Nanxi (Tainan)

	Nanxi ; 楠西區
	; Location of Nanxi in Tainan
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates :	23 ° 11 ′ N , 120 ° 29 ′ E Coordinates: 23 ° 10 ′ 45 " N , 120 ° 29 ′ 5" E
Area :	109.6316 km²
Residents :	9,490 (Feb. 2019)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 6
Postal code :	715
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-TNN
Community type :	Municipality of Tainan
Structure :	7 districts ( 里 , Lǐ )
Website :	nansi.tainan.gov.tw
	Nanxi
	Nanxi

Nanxi ( Chinese 楠西區 , Tongyong Pinyin Nansi Cyu , W.-G. Nan ² -hsi ¹ Ch'ü ¹ , PEH OE jī Lâm-se-khu ) is a district of the centrally-administered city of Tainan in the south west of the Republic of China on Taiwan .

Location and description

Nanxi is located on the eastern edge of the urban area of Tainan. The maximum east-west extension is about 11 kilometers and the north-south extension is 13 kilometers. The Nanxis area is located in the foothills of the Alishan Mountains . The neighboring districts in the city of Taiwan are the districts of Nanhua in the east, Yujing in the (south) west, Liujia in the northwest and Dongshan in the north. In the northeast, Nanxi is bordered by Dapu Municipality in neighboring Chiayi County .

history

The first inhabitants of the area in historical times were members of indigenous Taiwanese ethnic groups . Initially the Tsou lived here , who were later ousted by the Siraya . During the Japanese colonial rule (1895-1945) Nanxi was a center of the Tapani uprising (or Xilai uprising, 西來庵事件 ), an uprising of the local population against the colonial administration. The uprising was suppressed by the Japanese army and police and killed more than 1,000 people. In 1920 there was an administrative reorganization and the village of Nanxi ( 楠西庄 , Nánxī Zhuāng ) was re-established as an administrative unit in Xinhua County in Tainan Prefecture . After Taiwan was taken over by the Republic of China in 1945, the rural community Nanxi ( 鄉N , Nánxī Xiāng ) in the newly formed Tainan County was formed . After the county was dissolved on December 25, 2010, Nanxi became a municipality ( 區 , Qū ) of Tainan.

Outline Nanxis

Administrative division

Nanxi is divided into 7 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ).

1 Zhaoxing ( 照興里 )
2 Mizhi ( 密枝里 )
3 Nanxi ( 楠西里 )
4 Dongshi ( 東勢里 )
5 Lutian ( 鹿田里 )
6 Wanqiu ( 灣丘里 )
7 Guidan ( 龜丹里 )

Transport links

The most important road connection is Provincial Road 3, which runs from southwest to northeast. From this the county road 174 branches off to the west.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the dominant industry. Fruit growing is predominantly carried out with the cultivation of star fruit , ume , Chinese jujube , mango , longan , etc. Nanxi is marketed as the "district of a hundred fruits" ( 百果之區 , Bǎi Guǒzhī Qū ).

Special features, sights

The nearby Zengwen Reservoir in neighboring Dapu to the north attracts many tourists. In Nanxi is the east exit of the Wushanling water diversion tunnel ( 烏山嶺引水隧道 , Wūshānlǐng Yǐnshuǐ Suìdào , ), with which water from the Zengwen River ( 曾文溪 , Céngwén Xī ) is diverted to fill the Wushantou reservoir . The original, three-kilometer-long tunnel was built between 1922 and 1929 during the Japanese rule according to plans by the hydraulic engineer Yoichi Hatta ( 八田與一 ). Since the old tunnel had become dilapidated, a second tunnel was built from 2012. The Meiling ( 梅嶺風景區 , Méilǐng Fēngjǐng Qū ) landscape in Wanqiu is particularly popular during the plum blossom period from December to January. Meiling is considered the largest plum-growing area in southern Taiwan. The Guidan Hot Springs ( 龜丹溫泉 , Guīdān Wēnquán , ) are the largest in Tainan. The Yongxing suspension bridge , ( 永興吊橋 , Yǒngxìng Diàoqiáo , ), as a pedestrian bridge over the Zengwen River, connects the two districts of Zhaoxing and Nanxi. 23.219638888889 120.4919722222223.136888888889 120.5084444444423.185669 120.479492

View of Nanxi
eastern entrance gate of the Wushanling water diversion tunnel

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 認識楠西 ("Information on Nanxi"). Nanxi website, accessed April 18, 2019 (Traditional Chinese).
↑ Fetching Water from Zenwun River to open a tunnel. taiwanschoolnet.org, accessed April 18, 2019 .
↑ Gueidan Hot Spring Pool (龜丹溫泉體驗池). twtainan.net, December 13, 2018, accessed April 18, 2019 .
↑ Yong Hsin Suspension Bridge (永興吊橋). twtainan.net, December 13, 2018, accessed April 18, 2019 .

[Nanxi-1] 認識楠西 ("Information on Nanxi"). Nanxi website, accessed April 18, 2019 (Traditional Chinese).

[2] Fetching Water from Zenwun River to open a tunnel. taiwanschoolnet.org, accessed April 18, 2019 .

[3] Gueidan Hot Spring Pool (龜丹溫泉體驗池). twtainan.net, December 13, 2018, accessed April 18, 2019 .

[4] Yong Hsin Suspension Bridge (永興吊橋). twtainan.net, December 13, 2018, accessed April 18, 2019 .