This article is about the township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is not to be confused with Checheng, Shuili, Nantou County, Taiwan (site of Checheng Station) or Checheng Township in Ji County, Shanxi, China.
The name of the town. Checheng (Chinese: 車城; pinyin: Chēchéng) combines the Chinese character for "cart", 車 today used to refer to cars and other motorized transport, and 城 which is used in words for walled fortresses and cities, but which in the Taiwanese historical context refers to a town with an earthen security berm.
With the arrival of ethnic Chinese on Taiwan, the native Paiwan name of Kabeyawan was transliterated as Ku-piah-oan (龜壁灣) in the Taiwanese Hokkien language of these new settlers.[3] Following the period of Dutch rule in the 17th century, the name Thóng-léng-po͘ (統領埔; Hakka: Thúng-liâng-phû) was used after Koxinga's son and successor Zheng Jing stationed troops there under a tongling [zh] (統領),[3] a military officer with rank roughly equal to a battalion commander; The suffix po͘ (埔) is often used for place names in Taiwan. A village gradually grew up in the area.[3]
A portion of an 1870 map of Taiwan showing the Hengchun Peninsula [zh] with Checheng marked as "Chasiang"
After the Manchu Qing Dynasty assumed control of the lowlands of western Taiwan, ethnic Chinese settlers wanted protection from aboriginal attacks.[3] A wooden palisade was built around the town giving rise to a new name, Chhâ-siâⁿ (柴城; Hakka: Tshài-sàng),[3] using the character 柴 (chhâ) which is the Hokkien word for "wood". Thus Chhâ-siâⁿ has roughly the meaning of "stockade".
In 1788, the fifty-third year of the Qianlong Emperor's rule, Manchu general Fuk'anggan landed his army in the area to suppress the Lin Shuangwen rebellion.[3] In commemoration, the town received yet another name Hok-an-chng (福安庄; also Hok-an-siâⁿ [福安城]),[3] with 福 from Fuk'anggan's Chinese name and 安 for "pacified", plus 庄, meaning "hamlet".
The origin of the town's current name Checheng is disputed.[3] Some such as Japanese anthropologist Inō Kanori believe that it arose as a mispronunciation of Chhâ-siâⁿ (柴城);[3] the pronunciations of 柴 and 車 are similar in both Hokkien and Hakka, chhâ/chhia and tshài/tshâ respectively. Another theory is that as an aboriginal army approached the town, the inhabitants used dozens of oxcarts carrying charcoal to lined up as a defense.[3]
Today, Hokkien-speaking inhabitants continue to pronounce the name of the town with the older Chhâ-siâⁿ, though the written form is almost inevitably 車城. English-language maps and sources have historically used spellings such as Chasiang that reflect this pronunciation.
^臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website 2013-08-16 at the Wayback Machine(in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
^ abcdefghij《歷史沿革》 ["History"] at 屏東縣車城鄉公所官方網站 [Checheng Township Government website]. 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.
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This article is about the township in Pingtung County Taiwan It is not to be confused with Checheng Shuili Nantou County Taiwan site of Checheng Station or Checheng Township in Ji County Shanxi China 22 04 47 N 120 44 45 E 22 079754 N 120 745727 E 22 079754 120 745727 Checheng Township車城鄉 Chai chengRural townshipChecheng Township in Pingtung CountyLocationPingtung County TaiwanArea Total50 km2 20 sq mi Population February 2024 Total8 002 Density160 km2 410 sq mi Checheng TownshipTraditional Chinese車城鄉Hanyu PinyinChecheng XiangWade GilesCh e1 ch eng2 Hsiang1Pha k fa sṳTsha sang hiongHokkien POJChha siaⁿ hiong Chhia siaⁿ hiongChecheng Township OfficeChecheng Township 1 is a rural township in Pingtung County Taiwan 2 Contents 1 Names and etymology 2 Geography 3 Administrative divisions 4 Education 5 Tourist attractions 6 Notable natives 7 References 8 External linksNames and etymology editThe name of the town Checheng Chinese 車城 pinyin Checheng combines the Chinese character for cart 車 today used to refer to cars and other motorized transport and 城 which is used in words for walled fortresses and cities but which in the Taiwanese historical context refers to a town with an earthen security berm With the arrival of ethnic Chinese on Taiwan the native Paiwan name of Kabeyawan was transliterated as Ku piah oan 龜壁灣 in the Taiwanese Hokkien language of these new settlers 3 Following the period of Dutch rule in the 17th century the name Thong leng po 統領埔 Hakka Thung liang phu was used after Koxinga s son and successor Zheng Jing stationed troops there under a tongling zh 統領 3 a military officer with rank roughly equal to a battalion commander The suffix po 埔 is often used for place names in Taiwan A village gradually grew up in the area 3 nbsp A portion of an 1870 map of Taiwan showing the Hengchun Peninsula zh with Checheng marked as Chasiang After the Manchu Qing Dynasty assumed control of the lowlands of western Taiwan ethnic Chinese settlers wanted protection from aboriginal attacks 3 A wooden palisade was built around the town giving rise to a new name Chha siaⁿ 柴城 Hakka Tshai sang 3 using the character 柴 chha which is the Hokkien word for wood Thus Chha siaⁿ has roughly the meaning of stockade In 1788 the fifty third year of the Qianlong Emperor s rule Manchu general Fuk anggan landed his army in the area to suppress the Lin Shuangwen rebellion 3 In commemoration the town received yet another name Hok an chng 福安庄 also Hok an siaⁿ 福安城 3 with 福 from Fuk anggan s Chinese name and 安 for pacified plus 庄 meaning hamlet The origin of the town s current name Checheng is disputed 3 Some such as Japanese anthropologist Inō Kanori believe that it arose as a mispronunciation of Chha siaⁿ 柴城 3 the pronunciations of 柴 and 車 are similar in both Hokkien and Hakka chha chhia and tshai tsha respectively Another theory is that as an aboriginal army approached the town the inhabitants used dozens of oxcarts carrying charcoal to lined up as a defense 3 Today Hokkien speaking inhabitants continue to pronounce the name of the town with the older Chha siaⁿ though the written form is almost inevitably 車城 English language maps and sources have historically used spellings such as Chasiang that reflect this pronunciation Geography edit nbsp Area 49 85 square kilometres 19 25 sq mi Population 8 002 February 2024 Administrative divisions editThe township comprises 11 villages Baoli Fuan Fuxing Haikou Houwan Puqi Sheliao Tianzhong Tongpu Wenquan and Xinjie Education editNational Pingtung UniversityTourist attractions editChecheng Fu an Temple Kenting National Park National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium Sichongxi Hot Spring Dongyuan Forest Recreation Area and Dongyuan Wet Grassland Shihmen Ancient battle Field and Mudan Incident Memorial Park Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area Hsi Chung River Hot Spring HaiKou Gourmet Huang s peeled mung bean desert permanent dead link Notable natives editPan Men an Magistrate of Pingtung CountyReferences edit 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2012 03 25 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions in Chinese Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived 2013 08 16 at the Wayback Machine in English Ministry of the Interior 16 June 2011 Retrieved 15 August 2015 Attractions gt Hot Spots gt Pingtung County gt National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium gt Archived from the original on 2013 09 21 Retrieved 2012 11 07 a b c d e f g h i j 歷史沿革 History at 屏東縣車城鄉公所官方網站 Checheng Township Government website Archived 2014 02 20 at the Wayback Machine External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Checheng Township Pingtung County Checheng Township Office Pingtung County Government in Chinese nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Checheng Township Pingtung County Checheng Township Travel Guide in English nbsp This article about a location in Taiwan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en 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