Map of the region including Jiasian (labeled as Kōsen 甲仙) (1944)Map of the region including Jiasian (labeled as Chia-hsien (Kōsen) 甲仙) (1951)
Qing Dynasty
During the reign of Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty, there was a person named Jiasian who came to the area to develop the land. Later on, people from Fujian and Guangdong migrated there to settle down. The government also established an office in the area for administration purpose.[9]
Empire of Japan
After the handover of Taiwan from Qing Dynasty to Empire of Japan in 1895, the government established Aliguan police station in the area and applied police presence in 1902. In 1905, more than 2,000 Japanese people migrated to the area to work in camphor production by establishing Taiwan Camphor Production Enterprise. In 1920, the area was named Jiasian Village. Local and legislative offices were established including village chief and committee members. In 1942, tribal societies were further established in each village with one leader for each society.[9]
In Taiwan, "village" (里) is a level of administrative division that under a rural township. The main town of Jiasian is divided into three villages: Dong'an, Xi'an, and He'an.
Economy
Situated at the intersection of Highway 20 (the Southern Cross-Island Highway) and Highway 21, Jiasian's downtown serves as a market center for local farmers and tourists. The most famous local crop is taro. Shops sell taro-flavored ice cream, taro cookies, and other taro products. The township is also known for its bamboo shoots and plums.[11]
^"About Jiasian". Jiasian District Office. Retrieved 29 July 2019. Jiasian Township is located at the northeast end of Kaohsiung County,{...}Address： No.50, Jhongshan Rd., Jiasian District, Kaohsiung City 84742, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
^Liu, Chia-Yun; Tsang, Yun-Chung; Shieh, Chjeng-Lun; Lu, Ming-Hong; Chen, Nan-Huei (April 2018). "Bed-load monitoring via Japanese pipe-hydrophone- case study in Kaohsiung, Taiwan". EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts: 3194. Bibcode:2018EGUGA..20.3194L. The study area of this paper is located in Yokaung River, a mountain torrent in Kaohsiung city, Jiasian District.
^Chen Ting-fang (October 2019). "Camphor Trees Recall Jiasian's Captivating History". Love Kaohsiung 愛·高雄. No. 4. Translated by Hou Ya-ting. Information Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. p. 3. Taro from Kaohsiung's Jiasian District enjoys an excellent reputation.
^1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 甲仙區 Jiasian District 124.0340 2,297 5,907 3,123 2,784 112.18 2.57 48
^"CWB issues heavy rain warnings for southern Taiwan". Taipei Times. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019. Troops also assisted local government units in Liouguei (六龜), Jiasian (甲仙) and Shanlin (杉林) districts in Kaohsiung to evacuate residents from high-risk areas as a pre-emptive measure to ensure their safety, Wu said.
