Taibao

County-administered city in Taiwan, Republic of China

Taibao

太保市

Taiho

County-administered city

National Palace Museum Southern Branch

Coordinates: 23°27′00″N 120°20′00″E﻿ / ﻿23.45°N 120.3333°E﻿ / 23.45; 120.3333
Country| Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province| Taiwan
County| Chiayi
Government

• Supervisor| Tung Kuo-cheng
Area

• Total

| 66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi)
Population

(May 2022)

• Total

| 38,696
• Density| 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Taibao City

Chinese| 太保市
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Tàibǎo Shì
Bopomofo| ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh| Taybao Shyh
Wade–Giles| Tʻai⁴-pao³ Shih⁴
Tongyong Pinyin| Tàibǎo Shìh
MPS2| Tàibǎu Shr̀
IPA| [tʰâɪ.pàʊ ʂɻ̩̂]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ| Thai-pó-sṳ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ| Thài-pó-chhī
Tâi-lô| Thài-pó-tshī

Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.

## Name

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The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

## History

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Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).[1]

Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the World War II. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City.[2][3]

## Administrative divisions

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The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

## Government institutions

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Chiayi County Hall

* Chiayi County Government

## Education

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* Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology

## Tourist attractions

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Chiayi County Baseball Stadium

* Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Chiayi County Track Stadium
* National Palace Museum Southern Branch
* Ox General Temple
* Ping Huang Coffee Museum
* Wangshihjia Temple

## Transportation

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### Rail

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THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao

The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.

### Bus

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Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.

## Notable natives

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* Wang De-lu, Qing Dynasty general
* Yeh Hsien-hsiu, politician and singer

## References

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1. ^ "Entry #40125 (前溝尾)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
2. ^ Chiayi County Government
3. ^ "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-History-Republic of China Era (1945－)". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taibao City, Chiayi County.

* Taibao City Office, Chiayi County

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County seat: Taibao

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* Puzi
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