Yanshui River
The Yanshui River is a river in southern Taiwan. It flows through Tainan City for about 41.3 km. The wetlands at the river mouth fall partly in the Taijiang National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Taiwan
- Also known as: “Ti-shui-ch’i Ditch”, “Ti-shui-ch’i P’ai-shui-lu”, “Yanshuei Si”, “Yanshui Xi”, “Yen-shui Ch’i”, “Yen-shui-ch’i Ditch”, “Yen-shui-ch’i P’ai-shui-lu”, and “Yen-shui-hsi P’ai-shui-lu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Zeelandia and Former Anping Office of the Tainan Branch of the Taiwan Governor-General’s Monopoly Bureau.
Fort Zeelandia
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on Formosa, the former name of central island of Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island.
Former Anping Office of the Tainan Branch of the Taiwan Governor-General’s Monopoly Bureau
Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The former Tait & Co. Merchant House
Photo: Comet115, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Taiwan Development Historical Materials Wax Museum is a historical building in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anping District and Tainan.
Anping District
Suburb
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anping District is a district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census.
Tainan
Tainan, in Southern Taiwan, is the oldest city in Taiwan. Tainan is famous for its temples, historic buildings and snack food. It may be even more under-appreciated compared to the current capital, but is well worth a stop on a round-island trip for a quintessentially Taiwanese experience for both stomach and soul.
N. District
Suburb
North District is a district home to 126,446 people located in Tainan, Taiwan. N. District is situated 5 km east of Yanshui River.
Yanshui River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Taiwan Province, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Amis to Yue Chinese—“Yanshui River” goes by many names.
- Amis: “Yansui Saowac”
- Cebuano: “Yanshui Xi”
- Chinese: “盐水溪”
- Chinese: “鹽水溪”
- Japanese: “塩水渓”
- Sakizaya: “Yan-shui a sauwac”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Yen-shui Hsi”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Diêm Thủy”
- Welsh: “Afon Yenshui”
- Yue Chinese: “鹽水溪”
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