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Gueiren
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English
Gueiren District, Tainan
thumb|Gueiren Precinct, Tainan City Police Department
Alternative forms
en Kueijen Kuei-jen Wade-Giles
en Guiren Pinyin
Etymology
From the en cmn-tongyong -en 2006 Taiwan place names https://web.archive.org/web/20061001212733/https://pinyin.info/taiwan/place_names.html Pinyin.info zh 鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old formszh 歸仁鄉 / Guiren / Guīrén / Gueiren / Kueijen romanization of the en cmn - *歸仁 Gueirén.
Pronunciation
gwā′rŭn′
en Guei ren
Proper noun
en district special municipality/Tainan c/Taiwan.
en 2006 有綠建築真好 Good to be Green: Green Building Promotion Policy in Taiwan https://books.google.com/books?id=ixRQAAAAMAAJ Taipei Architecture & Building Research Institute Ministry of the Interior 9789860044768 82338522 101 All the assessments of Green Buildings depend on the evidences of scientific experiment. Therefore the National Building Performance Laboratory located in Gueiren, Tainan was set up by Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior for the vernacular scientific experiments and practices of Green Buildings.
en Feb. 5, 2016 Jillian Sederholm; Phil Helsel Taiwan Earthquake: More Than 150 Missing After Deadly 6.4-Magnitude Temblor https://web.archive.org/web/20160207013648/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-more-150-missing-after-deadly-6-4-magnitude-n512461 7 February 2016 w:NBC News Two died in Tainan's Gueiren District, including a woman who was hit by a fallenfalling water tower.
en 2017 Chao-Hua (zh 王昭驊) Wang 臺南市歸仁區的聚落變遷與發展(1895-2016) The Development of Settlement in Gueiren District, Tainan City(1895-2016) https://www.airitilibrary.com/Publication/alDetailedMesh?docid=10251464-201712-201802220008-201802220008-21-36 Bulletin of the Geographical Society of China zh 中國地理學會會刊 59 10.29972/BGSC.201712_(59).0002 In this study, we discuss about rainfall in Gueiren District, one of the satellite towns of Tainan City and a rural-urban fringe of Tainan City. The purpose of this study is mainly to discuss the development and settlement factors and land use in Gueiren District from Japanese colonial period to the present day and the change of lifestyle of residents due to the influence of urban expansion in Gueiren District after World War II. https://web.archive.org/web/20220215183219/https://www.airitilibrary.com/Publication/alDetailedMesh?DocID=10251464-201712-201802220008-201802220008-21-36 15 February 2022
en 5 January 2022 Rebecca Oi Taiwan ramps up smart technology initiatives Tech Wire Asia https://web.archive.org/web/20220105005314/https://techwireasia.com/2022/01/taiwan-smart-technology-and-cybersecurity-initiatives/ 5 January 2022 The new Cyber Security and Smart Technology R&D building is part of Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City, an industrial park in Gueiren District, Tainan.“Few people wanted to move for work to Gueiren five years ago, but the hub in the district is expected to become the cradle of Asia’s most advanced cybersecurity technology, featuring innovative startups,” quipped Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong during the new building’s opening ceremony.
en September 19, 2025 NDC approves NT$122.7bn plan for science park w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20250918190854/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/09/19/2003844035 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/09/19/2003844035 September 18, 2025 1563-9525 464696902 Business 9 The NT$122.7 billion (US$4.08 billion) project in the Shalun area (zh 沙崙) of Tainan’s Gueiren District (zh 歸仁) would be financed through annual allocations from the Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration’s operating fund.
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Translations
district in south Taiwan
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 歸仁
Hokkien: nan-hbl 歸仁 Kui-jîn
Mandarin: cmn 歸仁 Guīrén
References
Further reading
Gueiren, Kueijen, Kuei-jen