Cijin District

Cijin District^{[Note 1]} (Chinese: 旗津區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíjīn Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Cíjin Cyu; Wade–Giles: Chʻi²-chin¹ Chʻü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kî-tin-khu) is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island^{[Note 2]} (旗津島^[18]) and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles. It has a population of 26,282 as of October 2023, making it the 26th most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 18,414 people per square kilometer, or 47,692 people per square mile.

Cijin 旗津區 Chichin, Qijin
District
Cijin District^[Note 1]
Cijin 旗津
Cijin District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Special municipality	Kaohsiung
Government
• Type	City council
• Body	Kaohsiung City Council
Area ^[4]
• Total	1.4639 km^2 (0.5652 sq mi)
• Rank	37
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (October 2023)
• Total	26,282
• Rank	26
• Density	18,414/km^2 (47,692/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Postal code	805
Website	cijin.kcg.gov.tw/en/

History

 

Area that later became Cijin Island shown as part of Takao Prefecture then under Japanese rule during World War II (AMS, 1945)

Cijin forms the original core of the Kaohsiung, which was established by the fisherman Hsu Ah-hua (徐阿華) in the mid-17th century. He realized the attractiveness of the location when he was forced to seek shelter from a typhoon in the Taiwan Strait and returned with settlers from the Hung, Wang, Tsai, Lee, Pai, and Pan families and an idol of the Chinese sea goddess Ma-tsu. This was housed in a bamboo and thatch structure that formed the first Cijin Tianhou Temple. The town grew up around the temple grounds.^[20]

HMS Reynard was wrecked near Pratas Island on May 31, 1851.

Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the Port of Kaohsiung. Currently Cijin Island is connect to the mainland via tunnel, thus the island is not valid for Offshore Islands Development Act.^[21]

Geography

Cijin Island is 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long with an average width of 400 m (1,300 ft).^[10]

Two islands and one reef in the South China Sea are administered by Kaohsiung City as part of the districts Zhongxing Village:^[22][23][15]

• Pratas Island on Dongsha Atoll^[6]
• Taiping Island
• Zhongzhou Reef

Administrative divisions

 

Cijin District Administrative Center, Kaohsiung City

The district consists of Cisia (Qixia),^[1] Yongan,^[1] Jhensing (Zhenxing),^[1] Ciai, Fuxing, Zhonghua, Shijian, Beishan, Nanshan, Shangzhu, Zhongzhou, Anshun and Jhongsing (Zhongxing)^[24][14] Villages.^[25]

Cijin District administrative divisions
a b c d e g f Beishan Nanshan Shangzhu ←– h ←– i Jhongsing a: Cisia b: Yongan c: Jhensing d: Ciai e: Zhonghua f: Jianshan g: Fuxing h: Zhongzhou i: Anshun

Government

The councilor for Cijin District in the Kaohsiung City Council is Lee Chiao-ju.^[26]

Economy

Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore.

Education

Universities

• National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Junior high schools

• Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Junior High School

Elementary schools

• Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Elementary School
• Kaohsiung Municipal Dashan Elementary School
• Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhou Elementary School

Tourist attractions

There are numerous tourist attractions in Cijin District.^[5][16]

Cijin Island proper

• Cijin Old Street
• Cihou Market

• Cijin Tianhou Temple
• Cijin Lingshui Temple
• Cihou Fort
• Cijin Tunnel
• Mount Cihou
• Cijin Shell Museum
• Cijin Wind Turbine Park
• Cijin Beach
• Kaohsiung Lighthouse
• Rainbow Church
• War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Hall
• YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung

Outer Islands

• Dongsha Atoll National Park
• Taiping Cultural Park

Transportation

Cijin Island proper

 

Cijin Ferry Pier

See also: Cijin–Gushan ferry

The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" (Chinese: 過港隧道) connects Cijin Island at the southern^{[clarification needed]} tip of the island to the rest of Kaohsiung on mainland Taiwan. Cijin District is also accessible by two ferry piers, the Cijin Ferry Pier at the northern tip of the island and the Zhongzhou Ferry Pier at the middle of the island.

Outer Islands

Dongsha Airport and Taiping Island Airport.

See also

• List of Taiwanese superlatives

Notes

1. Use of the term Cijin in various contexts:
   • Academia: Domestic^[1][2][3]
   • Government: Central^[4][5][6]/ Municipal^[7][8][9]/ District^[10] International^[11]
   • Journalism: Domestic^[12][13][14]/ International^[15][16]
2. Use of the term Cijin Island in various contexts:^{[5][17][18][19]}

