Guanmiao District
Guanmiao District is a rural district in southeastern Tainan, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Guanmiao was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Guanmiao was upgraded to a district of the city.Geography
- Area: 53.64 km2
- Population: 33,436 people
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Guanmiao, Shanxi, Xiangyang, Beishi, Xinpu, Xinguang, Wujia, Tungshi, Songjiao, Shenkeng, Budai, Beitou, Xiahu, Huayuan and Nanxiong Village.Tourist attractions
- Datan Lake Wanglai Park
- Fang Family Shrine
- Guanmiao Forest Park
- Guanmiao Shansi Temple
- Hills of Seven Constellations
- Sinfeng Church
- Thousand-Buddha Bodhi Temple
- Tiesian Bridge
- Yu Zen Retirement Center
Transportation
Guanmiao Service Area and an interchange of the Formosa Freeway is located in here.Notable natives
- Kuo Kuo-wen, Deputy Minister of Labor
- Chien-Ming Wang, MLB Pitcher