This station is located on “Shanhua Township.”  At the later period of Qing Dynasty, it was named “Tainan Prefecture Nanping County Wanli St.” and managed by “inspecting officers.”  In 1895, it was set as “Tainan Wanli Office” and not until 1899 it was changed to Shanhua St.  It was first called Shanhua Township after Taiwan restoration.

This station is located 340.451 km away from Keelung, the initial point of the North-south link Line with Longtian Station in the north and neighboring with Sinshih Station in the south.  Shanhua is located at the central Tainan County belonging to the flat zone of Chia-nan Plain.  There is Zengwun River surrounding in the north and next to Guantian Township and Madou Township, connecting with Shanshang Township and Danei Township in the east and bordering on Anting Township in the west, on Sinshih Township in the south, about 20 km away from Tainan City and about 22 km away from Sinying City.

On May 15 Mingjhih 34th year (1901), Wanli Post was established, and it was changed to Shanhua Station in Dajheng 9th year (1920).  When Wanli Post was first established, it was a wooden station with narrow areas and shabby facilities.  There were spacious wilderness around in the beginning, then time changed, the business amount increased; therefore, the station was rebuilt on May 17 1963 as the one we see today.  This station is a reinforced concrete one-story building with waiting room, ticketing booths, offices and public toilets.  It was again extended in 1985 increasing the establishment of luggage room, operation room, conductors’ office, staff break room, bathroom and so on.  It also built subway to reach the platform to facilitate passengers in and out of the station.

》Shanhua Township and the Founder of Taiwan-developing documentation
According to the record, Shen, Guang-wun was born at the end of Ming Dynasty in Jhejiang Province.  One time while on the way to Cyuanjhou by boat, he encountered Typhoon and was floated to Taiwan.After coming to Taiwan, he asked for nothing but a house to stay. At that time, the Dutch occupied Taiwan and he lost contact with Mainland; therefore, no body knew where and how he was.  Until Jeng, Cheng-gong came to Taiwan and understood that he was still alive, he received him with great honors and gave him a “Tianjhai” (farm house); Jeng died in 1662 and his son Jeng, Jing took over his position and removed all his father’s servants and policies.  Shen wrote a “Taiwan Essay” to criticize him and got him almost killed.  In order to avoid the danger to happen, he changed his clothes to be a monk, escaped into the northern wilderness and resided on Luohaimei (the present Neimen Township) Mountain.

After he became a monk, he still went to the nearby town called Mujialiouwan Aborigines Village (the present Anting Township Tainan County), taught the Pingpu Tribe people “Han characters”.  On the other hand, he also medicated people.  He was buried on Shanhua (the present Shanhua Township Tainan County.) We can see from here that the area around Neimen Township already had simple temple exist sine 1663; therefore, the belief in Guanyin Buddha of Luohaimen can be traced back then; it was because of the coming of Shen, Guang-wun, he established the foundation of Luohaimen culture.

References：
◎ Lian, Heng, “Taiwan General History” 2nd serial biographies of various ancestors.
◎ Cyuan, Zuwang, “Jici Pavilion Collection” Shen, Taipu’s biography.

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