Mingjian

Coordinates: 23°51′04″N 120°40′39″E / 23.851°N 120.6775°E / 23.851; 120.6775

Mingjian Township
名間鄉
Rural township

Mingjian Township in Nantou County
Location Nantou County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total 83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
 • Total 38,443
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Mingjian Township
Chinese 名間鄉
Hanyu Pinyin Míngjiān Xiāng
Wade–Giles Ming2-chien1 Hsiang1
Tongyong Pinyin Míngjiān Siang
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Miàng-kiên-hiông
Hokkien POJ Bêng-kan-hiong

Mingjian Township[1] is a rural township in western Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in the county, after Jiji Township.

Name and etymology

The name Mingjian originates from a Japanese transliteration of the original Taiwanese Hokkien name, Làm-á (Chinese: 湳仔; pinyin: Nǎnzǎi), with literal meaning "a very wet place".[2] In 1920, during Japanese rule, the name was changed to Nama (名間) which closely matched the Taiwanese pronunciation but with different kanji (Chinese characters) for the name. This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Bêng-kan and Míngjiān in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, respectively.

History

Mingjian was a hunting ground for the Taiwanese aborigines.[2]

In 2008, the 100th congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan was organized in Mingjian.[3]

A leaning unused electrical pylon damaged in the 1999 Jiji earthquake, has been turned into an earthquake memorial.[4]

Administrative divisions

Mingjian Township office

Mingjian includes the villages of Buxia (廍下), Chishui (赤水), Dakeng (大坑), Dazhuang (大庄), Donghu (東湖), Kanjiao (崁腳), Nanya (南雅), Puzhong (埔中), Renhe (仁和), Sanlun (三崙), Songbo (松柏), Songshan (松山), Tanliao (炭寮), Tianzi (田仔), Wandan (萬丹), Xincuo (新厝) Xinguang (新光), Xinjie (新街), Xinmin (新民), Zhongshan (中山), Zhongzheng (中正), Zhuoshui (濁水), Zhuwei (竹圍).

Transportation

Notable natives

References

  1. ↑ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 25 July 2017. (in Chinese)
  2. 1 2 歷史沿革 [Historical evolution] (in Chinese). Mingjian Township Government. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  3. ↑ "100th Mormon Congregation Created in Taiwan". LDS Newsroom. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  4. ↑ Tilting Electric Tower in Mingjian. 2 May 2008.
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