Guanyin District
A district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Guanyin District (Chinese: 觀音區; pinyin: Guānyīn Qū) is a rural, coastal district in western Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Guanyin is the name of a Buddhist boddhisattva.
History
Guanyin was originally named as Shiguanyin during the Qing Dynasty rule. It was renamed to Guanyin in 1920 during the Japanese rule. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Guanyin was reestablished as a township of Taoyuan County. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded to a district named Guanyin District of Taoyuan City.
Geography
Area: 87.98 km2
Population: 73,299 people (February 2023)
Guanyin is part of the alluvial fan in Taoyuan City. The coastline is about 15 km at the northern side.
Administrative divisions
Guanyin, Baiyu, Guangxing, Datan, Baosheng, Wuwei, Sanhe, Xinxing, Kengwei, Jinhu, Lanpu, Datong, Daku, Lunping, Fuyuan, Shangda, Xinpo, Guangfu, Tajiao, Baozhang, Caota, Caoxin, Shulin and Fulin Village.
Infrastructure
Taiwan Electric Research and Testing Center
Tatan Power Plant
Tourist attractions
Baishajia Lighthouse
1213 Baosheng Inn
Datian Lotus Farm
Golden Lake Shore
Kangzhuang Lotus Garden
Lin's Old Style House
Longman Bottle Gourd
Lotus Garden
Monet's Garden
Qinglin Farm
Sanqi Bee Park
Sun and Green Farm
Wu Cuo Yang Jia Zhuang
Xianghao Leisure Farm
Yifeng Leisure Farm
Yuanyin Farm
Transportation
Guanyin District is served by Taoyuan Bus.
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