Zuoying District

22°40′56″N 120°17′38″E / 22.68222°N 120.29389°E / 22.68222; 120.29389

Zuoying
左營區
Tsoying
District
Zuoying District [1]
Zuoying District
Zuoying District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total
197,026
Websitekcgtdo.kcg.gov.tw/en/

Zuoying District (Chinese: 左營區; pinyin: Zuǒyíng Qū; Wade–Giles: Tso3-ying2 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chó-iâⁿ-khu) is a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. Zuoying District has the most populous village in Taiwan: Fushan Village.

History

Zuoying was established in the mid-seventeenth century as a military fortress, known as Old Fengshan (鳳山, also Old Fongshan). It is now the site of Tsoying Harbour, known formerly as Port Saei (左營港). 'Sa-ei' is the Japanese on'yomi (Chinese reading) of the city's name in Chinese characters, but was romanized as 'Tsoying' after World War II by American Naval Consultants.

In May 1960 a Republic of China Air Force North American F-86 Sabre crashed into a neighborhood in Zuoying killing 11 and injuring 45.[2]

Geography

Zuoying's Lotus Lake is one of the major tourist attractions of southern Taiwan. This beautiful man-made lake is situated between Gueishan (Turtle Mountain) and Panpingshan (Half-screen Mountain). The Spring and Autumn Pavilions, Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and Confucius Temple dot its shoreline. The Confucius Temple is the largest Confucius temple in Taiwan. The historic gates of the Old Fengshan city wall are also nearby.

There is a mountain called Shoushan or Chaishan (referred to as Monkey Mountain by many English-speakers), with a large population of Formosan macaques and many tropical plants, and part of which lies within the restricted area of the naval base.

  • Area: 19.39 square kilometres (7.49 sq mi)
  • Population: 197,026 (October 2023)

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Jinxue, Weixi, Dingbei, Zhongbei, Zhongnan, Miaotung, Miaobei, Weinan, Weibei, Bingshan, Xianghe, Yongqing, Juguang, Guanghui, Gequn, Mingjian, Dingxi, Shenghou, Shengxi, Shengnan, Chengnan, Lutung, Bubei, Bunan, Beixi, Beibei, Beitung, Haisheng, Chongshi, Zizhu, Guomao, Guohui, Guofeng, Xinxia, Xinshang, Xinzhong, Xinguang, Caigong and Fushan Village.[3]

Main article: Zuoying Naval Base

Zuoying hosts the Zuoying Naval Airfield (22°42′16″N, 120°16′48″E) and the Republic of China Navy's Zuoying Naval Yard (海軍左營基地), Taiwan's largest naval base. The Republic of China Marine Corps host their training program for their Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit (ARP) at that location.[4] A few miles south at the naval camp in Shoushan (壽山營區) is the garrison the ARP's secretive counterterrorism branch; the Chinese Marine Corps Special Service Company (CMC.SSC) (Chinese: 中華民國海軍陸戰隊特勤隊) or more colloquially; The Black (Clothed) Unit (Chinese: 黑衣部隊).

Villages near the naval base are composed of single-story houses, uncommon in most Taiwanese cities. The villages were first populated by soldiers of the Kuomintang who came from different provinces of mainland China and gathered here after losing the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The ROC National Government provided these veteran serviceman with these single-story houses. These residential areas belonged to the navy and were under military control at that time. Therefore, people outside could not enter villages without martial permission. Without interference from outside, the culture of villages embodies that of different provinces of mainland China.

In 2017 the government embarked on a major expansion of the naval base. Under the name Weihai Project (威海), the expansion was given a budget of more than a billion US dollars.[5]

Education

Universities

Military academies

Schools

Tourist attractions

Transportation

There are two stops on the West Coast Line of Taiwan Railway that serve Zuoying District: Zuoying–Jiucheng Station and Xinzuoying Station.

The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) serves the Kaohsiung metropolitan area with Zuoying HSR station, currently the terminal and a joint station with TRA's Xinzuoying Station and KMRT's Zuoying Station.

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Jet crashes, kills 11". nlb.gov.sg. National Library Board. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ Government website
  4. ^ Blanchard, Ben; Wang, Ann (14 January 2022). "Inside Taiwan's brutal navy frogman bootcamp". The Japan Times.
  5. ^ Tien-pin, Lo; Chin, Jonathan. "Zuoying naval base to get upgrade". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b 葛祐豪 (2024-08-04). "清、交高雄分校校園規劃出爐 「以房就樹」保留2/3綠地空間". 自由時報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  7. ^ 國立清華大學秘書處 (2026-02-26). "清華高雄校區啟用 國家重點領域校際研教園區邁向新里程". 國立清華大學 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2026-03-22 – via 國立清華大學秘書處.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ 國立陽明交通大學 (2025-07-04). "高雄校區揭牌　人才培育助攻在地高科技". 國立陽明交通大學 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2026-02-15. Retrieved 2026-03-22 – via 國立陽明交通大學.
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