Chikan
Chikan is a hamlet in Xiangshan Village, Puli, Taiwan Province. Chikan is situated nearby to the hamlet Tianliao, as well as near Bagu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chung Tai Chan Monastery and Ai-lan Presbyterian Church.
Chung Tai Chan Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
Chung Tai Chan Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the headquarters of Chung Tai Shan, an international Chan Buddhist order.
Ai-lan Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ai-lan Presbyterian Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Chikan.
Museum of emtomology
Museum
The Muh Sheng Museum of Entomology is a museum of entomology in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. Museum of emtomology is situated 3 km south of Chikan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guoxing.
Guoxing
Town
Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guoxing Township is a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. As of February 2023, the township has a population total of 17,168. Guoxing Township is located about 22 kilometres east of central Taichung City. The township is named after Koxinga. Guoxing is situated 10 km northwest of Chikan.
Chikan
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Ch’ih-ch’ien”, “Ch’ih-k’an”, and “Chihkan”
- Category: locality
- Location: Xiangshan Village, Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.9915° or 23° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
120.9344° or 120° 56′ 4″ eastElevation
422 metres (1,385 feet)Open location code
7QM2XWRM+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4178268506OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1678376
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In Other Languages
“Chikan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “赤崁”
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Localities in the Area
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