Mingjian Township臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 25 July 2017. is a rural township in western Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in the county, after Jiji Township.
Name and etymology The name Mingjian originates from a Japanese transliteration of the original Taiwanese Hokkien name, Làm-á (), with literal meaning "a very wet place". In 1920, during Japanese rule, the name was changed to which closely matched the Taiwanese pronunciation but with different kanji (Chinese characters) for the name. This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Bêng-kan and Míngjiān in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, respectively.
History Mingjian was a hunting ground for the Taiwanese aborigines.
In 2008, the 100th congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan was organized in Mingjian.
A leaning unused electrical pylon damaged in the 1999 Jiji earthquake, has been turned into an earthquake memorial.Tilting Electric Tower in Mingjian. 2 May 2008.
Administrative divisions
Mingjian includes the villages of Buxia (), Chishui (), Dakeng (), Dazhuang (), Donghu (), Kanjiao (), Nanya (), Puzhong (), Renhe (), Sanlun (), Songbo (), Songshan (), Tanliao (), Tianzi (), Wandan (), Xincuo () Xinguang (), Xinjie (), Xinmin (), Zhongshan (), Zhongzheng (), Zhuoshui (), Zhuwei ().
Transportation TRA Zhuoshui Station
Notable natives Chen Cheng-sheng, member of Legislative Yuan (1999-2002)
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