Jiasian District

Jiasian

甲きのえ仙せん區く
Jiaxian^[1]
Jiasian 甲きのえ仙せん區く Jiaxian
District
	Jiasian District
	Seal 高雄たかお市し甲かぶと仙せん區く公所ぐぞ; Jiasian District Office, Kaohsiung City
	Jiasian District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population (October 2023)
• Total	5,581
Website	jiasian-en.kcg.gov.tw

23°05′N 120°35′E / 23.083°N 120.583°E / 23.083; 120.583

Jiasian District^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] (Chinese: 甲きのえ仙せん區く; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎxiān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǎsian Cyu; Wade–Giles: Chia³-hsien¹ Ch'ü¹) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Located far from the coast, the township is regarded as a gateway to Taiwan's Central Mountain Range.

History

Map of the region including Jiasian (labeled as Kōsen 甲きのえ仙せん) (1944)

Map of the region including Jiasian (labeled as Chia-hsien (Kōsen) 甲きのえ仙せん) (1951)

Qing Dynasty

During the reign of Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty, there was a person named Jiasian who came to the area to develop the land. Later on, people from Fujian and Guangdong migrated there to settle down. The government also established an office in the area for administration purpose.^[9]

Empire of Japan

After the handover of Taiwan from Qing Dynasty to Empire of Japan in 1895, the government established Aliguan police station in the area and applied police presence in 1902. In 1905, more than 2,000 Japanese people migrated to the area to work in camphor production by establishing Taiwan Camphor Production Enterprise. In 1920, the area was named Jiasian Village. Local and legislative offices were established including village chief and committee members. In 1942, tribal societies were further established in each village with one leader for each society.^[9]

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Jiasian was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Jiasian was upgraded to a district of the city.

In August 2019, some residents living in high-risk areas of Jiasian District were evacuated from their homes after heavy rain and flash flooding.^[10]

Geography

Area: 124.03 km²
Population: 5,581 people (October 2023)

Much of the township is between 200 and 500 metres (660 and 1,640 feet) above sea level.

Administrative divisions

Baolong Village (寶たから隆たかし里さと)
Datian Village (大田おおた里さと)
Dong'an Village (東あずま安里あんり)
Guanshan Village
He'an Village (和かず安里あんり)
Xi'an Village (西安しーあん里さと)
Siaolin Village (Xiaolin)

In Taiwan, "village" (里さと) is a level of administrative division that under a rural township. The main town of Jiasian is divided into three villages: Dong'an, Xi'an, and He'an.

Economy

Situated at the intersection of Highway 20 (the Southern Cross-Island Highway) and Highway 21, Jiasian's downtown serves as a market center for local farmers and tourists. The most famous local crop is taro. Shops sell taro-flavored ice cream, taro cookies, and other taro products. The township is also known for its bamboo shoots and plums.^[11]

Tourist attractions

Cemetery of Zhenghaijun
Jiaxian Bridge
Jiasianpu Memorial Monument
Jiasian Water Park
Jiasian Petrified Fossil Museum
Mount Baiyun
Mount Liouyi
Mount Neiying
Mount Waiying
Mount Zion (Chinese: 錫すず安やす山やま; pinyin: Xí'an Shan),^[12] a Christian hamlet.
Xiaolin Pingpu Cultural Museum
Xiaolin Village Memorial Park

Transportation

Jiaxian Bus Station

Bus station in the district is Jiaxian Station of Kaohsiung Bus.

