Xikou
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Xikou 溪口 鄉 |
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.svg) Location Xikous in Chiayi County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Chiayi | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 36 ' N , 120 ° 24' E | ||
| Area : | 33.0463 km² | ||
| Residents : | 14,239 (Apr. 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 431 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 5 | ||
| Postal code : | 623 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-CYQ | ||
| Community type : | Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiang ) | ||
| Structure : | 14 villages ( 村 , Cūn ) | ||
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Xikou ( Chinese 溪口鄉 / 溪口乡 , Pinyin Xīkǒu Xiang ), or Sikou is a rural municipality ( 鄉 , Xiang ) in Chiayi County the Republic of China on Taiwan .
location
Xikou is located in the northwest of Chiayi County in the Jianan Plain , about five kilometers north of the city limits of Chiayi . The northern boundary is formed in a small north-western section of the Beigang ( Beigangxi ) river and the eastern boundary is formed by the two brooks Huaxingxi ( 華興 溪 , Huáxìng xī ) and Sandiexi ( 三疊 溪 , Sāndié xī ). The neighboring communities are Xingang in the west, Minxiong in the south, Dalin in the east, and in Yunlin County Yuanchang and Dapi in the north. The municipal area has a maximum east-west extension of 10 kilometers and a maximum north-south extension of 8 kilometers. In terms of area, Xikou is the smallest municipality in the Chiayi district with around 33 km².
history
The first Han Chinese settlers came to the Xikou area from the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian in the early 17th century . The old Chinese name of Xikou was Shuangxikou ( 雙 溪口 - "confluence of the two streams"). The name refers to the local confluence of the two streams Huaxingxi and Sandiexi . At the time of the Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan (1895-1945) it became the village Xikou ( 溪口 庄 , Xīkǒu zhuāng ) in 1920 . After the Republic of China took over Taiwan , the 'village' became the 'rural community' ( 鄉 , Xiang ) Xikou, which was part of the newly established Chiayi County from 1950.
population
The vast majority of the population are Hoklo ( Minnan speakers). Members of indigenous peoples make up only a very small proportion (33 people at the end of 2019, 0.2%).
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Administrative division
Xikou is divided into 14 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):
1 Linjiao ( 林 腳 村 )
2 Chailin ( 柴 林村 )
3 Xibei ( 溪北 村 )
4 Youxi ( 游 西村 )
5 Youdong ( 游 東村 )
6 Pingding ( 坪 頂 村 )
7 Xidong ( 溪 東村 )
8 Xixi ( 溪 西村 )
9 Meibei ( 美 北 村 )
10 Meinan ( 美 南村 )
11 Bencuo ( 本 厝村 )
12 Miaolun ( 妙 崙 村 )
13 Liugou ( 柳 溝村 )
14 Diexi ( 疊 溪村 )
Agriculture
Xikou has fertile alluvial soils and is used intensively for agriculture. The flat topography also makes it easier to use for arable farming. Wet rice, corn, sweet potatoes and various vegetables are mainly cultivated.
traffic
In the eastern section of Xikou, the highway (national road) 1 crosses Xikou in a short section in a north-south direction. Provincial road 1 runs parallel to this about a kilometer further east. Further to the west, district roads 157 and 162 run (both in a south-westerly direction). In the very east of Zikou, the longitudinal line ( 縱貫 線 ) of the Taiwanese Railway crosses the municipality without stopping here.
particularities
A well-known structure of Xikou is the Kaiyuan Temple ( 開元 殿 ) in the village of Chailin. The temple has a 54 meter high colossal statue of Zheng Chenggong and two 24 meter high statues of his two generals, Gan Hui ( 甘 輝 ) and Zhang Wanli ( 張萬禮 ). The temple construction began in 1982 and most of it was completed in December 1995. In 2015 a 10 meter high walkable sword was inaugurated. Another temple is the Sandiexi Tiantai Temple ( 三疊 溪 天臺 殿 ) in the village of Diexi, where Yu Di , the "Jade Emperor", is worshiped.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 地理 環境 (geography). Xikou website, January 10, 2018, accessed May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ 歷史 沿革 (history). Xikou's website, accessed May 19, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ^ History. Xikou website, January 10, 2018, accessed May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ 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).
- ^ Geography. Xikou website, January 10, 2018, accessed May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ 各村 介紹 (Introduction to the Villages). Xikou's website, accessed May 19, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ Sikou Township. Chiayi County website, February 11, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Kai Yuan Temple. Chiayi County Tourism Authority, July 1, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ 嘉義 溪口 開元 殿 新 立 42 尺 高 神劍 (The new standing 42 foot high holy sword of Kaiyuan Temple in Xikou, Chiayi County). UDN, December 11, 2015, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Sandiexi Tiantai Temple. Chiayi County Tourism Authority, November 8, 2017, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
