Taichung

Taichung
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau

	Taichung ; 臺中市
	; Business District Skyline, Botanical Garden (Greenhouse) in Northern District, Taichung Railway Station, Luce Memorial Chapel on Tunghai University Campus , Taichung Baseball Stadium, Kaomei Wetland ( Qingshui ) Wind Farm , Nanhu Mountain
emblem	flag
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates :	24 ° 9 ′ N , 120 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 24 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E
Area :	2,214.8968 km²
Residents :	2,787,070 (Dec 2017)
Population density :	1,258 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 4
Postal code :	400-439
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-TXG
Community type :	Government immediate city
Structure :	29 districts
Mayor :	Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) ( KMT )
Website :	www.taichung.gov.tw/
City bird:	White-eared timalia
City flower:	Taiwan cherry
City tree:	Pinus morrisonicola

Taichung ( Chinese 臺中市 / 台中市 , Pinyin Táizhōng Shì , Tongyong Pinyin Táijhōng Shìh , W.-G. T'ai-chung-shih , Zhuyin ㄊㄞ ˊ ㄓㄨㄥㄕ ˋ , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tâi-tiong- chhī - "Central Taiwan City") is a city of millions on the west coast in central Taiwan . It is one of six directly governed cities in the Republic of China and with over 2.7 million inhabitants, it is the third largest city in the country after New Taipei and Kaohsiung . Taichung is the location of the power plant with the world's largest carbon dioxide emissions (36.336 million tons per year; as of 2009).

geography

The Taichung area is bounded by Miaoli County in the north and Changhua and Nantou counties in the south. Formosa Road is to the west , and Hsinchu , Yilan and Hualien counties are at the eastern tip .

The coastal plain in the west and the Taichung basin around the core city of Taichung, separated from it by a chain of hills, are densely populated and highly industrialized. The three most populous districts, Fengyuan , Dali and Taiping , which had the status of large cities until 2010, are located in the outskirts of the core city. In the east, the urban area extends far into the impassable Taiwanese central mountains . There the district (until 2010 rural municipality) counting about 11,000 inhabitants (0.4% of the urban population) Heping covers almost half of the urban area.

The district of Heping is part of the Shei-Pa National Park, which is located in the central mountains, and of the Taroko National Park, which extends to the east coast of the island . The Xueshan (雪山), at 3,886 m the second highest mountain in Taiwan, lies on the border with the northern neighboring district Miaoli .

climate

Taichung is said to have the best climate in Taiwan. The weather is relatively mild with a pleasant breeze blowing into the city from the coast. In contrast to the capital Taipei, the number of rainy days is lower and the temperature is less hot than in southern Taiwan. The average temperature is 23.3 ° C, with an average of 1773 mm of precipitation per year.

Climate data from the years 1981–2010

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	22nd	22.4	24.6	27.6	30.2	31.9	33	32.6	31.8	30.1	27	23.6	O	28.1
Min. Temperature (° C)	12.9	13.9	16	19.6	22.6	24.4	25.2	25.1	24.1	21.8	18.2	14.2	O	19.9
Temperature (° C)	16.6	17.3	19.6	23.1	26th	27.6	28.6	28.3	27.4	25.2	21.9	18.1	O	23.3

Precipitation ( mm )	30.3	89.8	103	145.4	231.5	331.2	307.9	302	164.5	23.2	18.3	25.9	Σ	1,773

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	5.7	5	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.3	6.4	5.8	5.9	6.6	6th	5.9	O	5.6

Rainy days ( d )	6.6	9.2	11.2	11.8	12.2	14.6	12.8	15.4	9.2	2.6	3.7	4.3	Σ	113.6

Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau

history

Taichung City and County before 2010

City (before 2010)

District (before 2010)

The area has been inhabited by humans for more than 4000 years. At the beginning of historical times, native tribes of the western Taiwanese plains lived and hunted here (collective term Pingbuzu 平埔族 ). During the Qing Dynasty , numerous mainland Chinese immigrated from the provinces of Fujian and Canton . At that time, among other things, the place Dadun ( 大墩 ) developed, at that time the most important place in the area. Today Da Dun Street in Taichung commemorates the village.

