Guantian, Tainan
Encyclopedia
Guantian is a rural district
in central Tainan City, Republic of China
, commonly known as Taiwan
. It is the hometown of the former President of the Republic of China
, Chen Shui-bian
.
District (Republic of China)
Districts refer to a type of administrative division in the Republic of China .- Municipal districts in the Republic of China:In the Republic of China, districts are the only subdivision of special municipalities and provincial cities....
in central Tainan City, Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
, commonly known as 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...
. It is the hometown of the former President of the Republic of China
President of the Republic of China
The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912, to govern all of China...
, Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
.
Education
- Chianan Elementary School
- Duba Elementary School
- Guantian Elementary School
- Lungtian Elementary School
- Guantian Junior High School
Notable natives
- Chen Shui-bianChen Shui-bianChen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
, president of the ROC (Taiwan) - Hsu Tain-tsairHsu Tain-tsairHsu Tain-tsair , a Taiwanese politician, served as the mayor of Tainan City from 2001 to 2010. Born in Tainan County , Hsu got his PhD candidacy in economics in the United States, where he started participating in the independence movement of Taiwan...
, mayor of Tainan City