Chiayi City Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyì Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayì Shìh; Wade-Giles: chia-yi shih; Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a provincial city of southwestern Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Formerly called Kagee during the late Qing Dynasty and Kagi during the Japanese era, its historical name is Tirosen.
Formerly called Kagee during the late Qing Dynasty and Kagi during the Japanese occupation, its historical name in Chinese derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Tirosen.
In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform.
In 1945, when Japan relinquished control of Taiwan, Chiayi City was elevated to a provincial city under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China. In 1950, because of the re-allocation of administrative areas in which Taiwan was divided into 16 counties, 5 provincial cities, and a special bureau, Chiayi City was downgraded to a county-government status. As a result, a shortage of capital largely hindered its development. On July 1, 1982, it was elevated again to a provincial city as a result of pressure from local elites.
Located in south-central Taiwan and covering an area of over 1,900 square kilometers, Chiayi is an archetypal agricultural county boasting exceptional agricultural, fishery, and animal husbandry achievements. One of the first areas developed in Taiwan, Chiayi still bears the signs of the dedication of past generations and a glorious history.
The world-renowned Ali Shan (Mt. Ali), narrow gauge Taiwan forest railway, historical streets, salt flats of Putai, broad sugar cane fields, the fresh seafood of Tungshih Harbor, and the color of local dragon boat races are just some of the highlights of Chiayi’s forestry, agriculture, fishery, salt mining and old city cultures. In this fertile environment, poetry, calligraphy, folk art and handicraft lend Chiayi an unmistakable cultural flavor.
Chaiyi belonged to Taiwan sub-province and the hall was still in Chiayi.
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