Under the Japanese occupation of Taiwan from 1895, the place was renamed Taichū ( Japanese 臺中 ). From 1903, the streets in what is now the city center and the city park ( 臺中公園 ) were laid out. At the beginning of the 20th century Taichung was a stronghold of Taiwanese nationalism, while most schools this time of Japanese were built, which was Taichū Middle School (now the First Municipal Intermediate High School , First Senior High School , TCSFH) founded by Taiwanese with the aim to promote Taiwanese culture. During the Japanese rule in 1920, the island of Taiwan was divided into seven prefectures. One of these was Taichu Prefecture , which comprised today's Taichung and the later districts of Changhua and Nantou .

After World War II , Taiwan became part of the Republic of China . The Japanese administrative units were initially continued, but renamed. The prefecture became Taichung County . The actual urban settlement area remained separate as the urban district Taichung. In 1950 there was a new administrative reform, and the two new counties of Changhua and Nantou were separated from Taichung County. On December 25, 2010, the surrounding Taichung County was dissolved and incorporated into the city. As a result, the population rose from just under 1.1 million to over 2.6 million and the urban area grew from 163 km² to 2215 km². At the same time, Taichung was spun off from Taiwan Province and given the status of a city under the government.

Administrative structure

The city of Taichung, which was enlarged in December 2010, is divided into 29 districts ( 區 , Qū ). Of these, eight districts come from the "core city" (residents and area as of December 2017):

district			Residents	surface	Population density
				km²	Inhabitant / km²
Xītún-qū	西屯區	"Western settlement district"	227.043	39.8467	5,698
Běitún-qū	北屯區	"Northern settlement district"	274.819	62.7034	4,383
Nántún-qū	南屯區	"Southern settlement district"	168,760	31.2578	5,399
Běi-qū	北區	"Northern District"	147,653	6.9376	21,283
Xī-qū	西區	"Western district"	115,627	5,7042	20,271
Zhōng-qū	中區	"Central district"	18,450	0.8803	20,959
Dōng-qū	東區	"Eastern District"	75,811	9.2855	8,164
Nán-qū	南區	"Southern district"	125,067	6.8101	18,365

The remaining 21 districts emerged from the previously independent cities and municipalities of the Taichung district (population December 2017):

district	chin.	Residents	Area (km²)	Inhabitant / km²	Hanyu Pinyin	Tongyong	Wade-Giles	Taiwanese (POJ)
Da'an	大安區	19.303	27.4045	704	Dà'ān	Dà-an	Ta-an	Tāi-an
Dadu	大肚區	57,322	37.0024	1,549	Dàdù	Dàdù	Ta-tu	Tōa-tō͘
Dajia	大甲區	77,761	58.5192	1,329	Dàjiǎ	Dàjiǎ	Ta-chia	Tāi-kah
dali	大里區	211,492	28.8758	7,324	Dàlǐ	Dàlǐ	Ta-li	Tāi-lí
Daya	大雅區	95.203	32.4109	2,937	Dàyǎ	Dàyǎ	Ta-ya	Tāi-ngé
Dongshi	東勢區	50.714	117.4065	432	Dōngshì	Dongshìh	Tung-shih	Tang-sì
Fengyuan	豐原區	166,879	41.1845	4,052	Fēngyúan	Fongyúan	Feng-yuan	Hong-goân
Heping	和平區	10,949	1,037.8192	11	Hépíng	Hépíng	Ho-p'ing	Hô-pêng
Houli	后里區	54,482	58.9439	924	Hòulǐ	Hòulǐ	Hou-li	Aū-lí
Longjing	龍井區	77,818	38.0377	2,046	Lóngjǐng	Lóngjǐng	Lung-ching	Liông-chéⁿ
Qingshui	清水區	86,420	64.1709	1,347	Qīngshuǐ	Cingshuěi	Ch'ing-shui	Chheng-chui
Shalu	沙鹿區	92,645	40.4604	2,290	Shalù	Shalù	Sha-lu	Soa-la̍k
Shengang	神岡區	65,553	35.0445	1,871	Shéngāng	Shéngang	Shen-kang	Sin-kóng
Shigang	石岡區	15,066	18.2105	827	Shigang	Shíhgang	Shih-kang	Chio̍h-kng
Taiping	太平區	189,066	120.7473	1,566	Tàipíng	Tàipíng	T'ai-p'ing	Thài-pêng
Tanzi	潭子區	108,288	25.8497	4.189	Tánzǐ	Tánzǐh	T'an-tzu	Thâm-chú
Xinshe	新社區	24,754	68.8874	359	Xīnshè	Sinshè	Hsin-she	Sin-siā
Waipu	外埔區	32,185	42.4099	759	Wàipǔ	Wàipǔ	Wai-p'u	Goā-po͘
Wufeng	霧峰區	65,393	98.0779	667	Desire	Wùfong	Wu-feng	Bu-hong
Wuqi	梧棲區	57,993	16.6049	3,493	Wúqī	Wúci	Wu-ch'i	Gō • -chhe
Wuri	烏日區	74,554	43,4032	1,718	Wūrì	Wurìh	Wu-jih	O • -ji̍t

