Summary
Fenglin Township, (Chinese: 鳳林鎮; pinyin: Fènglín Zhèn; lit. 'Phoenix forest') is an urban township in central Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located in Huatung Valley bordering Shoufeng Township on the north and Guangfu Township on the south. It has a population of around 10,552 inhabitants in 12 villages.
Fenglin Township
鳳林鎮 Fonglin | |
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 A tobacco barn in Fenglin Township | |
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| Coordinates: 23°45′00″N 121°26′00″E / 23.75000°N 121.43333°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Province | Taiwan Province |
| County | Hualien |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.5181 km2 (46.5323 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 10,552 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Post code | 975 |
| Subdivision | 12 Villages |
| Website | www.fonglin.gov.tw (in Chinese) |
Geography edit
The administration area here is 120.518 km2, and located in the Huatung Valley plain between Central Mountain Range and Hai'an Range (Coastal Range).
Administrative divisions edit
Fengren, Fengyi, Fengli, Fengzhi, Fengxin, Shanxing, Darong, Beilin, Nanping, Linrong, Zhangqiao and Senrong Village.
Education edit
Fenglin Township has 3 junior high schools and 8 elementary schools. Fenglin Senior High School and 1 university are planning for construction.
Tourist attractions edit
- Fenglin Hakka Cultural Museum
- Fenglin Recreation Area
- Fenglin Road Park
- Fenglin Township Vegetable Area
- Jianying Park
- Linrong Recreation Area
- Lintian Police Substation and Old Lintian Police Station
- Cilakaiyan Tribe (吉拉卡樣部落)
- Lintianshan Forestry Culture Park
- Principle Dream Factory
Events edit
- Mipaliw Wetlands Art Festival[1]
Transportation edit
Railway edit
TRA Taitung Line (Huadong Line)
Road edit
- Provincial Highway No.9 (Huadong Highway)
- Provincial Highway No.16 Eastern segment
- County Road No.193 (Chinese)
Notable natives edit
- Chang Fu-hsing, Magistrate of Hualien County (2001-2003)
References edit
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (2 July 2017). "Mipaliw Wetlands Art Festival reflect the beauty of Hualien in Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links edit
- 花蓮縣鳳林鎮公所 (in Chinese)