Tainan City
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City Flag |  City Seal |
| Abbreviation | Southern City 南市 |
| Nickname | The ancient capital city 府城 / 古都 |
| Capital | Anping Dist.(安平區) |
| Region | Southwestern Taiwan |
| Mayor | Tain-Tsair Hsu (許添財) |
| Area | 175.6456 km² (Ranked 17 of 25) |
| Population (Apr 2006) | |
| - Population | 757,425 (Ranked 11 of 25) |
| - Density | 4,281 /km² |
| Districts | 6 |
| Website | [English] [Trad. Chinese] |
| Symbols | |
| - Bird | Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) |
| - Flower | Royal Poinciana Delonix regia |
| - Tree | Royal Poinciana Delonix regia |
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- "Tainan" redirects here; for the county of the same name see Tainan County
Tainan was established as the ancient 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's the former capital of Taiwan, Tainan is also called Fu-cheng.
Historically it is regarded as one of the earliest cities of Taiwan, when the Dutch colonists developed a nearby port, An-ping, which has become a touristy spot. Actually, it is one of the cultural capitals in Taiwan, 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. The Lantern Festival og Taiwan in 2005 and 2006 were also held here and appealed more than thousands of people. This place is beginning being valued.
Tainan is known as the city with the most Buddhist and/or Taoist temples on the island of Taiwan. Tainan City (台南市) is administratively a municipality of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It is surrounded on north and east by Tainan County and South China Sea to the west and south.
District
Tainan City currently has 6 districts: Anping, Annan, East, West Central, South and North district.
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.
Education
Higher education
- National Cheng Kung University, one of the leading universities in southern Taiwan located in East Dist., Tainan. In 1931, NCKU established as Tainan Technical College, located on the present Cheng-Kung Campus, total area of 183,000 square metres. In 1942, it was renamed in Japanese but its English name remained unchanged.
- Chang Jung Christian University,located on 396,Sec.l, Chang Jung Rd, Kway Jen, Tainan, 711, Taiwan, R.O.C..CJU actively pursues excellence and diversity in master and doctoral programs to provide more opportunities for
- Southern Taiwan University of Technology,founded in 1969,
Senior high school
Private- Chang Jung High School
- National Tainan First Senior High School
- National Tainan Second Senior High School
- National Tainan Girls' Senior High School
Notable Natives
- Ang Lee (李安), Oscar-winning movie director
- Chien-Ming Wang (王建民), professional baseball player for the MLB's New York Yankees
- Wu Hui Ju (吳蕙如), archer and also a member of the team that won the bronze medal for Chinese Taipei in 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's team archery competition
- Chin-Feng Chen (陳金鋒), first Taiwanese to play in the MLB
Sister cities
- 1
Monterey, CA, USA (1965)
External links
- [Tainan City Government Official Website (English)]
- [Tainan City Travel Information]
- [Tainan City Dynamic Bus Information System]
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