Zhongshan (Keelung)
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Zhongshan 中 山區 |
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 Location of Zhongshan in Keelung |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 9 ' N , 121 ° 44' E | ||
| Area : | 10.5238 km² | ||
| Residents : | 47,460 (Sep 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 4,510 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 203 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-KEE | ||
| Community type : | Municipality of Keelung | ||
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Zhongshan ( Chinese 中 山區 , Pinyin Zhōngshān Qū , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tiong-san Khu ) is a district of the northern Taiwanese port city of Keelung .
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Location and importance
Zhongshan is located in the north of the independent city of Keelung on the coast of the East China Sea . In the west and south it borders on the neighboring districts of Anle and Ren'ai . The port of Keelung extends between Zhongshan and the Zhongzheng district to the east . The entire east side of Zhongshan is lined with port facilities, in particular there are large sections of the container port here . The harbor and the coastal landscape with their charming viewpoints attract many tourists today.
In Zhongshan is the Xian Dong Yan ( 仙洞 巖 - "cave rock of the immortals"), an accessible natural cave, in which there are several statues of various deities.
The Ching Kuo Institute for Management and Health Care and the Hsieh Ho Power Plant , Taiwan's only oil-only power plant , are still in the district area .
history
After the north coast of Taiwan had been explored by Spaniards and Dutch (see also Dutch Formosa ) in the 17th century, Chinese fishermen from Fujian settled on the coast of today's district in the early 18th century . Their settlement and the developing port formed the nucleus of the later city of Keelung. The most famous sight from the past is Fort Baimiweng , located at the port entrance , which is said to go back to buildings by the Spanish and Dutch and was designed as a modern fortress to secure the port during the Qing dynasty in the 19th century. In the course of the Sino-French War 1884–1885, the fort and the city were occupied by French troops. At the time of the Japanese rule over Taiwan (1895-1945), the fort was largely given its current layout.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xian Dong Yan (Deity's Cave). Zhongshan District website, 2017, accessed January 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Website of the Cultural Heritage Authority of the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture ( Memento of April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
