Simplified Chinese 台儿庄 Wade–Giles T'ai-erh-chuang Province Shandong | Postal Taierhchwang Area 538.5 km² Local time Saturday 3:20 PM | |
Weather 15°C, Wind NW at 23 km/h, 32% Humidity Points of interest Taierzhuang Battle Memorial, Li Zongren Historical Museum, Canal Wetland Park, Baihe Park | ||
Tai'erzhuang District (Chinese: 台儿庄区; pinyin: Tái'érzhuāng Qū) is one of five districts under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zaozhuang. The district is located in the south of Shandong Province, in northeastern China. It covers an area of 538 km² and has a population of 290,000.
Map of Tai'erzhuang, Zaozhuang, Shandong, China
The district was the site of the Battle of Taierzhuang fought between the armies of the Chinese Kuomintang and Japan in 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The former site of the battle (Chinese: 台儿庄大战旧址; pinyin: Tái'érzhuāng dàzhàn jiùzhǐ) has been listed as a national monument of the People's Republic of China since 2006 (resolution number 6-981).
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Tai'erzhuang District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA