Xihu (Changhua)
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Xihu 溪湖 鎮 |
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.svg) Location Xihus, Changhua County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Changhua | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 58 ′ N , 120 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 32.0592 km² | ||
| Residents : | 55,087 (May 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 1,718 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 4 | ||
| Postal code : | 514 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-CHA | ||
| Community type : | City municipality ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) | ||
| Structure : | 25 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ) | ||
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Xihu ( Chinese 溪湖 鎮 , Pinyin Xīhú Zhèn ) is a township ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) in Changhua County in the Republic of China in Taiwan .
location
Xihu is relatively centrally located in Changhua County on the Changhua Plain . The natural boundary to the (south) west is largely formed by the small river Dongluoxi ( 東 螺溪 , Dōngluó xī ) or Maiyucuoxi ( 麥 嶼 厝 溪 , Màiyǔcuò xī ), which thus represents the border to the west-south-west neighboring communities Erlin and Pitou . Other neighboring communities are Puyan in the north, Buxin in the east and Yongjing and Tianwei in the southeast.
history
The place name Xihu is made up of the characters or terms 溪 , Xī - "stream, (small) river" and 湖 , Hú - "lake". “Brook” or “river” refers to today's Dongluoxi , which used to be the main arm of the Zhuoshui ( 舊 濁水 溪 , Jiù zhuóshuǐ xī - “old Zhuoshui river”). “Lake” refers to two lakes, the Lunzicuo Lake ( 崙 仔 厝 湖 , Lúnzǐcuò hú ) and the Schazi Lake ( 沙 仔 湖 , Shāzǐ hú ), both of which no longer exist today. During the time of the Japanese rule (1895-1945) Xihu was organized as a "village" ( 溪湖 庄 , Xīhú zhuāng ). In 1938 it was given the status of a “street”, ie urban settlement ( 溪湖 街 , Xīhú jiē ). After Taiwan was taken over by the Republic of China , it became the "township" ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) Xihu, initially (1946–1950) in Taichung County and from 1950 in the newly established Changhua County.
population
With a population of around 55,000 (2020), Xihu was fifth among the 27 municipalities in Changhua County. At the end of 2019, 173 members of indigenous peoples lived in Xihu, corresponding to a population share of 0.3%.
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Administrative division
Xihu is divided into 14 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ):
1 Pinghe ( 平和 里 )
2 Guangping ( 光 平 里 )
3 Taiping ( 太平 里 )
4 Guanghua ( 光華 里 )
5 Huxi ( 湖西 里 )
6 Datu ( 大 突 里 )
7 Xiliao ( 西 寮 里 )
8 Dongliao ( 東 寮 里 )
9 Hudong ( 湖 東 里 )
10 Zhongshan ( 中山 里 )
11 Zhongzhu ( 中 竹 里 )
12 Dongxi ( 東溪 里 )
13 Dingzhuang ( 頂 庄里 )
14 Nandi ( 湳 底里 )
15 Macuo ( 媽 厝 里 )
16 Dating ( 大 庭里 )
17 Zhongjue ( 忠 覺 里 )
18 Xixi ( 西溪 里 )
19 Dazhu ( 大竹 里 )
20 Fanpo ( 番 婆 里 )
21 Biantou ( 汴 頭里 )
22 Tianzhong ( 田中 里 )
23 Beishi ( 北 勢 里 )
24 Hedong ( 河東里 )
25 Xishi ( 西 勢 里 )
traffic
On the eastern edge, the national road 1 (highway) runs in north-south direction through Xihu. Provincial road 19 also runs centrally through Xihu in a north-south direction. There are also the district roads 148 (central west-east), 146 (from northeast to town center), 135 (from north-northwest to town center). County road 135 甲 (135A) runs on the western edge of Xihu parallel to Dongluoxi .
economy
The productive soils, the flat topography and the associated good transport conditions have resulted in Xihu being used intensively for agriculture and being a center of vegetable and fruit production in Taiwan. Xihu has the largest acreage for grapes in central Taiwan. In addition, there are small industries and manufacturing industries, but their importance has tended to decline since the 1980s.
particularities
The old sugar factory ( 溪湖 糖廠 , Xīhú táng chǎng ) in Pinghe, which was in operation until 2002, is worth seeing . The old sugar railway is used for tourist purposes.
The Linzhao Temple ( 霖 肇 宮 , Línzhào gōng ) in Zhongshan dates back to 1586. However, today's temple buildings are more recent. Is revered here Sanshan Guowang ( 三山國王 , Sanshan Guowang ), the "King of three mountains," a Taoist cult, originally from Chaozhou in the province of Guangdong dates and han was brought -Chinese immigrants in past centuries to Taiwan. The Fu'an Temple ( 福安 宮 , Fú'ān gōng ) in the Guanping district is a small Mazu temple from 1801.
Building of the former sugar factory
Xihu Sugar Railway
Linzhao Temple
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 歷史 沿革 (story). Xihu website, accessed June 13, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ 原住民 戶數 及 人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 14, 2020 (Chinese, English).
- ^ 3. The fruit industry in Taichung District. Taichung District Agricultural Research and Development Station at the Executive Yuan's Agriculture Council, accessed June 13, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ 溪湖 糖廠 ("Xihu Sugar Factory"). Taisugar website, accessed June 13, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ 霖 肇 宮 (“Linzhao Temple”).文化 資源 地理 資訊 系統 (Geographical Information System for Cultural Resources of the Academia Sinica), accessed on June 13, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ 三 山 國王 (Sanshan guowang).全國 宗教 資訊 網 (National Network for Information on Religions), accessed on June 13, 2020 (Chinese (traditional), English).
- ↑ 福安 宮 (“Fu'an Temple”).文化 資源 地理 資訊 系統 (Geographical Information System for Cultural Resources of the Academia Sinica), accessed on June 13, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
