Linyuan District () is a suburban

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Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. It has 68,299 inhabitants in October 2023. It is the southernmost district of the city.

History

The prehistory era of the district can be traced back to the artifacts found at the Fengbitou Archaeological Site.

Ming dynasty

The district used to be the administrative, commercial and cultural center of Xiaozhu Li during the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

Qing dynasty

During the

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, Xiaozhu Li was renamed Xiaozhu Upper Li and Xiaozhu Lower Li.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

in 1945, Linyuan was organized as a rural township of

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end ...

. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Linyuan was upgraded to a

of the

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Geography

This district is part of Kaohsiung built up area which encompasses 10 cities (''or districts'') out of 18 in official Kaohsiung Metro Area.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Beishan, Dingcuo, Fengyun, Gangpu, Gangzui, Gongcuo, Guangying, Linjia, Linnei, Linyuan, Renai, Tantou, Tunglin, Tungshan, Wanggong, Wenxian, Wufu, Xishan, Xixi, Xizhou, Zhongcuo, Zhongmen, Zhongshan and Zhongyun Village.

Tourist attractions

* Cingshueiyan Scenic Area * Cingshuei Temple (清水寺), founded in 1666 * Fengbitou Archaeological Site * Fongshan Reservoir * Former Dinglinzihbian Police Station * Fude Temple (福德廟), founded in 1749 * Guangying Temple (廣應廟), founded in 1787 * Huang Family Historical Residence * Huang Fong-an Drugstore * Linyuan Cingshueiyan Former Japanese Military Tunnel * Linyuan Ocean Wetland Park * Linyuan Old Street * Old Police Department * Shuangyuan Bridge * Sinji Temple (興濟宮), founded in 1661 * Yishihyuan Herb Garden

References

External links

* {{Authority control Districts of Kaohsiung