Sinsing District, Kaohsiung

22°37′29″N 120°18′4.7″E / 22.62472°N 120.301306°E / 22.62472; 120.301306

District in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan

Sinsing 新興區Xinxing
District
Sinsing District
Sinsing District
高雄市新興區公所 SINSING DISTRICT OFFICE KAOHSIUNG CITY SINSING
Sinsing District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population
• Total	49,478
Website	hsingsin.kcg.gov.tw/en/

Sinsing District (Chinese: 新興區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnxīng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinsing Cyu; Wade–Giles: Hsin-hsing Ch'ü) is a downtown district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Name

Sinsing means new prosperity in Mandarin Chinese.

History

Sinsing used to be called Tāi-káng-po͘ (Chinese: 大港埔) in early days where it was filled with endless wilderness before. During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, residents in the area used to make a living from farming and lived a simple life. Due to the nature of agriculture industry, people deployed water conservation methods in the area, thus irrigation system was spread all over the area. Fields became fertile and they grew rice, sweet potato, sugarcane or corn.

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the area grew gradually and was renamed Sinsing District.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Haoran, Zhencheng, Desheng, Zhenhua, Zhengqi, Dezheng, Rensheng, Dewang, Huasheng, Jiaoyuan, Yongning, Yuheng, Shunchang, Wenchang, Guangyao, Xingchang, Kaiping, Chenggong, Xinjiang, Liming, Aiping, Nangang, Zhongtung, Mingzhuang, Daming, Qiushan, Zhangyi, Jianxing, Jianhua, Hanmin, Rongzhi and Tungpo Village.

Tourist attractions

References

^ "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017. Sinsing District：
^ "雙語詞彙". 高雄市政府全球資訊網 Kaohsiung City Government (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020. 中文英文類別提供單位
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新興區 Sinsing District KCG
"About Singsing". Sinsing District Office, Kaohsiung City. Retrieved 25 July 2019. Sinsing District used to be called Dagangpu.
Sinsing (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Huang Chia-lin; Jake Chung (4 June 2019). "Kaohsiung announces tours of Siaoyao estate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019. Planned as a testing ground for the development of tropical agriculture, the estate, which is behind the Sinsing District (新興) Office on Jintian Road, was a peculiar blend of townhouse and private residence, the department said.
Hama Salih, Samal; Mirza Hassan, Mohammad; Shiau, Jim; Hossain, Zakaria (27 Mar 2018). "Numerical simulation of staged braced excavation in sand ~ O6 MRT station". International Journal of Geomate. 14 (43): 104–111. Retrieved 25 July 2019. The Orange Line is located in the Lingya and Sinsing districts in Kaohsiung city with three underground stations, O6, O7, and O8.
"Sinsing District Office Kaohsiung City".
"2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-28.

External links

Official website

Districts in Taiwan

List of townships/cities and districts in Taiwan

Special
municipalities

Taipei (Capital city)	Wanhua Zhongshan Xinyi Zhongzheng Datong Daan Nangang Neihu Shilin Wenshan Songshan Beitou
Taoyuan	Bade Daxi Dayuan Fuxing¹ Guanyin Guishan Longtan Luzhu Pingzhen Taoyuan Xinwu Yangmei Zhongli
New Taipei	Bali Banqiao Gongliao Jinshan Linkou Luzhou Pinglin Pingxi Ruifang Sanchong Sanxia Sanzhi Shenkeng Shiding Shimen Shuangxi Shulin Taishan Tamsui Tucheng Wanli Wugu Wulai¹ Xindian Xinzhuang Xizhi Yingge Yonghe Zhonghe
Taichung	Beitun Central Daan Dadu Dajia Dali Daya Dongshi East Fengyuan Heping¹ Houli Longjing Nantun North Qingshui Shalu Shengang Shigang South Taiping Tanzi Waipu West Wufeng Wuqi Wuri Xinshe Xitun
Tainan	Anding Annan Anping Baihe Beimen Cigu Danei Dongshan East Guanmiao Guantian Gueiren Houbi Jiali Jiangjyun Lioujia Liouying Longci Madou Nanhua Nansi North Rende Shanhua Shanshang Sigang Sinhua Sinshih South Syuejia West Central Siaying Sinying Yanshuei Yongkang Yujing Zuojhen
Kaohsiung	Alian Cianjhen Cianjin Ciaotou Cijin Cishan Daliao Dashu Dashe Fongshan Gangshan Gushan Hunei Jiasian Lingya Linyuan Liouguei Lujhu Meinong Maolin¹ Mituo Namasia¹ Nanzih Neimen Niaosong Cieding Renwu Sanmin Shanlin Siaogang Sinsing Taoyuan¹ Tianliao Yancheng Yanchao Yongan Zihguan Zuoying

Cities

Keelung	Anle Nuannuan Qidu Ren-ai Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng
Hsinchu	East North Xiangshan
Chiayi	East West

¹ — Mountain indigenous district

Kaohsiung City

Districts

Attractions

Historical sites	Former British Consulate at Takao Holy Rosary Cathedral
Museums	Chung Li-ho Museum Cijin Shell Museum Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum Kaohsiung Harbor Museum Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts Kaohsiung Museum of History Kaohsiung Museum of Labor Meinong Hakka Culture Museum National Science and Technology Museum Republic of China Air Force Museum Soya-Mixed Meat Museum Taiwan Sugar Museum Takao Railway Museum YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung
Others	85 Sky Tower Chang-Gu World Trade Center Cijin–Gushan ferry Dragon and Tiger Pagodas Dream Mall Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf Kaohsiung International Airport Liuhe Night Market Lotus Pond Love River Pratas Islands Shoushan Zoo Urban Spotlight Arcade

Education

Public universities	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology National Kaohsiung Normal University National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism National Sun Yat-sen University National University of Kaohsiung
Other schools	Chung Shan Industrial and Commercial School Kaohsiung American School Kaohsiung Japanese School Kaohsiung Medical University Municipal Kaohsiung Girls' Senior High School Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School

¹ — Mountain indigenous district

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