Traditional Chinese 三地門鄉 Wade–Giles San-ti-men Hsiang Traditional Chinese 山地門 Province Taiwan Province | Hanyu Pinyin Hokkien POJ Sam-tē-mn̂g-hiong Hanyu Pinyin Local time Tuesday 6:34 PM | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 72% Humidity Points of interest Haishen Palace, Demoer Park, Northern Paiwan Art and Cultu, Zhongshan Park | ||
Sandimen waterfall
Sandimen Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The population of the township is majority Paiwan with a substantial Rukai minority.
Contents
- Sandimen waterfall
- Map of Sandimen Township Pingtung County Taiwan 901
- A waterfall in shuimen nr sandimen pingtung
- Names
- History
- Geography
- Administrative divisions
- Tourist attractions
- References
Map of Sandimen Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan 901
A waterfall in shuimen nr sandimen pingtung
Names
Ethnic Chinese settlers adapted the original Paiwan name into Hokkien (Chinese: 山豬毛; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soaⁿ-ti-mn̂g; literally: "wild-boar bristle"; or 山地門; Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g; "mountains-gate"). Under Japanese rule the name was Sanchimon (Japanese: 山地門). Following Taiwan's handover to China in 1945, the area became Sandimeng Township (三地盟鄉; Sāndìméng Xiāng) but the name was changed again in 1947 to Sandi Township (Chinese: 三地鄉; pinyin: Sāndì Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-tē-hiong) but the Taiwanese pronunciation of Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g continued to be commonly used. In August 1992, the township assumed its current name.
History
During the Japanese era, Sandimen was grouped with modern-day Majia Township and Wutai Township as "Savage Land" (蕃地), which was governed under Heitō District (屏東郡) of Takao Prefecture. Following the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945, Sandimen was assigned to Kaohsiung County and, on 16 August 1950, it became a part of the newly established Pingtung County.
Geography
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 10 villages: Anpo, Dalai, Dashe, Dewen, Jingshan, Jingye, Koushe, Mani, Saijia and Sande.