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{{Infobox TW City|
|Name=Tainan City
|TW_Name=台南市/臺南市
|Flag=Tainan City flag.png
|Seal=Tainan_City_seal.png
|Abbr=Southern City
|TW_Abbr=南市
|Nickname= The Phoenix City[1], The Prefecture City
|TW_Nickname=府城
|Capital=Anping District
(安平區)
|Region=Southwestern Taiwan
|Leader_Titles=Mayor
|Leader_Names=Hsu Tian-Tsai
(許添財)
|TotalArea=175.6456
|AreaRank=Ranked 17 of 25
|PopDate=Apr 2006
|Population=757,425
|PopRank=Ranked 11 of 25
|Density=4,281
|Districts=6
|Website=http://www.tncg.gov.tw/kdefault.asp
|Website_TW=http://www.tncg.gov.tw/
|Symbol=
|Bird=Black-billed magpie [1]
|Flower=Royal Poinciana
(Delonix regia)
|Tree=Royal Poinciana
(Delonix regia)
|Map=Tainan City Location Map.png
}}
'Tainan City' () is the fourth largest city in Taiwan after Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung. It is officially administrated as a provincial city of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China.
Tainan was established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 and remained capital until 1887 during the Qing Dynasty. The city is famous for its abundant historic buildings and delicious snack food.
| Contents |
| History |
| Districts |
| Education |
| Higher education |
| Senior high schools |
| Notable natives |
| Foreign relationships |
| Sister cities |
| Friendship cities |
| Sports |
| See also |
| External links |
History
Tainan was established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 by Koxinga after he took over the island from Dutch colonial rule. In 1684, the Qing Dynasty conquered Taiwan and established "Taiwan Fu" (Taiwan Government) as the first official local government in Taiwan. This was later renamed to "Tainan Fu" in 1885 when Taiwan was established as a province. Because it was formerly the capital of Taiwan, Tainan is also called 'Fu-cheng' (Prefecture City). Tainan also served as the capital of the Republic of Formosa.
Tainan, historically regarded as one of the oldest cities in Taiwan, began with the establishment of the Dutch port at Tayoan City (source of the name Taiwan and now called An-ping) in 1624. It is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, as it houses the First Confucian School/Temple built 1665 on the island, the remains of the Northern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments.
Tainan claims more Buddhist and Taoist temples than any city in Taiwan. 'Tainan City' (台南市) is administratively a municipality of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It is surrounded by Tainan County to the north and east and the South China Sea to the west and south. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "City of the Phoenix."[1]
Koxinga Temple
Districts
Tainan City currently has 6 districts: 'Anping', 'Annan', 'East', 'West Central', 'South', and 'North' districts.
Annan district was originally the An-Shun township of Tainan County, and was merged into Tainan City in 1946. In 2004, Central District and West District were merged into the new 'West Central' district.
Fujhong Street near Confucius Temple
Bus stop in Tainan
Education
Higher education
★ National Cheng Kung University, one of the leading universities in southern Taiwan, is located in the East District. In 1931, NCKU was established as Tainan Technical College, located on the present Cheng-Kung Campus, with a total area of 183,000 square metres. In 1942, it was renamed in Japanese but its English name remained unchanged.
★ Tainan Theological College and Seminary (台南神學院) was established in 1867 by Thomas Barclay.
★ Chang Jung Christian University is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. CJU offers masters and doctoral degree programs and aims to promote fraternity, justice, and service for Taiwan. It is located south of the city, in Gueiren.
★ Southern Taiwan University of Technology, founded in 1969, is located near the northeastern border of Tainan City, within a 30-minute driving distance from the Tainan Airport.
★ The Tainan University of Technology (台南科技大學) is a private university founded in 1964. The university offers graduate degrees in music, visual art, and applied sciences. The main campus actually sits in Tainan County just outside the official city limits.
Senior high schools
'Public'
★ National Tainan First Senior High School
★ National Tainan Second Senior High School
★ National Tainan Girls' Senior High School
'Private'
★ Chang Jung High School
★ Sheng Kung Girls' High School
Notable natives
★ Wu Hui Ju (吳蕙如), archer and also a member of the team that won the bronze medal for Chinese Taipei in 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's team archery competition
★ Chien-Ming Wang (王建民), MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees
★ Hong-Chih Kuo (郭泓志), MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Foreign relationships
Sister cities
The following places are sister cities to Tainan City:
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Friendship cities
Tainan City also celebrates friendly relationships with two other locations, although they are not considered official sister cities.
★ Penghu County, Republic of China
★ Sendai, Japan
Sports
Uni-President Lions have been playing their home games at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium since 1999.
Tainan is home to the Uni-President Lions, who play their home games at the Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium. It is also the birthplace of Chien-Ming Wang, Hong-Chih Kuo, Taigen kaku, En-Yu Lin, and many other prominent Taiwanese baseball players.
See also
★ Political divisions of the Republic of China
★ Township (Taiwan)
★ List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
★ Republic of China
External links
★
★ Tainan City Government Official Website (English)
★ Tainan City Travel Information
★ Tainan City Dynamic Bus Information System
★ The Confucian temple in Tainan
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