Lukang

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FieldValue
nameLukang
official_nameLukang Township
native_name鹿港鎮
other_nameRokkō; Luchiang; Lugang
settlement_typeUrban township
image_skyline鹿港老街小巷07.jpg
image_captionAn alley in the old town of Lukang
image_mapLugangTownship.png
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameTaiwan
subdivision_type1County
subdivision_name1Changhua County
parts_typeAdministrative divisions
government_footnotes
government_typeUrban township
leader_titleMayor
leader_name許志宏
area_total_km271.802
population_footnotes
population_total85423
population_as_ofJanuary 2023
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Gender
demographics1_title1Male
demographics1_info144,101
demographics1_title2Female
demographics1_info242,717
website
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| name = Lukang | official_name = Lukang Township | native_name = 鹿港鎮 | other_name = Rokkō; Luchiang; Lugang | settlement_type = Urban township | image_skyline = 鹿港老街小巷07.jpg | image_caption = An alley in the old town of Lukang | nickname = | image_map = LugangTownship.png | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Taiwan | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Changhua County | parts_type = Administrative divisions | parts = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Urban township | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = 許志宏 | area_total_km2 = 71.802 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 85423 | population_as_of = January 2023 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Gender | demographics1_title1 = Male | demographics1_info1 = 44,101 | demographics1_title2 = Female | demographics1_info2 = 42,717 | website = |title=Lukang Township |t=鹿港 |l=Deer Harbor |bpmf=ㄌㄨˋㄍㄤˇㄓㄣˋ |p=Lùgǎng Zhèn |mi= |gr=Luhgaang Jenn |tp=Lùgǎng Jhèn |mps=Lùgǎng Jèn |w=Lu⁴-kang³ Chên⁴ |tl=Lo̍k-káng-tìn |poj=Lo̍k-káng-tìn |phfs=Lu̍k-kóng-chṳ́n |showflag=wppoj Lukang, formerly romanized as Lugang and also known by other names, is an urban township in northwestern Changhua County, Taiwan. The township is on the west coast of Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait. Lukang was an important sea port in the 18th century and 19th century. It was the most populous city in central Taiwan until the early 20th century. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.

Etymology

Name

The township's name, which means "Deer Port", came from its deerskin trade during the Dutch period. Its old Taiwanese name was Lok-a-kang () and its shortened version is seen in English texts and maps as variants such as Lok-kang, Lokang and Lo-kiang.

In 2011, the Ministry of Interior decided to keep the historical Wade-Giles spelling "Lukang" and abandon the change to the Pinyin spelling "Lugang" consistent with the switch to Tongyong Pinyin in 2002 and later Hanyu Pinyin 2009.

History

An important trading port during Lukang's heyday from 1785 to 1845, Lukang's population reached 20,000. Lukang was Taiwan's second largest city after Tainan and was larger than Bangka (now a district of Taipei), then the island's third-largest city. The rice industry brought great wealth to the city. During the late 1800s the most prominent families in Lukang were the Huang and Koo clans.

The subsequent silting of the harbor and the city's refusal to allow railroads to pass through the city led to losses in trade in commerce, which, in turn led to Lukang's decline relative to other cities, which were experiencing considerable urbanization and population growth. This same decline, however, averted the modernization processes that demolished historical buildings in Tainan and Taipei, leaving Lukang preserved as it was in the past.

During the period of Japanese rule, the city was Taiwan's fifth most populous city, with a population of 19,805 according to the December 1904 census. The Hoklo people in the area were predominantly of Xiamen and Quanzhou origin, thereby speaking the Quanzhou dialect of Hokkien. Nanguan music is highly popular in Lukang and originates from Quanzhou.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550512-rokko-2119-ii.jpg" caption="Map of Lukang (labeled as ROKKŌ) and surrounding area (1944)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Txu-oclc-6557994-index-459.jpg" caption="鹿港}}) (1954)"] ::

In 1920, Lukang was governed as Rokkō Town under Shōka District of Taichū Prefecture.

Overview

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Lukang_Lung-shan_Temple_2004.jpg" caption="Lukang Longshan Temple]]."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/鹿港天后宮.JPG" caption="[[Lukang Mazu Temple"] ::

There are many old temples in Lukang, such as Longshan Temple and Matzu Temple. The city boasts over 200 temples dedicated to a wide variety of folk deities. The town is also the origin of the terms "ē-káng" (下港) and "téng-káng" (頂港) used respectively to refer to southern Taiwan and northern Taiwan; the literal meanings of the terms are "below the harbor" and "above the harbor".

The Yu Jen Jai (玉珍齋) cakes are famous local specialties, as well as Lukang's Ox Tongue Cakes (牛舌餅) and oyster pancakes. It will host the 2012 Taiwan Lantern Festival, beating out six other contenders.

