Yujing District
A district in Tainan City, Taiwan
Yujing District (Chinese: 玉井區; pinyin: Yùjǐng Qū) is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes.
After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forcing school officials to cancel some classes.
History
Yujing, was formerly known as Tapani (or Tamani in Dutch records after 1650's; transliterated as Chinese: 噍吧哖; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ta-pa-nî) in Taivoan, is likely the site of Tapani tribe of Tevorang people, a former political unit of the Taiwanese aborigines. The name has also been spelled Tefurang, Tefurangh, Tevoran, Tevourang, and Devoran. Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin).
During the Kingdom of Tungning, members of the Siraya people from the Tavocan area (modern-day Xinhua) moved to this area due to conflicts with Han Chinese.
The Tapani Incident of 1915 was one of the largest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and aboriginals against Japanese rule in Taiwan.
In 1920, political divisions of Taiwan had structural changes and many geographical names were changed into Japanese style. The name Tapani was transliterated as in Japanese Tamai (Kanji: 玉井) and administratively was called Tamai Village, Shinka District (新化郡), Tainan Prefecture.
The public source identifies “Yujing District” as a district in Tainan City, Taiwan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Yujing, District and district.
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