Tainan County is located in north-center of between about 23 degrees north latitude and 120 degrees east longitude; it’s in Chianan plain, east to "Chai Hong Kong Kiu Tau Pi"and the Lioujia, Kuantien township; south to Madou township; west to the Xuejia township, north to Xinying, Yanshui and Liouying township.

Tainan County is divided into two parts, north and south by Cengwen River. Xiaying township is as north area of river and the township area of about 33.5 square kilometers.

(一)The topography and terrain

It is a part of the coastal plain, and elevation of 5 meters below the region, there is no mountain and sea around, a broad flat region, there is rush in the north, and a large drainage of Madou running through the central, they are the major drainage basin for the township.

 (二)Geology and soil

Xiaying is located in the Zengwen area and mostly are clayer soils, Xiaying in pre-war set up brick, wayao factory. A large number of embryos needed to Shaolian soil, therefore the fields were mined the formation of large and small depressions and ponds; late in 1823, after rush streams’ diversion, the "revised wind and interior sea" is gradually silting, it left Xiaying village today, like Dapi, oyster Liu, Sha Liu, Mao kong and the waters and other related names. In fact, the following fileds are made of many of the ponds, fish ponds consisting of plain, it has formed a natural environment for white goose swimming.

(三)Climate

It is located in the south of tropic of cancer, it belongs to tropical climate, and controlled by continental air masses in winter, the prevailing northeast monsoon to the north, dry and cold. In summer, it was influence by Pacific high flow in summer and southwesterly flow, high temperature and humidity. The maximum of average temperatures was approximately between the 23 ~ 24 ℃, the minimum of average temperature was above about 18 ℃ Rainfall are more concentrated in June, July and August, the hot wind and rain storm, and more than 90% of annual rainfall.

(四)Hydrology and Water Resources

There is Madou major river systems in this area, it have a large row of Shenzhen, is a section of river upstream of the Jiangjun drainage lines. After passing through the area along the north side of Madou, Xuejia, Jiali, Beimen and other towns. Finally, in the Jiangjun Township to the sea, the main stream is very short and the whole length of river only 24.2 km. Another lines cited in Tian Pi water Honours and irrigate farmland, as the main irrigation system in south Zhongying agricultural area.

Economic activities in Xiaying are agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery and other primary industry-based. Many types of agriculture, the mostly production is rice and corn, there are also mulberry, mushroom, water chestnut, grapefruit, sugar cane, fungus, white fungus, burdock and others.

Silkworm Festival: Xiaying Farmers’ Association host

Goose Festival: Xiaying Farmers’ Association host

Although there is no rail or highway in Xiaying, however, thanks to well-developed highway transportation in Taiwan, there is significant increase in tourist numbers recent, the following list of instructions to transport: