Niaosong District () is a rural

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Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), 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 ...

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 ...

History

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, Niaosong 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 Niaosong was upgraded to a

of the

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Geography

It has 44,469 inhabitants in October 2023.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Diaosong, Mengli, Dahua, Dipu, Renmei, Dazhu and Huamei Village.

Government institutions

* Radiation Monitoring Center

Education

Cheng Shiu University Cheng Shiu University (CSU; ) is a private university located in Niaosong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. CSU offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across several faculties, including the College of Humanities and Social Sci ...

Tourist attractions

Chengcing Lake Chengcing Lake (), also known as the Cheng Ching Lake, Dabei Lake (大貝湖), or Toapi Lake () in Taiwanese, is an artificial lake located in Niaosong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The lake is not far from downtown Kaohsiung and the major suburban dist ...

Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium The Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium () is a baseball stadium located in Niaosong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on the side of Chengcing Lake. The stadium opened in 1999 and has been the home of Kaohsiung-Pingtung Fala (1999–2002), First Financi ...

Dharma Drum Mountain Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM; ) is an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and educational foundation founded by late Chan master Sheng-yen (1931–2009). The center focuses on educating the public in Buddhism with the goal of improving th ...

Zi Yun Temple (法鼓山紫云寺) *

Kaohsiung Grand Hotel The Kaohsiung Grand Hotel () is a hotel located in Niaosong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The hotel is located next to the Chengcing Lake. The Grand Hotel is a sister hotel of the main Grand Hotel in Taipei City, the Taipei Grand Hotel. History ...

* Niaosong Wetland Park

Notable natives

Huang Shihui Huang Shihui (; 1900–1945), born in ''Chiaochhengkha'' (), ''Tainan Ken'', Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Niaosong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan), was a Taiwanese writer and a supporter of leftist movements. The debate on Taiwanese Hokkien Taiw ...

, writer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Districts of Kaohsiung