History
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 According to history, Tianliao Township was a unsettled land. When the first settlers came to this area, they began to build huts by the fields for the convenience of farming. Later, more migrants came and formed today's tribe. Based on the investigation of genealogy, plaques of the family shrines, and inscriptions on tombstones, residents of today's Tianliao Township were mostly from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou of Fujian Province, China. The Tianliao people are hard-working and diligent, and nurtured a culture of optimism, loyalty, and honesty. Through centuries of vicissitudes, social development, and technology advancement, the people have kept their name without alteration up till today. |
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Natural Environment
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| Geography |
Tianliao Township is located at the southwest region of Taiwan (120 to121°E and 22 to 23°N), bordering Wushan of Cishan Township at the east, Dagangshan of Alian Township and Gangshan Township at the west, and Agongdian River and Yancao Township at the south, and Wanci Creek and Longci Township of Tainan County at the north. The land area of Tianliao stretches to 12kn in the east-west direction and 11km in the north-south direction with a total area of 92.6802 square kilometers. It is a relatively small township at the northwest side of Kaohsiung County. |
| Terrain &Soil |
Surrounded by mountains, Tianliao Township is characterized by hilly land; therefore, there are only 1028.28 hectares of farmable lands. The rest of the land is mostly forests characterized by schungite clay and rocks, and two-third of the forests belongs to the National Forestry Administration. Ercongsing Creek has a broad network system; therefore, tightly-knitted streams and valleys flow through the Township. The mountains are covered with grass and the infertile lands have problems retaining water, plus there is an inconvenient traffic system. Tianliao Township is the one of the less developed areas in Kaohsiung County. |
| Climate |
Tianliao Township is situated in the southwest region of Taiwan with warm climate. It is in the subtropical belt and the average temperature between April and October is above 20°C; the months between November and March of the next year also has an average temperature above 10°C. It is indeed a place with year-round spring time. Summer is the rainy season, as well as the typhoon season and over 80% of rainfall falls in summer; winter is the dry season with the least rainfall. |
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