References

^ 臺灣たいわん地區ちく鄉きょう鎮市區しく級きゅう以上いじょう行政ぎょうせい區域くいき名稱めいしょう中ちゅう英えい對照たいしょう表ひょう (PDF). Online Translation System of Geographic Name, Ministry of Interior. 16 June 2011. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. 高こう雄市ゆういち Kaohsiung City{...}甲きのえ仙せん區く Jiaxian District
^ ^a ^b "Administrative Districts". 高雄たかお市し政府せいふ. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017. Jiasian District：
^ "About Jiasian". Jiasian District Office. Retrieved 29 July 2019. Jiasian Township is located at the northeast end of Kaohsiung County,{...}Address： No.50, Jhongshan Rd., Jiasian District, Kaohsiung City 84742, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
^ Jiasian (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
^ Eryk Smith (22 January 2018). "OPINION: Should Kaohsiung Spend US$100M Repairing Rural Roads?". The News Lens. Retrieved 29 July 2019. the Aug. 8, 2009, series of mudslides and floods triggered by Typhoon Morakot that buried alive at least 400 souls in Jiasian (甲きのえ仙せん區く) District's Siaolin Village (小林こばやし村むら).
^ Liu, Chia-Yun; Tsang, Yun-Chung; Shieh, Chjeng-Lun; Lu, Ming-Hong; Chen, Nan-Huei (April 2018). "Bed-load monitoring via Japanese pipe-hydrophone- case study in Kaohsiung, Taiwan". EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts: 3194. Bibcode:2018EGUGA..20.3194L. The study area of this paper is located in Yokaung River, a mountain torrent in Kaohsiung city, Jiasian District.
^ Chen Ting-fang (October 2019). "Camphor Trees Recall Jiasian's Captivating History". Love Kaohsiung 愛あい·高雄たかお. No. 4. Translated by Hou Ya-ting. Information Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. p. 3. Taro from Kaohsiung's Jiasian District enjoys an excellent reputation.
^ 1.7-鄉さと鎮市區く戶口とのくち數すう [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 甲きのえ仙せん區く Jiasian District 124.0340 2,297 5,907 3,123 2,784 112.18 2.57 48
^ ^a ^b "History".
^ "CWB issues heavy rain warnings for southern Taiwan". Taipei Times. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019. Troops also assisted local government units in Liouguei (六ろく龜かめ), Jiasian (甲きのえ仙せん) and Shanlin (杉林すぎばやし) districts in Kaohsiung to evacuate residents from high-risk areas as a pre-emptive measure to ensure their safety, Wu said.
^ "Kaohsiung's Jiaxian Bridge opens to bring tourists back". Taiwan News. 2010-06-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
^ "錫すず安やす山やま" ("Mt. Zion") Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine atlaspost.com, in Chinese

[moi-1] 臺灣たいわん地區ちく鄉きょう鎮市區しく級きゅう以上いじょう行政ぎょうせい區域くいき名稱めいしょう中ちゅう英えい對照たいしょう表ひょう (PDF). Online Translation System of Geographic Name, Ministry of Interior. 16 June 2011. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. 高こう雄市ゆういち Kaohsiung City{...}甲きのえ仙せん區く Jiaxian District

[govkh-2] "Administrative Districts". 高雄たかお市し政府せいふ. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017. Jiasian District：

[3] "About Jiasian". Jiasian District Office. Retrieved 29 July 2019. Jiasian Township is located at the northeast end of Kaohsiung County,{...}Address： No.50, Jhongshan Rd., Jiasian District, Kaohsiung City 84742, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

[GNISjs-4] Jiasian (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[5] Eryk Smith (22 January 2018). "OPINION: Should Kaohsiung Spend US$100M Repairing Rural Roads?". The News Lens. Retrieved 29 July 2019. the Aug. 8, 2009, series of mudslides and floods triggered by Typhoon Morakot that buried alive at least 400 souls in Jiasian (甲きのえ仙せん區く) District's Siaolin Village (小林こばやし村むら).

[6] Liu, Chia-Yun; Tsang, Yun-Chung; Shieh, Chjeng-Lun; Lu, Ming-Hong; Chen, Nan-Huei (April 2018). "Bed-load monitoring via Japanese pipe-hydrophone- case study in Kaohsiung, Taiwan". EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts: 3194. Bibcode:2018EGUGA..20.3194L. The study area of this paper is located in Yokaung River, a mountain torrent in Kaohsiung city, Jiasian District.

[7] Chen Ting-fang (October 2019). "Camphor Trees Recall Jiasian's Captivating History". Love Kaohsiung 愛あい·高雄たかお. No. 4. Translated by Hou Ya-ting. Information Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. p. 3. Taro from Kaohsiung's Jiasian District enjoys an excellent reputation.

[8] 1.7-鄉さと鎮市區く戶口とのくち數すう [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 甲きのえ仙せん區く Jiasian District 124.0340 2,297 5,907 3,123 2,784 112.18 2.57 48

[History-9] "History".

[10] "CWB issues heavy rain warnings for southern Taiwan". Taipei Times. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019. Troops also assisted local government units in Liouguei (六ろく龜かめ), Jiasian (甲きのえ仙せん) and Shanlin (杉林すぎばやし) districts in Kaohsiung to evacuate residents from high-risk areas as a pre-emptive measure to ensure their safety, Wu said.

[bridge-11] "Kaohsiung's Jiaxian Bridge opens to bring tourists back". Taiwan News. 2010-06-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

[12] "錫すず安やす山やま" ("Mt. Zion") Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine atlaspost.com, in Chinese

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