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Rende District
Rende District () is a rural district in southern Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Rende was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Rende was upgraded to a district of the city. Geography * Area: 50.77 km2 * Population: 76,370 people (2022) Administrative divisions The district consists of Taizi, Tuku, Yijia, Rende, Renyi, Xintian, Houbi, Shanglun, Baoan, Chenggong, Renhe, Renai, Erhang, Dajia, Zhongzhou, Wenxian Village. Education * Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science * Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology Hospitals * Chest Hospital * Jianan Psychiatric Center Tourist attractions * Chimei Museum * Furniture Manufacturing Eco Museum in Tainan * Hushan Park * Taiwan Holocaust Museum Transportation Rail * Bao'an Station * Rende Station * Zhongzhou Station Road * National Highway 1 * Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Taiwan)
Districts are administrative subdivisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s special municipalities of the second level and provincial cities of the third level formerly under its provinces. There are two types of district in the administrative scheme. Ordinary districts are governed directly by the municipality/city government with district administrators appointed by the mayors to four-year terms. The mountain indigenous district is a local government body with elected district chiefs as well as district council serving four-year terms. History The first administrative divisions entitled "districts" were established in the 1900s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities. These cities are Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei. The wards ( ''ku'') and towns ( ''machi'') under those cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianan Psychiatric Center
Chianan or Jianan may refer to: Taiwan * Chianan Plain, largest plain in Taiwan * Chianan Irrigation, canals of Chianan Plain of Taiwan Han Dynasty *Jian'an, name for the period of rule (196—220) of the Emperor Xian of Han *Seven Scholars of Jian'an, group of scholars from the above period *Jian'an poetry, Chinese poetry style associated with the late Han Dynasty Others *Jian'an Subdistrict, Shijiazhuang Jian'an Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China. , it has six residential communities () under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list ..., subdistrict of Qiaodong District * Wang Jianan (athlete) (born 1996), Chinese male long jumper {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Highway 1 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway 1 () is a -long Taiwanese provincial highway that starts in the north of the country near Taipei Main Station and ends in the south at Fangshan, Pingtung County. It intersects with Provincial Highway 9 and Provincial Highway 26. Before the freeway system was built in Taiwan, this was the primary north-south highway for the island. The highway connects most of the major cities in Taiwan. In most parts of Taiwan, the road is known as The North-South Highway (縱貫公路). Kilometre posts on the highway count south from Taipei. Route Description Taipei and New Taipei Cities Provincial Highway 1 begins in front of Executive Yuan in Taipei. The highway follows Zhongxiao West Road (忠孝西路) in Taipei, and crosses into Sanchong, New Taipei City via Zhongxiao Bridge (忠孝橋). The highway is known as Xinbei Blvd (新北大道) as it passes through Sanchong, Xinzhuang, and Taishan. PH 1 continues through Shulin and enters Taoyuan City. Taoyuan, Hsinchu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 1 (Taiwan)
National Freeway 1 (), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan, the first freeway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of . Naming The Republic of China government named the freeway Sun Yat-sen Freeway in honor of Sun Yat-sen, the country's founding father. National Freeway 1 is a tollway where the amount charged varies by distance traveled, with vehicles being fitted with an electronic tag to facilitate toll calculation; the term "freeway" refers to "free of signal", and not free from charge. History The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung and Zhongli (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan) was completed in 1974, and the entire highway was opened in 1978. A viaduct on top of the freeway between Xizhi and Wugu was completed in 1997 in order to expand the capacity of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongzhou Railway Station
Zhongzhou () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Western Trunk line in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan. Similar to other stations on the line, it is equipped with multiple card-reading machines. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations i ... References 1901 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Tainan Railway stations opened in 1901 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rende Railway Station
Rende () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 10 January 2014. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References 2014 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Tainan Railway stations opened in 2014 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bao'an Railway Station
Bao'an () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) West Coast line located in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The station was opened 1899. Architecture The station was constructed with Chinese Cypress architectural style. Around the station * Chimei Museum * Furniture Manufacturing Eco Museum in Tainan See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References 1899 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Tainan Railway stations opened in 1899 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Holocaust Museum
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island around 6,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furniture Manufacturing Eco Museum In Tainan
The Furniture Manufacturing Eco Museum in Tainan () is a museum in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally the manufacturing building for the Yongxing Furniture built in 1958. The factory building was converted to museum after 50 years of its furniture manufacturing processes due to its relocation to Mainland China. Planning and renovation works were done in three years and the museum was officially opened in May 2005. Architecture The museum was constructed with 1960s and 1970s architectural style of Taiwanese houses. Exhibitions The museum exhibits the history and evolution of the furniture industry in Taiwan. It also displays some classic domestic and international wooden furniture. Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance southwest from Bao'an Station of the Taiwan Railways. See also * List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts centres. Kaohsiung City * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimei Museum
The Chimei Museum () is a private museum established in 1992 by Shi Wen-long of Chi Mei Corporation in Rende District, Tainan, Taiwan. The museum's collection is divided into five categories: Fine arts (including painting, sculpture, decorative arts and period furniture); Musical instruments; Natural history and fossils; Arms and armor; Antiquities and artifacts. The museum is known for housing the world's largest violin collection and for its significant collections of ancient weapons and sculptures. Forbes magazine, in its February 1996 article on private collectors in Asia, called the Chimei Museum "one of the world's most surprising art collections." The museum moved to its current venue on Wenhua Road in 2014, and it is open to the public except on designated days. Background The museum was first established and housed in an administration building of the Chi Mei Corporation in 1992 by the company's founder Shi Wen-long, then relocated to the Tainan Metropolitan Park i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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