Mingjian

Mingjian Township is a rural township in western , . It is the second smallest township in the county, after .
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  • Type: Town with 39,200 residents
  • Description: A rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Bêng-kan”, “Bîng-kan”, “Làm-á”, “Ming-chien”, “Mingchien”, “Mingjian Township”, “Mingjyan”, and “Nama”
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cho-shui Station and Zinan Temple.

Railway station
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Zhuoshui is a railway station on Taiwan Railway Jiji line located in Mingjian Township, , .

Place of worship
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The Zhushan is a Chinese Temple dedicated to Fude Zhengshen and located in Sheliao Village, , , . is situated 3 km southeast of Mingjian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhongliao and Nantou.

Town
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Township is a rural township in , . is situated 8 km northeast of Mingjian.

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City is the capital and largest city of in Taiwan. Although the county is known for its mountain landscapes, City is located at its western edge in Taiwan's western lowlands.

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is a quaint railway town beside the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range. Besides being on a well-town tourist railway line, is known as the epicenter of "921", Taiwan's deadly earthquake of the century that shook the whole island in 1999.

Mingjian

Latitude
23.83829° or 23° 50′ 18″ north
Longitude
120.70293° or 120° 42′ 11″ east
Population
39,200
Elevation
164 metres (538 feet)
Open location code
7QM2RPQ3+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655889
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1671930
Wiki­data ID
Q708728
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Mingjian” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mingjian Xiang”
  • Chinese: “Bêng-kan-hiong”
  • Chinese: “名間”
  • Chinese: “名間鄉”
  • Chinese: “名间乡”
  • Chinese: “湳仔”
  • German: “Mingjian”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Miàng-kiên-hiông”
  • Japanese: “名間郷”
  • Korean: “밍젠향”
  • Ladin: “Mingjian”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bêng-kan-hiang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bêng-kan-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bêng-kan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bîng-kan-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bîng-kan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bîng-kann-hiang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Làm-á”
  • Polish: “Mingjian”
  • Russian: “Минцзянь”
  • Spanish: “Mingjian”
  • Vietnamese: “Danh Gian, Nam Đầu”
  • Vietnamese: “Danh Gian”
  • Yue Chinese: “名間”
  • “名間鄉”

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