Changhua

Poasoa (transliterated into Chinese: 半線; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pòaⁿ-sòaⁿ) was once a center of settlement for the Babuza people (a plains aboriginal tribe). During the Dutch period, the area was under the administration of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin) and was controlled by the Dutch East India Company. During the Siege of Fort Zeelandia, the area was also one of Koxinga's central defense and attack bases. During the Chinese immigration of the 17th century, Changhua city was one of the four cities that had major immigration; it was one of the oldest Han Chinese settlements. By 1694, Poasoa Village (半線庄) had been established. During the late 17th to late 19th century the area continued to be one of the major urban settlements in central Taiwan. In 1723, Changhua County was established, following the Zhu Yigui rebellion. Despite that, rebellions and civil wars continued. …

Changhua city has plenty of flat lands, however, the flat lands are divided in two portions by the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. One on the South Eastern area and the other on the North Western area. The North Eastern area, although being flat, is often affected by soil erosion caused by typhoons during the summer, thus is not suitable for living. The temperature of Changhua city on average is 22.4 °C (72.3 °F), annually, with July being the hottest and January being the coolest. Annual rainfall is 1,723.4 mm (67.85 in), June being the wettest and November being the driest. Rainfall decreases westward closer to the coastline.

Changhua City is one of the more developed areas of Changhua County, industrialization has been ongoing since the 1970s. This is reflected by an increase of factories in Changhua and decreasing amount of agricultural fields. From a poll in 1992, 43.2% of respondents worked in the service sector, 42.4% in the industrial sector and only 14.4% in either the agricultural or fishing sector.

1895 Baguashan Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Museum Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Monument Park Baguashan Great Buddha Baguashan Literature Walk (八卦山文學步道) Baguashan Silver Bridge (八卦山銀橋) Changhua Arts Hall Changhua Confucian Temple Changhua County Art Museum Changhua Railway Hospital Changhua Wude Hall Changhua Roundhouse Gu-Yue Folk Museum (古月民俗館) Huayang Park (華陽公園) Hsinding Old Street (新町老街) Kaihua Temple Lai Ho Memorial Hall Museum of Traditional Nan Bei Music and Theater Nanyao Temple National Changhua Living Art Center Red Hair Well (紅毛井) Spring of Youth Shengwang Temple Yuanching Temple Yuan Ching Kaun Tradition Art Museum (元清觀民藝館)

Changhua railway station is the only Taiwan Railway station in Changhua City. Freeway 1 connects Changhua City to Taichung City and is one of the primary route for commuters between the two cities. Freeway 3 intersects with Freeway 1 at Changhua and connects to Provincial Highway 74.

Johanna Schipper (known as "Johanna"; born 1967), comics artist and short story writer