Yanshui River

The Yanshui River is a river in southern . It flows through Tainan City for about 41.3 km. The wetlands at the river mouth fall partly in the Taijiang National Park.
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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.

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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.

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The Taiwan Development Historical Materials Wax Museum is a historical building in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anping District and Tainan.

Suburb
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is a district of , . 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.

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, in , is the oldest city in . is famous for its temples, historic buildings and snack food, and is well worth a visit for a quintessentially Taiwanese experience for both stomach and soul.

Suburb
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North District is a district home to 126,446 people located in , . is situated 5 km east of Yanshui River.

Yanshui River

Latitude
23.00361° or 23° 0′ 13″ north
Longitude
120.15° or 120° 9′ east
Elevation
-8 metres (-26 feet)
Open location code
7QM2243X+CX
Geo­Names ID
1665527
Wiki­data ID
Q8007924
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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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