This part is the more populous and busier district
along the coast in western Tainan. It was one of the
places where the Siraya people, Taiwan’s plains
aborigines called home. Extending from Jiali, Soulangh
Cultural Park is the centre of culture and art in the
area. The exhibitions in the warehouses at the sugar
refinery integrates local culture.
The Ye Wang Koji
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ceramics in Jhensing Temple in Jiali District are
listed as national historical monuments and have
significance in terms of history, culture, and
art.
Sigang is rich in flax. The Grand Sigang Bridge
that stretches over Zengwun River has gained the
reputation as being the No.1 bridge in Tainan. The
Sigang Procession is performed every three years and
regarded as the No.1 procession rituals in Taiwan. The
procession integrates both pestilence and procession
rituals, and is a crucial religious ceremony in the
coastal regions. The impressive procession reaches a
climax when the king boat (a boat that is said to
carry a king/god and rids a place of plague and evil
spirits ) is set ablaze to scare off plagues.
With
regard to Cigu, it features white and soaring high
salt mountains and Taiwan salt museum, which looks
like a white pyramid. The ecology along the coast and
the sand banks depict the changes in Tainan’s lagoons
over the course of history. Cigu has abundant seafood
and makes an essential habitat for black-faced
spoonbills and migratory birds. To taste the freshest
seafood, this is the place!
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