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Introduction to XinPi Township
XinPi Township (Hakka: xinˊ biˊ hiongˊ) is located in the central part of Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is situated approximately 28.4 kilometers southeast of the Pingtung County government. It belongs to the Left Division of the Liudui region, with about fifty percent of the population being Hakka people. There is also distribution of the Makatao indigenous people of the Pingpu tribe.
History of XinPi Township
Originally part of the Jiaoting District in Fengshan County, Tainan Prefecture, Fujian Province, this township became part of Taiwan when it was ceded to Japan in 1895. The following year, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Donggang Branch Office of the Akōchō, and it remained so until the 9th year of the Taisho era (1920). After the revision of the Taiwan street and township system, it was planned as Xinbi Township in Chaozhou County, Kaohsiung Prefecture, with the establishment of the Xinbi Township Office as its administrative center. Following the Republic of China's takeover of Taiwan in 1945, the street and township system was abolished, and the area was renamed Xinbi Township, with the Xinbi Township Office serving as the local administrative center under Kaohsiung County. In October 1950, due to administrative region adjustments, it has since been under the jurisdiction of Pingtung County.
The population of Xinbi Township
According to statistics from the Chaozhou Household Registration Office of Pingtung County, as of the end of 2022, Xinbi Township had approximately 3.5 thousand households and a population of around 9.6 thousand people. The villages with the highest and lowest populations in the township were Xinbi Village and Nanfeng Village, respectively. As of the end of 2022, the populations of these two villages were 2,185 and 803 people, respectively.
The San-Shan Kings Temple in Xinbi
The San-Shan Kings Temple in Xinbi is located at 49 Xin Hua Road, Xinbi Village. It was established in the sixth year of the Qing Dynasty's Tongzhi era (1867) and conducts pilgrimages to the San-Shan Kings Temple in Jiuru Township.