Jiaxian, Kaohsiung

Jiaxian

Nanzihsian Riveran the Jiaxian Brig.

Jiaxian(Cheenese:Giáp tiên;pinyin:Jiǎxiān;Wade–Giles:chia-hsien) is a rural tounship inKaohsiung Coonty,Taiwan.Locatit far frae the coast, the tounship is regardit as a gateway tae Taiwan's Central Muntain Range.

Situatit at the intersection o Hieway 20 (theSoothren Cross-Island Hieway) an Hieway 21, Jiaxian's dountoun serves as a mercat centre for local farmers an tourists. The maist famous local crop istaro.Shops sell taro-flavoredice cream,taro cookies, an ither taro products. The tounship is an aa kent for itsbamboo shootsanploums.

Jiaxian Brig wis torn doun bi rushin waters durinTyphoon Morakotin August 2009. It wis rebuilt wi a budget oNT$560 million an re-opened in Juin 2010.The new brig is 300 meters lang, 21 meters wide, an is installed wi a lichtin seestem.

Geography

• Aurie:124.03 km²
• Population:8,434 fowk (end o 2004)

Muckle o the tounship is atween 200 an 500 meters abuin sea level.

Villages

• Baolong Village ( bảo long thôn )
• Datian Village ( cánh đồng thôn )
• Dong'an Village ( đông an thôn )
• Guanshan Village ( quan ải thôn )
• He'an Village ( cùng an thôn )
• Xi'an Village ( Tây An thôn )
• Xiaolin Village( tiểu lâm thôn )

In Taiwan, "village"( thôn ) is a level o administrative division that unner a rural tounship. The main toun o Jiaxian is dividit intae three villages: Dong'an, Xi'an, an He'an.

Sights

• Jiaxian Fossil Museum (Cheenese:Giáp tiên hoá thạch quán)
• Moont Zion (Cheenese:Tích an sơn;pinyin:Xí'an Shan),a Christian hamlet.