23°38′31″N 120°19′22″E / 23.642008°N 120.322899°E
Yuanchang Township 元長鄉 | |
|---|---|
 Yuanchang Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 23,656 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Yuanchang Township | |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 元長鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuánzhǎng Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Yüan2-chang3 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ngièn-tshòng-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Goân-chióng-hiong |
Yuanchang Township[1] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Names
The Yuanchang came from a person named Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌). He taught his clan people to farm the land, to set the path for water and to build their houses here. He was passionate, generous and loved to help people. Therefore, the people named this township by his name to honor him. The Yuanchang name was known from that time and was widely used.
Geography
It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of 71.59 square kilometres (27.64 sq mi)
Administrative divisions
Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.
Tourist attractions
- Ao Feng Kung
- Cooperation Irrigation Project
- San-nei Lee House
- Mr. Fu Graveyard
- Tasi Graveyard
- Hou-Jiang-Yen Denomination
Notable natives
- Jacklyn Wu, actress and singer
- Tsai Pi-chung, acting Magistrate of Hualien County (2018)
- Lin Zhu-an (林竹岸, b. 1936), Taiwanese opera musician
References
External links
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