Lukang encompasses 39.46 km2 with a population of 85,423, including 43,199 males and 42,224 females as of January 2023.

Administrative divisions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Lukang_Township_Office,_Changhua_County.jpg" caption="Lukang Township Office"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/鹿港老街08.jpg" caption="Street view in Lukang"] ::

The township comprises 29 villages, which are Dayou, Zhongxing, Luojin, Shunxing, Pulun, Xingong, Yushun, Tungshi, Guocuo, Yongan, Jingfu, Taixing, Zhangxing, Xinghua, Longshan, Caiyuan, Jiewei, Zhaoan, Haipu, Yangcuo, Caozhong, Tounan, Shanlun, Dingpan, Toulun, Gouqi, Liaocuo, Tungqi and Dingcuo.

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Lugang_Koo's_House.JPG" caption="[[Lukang Folk Arts Museum]], the former Koo's family mansion (see [[Koo Hsien-jung]])"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Mazu_Temple_in_Taiwan_Glass_Gallery,Changhua_County(Taiwan).jpg" caption="The Glass [[Mazu Temple]] at Taiwan Glass Gallery in Lukang"] ::

In popular culture

The town was referenced in the 1982 song "Lukang, The Small Town" (鹿港小鎮) by Lo Ta-yu.

Notable natives

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Lukang (2012–2023 normals, extremes 2012–present) |Jan record high C = 30.1 |Feb record high C = 32.7 |Mar record high C = 32.3 |Apr record high C = 34.3 |May record high C = 34.8 |Jun record high C = 36.4 |Jul record high C = 39.1 |Aug record high C = 37.5 |Sep record high C = 37.0 |Oct record high C = 35.2 |Nov record high C = 33.3 |Dec record high C = 30.5 |Jan record low C = 4.7 |Feb record low C = 6.1 |Mar record low C = 10.0 |Apr record low C = 11.0 |May record low C = 15.4 |Jun record low C = 22.5 |Jul record low C = 22.5 |Aug record low C = 23.5 |Sep record low C = 20.7 |Oct record low C = 14.6 |Nov record low C = 7.6 |Dec record low C = 7.5 |Jan high C = 20.4 |Feb high C = 21.0 |Mar high C = 24.3 |Apr high C = 27.4 |May high C = 30.3 |Jun high C = 32.3 |Jul high C = 33.4 |Aug high C = 33.0 |Sep high C = 32.6 |Oct high C = 29.8 |Nov high C = 26.7 |Dec high C = 22.2 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 16.7 |Feb mean C = 16.9 |Mar mean C = 19.7 |Apr mean C = 23.2 |May mean C = 26.3 |Jun mean C = 28.4 |Jul mean C = 29.4 |Aug mean C = 28.9 |Sep mean C = 28.2 |Oct mean C = 25.4 |Nov mean C = 22.6 |Dec mean C = 18.6 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 13.9 |Feb low C = 14.1 |Mar low C = 16.5 |Apr low C = 19.9 |May low C = 23.3 |Jun low C = 25.5 |Jul low C = 26.3 |Aug low C = 25.9 |Sep low C = 25.0 |Oct low C = 22.3 |Nov low C = 19.6 |Dec low C = 15.7 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 25.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 43.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 68.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 98.4 |May precipitation mm = 181.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 217.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 183.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 206.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 93.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 18.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 19.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 24.7 |year precipitation mm = | Jan precipitation days = 4.5 | Feb precipitation days = 5.9 | Mar precipitation days = 7.6 | Apr precipitation days = 8.3 | May precipitation days = 9.4 | Jun precipitation days = 10.6 | Jul precipitation days = 8.4 | Aug precipitation days = 10.5 | Sep precipitation days = 5.4 | Oct precipitation days = 1.9 | Nov precipitation days = 2.9 | Dec precipitation days = 3.4 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 82.5 | Feb humidity = 84.6 | Mar humidity = 84.3 | Apr humidity = 84.0 | May humidity = 86.3 | Jun humidity = 86.2 | Jul humidity = 82.7 | Aug humidity = 86.1 | Sep humidity = 82.8 | Oct humidity = 79.2 | Nov humidity = 82.6 | Dec humidity = 80.2 | year humidity = |source 1 = Central Weather Administration{{cite web |url = https://codis.cwa.gov.tw/StationData | title = 月報表(逐日資料) : 鹿港 (撤銷站) (C0G640) | publisher= Central Weather Administration |access-date = 7 October 2024 }} |source 2 = Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 1993–2020, precipitation days and humidity 2000–2013){{cite web |url = https://asrad.pccu.edu.tw/catalog/clim/ | title = 中央氣象署 測站氣候資料 : 彰化鹿港 C0G640 | publisher= Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank |access-date = 7 October 2024 }}

References

Citations

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