Tainan City
台南市

Image:N/A 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 (May 2004)
- Population	751,902 (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

"Tainan" redirects here; for the county of the same name see Tainan County

Tainan (Chinese: 台南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: T'ai-nan; POJ: Tâi-lâm) is a city located in southern Taiwan and is the fourth largest after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. from Tainan City Government File links The following pages link to this file: Tainan City Categories: Non-commercial use only images ... Anping (安平) is a district of Tainan City. ... The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population density. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... –Jonnabuz (talk) 13:00, 26 May 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Genera and Species Platalea                     Ajaia     Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises. ... Binomial name Delonix regia (Boj. ... Binomial name Delonix regia (Boj. ... Binomial name Delonix regia (Boj. ... Binomial name Delonix regia (Boj. ... Made by user:spencer195. ... Tainan County (台南縣, pinyin: Táinán Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Taiwanese (Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Taiwanese Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân-oÄ“ or Hō-ló-oÄ“; Hanyu Pinyin: TáiyÇ” or Táiwānhuà) is the primary spoken language of 70% of the Taiwanese population. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Taichung (Chinese: 臺中市 or 台中市; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-chung; POJ: Tâi-tiong) is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people, making it the third largest city on the island, after Taipei and Kaohsiung. ...

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. Koxinga (Traditional Chinese: 國姓爺; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Taiwanese: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ) is the popular name of Zheng Chenggong (Traditional Chinese: 鄭成功; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Cheng Cheng-kung; Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong) (1624 - 1662), who was a military leader at the end of the... World map of colonialism at the end of the Second World War in 1945. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...

Confucius Temple's Gate

Historically it is regarded as one of the earliest cities on Taiwan, when the Dutch colonists developed a nearby port, called An-ping. Now, 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 front gate of Confucius Temple in Tainan. ... The front gate of Confucius Temple in Tainan. ... Apricot Platform in the Confucian Temple at Qufu. ...

A Buddhist temple round gate in Tainan

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. A round gate of Chikan Tower in Tainan, Taiwan. ... A round gate of Chikan Tower in Tainan, Taiwan. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... Tainan County (台南縣, pinyin: Táinán Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five...

District

Tainan City had 7 districts: Anping, Annan, East, West, Central, South and North district. Image File history File linksMetadata Map_Tainan. ... Anping (安平) is a district of Tainan City. ... Annan (安南) is a district in northwestern Tainan City of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ...

In 2004, Central District and West District were merged into a new district naming Central West District. There are 6 districts in Tainan City now.

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 renamed in Japanese, its English name 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

people who have advanced knowledge and the Christian spirit of fraternity, justice and service for Taiwan. National Cheng Kung University (Chinese: 國立成功大學, Tongyong Pinyin: GuóLì ChéngGong DàSyué, Hanyu Pinyin: Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué, Wade-Giles: Kuo2-li4 Cheng2-kung1 Ta4-hsüeh2), abbreviated as Cheng Da (成大), is located in Tainan City, Taiwan. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

• Southern Taiwan University of Technology,founded in 1969,

STUT located near the northeastern border of Tainan City, within 30-minute driving distance from the Tainan Airport. This page has been deleted, and should not be re-created without a good reason. ...

Senior high school

Private

• Chang Jung High School

Public

• National Tainan First Senior High School
• National Tainan Second Senior High School
• National Tainan Girls' Senior High School

Notable Natives

• Ang Lee, movie director
• Chien-Ming Wang, professional baseball player for the Yankee

Lee accepting the Best Foreign Film award for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the 73rd Academy Awards Ang Lee (Chinese: 李安; Pinyin: ) (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award-winning film director from Taiwan, who won the Best Director award for his 2006 movie Brokeback Mountain. ... New York Yankees, Chien-Ming Wang Chien-Ming Wang (Wang Chien-Ming) (Chinese: 王建民; Ông Kiànbîn in Taiwanese; pinyin: ; born March 31, 1980 in Tainan City, Taiwan) is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. ...

Sister cities

• 1 Monterey City, CA, USA (1965)
• 2 Gwangju, South Korea (1968)
• 3 San Jose, California, USA
• 4 Kansas City, Missouri, USA
• 5 Pasay City, Philippines (1980)
• 6 Cavite City, Philippines (1980)
• 7 Tagaytay City, Philippines (1980)
• 8 [Trece Martires]], Philippines (1980)
• 9 Columbus, Ohio, USA (1980)
• 10 Kinmen,Taiwan (1981)
• 11 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (1981)
• 12 Port Elizabeth, South Africa (1982)
• 13 Orlando, Florida, USA
• 14 Gold Coast, Australia (1982)
• 15 Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
• 16 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
• 17 Huntsville, Alabama, USA
• 18 Carbondale, Illinois, USA
• 19 Leuven, Belgium
• 20 Ra'anana,Israel
• 21 Zacapa,Guatemala
• 22 Elblag,Poland(2004)
• 23 Ribe,Denmark (2005)
• 24 Keçioren, Turkey (2005)
• 25 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines (2005)

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External links

• Tainan City Travel Information
• Tainan City Dynamic Bus Information System

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Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Provinces (streamlined): Taiwan Province | Fuchien Province Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City Counties (Taiwan Province): Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County Counties (Fuchien Province): Kinmen County | Lienchiang County Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province): Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City

The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 shÄ›ng), which is an administrative division of China. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties... Changhua County (彰化縣, pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Chiayi County (嘉義縣, pinyin: Jiāyì Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Taiwan encompassing Chiayi City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Hualien County (花蓮縣) is the largest and least populated county in Taiwan. ... Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Miaoli County (苗栗縣, pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Nantou County (Trad. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú; Taiwanese POJ: Phêⁿ-ô·-kōan, from Portuguese, fishermen, pron. ... Pingtung County (屏東縣, pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan. ... Taichung County (台中縣, pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn) is a county in central Taiwan, encompassing Taichung City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Tainan County (台南縣, pinyin: Táinán Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... Taipei County (Chinese: 台北縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei Hsien; POJ: Tâi-pak-koān) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Taitung County (台東縣, pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn; Taiwanese POJ: Tâi-tang-kōan) is a county in Eastern Taiwan, administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Taoyuan County (桃園縣, pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn, WG: Tao-yüan Hsien) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northwestern part of the island, next to Taipei County. ... Yilan County (宜蘭縣, pinyin: Yílán Xiàn) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Yunlin County (雲林縣, pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn) is a county in Western Taiwan. ... The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ... Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ... Chiayi City (嘉義市, pinyin: Jiāyì Shì, Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... Hsinchu (Chinese: 新竹; Hanyu Pinyin: ; POJ: Sin-tek) is a city in northern Taiwan. ... Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Taichung (Chinese: 臺中市 or 台中市; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-chung; POJ: Tâi-tiong) is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people, making it the third largest city on the island, after Taipei and Kaohsiung. ...