Lucao (Chiayi)

	Lucao ; 鹿草鄉
	; Location Lucaos in the Chiayi district
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Chiayi
Coordinates :	23 ° 25 ′ N , 120 ° 18 ′ E Coordinates: 23 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ 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 )
Website :	lutsau.cyhg.gov.tw
	Lucao
	Lucao

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

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. 23.394611111111 120.31588888889 23.434361111111 120.32380555556 23.413416666667 120.30655555556