Xingang, Chiayi
# Xingang, Chiayi

23°34′N 120°21′E﻿ / ﻿23.56°N 120.35°E﻿ / 23.56; 120.35

Xingang Township or Singang Township (Chinese: 新港鄉; pinyin: Xīngǎng Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

## Geography

It has a population of 30,543 and an area of 66.05 square kilometres (25.50 sq mi).

## Administrative divisions

The township comprises 22 villages: Anhe, Bantou, Beilun, Beizi, Caigong, Datan, Daxing, Fude, Gonghe, Gonghou, Gongqian, Gumin, Haiying, Nangang, Nanlun, Sanjian, Tanda, Xibei, Xizhuang, Yuemei, Yuetan, Zhongyang and Zhongzhuang.

## Education

### Senior high school

* National Singang Senior High School of Arts

### Junior high school

* Hsingkang Junior High School

### Primary school

* Hsingkang Primary School
* Wenchang Primary School
* Gumin Primary School
* Yuemei Primary School
* Anho Primary School
* Fushing Primary School

## Tourist attractions

* Xingang Mazu Temple

Originally a local temple to goddess Mazu, the Xingang Mazu Temple emerged in the 21st century as a temple of regional and even national significance. It organizes annual "inspection-tour" processions through southern Taiwan and pilgrimages to Mazu temples in Mainland China, where it has opened a branch Mazu temple in Yongchun.

* Bengang Shuixian Temple
* Bengang Tianhou Temple
* Dasing Temple
* Dengyun College
* Fengtian Temple
* Liousing Temple
* Singang Railway Park
* Southern Altar Shueiyue Nunnery

## Notable natives

* Ang Ui-jin, linguist
* Hsu Chih-chieh, member of 8th Legislative Yuan
* Lin Chin-sheng, Vice President of Examination Yuan (1984–1993)
* Lin Hwai-min, dancer, writer and choreographer
* Tsai Chen-nan, actor and singer
