13-531: Shanhua (Chinese: 善化 ) may refer to the following places: Shanhua, Tainan , district in Taiwan Shanhua Temple , Buddhist temple in Shanxi Province, China Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shanhua . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
26-486: Is a suburban district of Tainan , Taiwan . Until 25 December 2010, it was an urban township in the dissolved Tainan County , which is now merged with the original Tainan City to form a single special municipality. Shanhua was inhabited by the Taiwanese aboriginal tribe of Siraya , who called it Bakaloan (transliterated into Chinese : 目加溜灣 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Ba̍k-ka-liù-oan ) (see also Anding , bordering to
39-537: Is a temple, which is almost 300 years old, dedicated to goddess Matsu . According to oral tradition , the Dutch set up a Dutch-language school here when they ruled Taiwan . 23°08′N 120°18′E / 23.133°N 120.300°E / 23.133; 120.300 Tainan County Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City . Tainan County
52-668: Is the first and only headquarters of an international organization located in Taiwan . The National Science Council of the Executive Yuan founded the Tainan Science Park based in Sinshih . Part of the park lies within Shanhua and brings job opportunities to local residents. The Qing-An Gong ( simplified Chinese : 庆安宫 ; traditional Chinese : 慶安宮 ; pinyin : Qìng-ān gōng )
65-509: The County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Tainan City to form a larger single special municipality . The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made. In 25 Dec 2010, The county was merged with Tainan City, all cities and townships became districts . On the eve of merging with Tainan City,
78-588: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shanhua&oldid=1182617060 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shanhua District Shanhua District ( Chinese : 善化區 ; pinyin : Shànhuà Qū ; Wade–Giles : Shan-hua ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Siān-hoà-khu ; lit. 'amelioration')
91-705: The place. In the Siege of Fort Zeelandia , Koxinga drove the Europeans out of Taiwan. Under the Kingdom of Tungning , Bakaloan was governed as Sian-hoa Village ( 善化里 ; Siān-hoà-lí ) of Tien-hsing County ( 天興縣 ). According to the Shanhua Urban Plan Total Review Report , the old name for the region is Oanli ( 灣里街 ; Oan-lí-ke ) before it was changed back again to Shanhua ( Japanese : 善化 , Hepburn : Zenka ) under Japanese rule in 1920. In 1940,
104-466: The southwest). It was one of the four major towns established by the tribe. In 1625, the Dutch East India Company was driven back by the aborigines while trying to collect bamboo. The Dutch, however, were able to conquer the town in 1635, and started setting up schools and churches in the area, calling the place Tevoran (see modern-day Yujing ). They encouraged Han settlers to cultivate
117-571: The township include rice , sugarcane , strawberry , and watermelon . In 1973, the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) was co-established by eleven nations including the United States , Japan , and the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has the goal to improve agricultural techniques. The headquarters of the organization is located in the southern part of Shanhua and
130-429: The village was upgraded to Zenka Town ( 善化街 ) , Shinka District ( 新化郡 ) , Tainan Prefecture . After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Shanhua was organized as an urban township of Tainan County . On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Shanhua was upgraded to a district of the city . Until 25 December 2010, the chief executive of Shanhua Township
143-459: Was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture ( 臺南州 ) shortly after the end of World War II . In the early years, Tainan County consists of most territory of Tainan Prefecture except the territory near cities of Tainan and Kagi ( Chiayi ). The county is subdivide into districts ( 區 ), which is reformed from Japanese districts ( 郡 ). The districts are divided into townships. On 16 August 1950, another division reform
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#1732884331520156-512: Was implemented. The northern part of the county was separated and established Chiayi County and Yunlin County . The remaining Tainan County has territory equivalent to the Shin'ei (Hsinying), Niitoyo (Hsinfeng), Shinka (Hsinhua), Sobun (Tsengwen), and Hokumon (Peimen) in the Japanese era . In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by
169-668: Was the popularly elected magistrate ( Chinese : 鎮長 ). The township also had a council ( Chinese : 善化鎮民代表會 ) consisting of councillors elected from the township. Since the current administrative arrangement came into effect on the above date, a director ( Chinese : 區長 ) appointed by the mayor of Tainan City is in charge of the administration of the newly created district. The district consists of Tungguan, Zuojia, Guangwen, Wenchang, Nanguan, Wenzheng, Hujia, Hucuo, Shinai, Ximei, Liufen, Liude, Tianliao, Niuzhuang, Jiabei, Jianan, Xiaoxin, Dingjie, Changlong and Liantan Village. Shanhua has an agricultural economy. Major products of
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