Taichung wards
Xinshe Tanzi Shigang Shengang Houli Heping Fengyuan Dongshi Daya Wuqi Waipu Shalu Qingshui Longjing Dajia Dadu Da'an Xitun Wuri Wufeng west Taiping south North Nantun east dali center Contribute Yilan County Miaoli county Nantou county County Hualien district Hsinchu Changhua County

education

National Museum of Fine Arts

There are 11 universities and colleges in Taichung. The three most important universities are Chung Hsing National University ( 國立中興大學 ), Feng Chia University ( 逢甲大學 ) and Tunghai University ( 東海大學 ), on whose campus the Luce Memorial Chapel by architect Ieoh Ming Pei stands.

economy

Taichung is a center of the global bicycle industry. The world's largest bicycle manufacturer Giant has its headquarters here. Many small and in some cases highly specialized suppliers in the city produce bicycle components that are sold as OEM products worldwide under different names. Well-known companies are the hub manufacturer KT Quando and the brake specialist Tektro.

Attractions

The Luce Memorial Chapel

Taiwan Heroes Memorial

Taichung Municipal Opera House

The National Museum of Natural History was opened in 1993 and includes a botanical garden and an Omnimax cinema. The city's art museum is also considered one of the best in Taiwan, but much of the exhibits are traveling exhibitions.

In the city area there are several smaller and larger temples, some of which were built in the 19th century for traditional local folk gods. In addition to Buddhist, Taoist and Mazu temples, there is also a Confucius temple .

There are some night markets in Taichung , the area around Yizhong ( 一中街 , Yīzhōng jiē ) is a popular meeting place with many small shops. There are also some larger shopping centers in Taichung.

The Municipal Opera House designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito was completed in 2014.

The Caihong military settlement was artistically decorated.

traffic

Taichung Railway Station

The Highway 1 (Sun Yat-sen Freeway) and the Highway 3 connecting Taichung with other cities on the west coast of Taiwan and Taipei .

Taichung is also connected to the railway line around the island, and all major trains on the north-south connection stop here. The main train station was built in Renaissance style in 1917 during the Japanese control of Taiwan. The main route of the conventional railway branches in the Taichung area into two parallel lines, one of which crosses the former district area in the coastal plain and the other in the Taichung basin.

Taichung is connected to the Taiwan High Speed Rail (HSR). The train station is located south of the center in the Wuri district . The Wuri railway station, which crosses the HSR route there, will also be relocated there. Express HSR trains only stop in Taichung and Banqiao on their way from Taipei to Zuoying / Kaohsiung and back , while ordinary trains also stop in Taoyuan , Hsinchu , Chiayi and Tainan .

