Taibao

Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Taibao 太保市 Taiho
County-administered city
National Palace Museum Southern Branch
Coordinates: 23.45°N 120.3333°E / 23.45; 120.3333
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan
County	Chiayi
Government
• Supervisor	Tung Kuo-cheng
Area
• Total	66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	38,696
• Density	578.4/km2 (1,498/sq mi)

Taibao City
Chinese	太保市
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tàibǎo Shì Bopomofo ㄊㄞˋ   ㄅㄠˇ   ㄕˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Taybao Shyh Wade–Giles Tʻai⁴-pao³ Shih⁴ Tongyong Pinyin Tàibǎo Shìh MPS2 Tàibǎu Shr̀ IPA [tʰâɪ.pàʊ ʂɻ̩̂] Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thai-pó-sṳ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Thài-pó-chhī Tâi-lô Thài-pó-tshī

Name

The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

History

Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).^[1]

Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the World War II. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City.^[2][3]

Administrative divisions

The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

Government institutions

Chiayi County Hall

• Chiayi County Government

Education

• Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology

Tourist attractions

Chiayi County Baseball Stadium

• Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Chiayi County Track Stadium
• National Palace Museum Southern Branch
• Ox General Temple
• Ping Huang Coffee Museum
• Wangshihjia Temple

Transportation

Rail

THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao

The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.

Bus

Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.

Notable natives

• Wang De-lu, Qing dynasty general
• Yeh Hsien-hsiu, politician and singer