Tauyuan (Kaohsiung)

	Tauyuan ; 桃源區
	; Location of Tauyuan District, Kaohsiung
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates :	23 ° 14 ' N , 120 ° 50' E Coordinates: 23 ° 14 '20 " N , 120 ° 50' 3" E
Area :	928.9800 km²
Residents :	4,257 (Jan 2018)
Population density :	5 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 7
Postal code :	848
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-KHH
Community type :	Municipality of Kaohsiung
Structure :	8 districts (里)
Mayor :	Xie Yingxiong (謝英雄) ( KMT )
Website :	tauyuan.kcg.gov.tw
	Tauyuan
	Tauyuan

Tauyuan ( Chinese 桃源區 , Pinyin Táoyuán Qū ), or Taoyuan , is a municipality of Kaohsiung in the Republic of China (Taiwan) .

location

Taoyuan District

Meishan Mountains

Tauyuan is located on the northern tip of the city of Kaohsiung and is by far the largest urban district with 928.98 km². In terms of area, it makes up around 31% of the entire urban area, but fewer than 5000 inhabitants live here, corresponding to just under 0.2% of the city's population. The reason for the low population density lies in the topography: Tauyuan consists predominantly of low-traffic, densely forested mountainous terrain with deeply cut, narrow valleys and towering mountains.

The neighboring districts to the west and south are Namaxia , Jiaxian , Liugui and Maolin , which also belong to Kaohsiung. In the north, Tauyuan is bordered by the rural communities of Alishan ( Chiayi ) and Xinyi ( Nantou ), and to the west by the rural communities of Zhuoxi ( Hualien ) and Haiduan ( Taitung ).

At the very northern tip of the district, on the border of the urban area with the neighboring districts of Chiayi and Nantou , lies Yushan , the highest mountain on the island of Taiwan at 3952 meters .

History and name

Originally the area was populated by the indigenous Taiwanese people of the Tsou . The Tsou were attacked by the bunun who lived to the east of them and gradually pushed to the west by them . After the island of Taiwan came under Japanese rule in 1895 , the systematic penetration of the inaccessible mountainous area in the interior of the island began. The Japanese administration pacified the tribes living in the mountains using military means and also carried out forced resettlements in order to keep the ethnic groups under better control. After Taiwan became part of the Republic of China in 1945 , the administration was reorganized and the area became the Gani Municipality (雅你) - named after the Gani Bunun tribe who mainly settled here - in the newly formed Kaohsiung County . In October 1956, Gani was renamed Taoyuan (桃園, "peach source"), alluding to the natural pristine nature of the region.

On December 25, 2010, Kaohsiung County was dissolved and annexed to Kaohsiung City. The previous district communities were given the status of urban districts. As a result, Taoyuan lost its previous self-government and the previously elected mayor was replaced by a district head appointed by the mayor of Kaohsiung. Representatives of the three former district communities in which the indigenous peoples formed the majority - Namaxia (那瑪夏), Maolin (茂林) and Taoyuan - protested against the loss of their previous rights of self-government. In 2014, these three districts were given an expanded self-government status as “mountain districts of the indigenous people”.

When lying in northern Taiwan Taoyuan County, with effect from 25 December 2014 the centrally-administered city of Taoyuan was collected, which was community Taoyuan in this district to a municipality Taoyuan. Suddenly there were two districts in Taiwan under the government with the name 'Taoyuan'. To make it easier to differentiate, the Taoyuan (Kaohsiung) district decided to use the English transliteration Tauyuan in the future .

population

The population consists predominantly of members of indigenous peoples, predominantly the Bunun and partly also the Hla'alua . The indigenous population made up around 92 percent at the end of 2017.

Administrative division

Administratively, Tauyuan is further subdivided into 8 districts (里, li ): Lafulan (拉芙蘭), Jianshan (建山), Taoyuan (桃源, headquarters), Gaozhong (高中), Meishan (梅山), Fuxing (復興) , Qinhe (勤和), Baoshan (寶山).

Outline of Tauyuan
Meishan 梅山里 Baoshan 寶山里 a b c d e f a: b: c: d: e: f: Lafulan 拉芙蘭里 Fuxing 復興里 Qinhe 勤和里 Taoyuan 桃源里 Gaozhong 高中里 Jianshan 建山里

economy

There is no industry to speak of in the district. Agricultural products are harvested: from February to April cinnamon apples , plums, ginger and peaches, from May to June wild tea, plums and bamboo shoots , from July to September mangoes , longans and jackfruit , in October cinnamon apples, taro and jelly figs (one Variant of the climbing fig , Ficus pumila var. Awkeotsang ), and in November to December millet, ginger, pumpkin, taro, sweet potatoes , yacón and Japanese loquat . The coffee grown in the mountains at altitudes of up to 1500 meters and the wild chamomile harvested here are special features.

Tourism and sightseeing

Tengjih Forest Recreation Area

Because of the relatively unspoiled nature, Tauyuan is a tourist destination. The Tengjhi National Forest Recreation Area ( Chinese 藤枝國家森林遊樂區 ) is located in Baoshan Village . It covers 770 hectares of coniferous and deciduous forest at an altitude of between 1550 and 1804 meters. From the visitor platform at a height of 1804 meters, a wide view of the surrounding mountains and the peaks of Yushan, Dawushan and Beinanshan is possible.

A significant part of Tauyuan is located in Yushan National Park , the largest national park in Taiwan.

Web links

Commons : Taoyuan (Kaohsiung) - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Origin of the Name. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 8, 2018 .
↑ Loa Iok-sin: upgrade Atayal residents worried over Taoyuan's. Taipei Times, November 27, 2012, accessed February 9, 2018 .
↑ 立法院修正「地方制度法」賦予直轄市山地原住民區實施自治之法源依據及權限 (amendments to the “Law on Local Institutions” for the establishment of self-government in mountain regions by the cities directly under the government). Taiwan Ministry of Interior, January 14, 2014, accessed February 10, 2018 (Chinese).
↑ 原住民戶數及人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 19, 2018 (Chinese / English).
^ Agricultural Products. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 8, 2018 .
↑ 農業特產 ("Agricultural Products"). Tauyuan District Administration website, accessed January 10, 2018 (Chinese).
↑ Tengjhi National Forest Recreation Area. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 10, 2018 .
↑ Introduction. Agriculture Council Forestry Department at the Executive Yuan, accessed February 10, 2018 .
↑ Meishan Visitor Center - Yushan National Park. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 10, 2018 .

[1] Origin of the Name. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 8, 2018 .

[2] Loa Iok-sin: upgrade Atayal residents worried over Taoyuan's. Taipei Times, November 27, 2012, accessed February 9, 2018 .

[3] 立法院修正「地方制度法」賦予直轄市山地原住民區實施自治之法源依據及權限 (amendments to the “Law on Local Institutions” for the establishment of self-government in mountain regions by the cities directly under the government). Taiwan Ministry of Interior, January 14, 2014, accessed February 10, 2018 (Chinese).

[4] 原住民戶數及人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 19, 2018 (Chinese / English).

[5] Agricultural Products. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 8, 2018 .

[6] 農業特產 ("Agricultural Products"). Tauyuan District Administration website, accessed January 10, 2018 (Chinese).

[7] Tengjhi National Forest Recreation Area. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 10, 2018 .

[8] Introduction. Agriculture Council Forestry Department at the Executive Yuan, accessed February 10, 2018 .

[9] Meishan Visitor Center - Yushan National Park. Tauyuan District website, accessed February 10, 2018 .