Changhua

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County-administered city in Changhua County, Taiwan

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::summary County-administered city in Changhua County, Taiwan ::

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nameChanghua
official_name
native_name彰化市
other_nameShōka
settlement_typeCounty-administered city
image_skylineFile:ChangHua Baguashan.jpg
image_captionView of the Great Buddha on Baguashan at Changhua City
image_sealSeal of Changhua City.jpg
nicknameBamboo Town (半線城)
image_mapChôngfa - Chionghòa - (Changhua, Changhua County).svg
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Taiwan Province
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Changhua County
parts_typeAdministrative divisions
iso_codeTW-CHA
government_typeCounty-controlled city
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameLin Shih-shen
area_total_km265.68
population_total226564
population_as_ofMarch 2023
population_density_km2auto
website
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::callout[type=note] Changhua City ::

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Changhua (Hokkien POJ: Chiong-hòa or Chiang-hòa), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of Babuza people, a coastal tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. Changhua city is ranked first by population among county-administered cities. It is part of the Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area, which is the second largest in Taiwan.

Historically, Changhua city was a base for the Han Chinese when they invaded Taiwan against the Taiwanese aborigines, constructing a fortress built out of bamboo. Changhua has a nickname of "Bamboo Town".

Changhua is best known for its landmark Great Buddha Statue of Baguashan. At 26 metres tall, the statue sits atop Bagua Mountain overlooking the city. The main walkway up to the giant is lined with statues of figures from Buddhist lore. Another site of interest is Taiwan's oldest temple honoring Confucius.

History

Poasoa (transliterated into ) was once a center of settlement for the Babuza people (a plains aboriginal tribe). During the Dutch period, the area was under the administration of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin) and was controlled by the Dutch East India Company. During the Siege of Fort Zeelandia, the area was also one of Koxinga's central defense and attack bases. During the Chinese immigration of the 17th century, Changhua city was one of the four cities that had major immigration; it was one of the oldest Han Chinese settlements.

By 1694, Poasoa Village () had been established. During the late 17th to late 19th century the area continued to be one of the major urban settlements in central Taiwan. In 1723, Changhua County was established, following the Zhu Yigui rebellion. Despite that, rebellions and civil wars continued.

Empire of Japan

The origin of the modern Changhua City is attributed to the Japanese administration, as they made the city into the official county seat in 1897 under . During this era, the Japanese pronunciation Shōka came into use, alongside the "Chinese spellings" of "Changwha, Changhwa, Changhoa, Chanhue, Chan-hua, Tchanghoua".

In 1901, the local administrative unit was established, but this merged with in 1909. In 1920, Shoka was governed under the new Taichū Prefecture. In 1933, and were merged with Shōka Town and upgraded to Shōka City.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Changhua City was established as provincial city of Taiwan Province on 25 December the same year. On 30 November 1951, the Changhua City Office was established and subsequently on 1 December 1951, it was downgraded to county-administered city and became the county seat of Changhua County.

Geography

Changhua city has plenty of flat lands, however, the flat lands are divided in two portions by the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. One on the South Eastern area and the other on the North Western area. The North Eastern area, although being flat, is often affected by soil erosion caused by typhoons during the summer, thus is not suitable for living.

The temperature of Changhua city on average is 22.4 °C, annually, with July being the hottest and January being the coolest. Annual rainfall is 1723.4 mm, June being the wettest and November being the driest. Rainfall decreases westward closer to the coastline.

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Changhua (Dacun) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1995–present) |Jan record high C = 30.3 |Feb record high C = 33.6 |Mar record high C = 33.8 |Apr record high C = 34.1 |May record high C = 36.0 |Jun record high C = 36.7 |Jul record high C = 39.2 |Aug record high C = 36.9 |Sep record high C = 37.1 |Oct record high C = 36.1 |Nov record high C = 33.6 |Dec record high C = 31.9 |Jan record low C = 3.8 |Feb record low C = 5.2 |Mar record low C = 4.0 |Apr record low C = 10.0 |May record low C = 15.5 |Jun record low C = 17.8 |Jul record low C = 22.5 |Aug record low C = 22.7 |Sep record low C = 17.2 |Oct record low C = 14.7 |Nov record low C = 8.2 |Dec record low C = 5.1 |Jan high C = 21.6 |Feb high C = 22.3 |Mar high C = 24.2 |Apr high C = 27.3 |May high C = 30.0 |Jun high C = 32.0 |Jul high C = 33.2 |Aug high C = 32.5 |Sep high C = 31.9 |Oct high C = 29.9 |Nov high C = 27.2 |Dec high C = 23.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 16.4 |Feb mean C = 17.1 |Mar mean C = 19.5 |Apr mean C = 23.0 |May mean C = 25.9 |Jun mean C = 27.8 |Jul mean C = 28.9 |Aug mean C = 28.4 |Sep mean C = 27.5 |Oct mean C = 24.8 |Nov mean C = 21.9 |Dec mean C = 18.2 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 12.8 |Feb low C = 13.5 |Mar low C = 16.0 |Apr low C = 19.5 |May low C = 22.6 |Jun low C = 24.7 |Jul low C = 25.5 |Aug low C = 25.4 |Sep low C = 24.3 |Oct low C = 21.4 |Nov low C = 18.3 |Dec low C = 14.5 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 27.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 51.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 62.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 93.8 |May precipitation mm = 187.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 260.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 216.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 243.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 104.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 19.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 21.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 27.1 |year precipitation mm = | Jan precipitation days = 4.4 | Feb precipitation days = 5.4 | Mar precipitation days = 6.7 | Apr precipitation days = 7.1 | May precipitation days = 8.6 | Jun precipitation days = 10.3 | Jul precipitation days = 8.8 | Aug precipitation days = 10.2 | Sep precipitation days = 5.3 | Oct precipitation days = 2.6 | Nov precipitation days = 3.0 | Dec precipitation days = 3.6 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 79.0 | Feb humidity = 79.8 | Mar humidity = 80.1 | Apr humidity = 81.5 | May humidity = 82.6 | Jun humidity = 82.0 | Jul humidity = 79.8 | Aug humidity = 82.8 | Sep humidity = 80.5 | Oct humidity = 77.8 | Nov humidity = 78.6 | Dec humidity = 77.1 | year humidity = |Jan sun = 171.8 |Feb sun = 150.2 |Mar sun = 161.0 |Apr sun = 161.8 |May sun = 189.5 |Jun sun = 198.1 |Jul sun = 228.6 |Aug sun = 208.7 |Sep sun = 207.7 |Oct sun = 215.5 |Nov sun = 167.1 |Dec sun = 165.3 |year sun = |source 1 = Central Weather Administration (precipitation days 1995–2020, sun 1991–2015){{cite web |url = https://agr.cwa.gov.tw/NAGR/history/station_day | title = 農業氣象觀測網監測系統 : 臺中農改(72G600) | publisher= Central Weather Administration |access-date = 26 September 2024 }}

