Colonel William A. Phillips

Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Name

The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

History

Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).[1]

Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the World War II. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City.[2][3]

Administrative divisions

The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

Government institutions

Chiayi County Hall

Education

Tourist attractions

Chiayi County Baseball Stadium

Transportation

Rail

THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao

The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.

Bus

Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ "Entry #40125 (前溝尾)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  2. ^ Chiayi County Government [dead link]
  3. ^ "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-History-Republic of China Era (1945－)". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taibao