Guishan District
Guishan District is a district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
History
Guishan was formerly known as Kulunsia. The name originated from a hill by the Mercy Buddha Temple of Shou Shan Rock, built in the 7th year of the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty. The plains aborigines and Ketagalan tribes were located here.From 1920 to 1945, Kameyama Village was under Tōen District, Shinchiku Prefecture.
In 1950, it was renamed to Kueishan. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded from Guishan Township to a district called Guishan District.
Geography
- Area: 75.50km2
- Population: 174,258 people
Administrative divisions
Ching-chung, Liou-kuang, Chung-hsing, Hsin-hsing, Hsin-lu, Kuei-shan, Ta-tung, Shan-ting, Shan-teh, Shan-fu, Hsing-fu, Lung-shou, Lung-hwa, Huei-lung, Ling-ting, Hsin-ling, Tu-keng, Fu-yuan, Chiou-lu, Ta-keng, Fung-shu, Leh-shan, Chang-keng, Kung-hsi, Ta-kang, Ta-hu, Ta-hwa, Wuen-hua, Nan-shang and Nan-mei Village.Government and infrastructure
The Ministry of Justice operates the Taipei Prison in Guishan.Education
- Chang Gung University
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
- Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
- Ming Chuan University
- National Taiwan Sport University
Infrastructure
Tourist attractions
- Dahu Memorial Park
- Formosa Plastics Group Museum
- Guishan Sports Park
- Hutou Mountain Park
- Taoyuan Sake Brewery
- World Police Museum