Government

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/彰化市公所.jpg" caption="Changhua City office"] ::

Changhua contains the Changhua County Government and Changhua County Council.

Administrative divisions

Changhua City is divided into the following villages (in romanized alphabetical order):

Anxi, Ayi, Baobu, Chenggong, Citong, Datong, Dazhu, Fuan, Fugui, Fushan, Futian, Fuxing, Guangfu, Guanghua, Guangnan, Guashan, Guosheng, Guyi, Hediao, Huabei, Huayang, Jiadong, Jianan, Jianbao, Jieshou, Kuaiguan, Longshan, Lunping, Minquan, Minsheng, Nanan, Nanmei, Nanxing, Nanyao, Niupu, Pinghe, Sancun, Shipai, Taifeng, Taoyuan, Tianzhong, Tungfang, Tungxing, Wanan, Wanshou, Wenhua, Wuquan, Xiabu, Xian Xiangshan, Xiangyang, Xingbei, Xinhua, Xinxing, Xinyi, Xishi, Xixing, Yangming, Yanhe, Yanping, Yongfu, Yongsheng, Zhangan, Zhangle, Zhongquan, Zhongshan, Zhongxiao, Zhongyang, Zhongzheng, Zhongzhuang, Zhuanyao, Zhuxiang and Zhuzhong.

Economy

Changhua City is one of the more developed areas of Changhua County, industrialization has been ongoing since the 1970s. This is reflected by an increase of factories in Changhua and decreasing amount of agricultural fields. From a poll in 1992, 43.2% of respondents worked in the service sector, 42.4% in the industrial sector and only 14.4% in either the agricultural or fishing sector.

Education

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/NCUE_Jinde_Gezhi_Building.jpg" caption="[[National Changhua University of Education"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/彰化市立圖書館.jpg" caption="Changhua City library"] ::

The earliest school in Changhua dated back to 1726 during the Qing dynasty. The Japanese administration also improved the education system in Changhua City. Changhua City has 15 elementary schools, 7 junior high schools, 7 senior high schools and 2 technical schools/universities.

Universities

High schools

Libraries

Tourist attractions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Great_Buddha_Changhua_amk.jpg" caption="The Great Buddha statue in Changhua"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/彰化市公會堂.jpg" caption="[[Changhua Arts Hall"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/扇形車庫_Fan-shaped_Garage_-panoramio(1).jpg" caption="[[Changhua Roundhouse"] ::

Transportation

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/20210405_TRA_Changhua_station.jpg" caption="[[Changhua railway station"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/彰化客運彰化站.jpg" caption="Changhua Bus Station"] ::

Changhua railway station is the only Taiwan Railway station in Changhua City.

Freeway 1 connects Changhua City to Taichung City and is one of the primary route for commuters between the two cities. Freeway 3 intersects with Freeway 1 at Changhua and connects to Provincial Highway 74.

Other events

On 25 May 2002, China Airlines Flight 611 broke into pieces in mid-air. Parts of the plane landed in Changhua.

Notable people

  • Johanna Schipper (known as "Johanna"; born 1967), comics artist and short story writer

References

References

  1. (1903). "The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions". Macmillan.
  2. "Get to Know Changhua City".
  3. "National Changhua University of Education - NCUE". educations.com.
  4. "Chienkuo Technology University, Changhua 建國科技大學". tealit.com.
  5. "1895 Baguashan Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Museum - - Attractions - Travel in Changhua County". chcg.gov.tw.
  6. "[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2008566.stm Changhua]," ''[[BBC]]''
  7. "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020526/ai_n12617878 225 die in China Airlines crash]," ''[[The Independent]]''

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