Yuanchang
23°38′31″N 120°19′22″E / 23.642008°N 120.322899°E
Yuanchang Township 元長鄉 | |
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 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 | |
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| 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.
Name
[edit]The local Fu clan maintains the name Yuanchang comes from Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌), their ancestor who settled in the area in 1741.[2] The Yunlin government agrees such a person did exist, but whether the specific man is the progenitor of the township's name is unclear.[3]
Geography
[edit]It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of 71.59 square kilometres (27.64 sq mi)
Administrative divisions
[edit]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
[edit]- Ao Feng Kung
- Cooperation Irrigation Project
- San-nei Lee House
- Mr. Fu Graveyard
- Tasi Graveyard
- Hou-Jiang-Yen Denomination
Notable natives
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 30 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ 葉, 子綱 (March 9, 2019). "傅氏大宗祠古風猶存 隱含元長地名淵源". CNA. Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "歷史沿革". Yuanchang Township Office, Yunlin County. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
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