Tainan

Tainan is a beautiful city of Taiwan. It is located in the south part of Taiwan close to Kao-Shion, it is the third largest city of the country. Tainan is well knows for many traditional templos, for example, in the Old Fort at Anping (安平古堡).

According to the Taipei Economics and Cultural Office, "In one sense, this article is unnecessary. No one needs persuading to visit the city of Tainan: its charms are known island-wide and it's included on all but the briefest and most business-oriented of tour schedules. With seven Class I historic sites (or ten; there is some confusion over how they are designated) out of forty island-wide, and more than 200 Class II and III sites, Tainan is to history and culture what Taipei is to shopping, Kaohsiung is to shipping, and Hsinchu is to silicon-chipping." Tainan ( 台南) its charms are known island-wide and it is included on all but the briefest and most business-oriented of tour schedules.

Tainan is small compared to Taipei, but it has many traditional sites to see and rich in its activities. Every year, Tainan is the place where will show lantern for Chinese New Year. This year was the lantern of the Dog. Many traditional tourists will come to Taiwan to see its lights, colors and the design.

The weather in Tainan is very hot for all yer round. It has very hot summer days to warm winters. When Typhoon come, the weather will get cooler and cooler but this is only for a few days. After the cold wonds passed by, the weather will into normal.

Tainan County (台南縣)

From the map above, we can see the blue color is Tainan, it is located in the South of Taiwan. Tainan is quiet small, but it has a lot of counties where we can explore.

The capital of Tainan county is the Sinying City (新營市), it is located in the central part of Taiwan. Its county name is Su Huan-chih (蘇煥智) with 1,105,983 of population in 2004. The county flower is tea olive with (Osmanthus fragrans). The county tree is Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) an dthe county bird is Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora).

Tainan County has a lot of townships and these are: Anding Township (安定鄉), Baihe Township (白河鎮), Beimen Township (北門鄉), Cigu Township (七股鄉), Danei Township (大內鄉), Dongshan Township (東山鄉), Guantian Township (官田鄉), Gueiren Township (歸仁鄉), Houbi Township (後壁鄉), Jiali Township (佳里鎮), Jiangjyun Township (將軍鄉), Lioujia Township (六甲鄉), Liouying Township (柳營鄉), Madou Township (麻豆鎮), Nanhua Township (南化鄉), Nansi Township (楠西鄉), Rende Township (仁德鄉), Shanhua Township (善化鎮), Shanshang Township (山上鄉), Siaying Township (下營鄉), Sigang Township (西港鄉), Sinhua Township (新化鎮), Sinshih Township (新市鄉), Sinying City (新營市), Syuejia Township (學甲鎮), Yanshuei Township (鹽水鎮), Yongkang City (永康市), Yujing Township (玉井鄉), and Zuojhen Township (左鎮鄉).

Let me show you what are the famous places in each of these towns.

Here is the official website in both Chinese and English

Tainan

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