Shānshàng (山上), literally “mountain above”, is a small rural district of approximately 7,000 residents in northeastern Tainan. It is situated on an alluvial plain created by frequent flooding and silt buildup from Zengwen River (曾文溪) and is home to the Tainan Waterworks (原臺南水道), a landmark gravity-fed water purification system designed by British sanitation engineer W.K. Burton and Japanese engineer Hamano Yashiro (濱野彌四郎) during the Japanese colonial era.
Other Regions
- Tainan City (台南市)
- Baihe (白河)
- Annan (安南)
- Yongkang (永康)
- Xinying (新營)
- Yanshui (鹽水)
- Dongshan (東山)
- Qigu (七股)
- Rende (仁德)
- Xinhua (新化)
- Houbi (後壁)
- Liuying (柳營)
- Shanhua (善化)
- Zuozhen (左鎮)
- Madou (麻豆)
- Jiali (佳里)
- Beimen (北門)
- Guantian (官田)
- Guanmiao (關廟)
- Liujia (六甲)
- Xuejia (學甲)
- Danei (大內)
- Yujing (玉井)
- Guiren (歸仁)
- Nanxi (楠西)
- Xigang (西港)
- Xinshi (新市)
- Anding (安定)
- Jiangjun (將軍)
- Nanhua (南化)
- Xiaying (下營)
- Longqi (龍崎)
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Shanshang Tianhou Temple (山上天后宮), Shanshang Theater (山上戲院), Tainan Waterworks (原臺南水道), Shanshang Holy Cross Catholic Church (山上聖十字架天主堂), and Shanshang Linbao Residence (山上林雹古厝).