Lukang
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Lukang 鹿港鎮 Lugang |
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| Urban township | |
| Lukang Township | |
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| Coordinates: 24°03′N 120°26′E / 24.050°N 120.433°ECoordinates: 24°03′N 120°26′E / 24.050°N 120.433°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Changhua County |
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| • Type | Urban township |
| • Mayor | Huang Zhen-yan (DPP) |
| Population (February 2015) | |
| • Total | 86,112 |
| Website | www |
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| Literal meaning | Deer Harbor | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lùgǎng |
| Wade–Giles | Lu-kang |
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| Hokkien POJ | Lo̍k-káng |
Lukang(Chinese: 鹿港; pinyin: Lùgǎng; Wade–Giles: Lu4-kang2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lo̍k-káng), is an urban township in northwestern Changhua County, Taiwan. The township is on the west coast of Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait. The township's name came from the port's trade of deerskins during the Dutch period. Lukang was an important sea port in the 18th century and 19th century. It was the most populous city in central Taiwan until the early 20th century. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
The township's name came from the port's trade of deerskins during the Dutch period. Its old Taiwanese name was Lok-a-kang (Chinese: 鹿仔港; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lo̍k-á-káng) and its shortened version is seen in English texts and maps as variants such as "Lok-kang",Lokang and Lo-kiang.
In 2011, the Ministry of Interior decided to keep the historical Wade-Giles spelling "Lukang" and abandon the change to the Pinyin spelling "Lugang" that had been gradually taking place since Taiwan switched to Pinyin in 2009.
During the Qing Dynasty, the depth of Lukang's harbour and its proximity to Fujian province on mainland China made Lukang an important trading port. During Lukang's heyday from 1785 to 1845, Lukang's population reached 20,000. Lukang was Taiwan's second largest city after current Tainan and was larger than Bangka (now a district of Taipei), then the island's third-largest city.
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