Ruisui Township[1] is a rural township located in southern Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 10,944 inhabitants in 11 villages.
Ruisui Township
瑞穗鄉 Mizuho | |
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Nickname: 水尾 (Mizuo) | |
Coordinates: 23°26′0″N 121°30′0″E / 23.43333°N 121.50000°E | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Eastern Taiwan |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
Area | |
• Total | 135.5862 km2 (52.3501 sq mi) |
Population (March 2023) | |
• Total | 10,944 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Post code | 978 |
Subdivision | 11 Villages |
Website | www.juisui.gov.tw (Chinese) |
Ruisui Township | |
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Chinese | 瑞穗鄉 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Ruìsuì Xiāng |
Wade–Giles | Jui4-sui4 Hsiang1 |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Lui-sui-hiông |
Hokkien POJ | Sūi-sūi-hiong or Sūi-hūi-hiong |
The population is composed of Hoklo, Hakka, and Taiwanese aborigines, most of whom are Amis. Agriculture and tourism are major industries.
During Qing rule, the headquarters of Taitung Prefecture was located in modern-day Ruisui, known then as Tsui-be,[2] or Tsui-boe[3] (Chinese: 水尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-bóe). Those Chinese characters (水尾) were rendered Mizuo in Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan, but were later changed to 瑞穗, Mizuho in 1917.[4] This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Sūi-sūi and Ruìsuì in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, respectively.[citation needed]
The township lies in an alluvial plain which located midway up the Huadong Valley between the Central Mountain Range, Coastal Mountain Range and Wuhe Terrace. Rafting activity on the Xiuguluan River often starts from the Ruisui Bridge.[citation needed]
The climate is between tropical and subtropical monsoon with a humid climate.[citation needed]
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the township.[citation needed]
The township comprises 11 villages: Fumin, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Hegang, Jimei, Ruibei, Ruiliang, Ruimei, Ruisui, Ruixiang and Wuhe.[citation needed]
Taiwan Railway Administration stations on the Hualien–Taitung Line in Ruisui include:
Highways in Ruisui include:
The eastern prefecture of TAI-TANG, made up of the two sub-prefectures of Pi-lam and Hoe-lian-kang, with head-quarters at the middle-eastern centre called Tsui-be.
水尾 瑞穗 (1917)