Guantian District


Guantian District is a rural district in central Tainan, Taiwan. It is the hometown of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. It hosts a population of 20,866 residents.

History

Guantian was formerly known as the "Guantian". During Dutch rule, this area belonged to the government as "Wang Tian". During Ming Zheng rule, Wang Tian was changed to "Guantian", and the land was handed over to the civil and military officials, who can then recruit the farmers. Among them, the Chen Yonghua family had the most commitments and gradually formed a Han Chinese settlement, hence the name "Guantian".
Under the Qing rule, it became "Guantian village". During the Japanese colonial era in 1920, it was renamed as "Guantian village", belonging to Zengwun County, Tainan Prefecture. In 1953 after the war, it became "Guantian Township". On 25 December 2010, it was renamed as "Guantian District".
Guantian District had human activities since three thousand years ago, but it was only officially established a hundred years ago under Japanese rule. Although the district administration of Guantian District is young, the history of the people and the land can be traced back to ancient times.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guantian, Erzhen, Daqi, Longtian, Longben, Nanbu, Shezi, Wushantou, Duba and Tungxizhuang Village.

Education

Universities