Qiankeng

Qiankeng is a hamlet in Ruitian Village, Lugu Township, Taiwan. Qiankeng is situated nearby to the hamlet Huangqilin, as well as near the village Fanziliao.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chi-chi Station and Wuchang Temple.

Chi-chi Station

Railway station

Chi-chi Station

Photo: Takoradee, CC BY 2.5.

Jiji is a railway station in Jiji Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It lies along the Taiwan Railway-operated Jiji line, the longest branch line in Taiwan. Chi-chi Station is situated 2½ km northwest of Qiankeng.

Wuchang Temple

Place of worship

Photo: 阿文, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wuchang Temple is a place of worship.

Jiji Guang Cheng Temple (Taiwan)

Place of worship

Jiji Guang Cheng Temple (Taiwan)

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Jiji Guang Cheng Temple (Taiwan) is a place of worship, which is situated 3 km northwest of Qiankeng.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jiji and Shuili.

Jiji

Photo: Comet115, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Shuili

Photo: Winstonlee, Public domain.

Shuili is a township in Nantou County. The area has a population of approximately 20,000 spread out over 107 km2.

Zhongliao

Town

Photo: Shxpeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zhongliao Township is a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. Zhongliao is situated 8 km northwest of Qiankeng.

Qiankeng

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Ch’ien-k’eng”, “Ch’ien-k’eng-tzu”, and “Ciankeng”
Category: locality
Location: Ruitian Village, Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.81188° or 23° 48′ 43″ north

Longitude

120.8042° or 120° 48′ 15″ east

Elevation

237 metres (778 feet)

Open location code

7QM2RR63+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4178242198

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Qiankeng” goes by many names.

Chinese: “乾坑”

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