title: Budai, Chiayi
text: # Budai, Chiayi
  
  23°21′36″N 120°10′12″E﻿ / ﻿23.36000°N 120.17000°E﻿ / 23.36000; 120.17000
  
  Budai Township (Chinese: 布袋鎮; pinyin: Bùdài Zhèn) is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
  
  ## History
  
  Formerly known as Po-te-chhui (Chinese: 布袋嘴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pò͘-tē-chhùi), it was the site where Japanese forces landed and completed the encirclement of Tainan during the Japanese invasion in 1895.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  The township comprises 23 villages: Caipu, Cenhai, Daijiang, Fuxing, Guangfu, Guishe, HaomeiJiangshan, Jianlong, Jiulong, Kaoshi, Longjiang, Shulin, Tungan, Tunggang, Xian, Xincen, Xincuo, Xingzhong, Xinmin, Yongan, Zhenliao, and Zhongan.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Its industry is mainly made up of fishery.
  
  ## Tourist attractions
  
  * Haomeiliao Wetland
  * High-Heel Wedding Church
  
  ## Transportation
  
  * Budai Harbor
  
  ## Notable natives
  
  * Chai Trong-rong, member of Legislative Yuan (1993–1996, 1997–2012)
  