References

1. Lin-Liao Chia-Hong (2020). "Simulation Analysis of Tsunami Hitting Kaohsiung Cijin: The Application of City Information Model". p. 6. SSRN 3560711. four villages of northern Cijin (Cisia, Yongan, Jhensing and Jicih)
2. Shu-Yuan Jian 簡淑媛; Jong-Run Tsai 蔡忠榮 (August 2020). 城市邊陲、資源缺乏區的長照佈建經驗－以旗津區為例 [The Experience of Setting up Long-term Care in Urban Border and Insufficient Resources Areas - the Example of Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan]. 高雄護理雜誌 高雄護理雜誌 (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). 37 (2): 1–7. doi:10.6692/KJN.202008_37(2).0001. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Airiti.
3. C. C. Tseng (曾健彰); T. J. Kuo (郭定睿); C. H. Su (蘇崇輝) (September 2018). 自然風對高雄過港隧道火場搶救策略之影響 [The Influence of natural wind on the Fire Rescue Strategy of Kaohsiung Cross-Harbor Tunnel]. 危機管理學刊 危機管理學刊 (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). 15 (2): 103–112. doi:10.6459/JCM.201809_15(2).0010. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Airiti. 高雄過港隧道為連接高雄市與旗津地區的主要道路，是旗津居民及高雄港貨櫃中心唯一聯外交通命脈。
   ...
   Kaohsiung Cross-Harbor Tunnel connecting Kaohsiung City and Cijin District is designed to serve the needs of both container traffic of Kaohsiung Port and Cijin District residents.
4. 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via Internet Archive. 旗津區 Cijin District 1.4639 11,072 27,910 14,359 13,551 105.96 2.52 19,066
5. Cycling in Taiwan. Taiwan Tourism Bureau. 2008. pp. 132-139. ISBN 978-986-01-4591-5 – via Internet Archive.
6. "Declaration of Dongsha Atoll Environmental Protection". Marine National Park Headquarters (海洋國家公園管理處). 11 August 2016. from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Internet Archive. Dongsha Atoll is under the jurisdiction of Cijin District, Kaohsiung City.
7. "Administrative Districts". Kaohsiung City Government 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2017 – via Internet Archive.
   (from map) Cijin District
   ...
   (from list) Cijin District
8. "雙語詞彙". Kaohsiung Municipal Government (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). 30 August 2016. from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020. 中文 英文 類別 提供單位
   ...
   旗津區 Cijin District [旅遊資訊(travel)] KCG
9. "Organization and Functions of Kaohsiung City Government" (PDF). 2007. pp. 380–81, 392–93, 426, 439, 475. (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via Internet Archive. Cijin District
10. "History". Cijin District Office, Kaohsiung City. from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020 – via Internet Archive. Cijin district
11. Cijin (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
12. Wang Jung-hsiang; Jake Chung (29 June 2019). "Han apologizes over fake 'link'". Taipei Times. from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019 – via Internet Archive. Kaohsiung Tourism Bureau Director Pan Heng-hsu (潘恒旭) on Tuesday attended a ceremony hosted by Shang Ho Marine Transport (上和海運) and the China Dream Promotion Association to celebrate the purported maiden voyage on a route between Kaohsiung's Cijin District (旗津) and Dongtou in China's Wenzhou.
13. Huang Tzu-ti (18 May 2020). "Kaohsiung mayor may visit Dongsha Islands to assert Taiwan's sovereignty". Taiwan News. from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Internet Archive. The islands are administered by Kaohsiung's Cijin District, and Coast Guard personnel are stationed there.
14. Jane Lee (30 July 2020). Kaohsiung mayoral candidates flub over city's southernmost point (in English and Chinese (Taiwan)). Formosa TV. Event occurs at 1:03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 21 October 2020. He said the southernmost point was Linyuan. But we found it wasn't Linyuan, it was Cijin. Cijin's Zhongxing Borough. Therefore the southernmost point is Zhongxing Borough. They didn't even check it properly. 他（陳其邁）說最南是林園 後來我們發現不是林園是旗津 旗津區的中興里 所以最南應該是中興里 他們也是沒有查清楚
15. "First registered resident of Spratlys declares Taiwan sovereignty". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 31 January 2016. from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via Internet Archive. As of Jan. 21, she has been a registered resident of Kaohisung Cijin District's Nansha No. 1— the sole address on Taiping Island, which has an area of 46 hectares.{...}Taiping Island is administered as part of Cijin District, and therefore the rights and responsibilities she holds are identical to those of any resident in Cijin District, she said.
16. Angelo G. Garcia (15 December 2019). "4 reasons why Kaohsiung should be your next destination". ABS-CBNnews.com. from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2019 – via Internet Archive. The city actually has a surf town in Cijin district for that ultra relaxed vibe.
    ...
    Don't forget to visit the art installations at Cijin district, an island off the coast of Kaohsiung accessible via a tunnel or ferry ride.
17. "New Cijin Ferry connects three Kaohsiung tourist destinations". Formosa Television. 14 June 2018. Event occurs at 0:05. from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via YouTube, Internet Archive. Visitors to Kaohsiung can now enjoy an environmentally friendly ferry that connects Warehouse Number Two and Cijin Island.
18. Louise Watt (16 July 2020). "Sun and Southern Hospitality in Laid-back Kaohsiung". American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei. from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Close by is the Gushan Ferry Pier (鼓山輪渡站), where you can take a short ride to Cijin Island (旗津島), a small and narrow island that is worth a day or half-day trip.
    ...
    Longevity Mountain (Shoushan) (壽山) has various hiking trails, temples, and a zoo. For one of the best views, ask a taxi driver to take you up to the Martyrs Shrine (忠烈祠), and then walk down the steps in front to look out across the harbor toward Cijin Island and the sea.
19. "Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan". Reuters. 26 June 2008. from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020. Cijin island is a five-minute ferry ride from the navy base.
20. , Official site, Kaohsiung: Bureau of Cultural Affairs of the Kaohsiung City Government, 2008, archived from the original on 2016-10-06, retrieved 2016-12-16. (in Chinese and English)
21. https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/paper/597938
22. [Geography]. 高雄市旗津區公所. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019. 旗津區位於台灣高雄市西方近海，與鼓山區、鹽埕區、前鎮區、小港區隔高雄港相望；位於南海上的東沙島及南沙太平島也劃歸本區管轄。
23. . Cijin District Office, Kaohsiung City. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019. Cijin district by coastal waters not western city, with district, mountain area of drum and Cheng of salt, before town the district, harbor not little face each other through Kaohsiung harbour; Incorporate into this district and administer on island of Dongsha on the South China Sea and peaceful island of Nansha.
24. Google Maps (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Retrieved 21 October 2020. Jhongsing Village Community Center 中興里活動中心站
    Jhongsing Village Community Center 中興里活動中心
25. . Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
26. . Kaohsiung City Council. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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