One: the speech said Zhanghua

        Zhanghua is a historical site city, initially called clear “half line”, subordinates Zhuluo County, the ancient geographic name “half line” is picked from the Pingpu ethnicity “half society” the pronunciation translation; Afterwards changed “Zhanghua” the city, the Qing Dynasty government is “reveals clear the emperor” meaning of the policy; In addition, “half line” society occupies originally, because of at that time Fujian governor Wang Shaolan, in constructed in the county stele inscription, had “guarantees the city to guarantee sentences and so on people 'clear' saint emperor great prosperous sea islet 'of', Yu Riju the time then renames Zhanghua”.“The sulphur brook” was in addition represents the local culture as for to be prosperous, set up the Zhanghua people fair and just “the sulphur brook spirit”

  The Kanghsi 23 years, the Fujian coast inhabitant will travel to the east one after another the reclamation, Yong Zheng first year the beginning among Zhuluo County hundred mile lands supposes for the county seat, the winter solstice tiger tail, north will arrive at Tachia, from this time on will only then call Zhanghua.Because the close mainland, must flush take Lugang as the trade, when then becomes this county politics culture, the commercial main center for center Zhanghua.After Guangxu 21 Japan establishes a separatist regime Taiwan, Zhanghua changes Taizhong County Fenmgyuan, latter changes the Zhanghua hall, Xuantong Period first year merges in the Taichung hall, changes in the platform a hall, in 1920 changed subordination the Zhanghua county - to be called Zhanghua.

 

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Two: administrative regionalization

        Zhanghua (Japanese: Zhanghua/ ), was administrative area of the existence during 1933~1945 in1933 during ~1945 years, governed is the Taichung state, now Zhanghua County Zhanghua.By the Zhanghua street, south the Guozhuang, the big bamboo village merge sets up.     

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Three; Zhanghua history

       Taiwan governs the last stage solstice to govern the initial period, Niu Chouzi the area is a street village clear, which is called “Niu Chouzi the village”, subordinates east the line the fort.North this village with Arab League yi Zhuang Weilin, east encircles Zhuang Weilin with the big bamboo, the south side for the south entrance village, nearby the southwest is the Zhanghua street, the west side for the west potential whelp village, the Xinzhuang whelp village.

       In 1901 (date governed the Meiji for 34 years) in November, this village subordinated in the Zhanghua hall. In 1909 (the Meiji 42 years) in October, changed subordination belongs to the Taichung hall. In 1920 (Taisho nine years), this village changed the system and changes name as “Niu Chouzi” the large brush-written Chinese character, subordinated in the Taichung state Zhanghua county big bamboo village, under the large brush-written Chinese character has “Niu Chouzi”, “Zhuang-zi”, “under Bu”, “the foot of a hill” the small character name. In December, 1933, south the  Zhanghua street merge the Guozhuang, the big bamboo village, the promotion became Zhanghua. Postwar Zhanghua subordinates in Zhanghua County, the large brush-written Chinese character also changes the system for in. It is good for the urbanization development.  

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