Shoufeng
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Shoufeng Township
Thọ phong hương Kotobuki | |
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 Rice Paddy with theCoastal Mountain Rangein the background | |
 Shoufeng Township in Hualien County | |
| Location | Hualien County,Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 218 km2(84 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2023) | |
| • Total | 17,106 |
| • Density | 78/km2(200/sq mi) |
| Shoufeng Township | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | Thọ phong hương |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shòufēng Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Shou4-feng1Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Su-fûng-hiông |
| HokkienPOJ | Siū-hong-hiong |
| Amisname | |
| Amis | Rinahem[1] |
Shoufeng Township[2]is arural TownshipinHualien County,Taiwan.The township sits in the north segment ofEast Rift Valleybetween Taiwan'sCentral RangeandCoastal Mountain Rangenear thePacific Ocean.[3]The Township is best known as home toNational Dong Hwa University(NDHU), anationalresearch universityand famous tourist attraction in Eastern Taiwan, where is Taiwan's representativeuniversity town.
Geography
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A large part of the township is located centered on theHuadong Valleynorth of where theShoufeng Riverempties into theHualien River.The township extends eastward over theHai'an Rangeto the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Administrative divisions
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The township comprises 15 villages: Chinan, Fengli, Fengping, Fengshan, Gonghe, Guangrong, Mizhan, Pinghe, Shoufeng, Shuhu, Shuilian, Xikou, Yanliao, Yuemei and Zhixue.
Demographics
[edit]It has 17,106 inhabitants in 7,376 households.
Education
[edit]Higher education
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TheNational Dong Hwa Universitydominates the township of Shoufeng, providing the township with its distinctivecollege-towncharacter. University buildings are located in the north of the township and the campus is directly adjacent to the Zhixue Street, Papaya Creek Delta, andZhixue Railway Station.[4]
Mandarin education
[edit]Tourist attractions
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- Taroko National Park
- East Rift Valley National Scenic Area
- East Coast National Scenic Area
- Liyu Lake
- Honan Temple
- Niushan Hunting Reserved Area
- Lichuan Fishing Farm
- Farglory Ocean Park
- Chihnan National Forest
- Fengtian Immigrant Village
Transportation
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Taiwan Railways Administrationstations on theTaitung linein Shoufeng include:
Highwaysin Shoufeng include:
- Provincial Highway 9,a north-south route through the Huadong Valley
- Provincial Highway 9C,(9Bính), a north-south alternative route to PH 9
- Provincial Highway 11,a north-south route along the Pacific coast
- Provincial Highway 11C(11Bính), a north-south route connecting National Dong Hwa University with PH 9 and PH 11.
- County Road 193,along the east bank of the Hualien River
References
[edit]- ^Sing ‘Olam. A mỹ ngữ giản minh từ điển ( học sinh bản )O Citing no Pangcah.Taipei: Đài loan tộc quần mẫu ngữ thôi hành ủy viên hội, 2011.ISBN9789868693630
- ^Đài loan địa khu hương trấn thị khu cấp dĩ thượng hành chính khu vực danh xưng trung anh đối chiếu biểu Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2017-08-09.Retrieved2017-11-05.
- ^http://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/user/Article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000095
- ^"NDHU, National Dong Hwa University".NDHU, National Dong Hwa University.Retrieved2021-07-28.
External links
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- Hualien Shoufeng TownshipArchived2018-06-20 at theWayback Machine(in Chinese)
- East Rift Valley National Scenic Area
- East Coast National Scenic Area
- Hualien Ocean Park
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