Xingang Township or Singang Township () is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Geography It has a population of 30,543 and an area of .
Administrative divisions The township comprises 22 villages: Anhe, Bantou, Beilun, Beizi, Caigong, Datan, Daxing, Fude, Gonghe, Gonghou, Gongqian, Gumin, Haiying, Nangang, Nanlun, Sanjian, Tanda, Xibei, Xizhuang, Yuemei, Yuetan, Zhongyang and Zhongzhuang.
Education
Senior high school National Singang Senior High School of Arts
Junior high school Hsingkang Junior High School
Primary school Hsingkang Primary School Wenchang Primary School Gumin Primary School Yuemei Primary School Anho Primary School Fushing Primary School
Tourist attractions Xingang Mazu Temple Originally a local temple to goddess Mazu, the Xingang Mazu Temple emerged in the 21st century as a temple of regional and even national significance. It organizes annual "inspection-tour" processions through southern Taiwan and pilgrimages to Mazu temples in Mainland China, where it has opened a branch Mazu temple in Yongchun.Hsun Chang, "Multiple Religious and National Identities: Mazu Pilgrimages across the Taiwan Strait after 1987," in Cheng-tian Kuo (Ed.), Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017, 373–396. Bengang Shuixian Temple Bengang Tianhou Temple Dasing Temple Dengyun College Fengtian Temple Liousing Temple Singang Railway Park Southern Altar Shueiyue Nunnery
Notable natives Ang Ui-jin, linguist Hsu Chih-chieh, member of 8th Legislative Yuan Lin Chin-sheng, Vice President of Examination Yuan (1984–1993) Lin Hwai-min, dancer, writer and choreographer Tsai Chen-nan, actor and singer
References
External links
Singang Township Office