The Taichung airport (RMQ) is Taiwan's third largest and newest international airport. It is located about 20 km from the city center and opened in 2004. There are currently domestic connections to Taipei and Hualien, as well as to the Taiwanese islands of Kinmen and the Pescadors ; international connections include Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City .

The port Taichung is after the Kaohsiung Harbor largest Situated on the Taiwan Strait Taiwan port.

City symbols

Like many places in Taiwan, Taichung has chosen some living beings as official symbols. "City Bird" which applies Weißohrtimalie ( Heterophasia auricular , one occurring in the forests of Taiwan Songbird白耳畫眉,). It is supposed to symbolize the helpfulness of the Taichung residents. Taichung's “city flower” is the blossom of the Taiwan cherry ( Prunus campanulata , 山櫻花), a type of cherry tree from the island of Taiwan , which grows at a height of 300 to 2000 meters and has white to pale pink flowers, which are also popular as a motif used for ornamental purposes. The official "city tree" is Pinus morrisonicola , the "five-leaved pine" (五葉松), a large, decorative conifer that is endemic to Taiwan and is often used in landscape architecture. B. was and is planted in temples, palaces and ornamental gardens. The tree has been a popular motif in Chinese painting since ancient times.

Culinary

Taichung is especially famous for its tea houses . The black pearl milk tea ( 珍珠奶茶 , Zhēnzhū Nǎichá ), also called bubble tea , comes from Taichung. In addition, the so-called sun cookies ( 太陽餅 , Tàiyángbǐng ) are a popular souvenir from Taichung.

sons and daughters of the town

Richard Lin (1933–2011), British painter and sculptor
Peter Chen (* 1947), US-Taiwanese computer scientist
David Ho (* 1952), US-Taiwanese AIDS researcher
Lai Shin-yuan (* 1956), politician
Lin Chia-ying (* 1982), shot putter
Chang Ming-huang (* 1982), shot putter and discus thrower
Hsiao Mei-yu (* 1985), cyclist
Wu Tung-lin (* 1998), tennis player

Twin cities

Taichung has signed partnership agreements with 23 cities (status: 2018, the annual figures indicate the year of the agreement):

Columbia (South Carolina) , USA (2014)
Columbus (Georgia) , USA (2007)
San Pedro Sula , Honduras (2003)
Kwajalein- Atoll, Marshall Islands (2002)
Tacoma , Washington , USA (2000)
Nassau County , USA (1997)
Auckland , New Zealand (1996)
Montgomery County , USA (1990)
Mexicali BC , Baja California , Mexico (1989)
Manchester , USA (1989)
Austin , USA (1986)
Sumter County (South Carolina) , USA (1986)

Reno , USA (1985)
Msunduzi , KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa (1983)
San Diego , ( California ), USA (1983)
Contra Costa County ( California ), USA (1983)
Winnipeg ( Manitoba ), Canada (1982)
Cheyenne (Wyoming) , USA (1981)
Baton Rouge ( Louisiana ), USA (1980)
Tucson ( Arizona ), USA (1979)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia (1978)
Chungju , South Korea (1969)
New Haven (Connecticut) , USA (1965)

Web links

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

Taichung City (English)
Taichung city guide

Individual evidence

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↑ Introduction to city bird. Taichung City Government, March 19, 2015, accessed February 3, 2018 .
↑ Introduction to city flower. Taichung City Government, March 19, 2015, accessed February 3, 2018 .
↑ Introduction to city tree. Taichung City Government, March 19, 2015, accessed February 3, 2018 .

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[statistik-2] 戶數、人口數及遷徙 06 鄉鎮土地面積及人口密度 (97) (“Number of households, population and migration: land area and population density of municipalities”). Ministry of Interior Statistics Department, accessed February 3, 2018 (Chinese).

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