下 麻 村 )
7 Houku ( 後 堀 村 )
8 Sanjiao ( 三角村 )
9 Chongliao ( 重 寮村 )
10 Shijia ( 施 家村 )
11 Bitan ( 碧潭 村 )
12 Songzhu ( 松竹 村 )
13 Zhushan ( 竹山 村 )
14 Guangtan ( 光 潭村 )
15 Xiatan ( 下 潭村 )
Agriculture
The most famous local agricultural product of Lucao is watermelons . Lucao produces about 80 percent of all watermelon seedlings in Taiwan. Every year in April, a "Watermelon Festival" is held in Xijing Village.
traffic
On the eastern edge of the municipality, the national road 1 (highway) running in north-south direction touches the area of Lucao. In the northern section, the provincial expressway 82 runs in an east-west direction. There are also three county roads: county road 167, which leads from the northeast into the center of Lucao and then turns to the northwest, county road 163, which leads from the east towards the center of Lucao and then turns to the southwest and county road 170, which branches off from the latter to the west.
The route of the Taiwan High Speed Railway (THSR) runs straight through the middle of Lucao, but has no stop here.
particularities
The Zhongliao Anxi City God Temple ( 中寮 城隍廟 , Zhōngliáo ānxī chénghuáng miào ) is a small temple from the late reign of Qianlong in Chongliao village. The temple, which was founded by immigrants from Anxi ( Fujian Province ), has undergone many later renovations. The Yuci Yegong Temple ( 余 慈 爺 公廟 , Yúcí yégōng miào ) is a small, barely 20 m² area and relatively inconspicuous temple, which is located in the village of Houliao, near the flyover of the high-speed railroad over the county road 167. Yuci ( 余 慈 ), a military commander of Zheng Chenggong , who later died a violent death, is venerated in the temple . The current temple was built in 1970. Every year on the 23rd day of the fourth lunar month, numerous believers arrive and build their show booths along County Road 167, where puppet shows and other religious performances are held in honor of the deity. The Daoist Yuanshan Temple ( 圓 山 宮 ) in Xijing Village was established in 1752 and restored in 1913 and 1947.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Introduction. Lucao website, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ 鹿草 鄉 十五 村 略述 (The 15 Villages of the Municipality of Lucao). Lucao website, accessed April 12, 2020 (traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 原住民 戶數 及 人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed April 18, 2020 (Chinese, English).
- ↑ a b 地方 簡介 (Introduction to the locality). Lucao website, accessed April 12, 2020 (traditional Chinese).
- ↑ Lucao Watermelon Production & Marketing Group. Culture and Tourism Office of Chiayi County, November 10, 2017, accessed on April 12, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Chenghuang Temple in Anxi, Zhongliao. Culture and Tourism Authority of Chiayi County, November 9, 2017, accessed on April 18, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Tourist Attractions. Lucao website, accessed April 18, 2020 .
- ↑ 鹿草 余 慈 爺 公廟 / 5 坪 小廟 178 台 酬神 戲 祝壽 (Yuci-Yegong temple '- a 5 ping small temple, 178 Taiwanese divine dramas for the birthday). Liberty Times, June 6, 2010, accessed April 18, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 鹿草 余 慈 爺 公 聖誕 百 台 戲台 祝壽 (Hundreds of Taiwanese theaters come to celebrate the Yuciyes birthday and holiday). China Times, May 18, 2017, accessed April 18, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 圓 山 宮 (“Yuanshan Temple”).文化 資源 地理 資訊 系統 (Academia Sinica Geographical Information System for Cultural Resources), accessed April 19, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).