Cijin District, Kaohsiung


Cijin District is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District.

History

Cijin forms the original core of the Kaohsiung, which was established by the fisherman Hsu Ah-hua in the mid-17th century. He realized the attractiveness of the location when he was forced to seek shelter from a typhoon in the Taiwan Strait and returned with settlers from the Hung, Wang, Tsai, Lee, Pai, and Pan families and an idol of the Chinese sea goddess Ma-tsu. This was housed in a bamboo and thatch structure that formed the first Chi Jin Mazu Temple. The town grew up around the temple grounds.
Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the Port of Kaohsiung.

Geography

Two islands and one reef in the South China Sea are administered by Kaohsiung City as parts of Cijin District:
The district consists of Qixia, Yongan, Zhenxing, Ciai, Fuxing, Zhonghua, Shijian, Beishan, Nanshan, Shangzhu, Zhongzhou, Anshun and Zhongxing Village.

Government

The representative for Cijin on the city council is Lee Chiao-Ju.

Economy

Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore.

Education

Universities

The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" connects Cijin Island at the EBC tip to the rest of Kaohsiung on mainland Taiwan. Cijin District is also accessible by two ferry piers, the Cijin Ferry Pier at the northern tip of the island and the Zhongzhou Ferry Pier at the middle of the island.