Wufeng District
24°4′N120°42′E/ 24.067°N 120.700°E
Wufeng
Sương mù phong khu Wufong | |
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| Wufeng District | |
 The Lin Family Garden in Wufeng District | |
 Wufeng District in Taichung City | |
| Location | Taichung,Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98 km2(38 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2023) | |
| • Total | 64,080 |
| • Density | 650/km2(1,700/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Wufeng District(Chinese:Sương mù phong khu;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Bū-hong-khu) is a suburbandistrictin southernTaichung,Taiwan.It is the location ofTaiwan Provincial Consultative Council.
Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by theJiji earthquakeon 21 September 1999, which caused around 100 deaths in the town[citation needed].The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan, which commemorates the giant quake, is built at what was formerly Guangfu Junior High School, which was destroyed when part of the school was uplifted by the Chelungpu Fault during the quake.
The two major geographical features of this town are the Wu Xi (Wu Stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.
History
[edit]The nameWufengwas formerly calledAtabu(Chinese:A tráo sương mù;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:A-tà-bū),[1]which was anArikuntribe.[2]
Administrative divisions
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Tonglin, Jifeng, Jiayin, Benxiang, Zhongzheng, Jinrong, Laiyuan, Bentang, Beiliu, Nanliu, Side, Wufu, Dingtai, Beishi, Nanshi, Wanfeng, Jiuzheng, Kengkou, Fenggu Liugu Village.
Geography
[edit]- Area:98.08 km2
- Population:64,094 people (February 2023)
Education
[edit]Government institutions
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Tourist attractions
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Wufeng Lin Family Garden - Asia Museum of Modern Art
- Assembly Affairs Museum, The Legislative Yuan
- Democratic Times Museum
- Lin Hsien-tang Residence Museum
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
- Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden
- Jiujiu Feng (Ninety-nine peaks)
- Memorial Park of the Taiwan Provincial Council
921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan - Taiwan Mushroom Museum[3]
Transportation
[edit]Roads
[edit]Freeway
[edit]National Freeway No.3Wufeng Interchange
National Freeway No.6Jiujeng Interchange
Provincial Way
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Provincial Highway 63(Zhongtou Highway)
17
50 (rides from921 Earthquake MuseumtoBeitun District)
53 (rides to Wenxin Road,Nantun District)
59
107 (rides toNantun District)
108 (rides fromBeitun DistricttoTsaotun,Nantou)
131
132
151 (rides toHigh Speed RailTaichung Station)
201 (rides fromAsia UniversitytoNorth District)
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282
Notable natives
[edit]- Tang Yao-ming,Minister of National Defense (2002–2004)
- Lin Jin-zhong,calligraphy artist (b. 1951)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Entry #40122 ( a tráo sương mù )".Đài Loan Mân Nam ngữ thường dùng từ từ điển[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien).Ministry of Education, R.O.C.2011.
- ^Awan, Aite (2015-08-29)."Điện ảnh không nói cho ngươi 《 a tráo sương mù phong vân 》: Sương mù phong Lâm gia tới, kia nguyên bản a tráo sương mù người đã chạy đi đâu?"[What the Movie Didn't Tell You About 'Ataabu': The Lin Family Arrives – Where Did the Original Inhabitants of Attabu Go? "].Mata Taiwan.Retrieved2023-08-08.
- ^Taiwan, National Museum of Natural Science – 921 Earthquake Museum of (1 June 2009)."National Museum of Natural Science – 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan".921emt.edu.tw.Archivedfrom the original on 5 May 2014.Retrieved23 April2018.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Đài trung toà thị chính giao thông cục (2019-07-25)."Tiện cho dân phục vụ - tuyến thượng tuần tra - nội thành xe bus lộ tuyến đồ".Đài trung toà thị chính giao thông cục.Retrieved2019-07-25.
External links
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- Official website
(in Chinese) - Sương mù phong Wufeng, Taichung a tráo sương mù Ataabu (Fan Page on Facebook)
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