Beigang is a township in Yunlin County

Yunlin County

Yunlin County is a county in the western part of Taiwan, the Republic of China. Yunlin is located to the right of the Taiwan Strait, the east of Nantou County and sharing a border with Changhua County divided by the Zhuoshui River. Yunlin is one of the counties of Taiwan that is part of the Chianan...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. The Beigang River is surrounding the East and South borders of the town.

Sights

• Chaotian Temple
  Chaotian Temple
  The Chaotian Temple at Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, is dedicated to the deity Mazu, the goddess of the sea. Constructed in 1694, it became one of the most important Mazu temples in Taiwan and is known for its extravagant temple architecture...
  
  (in Chinese: 北港朝天宮) which is visited by more than one million pilgrims every year.
• Statue of Mazu on top of the cultural hall of the Chaotian Temple
• Beigang Tourist Bridge - it connects the counties of Yunlin and Chiayi
  Chiayi
  -Administration:-City attractions:*Chiayi Park*Sun Shooting Tower *Lantan *Historic Archives Building of Chiayi City*University of Chiayi*Chiayi Museum...
  
   which are separated by the Beigang River

Local cuisine specialities

• Beigang Cakes - traditional wedding cakes
• Beigang Peanuts and Broad Beans

Cultural Activities

• Festivities around the birthday of Mazu (23rd day of the third moon of the lunar year)
• Yunlin Good Gods Festival
• Beigang International Music Festival
  Beigang International Music Festival
  The Beigang International Music Festival is a project of the "Beigang Philharmonic Association" and takes place in Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan. Since its inception in 2006, the festival has grown and developed to become the biggest international music festival in Yunlin County...
  
  

Higher education

The China Medical University (Taiwan) has a branch in Beigang.

Beigang is only a short drive (approximately fifteen minutes by car) from National Chung Cheng University

National Chung Cheng University

National Chung Cheng University , abbreviated CCU, is a public research university located in Minhsiung, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is distinctive among universities in Taiwan in that it is dedicated to the core humanities and the basic sciences, both natural and social...

, one of Taiwan's foremost research universities.

External links

• Website of Beigang Township