Guanmiao,_Tainan

Guanmiao District

Guanmiao District

District

22°57′9.1″N 120°20′3.3″E

Quick Facts 關廟區, Location ...

Guanmiao District (Chinese: 關廟區; pinyin: Guānmiào Qū; Wade–Giles: Kuan1-miao4 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-biō-khu) is a rural district in southeastern Tainan, Taiwan.[1]

History

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

Geography

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guanmiao, Shanxi, Xiangyang, Beishi, Xinpu, Xinguang, Wujia, Tungshi, Songjiao, Shenkeng, Budai, Beitou, Xiahu, Huayuan and Nanxiong Village.[2]

Tourist attractions

Pastries made with pineapples from Guanmiao.
  • Datan Lake Wanglai Park
  • Fang Family Shrine
  • Guanmiao Forest Park
  • Guanmiao Shansi Temple
  • Hills of Seven Constellations
  • Sinfeng Church
  • Thousand-Buddha Bodhi Temple
  • Tiesian Bridge
  • Yu Zen Retirement Center[1]

Transportation

Guanmiao Service Area and an interchange of the Formosa Freeway is located in here.

Notable natives

References

  1. [1]
    "Guanmiao Township". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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