Taibao (

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages ...

POJ: ''Thài-pó'') is a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township (Taiwan), township or a district (Taiwan), district ...

and the

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Chiayi County Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename wa ...

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Name

The city was named after the government position of

Wang De-lu Wang De-lu (; 1772–1843) was a general during the Qing dynasty. He was born in what is now Taibao City, Chiayi County, Taiwan. He enlisted as a soldier aged 15, and later led China's navy. He died of natural causes during the First Opium War ...

, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

History

Formerly ''Tsing-kau-boe'' (). Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under

administration. In July 1991, it became a

called Taibao City.

Administrative divisions

The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

Government institutions

* Chiayi County Government

Education

* Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology

Tourist attractions

* Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Chiayi County Track Stadium * National Palace Museum Southern Branch * Ox General Temple * Ping Huang Coffee Museum * Wangshihjia Temple

Transportation

Rail

The city is served by

Chiayi Station Chiayi () is a railway station in Chiayi, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration, Taiwan Railways and Alishan Forest Railway. History The station was firstly constructed in 1896 and opened on 20 April 1902 with service on the West C ...

of the

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

Bus

Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring

Notable natives

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

general *

Yeh Hsien-hsiu Yeh Hsien-hsiu (; born 1 June 1948) is a Taiwanese politician and singer. Music career As a singer, he was known by the stage name Yeh Chi-tien (). He won the 1996 Golden Melody Award for Best Song of the Year. Political career He was elected ...

, politician and singer

References

External links

Taibao City Office, Chiayi County
{{Authority control 1991 establishments in Taiwan County-administered cities of Taiwan Populated places in Chiayi County