Yanchao District

22°47′22″N 120°22′09″E / 22.789318°N 120.369102°E / 22.789318; 120.369102

District in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan

Yanchao District (Chinese: 燕巢區; pinyin: Yàncháo Qū; Wade–Giles: Yen⁴-ch'ao² Ch'ü¹) is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Jianshan, Qionglin, Anzhao, Jiaoxiu, Fengxiong, Jinshan, Tungyan, Nanyan, Xiyan, Hengshan and Shenshui Village.^[2]

Education

• National Kaohsiung Normal University
• National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
• Shu-Te University
• I-Shou University College of Medicine

Tourist attractions

• Agongdian Reservoir
• Chang-E Valley
• Chiliu Waterfall
• Guanshui Temple
• Jiaosu Mazu Temple
• Mount Jiguan
• Mount Nihou
• Sun Valley
• Yangnyu Lake^[3]

Transportation

Yanchao is served by Freeways 1, 3, and 10, Provincial Highway 22, and City Route 186.

Notable natives

• Wu Rong-i, Vice Premier of the Republic of China (2005–2006)
• Yang Chiu-hsing, Magistrate of Kaohsiung County (2001–2010)

See also

• Kaohsiung

References

1. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
2. "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
3. "Yanchao Tourism". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2023-09-03.

External links

• Official website