Tainan City

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Tainan City
臺南市
Flag of Tainan City
City Flag		 Seal of Tainan City
City Seal
Abbreviation Southern City
南市
Nickname The Phoenix City[1], The Prefecture City
府城
Capital Anping District
(安平區)
Region Southwestern Taiwan
Mayor Hsu Tain-tsair
(許添財)
Area 175.6456 km²
(Ranked 17 of 25)
Population (Nov, 2007)
 - Population 764,147
(Ranked 11 of 25)
 - Density 4,350.50 /km²
Districts 6
Website English
Trad. Chinese
Symbols
 - Bird Black-billed magpie [1]
 - Flower Royal Poinciana
(Delonix regia)
 - Tree Royal Poinciana
(Delonix regia)
Location of Tainan City

Tainan City (traditional Chinese: 臺南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán; Wade-Giles: T'ai-nan; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-lâm; literally "Southern Taiwan") is the fourth largest city in Taiwan after Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung. It is officially administrated as a provincial city of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China.

Tainan was established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 and remained capital until 1887 during the Qing Dynasty. In fact, "Taiwan" is the old name of Tainan and became the name of island later. The city is famous for its abundant historic buildings and delicious snack food.

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Tainan was established as Tungtu (traditional Chinese: 東都; literally "East Capital"), and was made the capital of Taiwan in 1661 by Koxinga after he took over the island from Dutch colonial rule. In 1684, the Qing Dynasty conquered Taiwan and established "Taiwan Fu" (Taiwan Government) as the first official local government in Taiwan. This was later renamed to "Tainan Fu" in 1885 when Taiwan was established as a province. Because it was formerly the capital of Taiwan, Tainan is also called Fu-cheng (traditional Chinese: 府城; literally "Government City"). Tainan also served as the capital of the Republic of Formosa.

The gate of Tainan's Confucian Temple
The gate of Tainan's Confucian Temple

Tainan, historically regarded as one of the oldest cities in Taiwan, began with the establishment of the Dutch port at Tayoan City (source of the name Taiwan and now called An-ping) in 1624. It is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, as it houses the First Confucian School/Temple built 1665 on the island, the remains of the Northern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments.

Tainan claims more Buddhist and Taoist temples than any city in Taiwan. Tainan City (台南市) is administratively a municipality of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It is surrounded by Tainan County to the north and east and the South China Sea to the west and south. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "City of the Phoenix."[2]

Tainan City currently has 6 districts: Anping, Annan, East, West-Central, South, and North districts.

Annan district was originally the An-Shun township of Tainan County, and was merged into Tainan City in 1946. In 2004, Central District and West District were merged into the new West-Central district.

The following places are sister cities to Tainan City:

Tainan City also celebrates friendly relationships with two other locations, although they are not considered official sister cities.

Fujhong Street near Confucius Temple
Fujhong Street near Confucius Temple
Tainan District Court
Tainan District Court
Tainan City Hall
Tainan City Hall

  • National Cheng Kung University, one of the leading universities Taiwan, is located in the East District. In 1931, NCKU was established as Tainan Technical College, located on the present Cheng-Kung Campus, with a total area of 183,000 square metres. As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to a provincial university in 1956, then national university in 1971. Today, National Cheng Kung University serves nearly 21,000 students through 9 colleges, 39 departments, and 49 graduate institutes.
  • Chang Jung Christian University is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. CJU offers masters and doctoral degree programs and aims to promote fraternity, justice, and service for Taiwan. It is located south of the city, in Gueiren.
  • The Tainan University of Technology (台南科技大學) is a private university founded in 1964. The university offers graduate degrees in music, visual art, and applied sciences. The main campus actually sits in Tainan County just outside the official city limits.
Bus stop in Tainan
Bus stop in Tainan

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Private

Koxinga Temple
Koxinga Temple

Uni-President Lions have been playing their home games at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium since 1999.
Uni-President Lions have been playing their home games at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium since 1999.

Tainan is home to the Uni-President Lions, who play their home games at the Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium. It is also the birthplace of Chien-Ming Wang, Hong-Chih Kuo, Taigen kaku, En-Yu Lin, and many other prominent Taiwanese baseball players.

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  1. ^ =http://www.tut.edu.tw/webmaster/w1secret/%BE%C7%AE%D5%C2%B2%A4%B6/English/e-01.htm Tainan University of Technology official site
  2. ^ =http://www.tut.edu.tw/webmaster/w1secret/%BE%C7%AE%D5%C2%B2%A4%B6/English/e-01.htm Tainan University of Technology official site

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Coordinates: 22°59′N, 120°11′E

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