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	'''Checheng''' (車城) is a rural township in ], ], ].
			{{About-distinguish-text\|the township in Pingtung County, Taiwan\|Checheng, ], Nantou County, Taiwan (site of ]) or Checheng Township in ], China}}
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			{{Infobox Chinese\|title=Checheng Township\|t=車城鄉\|p=Chēchéng Xiāng\|w=Ch'e<sup>1</sup>-ch'eng<sup>2</sup> Hsiang<sup>1</sup>\|poj=Chha-siâⁿ-hiong/Chhia-siâⁿ-hiong\|phfs=Tshâ-sàng-hiông\|hide=no}}
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	* ]: 10,340 people (2006)

			'''Checheng Township'''<!--Do not add Chinese characters here. Use the infobox.--><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325205328/http://placesearch.moi.gov.tw/translate/Admin1000616.pdf \|date=2012-03-25 }} Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. {{in lang\|zh}} Accessed at {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816060629/http://placesearch.moi.gov.tw/index_2.php \|date=2013-08-16 }} {{in lang\|en}}. Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.</ref> is a ] in ], ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002122&id=2242 \|title=Attractions > Hot Spots > Pingtung County > National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium > \|access-date=2012-11-07 \|archive-date=2013-09-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060231/http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002122&id=2242 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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			==Names and etymology==
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			The name of the town. Checheng ({{zh\|c=車城\|p=Chēchéng}}) combines the Chinese character for "cart", {{zh\|c=車\|labels=no}} today used to refer to cars and other motorized transport, and {{zh\|c=城\|labels=no}} 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 ] name of ''Kabeyawan'' was ]d as ''Ku-piah-oan'' ({{lang\|zh\|龜壁灣}}) in the ] language of these new settlers.<ref name="History"></nowiki>] at 屏東縣車城鄉公所官方網站 . {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220032622/http://web.pthg.gov.tw/checheng/CP.aspx?s=1477&cp=1&n=11292 \|date=2014-02-20 \|accessed=2023-09-15}}.</ref> Following the ] in the 17th century, the name ''Thóng-léng-po͘'' ({{lang\|zh\|統領埔}}; ]: ''Thúng-liâng-phû'') was used after ]'s son and successor ] stationed troops there under a {{ill\|tongling (rank)\|zh\|統領\|lt=tongling\|italics=y}} ({{lang\|zh\|]}}),<ref name="History"/> a military officer with rank roughly equal to a battalion commander; The suffix ''po͘ '' ({{lang\|zh\|]}}) is often used for place names in Taiwan. A village gradually grew up in the area.<ref name="History"/>
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			] with Checheng marked as "Chasiang"]]
			After the Manchu ] assumed control of the lowlands of western Taiwan, ethnic Chinese settlers wanted protection from aboriginal attacks.<ref name="History"/> A wooden ] was built around the town giving rise to a new name, ''Chhâ-siâⁿ'' ({{lang\|zh\|柴城}}; Hakka: ''Tshài-sàng''),<ref name="History"/> using the character {{lang\|zh\|柴}} (''chhâ'') which is the Hokkien word for "wood". Thus ''Chhâ-siâⁿ'' has roughly the meaning of "]".

			In 1788, the fifty-third year of the ]'s rule, Manchu general ] landed his army in the area to suppress the ].<ref name="History"/> In commemoration, the town received yet another name ''Hok-an-chng'' ({{lang\|zh\|福安庄}}; also ''Hok-an-siâⁿ'' ),<ref name="History"/> with {{lang\|zh\|福}} from Fuk'anggan's Chinese name and {{lang\|zh\|]}} for "pacified", plus {{lang\|zh\|]}}, meaning "hamlet".

			The origin of the town's current name Checheng is disputed.<ref name="History"/> Some such as Japanese anthropologist ] believe that it arose as a mispronunciation of ''Chhâ-siâⁿ'' ({{lang\|zh\|柴城}});<ref name="History"/> the pronunciations of {{lang\|zh\|柴}} and {{lang\|zh\|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.<ref name="History"/>

			Today, Hokkien-speaking inhabitants continue to pronounce the name of the town with the older ''Chhâ-siâⁿ'', though the written form is almost inevitably {{lang\|zh\|車城}}. English-language maps and sources have historically used spellings such as '''Chasiang''' that reflect this pronunciation.

			==Geography==
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			Area: {{convert\|49.85\|km2}}<br />
			Population: 8,002 (February 2024)

			==Administrative divisions==
			The township comprises 11 villages: Baoli, Fuan, Fuxing, Haikou, Houwan, Puqi, Sheliao, Tianzhong, Tongpu, Wenquan and Xinjie.

