Sandimen

	Sandimen ; 三地門鄉
	; Location of Sandimen District in Pingtung County
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Pinging
Coordinates :	22 ° 49 ′ N , 120 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 22 ° 48 ′ 36 " N , 120 ° 40 ′ 29" E
Area :	196.3965 km²
Residents :	7,661 (Feb 2018)
Population density :	39 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 8
Postal code :	901
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-PIF
Community type :	Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng )
Structure :	10 villages ( 村 , Cūn )
Website :	www.pthg.gov.tw/sandimen
	Sandimen
	Sandimen

Sandimen ( Chinese 三地門鄉 , Pinyin Sāndìmén Xiāng ) is a rural community in Pingtung County in the Republic of China, Taiwan .

Location and geography

Sandimen is located in the north of Pingtung County in the Central Taiwan Mountains . The neighboring communities are (clockwise): Wutai in the east, Majia in the south, Neipu and Yanpu in the southwest, and Gaoshu in the west (all in Pingtung County), and Liugui and Maolin in the north (both districts of Kaohsiung ). The topography is characterized by relatively inaccessible, wooded mountains. Provincial road 24, which is the main artery of traffic, crosses the municipality to the south.

population

The majority of the population belongs to the Taiwanese indigenous ethnic group, the Paiwan . A minority belongs to the Rukai ethnic group . The population density of around 40 people per km² is extremely low by Taiwanese standards.

history

The origin of the name Sandimen is controversial. According to a semi-official reading, the name is said to be derived from 'Stimor' , which means something like 'shanzhumao' , i.e. 'boar bristle' . According to another view, the name developed directly from the meaning of the three Chinese characters 三地門, "three-region gate", insofar as Sandimen was the junction of the three regions of Sandimen, Wutai and Majia.

economy

The dominant branch of the economy is agriculture (mainly subsistence farming ). The most important in terms of quantity are sweet potatoes , taro , corn , pineapple , mangoes , millet and tea. Coffee is grown for the wider Taiwanese market . Since 2011 there have been trials with quinoa .

Outline Sandimens
Talamakau 青葉村 Cavak 青山村 Paridrayan 大社村 Tukuvule 德文村 Tjavatjavang 達來村 Djineljepan 安坡村 Valjulu 馬兒村 Sagaran 口社村 Tjailjaking 賽嘉村 Sandi 三地村 ← to Paridrayan

Administrative division

Sandimen is divided into the following 10 villages (names in Bunun language, Chinese script and transcription):

Sandi (三地村), or Timur (地磨兒)
Djineljepan / Anbaka (安坡村, Anpo)
Cavak ， (沙漠), (青山村, Qingshan)
Valjulu (馬兒村, Mani)
Tjavatjavang (達來村, Dalai)
Sagaran (口社村, Koushe)
Talamakau / Aoba (青葉村, Qingye)
Tukuvule (德文村, Dewen)
Tjailjaking (賽嘉村, Saijia)
Paridrayan / Toa (大社村, Taishe)

The administrative seat of the municipality is Sandi. The municipality also has an exclave Rinari (禮納里) in the neighboring municipality of Majia. Most of the villagers of Paridrayan (Taishe) settled in the exclave after various natural disasters, in particular Typhoon Morakot (2009), and only a few villagers still live in the original village of Paridrayan.

Attractions

The Dajin waterfall ( ), Zhongshan Park ( ), Dimoer Park ( ), various hiking trails and natural attractions, as well as the culture of the indigenous peoples, especially the Paiwan, are worth seeing . 22.86125 120.6454166666722.716916666667 120.6553888888922.718388888889 120.65330555556

River bed of the northern Ailiao River
Typical Paiwan house in Sandimen
Guchuan Bridge on the border with the neighboring district of Wutai over the Ailiao river valley

Web links

Sandimen Township ( Maolin National Scenic Area )

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

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Rudolph: Taiwan's Multi-Ethnic Society and the Indigenous Movement: Assimilation or Cultural Revitalization? LIT Verlag, Münster 2003, ISBN 3-8258-6828-1 , p. 356 (Dissertation University of Heidelberg 2001 under the title "Assimilation and Cultural Revitalization - Origins and Implications of the Identity Movement of the Taiwanese Natives (Yuanzhumin) 1983-1996").
↑ 四、農林漁牧表 4-1 耕地面積 ("IV. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry, Table 4-1 tillage area"). (pdf) Pingtung district administration, accessed on April 21, 2018 (Chinese, pages 154ff).
^ Agriculture. Pingtung County Government, accessed April 2, 2018 .
^ Daily Quinoa - Healthy Returns to Taiwan after Success Abroad. (pdf) Retrieved April 21, 2018 (English).
↑ 三地門鄉地圖 ("Map of the municipality of Sandimen"). Retrieved April 19, 2018 (Chinese).
↑ Vibrant Aboriginal Culture of Rinari Tribal Village. www.uptogo.com.tw, accessed April 21, 2018 (English).
↑ Dajin Waterfall. Maolin National Scenic Area, accessed April 19, 2018 .
↑ Zhongshan Park. Maolin National Scenic Area, accessed April 19, 2018 .
↑ Dimoer Park. Maolin National Scenic Area, accessed April 19, 2018 .

[1] Michael Rudolph: Taiwan's Multi-Ethnic Society and the Indigenous Movement: Assimilation or Cultural Revitalization? LIT Verlag, Münster 2003, ISBN 3-8258-6828-1 , p. 356 (Dissertation University of Heidelberg 2001 under the title "Assimilation and Cultural Revitalization - Origins and Implications of the Identity Movement of the Taiwanese Natives (Yuanzhumin) 1983-1996").

[2] 四、農林漁牧表 4-1 耕地面積 ("IV. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry, Table 4-1 tillage area"). (pdf) Pingtung district administration, accessed on April 21, 2018 (Chinese, pages 154ff).

[3] Agriculture. Pingtung County Government, accessed April 2, 2018 .

[4] Daily Quinoa - Healthy Returns to Taiwan after Success Abroad. (pdf) Retrieved April 21, 2018 (English).

[5] 三地門鄉地圖 ("Map of the municipality of Sandimen"). Retrieved April 19, 2018 (Chinese).

[6] Vibrant Aboriginal Culture of Rinari Tribal Village. www.uptogo.com.tw, accessed April 21, 2018 (English).

[7] Dajin Waterfall. Maolin National Scenic Area, accessed April 19, 2018 .

[8] Zhongshan Park. Maolin National Scenic Area, accessed April 19, 2018 .

[9] Dimoer Park. Maolin National Scenic Area, accessed April 19, 2018 .