Yujing District () is a

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in eastern

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. It is famous for its cultivation of

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es. After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forcing school officials to cancel some classes.

History

Yujing, was formerly known as (or in

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records after 1650's; transliterated as ) in Taivoan, is likely the site of tribe of , a former political unit of the

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. The name has also been spelled ''Tefurang'', ''Tefurangh'', ''Tevoran'', ''Tevourang'', and ''Devoran''. Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang (modern-day

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). During the

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, members of the

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from the Tavocan area (modern-day

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) moved to this area due to conflicts with

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. The

Tapani Incident The Tapani incident or Tapani uprising in 1915 was one of the biggest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han Chinese, Han and Taiwanese aborigines, Aboriginals, including Taivoan people, Taivoan, against Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule in T ...

of 1915 was one of the largest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and aboriginals against

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. In 1920, political divisions of Taiwan had structural changes and many geographical names were changed into Japanese style. The name ''Tapani'' was transliterated as in Japanese ''Tamai'' (

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: ) and administratively was called Tamai Village, ,

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. During Japanese rule, Tamai produced abundant sugar.

Republic of China

The name ''Tamai'' (Kanji: ) of the very same Japanese Kanji is pronounced ''Yujing'' in

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. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, Yujing was organized as a rural township of

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. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Yujing was upgraded to a

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of the

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. In the 1960s, with government promotion, the name "Yujing" became almost synonymous with "mangos".

Geography

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: 76.3662 km² *

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: 13,121 people (January 2023)

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Yujing, Yutian, Zhongzheng, Zhuwei, Shatian, Sanpu, Sanhe, Wangming, Cenglin and Fengli Village.

Tourist attractions

Ancient Battlefield with Memorial Tablet to Yu Qingfang Ancient history is a time period from the History of writing, beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian language, ...

Mango Industry Culture Information Hall A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asi ...

* Siiangjhih Park *

Yujing Beiji Temple Yujing District () is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes. After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forc ...

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Transportation

Bus station in the district is Yujing Bus Station of Shing Nan Bus. The district is connected to

Beimen District Beimen District () is a coastal District (Taiwan), district of about 10,191 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the History of Taiwan since 1945, handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Beimen was organized as a ...

through Provincial Highway 84.

Notable natives

* Wang Sing-nan, legislator

References

External links

* Districts of Tainan Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages Taivoan people {{Taiwan-geo-stub