			==Education==
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			* Gourmet: {{Dead link\|date=November 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}

			==Notable natives==
			* ], ] of Pingtung County

			==References==
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			==External links==
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 12 July 2024

Taiwanese rural township This article is about the township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. 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

Rural township

Checheng Township 車城鄉 Chai-cheng
Rural township

Checheng Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	50 km (20 sq mi)
Population
• Total	8,002
• Density	160/km (410/sq mi)

Checheng Township

Traditional Chinese	車城鄉

Hanyu Pinyin	Chēchéng Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Ch'e-ch'eng Hsiang
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Tshâ-sàng-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Chha-siâⁿ-hiong/Chhia-siâⁿ-hiong

Checheng Township is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Names and etymology

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. 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), 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.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty assumed control of the lowlands of western Taiwan, ethnic Chinese settlers wanted protection from aboriginal attacks. A wooden palisade was built around the town giving rise to a new name, Chhâ-siâⁿ (柴城; Hakka: Tshài-sàng), 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. In commemoration, the town received yet another name Hok-an-chng (福安庄; also Hok-an-siâⁿ ), 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. Some such as Japanese anthropologist Inō Kanori believe that it arose as a mispronunciation of Chhâ-siâⁿ (柴城); 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.

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.

Geography

Area: 49.85 square kilometres (19.25 sq mi)
Population: 8,002 (February 2024)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 11 villages: Baoli, Fuan, Fuxing, Haikou, Houwan, Puqi, Sheliao, Tianzhong, Tongpu, Wenquan and Xinjie.

Education

National Pingtung University

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

Pan Men-an, Magistrate of Pingtung County

References

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 > Hot Spots > Pingtung County > National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium >". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
^ 《歷史沿革》 at 屏東縣車城鄉公所官方網站 . Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Checheng Township Office, Pingtung County Government (in Chinese)

Checheng Township Travel Guide (in English)

v t e Cities and townships of Pingtung County
County seat: Pingtung City
Cities	Pingtung City
Urban townships	Chaozhou Donggang Hengchun
Rural townships	Changzhi Checheng Fangliao Fangshan Gaoshu Jiadong Jiuru Kanding Ligang Linbian Linluo Liuqiu Manzhou Nanzhou Neipu Wandan Wanluan Xinpi Xinyuan Yanpu Zhutian
Mountain indigenous townships	Chunri Laiyi Majia Mudan Sandimen Shizi Taiwu Wutai

Townships in Taiwan

Urban
townships

Changhua	Beidou Erlin Hemei Lukang Tianzhong Xihu
Chiayi	Budai Dalin
Hsinchu	Guanxi Xinpu Zhudong
Hualien	Fenglin Yuli
Kinmen	Jincheng Jinhu Jinsha
Miaoli	Houlong Tongxiao Yuanli Zhunan Zhuolan
Nantou	Caotun Jiji Puli Zhushan
Pingtung	Chaozhou Donggang Hengchun
Taitung	Chenggong Guanshan
Yilan	Luodong Su'ao Toucheng
Yunlin	Beigang Dounan Huwei Tuku Xiluo

Rural
townships

Changhua	Dacheng Dacun Ershui Fangyuan Fenyuan Fuxing Huatan Pitou Puxin Puyan Shengang Shetou Tianwei Xianxi Xiushui Xizhou Yongjing Zhutang
Chiayi	Alishan Dapu Dongshi Fanlu Lioujiao Lucao Meishan Minxiong Shuishang Xikou Xingang Yizhu Zhongpu Zhuqi
Hsinchu	Baoshan Beipu Emei Hengshan Hukou Qionglin Xinfeng
Hualien	Fengbin Fuli Guangfu Ji'an Ruisui Shoufeng Xincheng
Kinmen	Jinning Lieyu Wuqiu
Lienchiang	Beigan Dongyin Juguang Nangan
Miaoli	Dahu Gongguan Nanzhuang Sanwan Sanyi Shitan Tongluo Touwu Xihu Zaoqiao
Nantou	Guoxing Lugu Mingjian Shuili Yuchi Zhongliao
Penghu	Baisha Huxi Qimei Wangan Xiyu
Pingtung	Changzhi Checheng Fangliao Fangshan Gaoshu Jiadong Jiuru Kanding Ligang Linbian Linluo Liuqiu Manzhou Nanzhou Neipu Wandan Wanluan Xinpi Xinyuan Yanpu Zhutian
Taitung	Beinan Changbin Chihshang Dawu Donghe Luye Lüdao Taimali
Yilan	Dongshan Jiaoxi Sanxing Wujie Yuanshan Zhuangwei
Yunlin	Baozhong Cihtong Dapi Dongshi Erlun Gukeng Kouhu Linnei Lunbei Mailiao Shuilin Sihu Taisi Yuanchang

Mountain
indigenous
townships

Hsinchu	Jianshi Wufeng
Hualien	Wanrong Xiulin Zhuoxi
Miaoli	Tai'an
Nantou	Ren'ai Xinyi
Pingtung	Chunri Laiyi Majia Mudan Sandimen Shizi Taiwu Wutai
Taitung	Daren Haiduan Jinfeng Lanyu Yanping
Yilan	Datong Nan'ao

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