Cijin District
Cijin District (; Hokkien POJ: "Kî-tin-khu") is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island () and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District. History. Cijin forms the original core of the Kaohsiung, which was established by the fisherman Hsu Ah-hua () in the mid-17th century. He realized the attractiveness of the location when he was forced to seek shelter from a typhoon in the Taiwan Strait and returned with settlers from the Hung, Wang, Tsai, Lee, Pai, and Pan families and an idol of the  Chinese sea goddess Ma-tsu. This was housed in a bamboo and thatch structure that formed the first Cijin Tianhou Temple. The town grew up around the temple grounds. HMS "Reynard" was wrecked near Pratas Island on May 31, 1851. Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the Port of Kaohsiung. Geography. Cijin Island is long with an average width of . Two islands and one reef in the South China Sea are administered by Kaohsiung City as parts of Jhongsing(Zhongxing) Village , Cijin District: Administrative divisions. The district consists of Cisia (Qixia), Yongan, Jhensing (Zhenxing), Ciai, Fuxing, Zhonghua, Shijian, Beishan, Nanshan, Shangzhu, Zhongzhou, Anshun and Jhongsing (Zhongxing) Villages. Government. The councilor for Cijin District in the Kaohsiung City Council is Lee Chiao-ju. Economy. Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore. Tourist attractions. There are numerous tourist attractions in Cijin District. Transportation. Cijin Island proper. The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" () connects Cijin Island at the EBC tip to the rest of Kaohsiung on mainland Taiwan. Cijin District is also accessible by  two ferry piers, the Cijin Ferry Pier at the northern tip of the island and the Zhongzhou Ferry Pier at the middle of the island. Outer Islands. Dongsha Airport and Taiping Island Airport.