Yujing District


Yujing District is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes.
After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forcing school officials to cancel some classes.

History

Yujing is likely the site of , a former political unit of the Taiwanese aborigines. The name has also been spelled Tefurang, Tefurangh, Tevoran, Tevourang, and Devoran. Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang.
During the Kingdom of Tungning, members of the Siraya people from the Tavocan area moved to this area due to conflicts with Han Chinese.
The Tapani Incident of 1915 was one of the largest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and aboriginals against Japanese rule in Taiwan.
In 1920, the name was changed from Tapani to and administratively was called Tamai Village,, Tainan Prefecture. During Japanese rule, Tamai produced abundant sugar.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yujing was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Yujing was upgraded to a district of the city. In the 1960s, with government promotion, the name "Yujing" became almost synonymous with "mangos".

Geography

The district consists of Yujing, Yutian, Zhongzheng, Zhuwei, Shatian, Sanpu, Sanhe, Wangming, Cenglin and Fengli Village.

Tourist attractions

Bus station in the district is Yujing Bus Station of Shing Nan Bus. The district is connected to Beimen District through Provincial Highway 84.

Notable natives