Mingjian

For other uses, see Mingjian (disambiguation).

Mingjian Township 名めい間あいだ鄉きょう Nama
Rural township
Mingjian Township in Nantou County
Location	Nantou County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	36,127
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Mingjian Township
Chinese	名めい間あいだ鄉きょう
Hanyu Pinyin	Míngjiān Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Ming2-chien1 Hsiang1
Tongyong Pinyin	Míngjiān Siang
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Miàng-kiên-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Bêng-kan-hiong

Mingjian Township is a rural township in western Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in the county, after Jiji Township.

Name and etymology

The name Mingjian originates from a Japanese transliteration of the original Taiwanese Hokkien name, Làm-á (Chinese: 湳仔; pinyin: Nǎnzǎi), with literal meaning "a very wet place". In 1920, during Japanese rule, the name was changed to Nama (名めい間あいだ) which closely matched the Taiwanese pronunciation but with different kanji (Chinese characters) for the name. This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Bêng-kan and Míngjiān in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, respectively.

History

Mingjian was a hunting ground for the Taiwanese aborigines.

In 2008, the 100th congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan was organized in Mingjian.

A leaning unused electrical pylon damaged in the 1999 Jiji earthquake, has been turned into an earthquake memorial.

Administrative divisions

Mingjian Township office

Mingjian includes the villages of Buxia (廍下), Chishui (赤水あかみず), Dakeng (大だい坑あな), Dazhuang (大庄だいしょう), Donghu (東湖とうこ), Kanjiao (崁腳), Nanya (南みなみ雅みやび), Puzhong (埔中), Renhe (仁和にわ), Sanlun (三さん崙), Songbo (松柏しょうはく), Songshan (松山まつやま), Tanliao (炭すみ寮りょう), Tianzi (田た仔こ), Wandan (萬まん丹に), Xincuo (新しん厝) Xinguang (新光しんこう), Xinjie (新しん街まち), Xinmin (新しん民みん), Zhongshan (中山なかやま), Zhongzheng (中正ちゅうせい), Zhuoshui (濁水だくすい), Zhuwei (竹たけ圍かこえ).

Transportation

• TRA Zhuoshui Station

Notable natives

• Chen Cheng-sheng, member of Legislative Yuan (1999-2002)