Jiaoxi
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Jiaoxi 礁溪 鄉 |
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 Location of Jiaoxi in Yilan County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Yilan | ||
| Coordinates : | 24 ° 49 ′ N , 121 ° 46 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 101.4278 km² | ||
| Residents : | 35,344 (May 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 348 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 3 | ||
| Postal code : | 262 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-ILA | ||
| Community type : | Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng ) | ||
| Structure : | 18 villages ( 村 , Cūn ) | ||
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Jiaoxi ( Chinese 礁溪 鄉 , Pinyin Jiāoxī xiāng , Tongyong Pinyin Jiaosi Siang ) is a rural community in northeastern Yilan County in the Republic of China, Taiwan .
location
Jiaoxi is located in the northern section of Yilan County. The eastern part belongs to the Yilan Plain , an extensive alluvial plain formed by sediment deposits from the Lanyang River and other rivers. The west of Jiaoxi is one of the foothills of the Xueshan Mountains . In the east, the municipality is only separated from the Pacific coast by a narrow strip of land about 400 to 850 meters wide . The neighboring communities are Zhuangwei in the southeast, Yilan City in the south, Yuanshan in the southwest, Toucheng in the northeast, and the Wulai and Pinglin districts of New Taipei in the northwest. The east-west extension is about 19.5 kilometers, and the maximum north-south extension about 8 kilometers.
history
The first Han Chinese settlers settled permanently in the area of today's Jiaoxi from 1773 during the reign of Qianlong . These first immigrants came from Nanjing (Zhangzhou) in Fujian Province . The original Austronesian population was gradually displaced either to the western mountains or further south by the new settlers. In 1812, at the time of Jiaqing , the area formally came under Qing administration. In 1920, during the Japanese rule (1895–1945), the village of Jiaoxi ( Chinese 礁溪 庄 , Pinyin Jiāoxī zhuāng ) was established here. When Taiwan became part of the Republic of China in 1945 , it became the rural community of Jiaoxi , from 1950 in the newly established Yilan County.
Residents
With a population of just over 35,000 (2020), Jiaoxi ranked sixth among the 12 municipalities in Yilan County. At the end of 2019, 327 indigenous peoples lived in Jiaoxi, equivalent to around 0.9% of the population.
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Administrative division
Jiaoxi is divided into 18 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):
1 Dayi (
大義村 )
2 Liujie ( 六 結 村 )
3 Deyang ( 德陽 村 )
4 Yushi ( 玉石 村 )
5 Baiyun ( 白雲 村 )
6 Erlong ( 二 龍 村 )
7 Shichao ( 時 潮 村 )
8 Yutian ( 玉田 村 )
9 Guangwu ( 光武 村 )
10 Yuguang ( 玉 光 村 )
11 Sanmin ( 三民 村 )
12 Dazhong ( 大 忠 村 )
13 Linmei ( 林 美 村 )
14 Bai'e ( 白鵝 村 )
15 Wusha ( 吳 沙村 )
16 Longtan ( 龍潭 村 )
17 Paolun ( 匏 崙 村 )
18 Erjie ( 二 結 村 )
economy
Jiaoxi's economy is based on agriculture, local small-scale industry, and tourism. A local specialty is “hot spring vegetables” ( 溫泉 蔬菜 , Wēnquán shūcài ) - water spinach , sponge gourd , bamboo shoots , tomatoes - which are watered with water from Jiaoxi's hot springs. The cultivation of ornamental plants , as well as the cultivation of kumquats , tea ( 五峰 茶 - "Wufeng tea") and rice is important and animal husbandry also plays a role ( domestic geese , softshell turtles , tropical fish). Mineral water is extracted from Jiaoxi's springs.
traffic
The national road connections all run in north-south direction through Jiaoxi and lie in the eastern section. On the one hand, this is the national road 5 (motorway). Provincial road 9 runs essentially parallel to the highway, but about a kilometer inland, next to which the Taiwanese railway (the Yilan line ) runs. There is a train station in Jiaoxi. District road 191 also runs parallel to the motorway, but further east.
Higher educational institutions
The small private Buddhist Fo Guang University ( 佛光 大學 , Fóguāng dàxué ) is located in the village of Linmei . The university started teaching in 2000. Humanities and social science subjects are taught. The private Tamkang University also has one of its campuses in Linmei ( ).
particularities
Jiaoxi is particularly known for its natural attractions. These include the hot springs, around which a real bathing culture with numerous hotels has developed. Nature can be explored on various hiking trails. The most famous are the Old Paoma Trail ( 跑馬 古道 ), the Wufengqi Waterfall Trail ( 五峰旗 瀑布 步道 ), the Shengmu (Maria) Trail ( 聖母 峰 登山 步道 ), and the Linmei Shihpan Trail ( 林 美 石 磐步道 ). The latter leads to the waterfall of the same name ( ), which consists of three cascades separated from each other . Near the waterfall is the small Catholic Shengmu Chapel ( 五峰旗 聖母 朝聖 地 - "Wufengqi-Marien pilgrimage site" ) , designed in the style of a small Chinese temple of heaven . Another waterfall is the Houdongkeng waterfall ( 猴 洞 坑 瀑布 , Hóu dòng kēng pùbù - "monkey cave waterfall") in the village of Baiyun, which only has water during the rainy season. Lake Longtan ( 龍潭 湖 , Lóngtán hú ) in the village of the same name is the largest of the five lakes in Yilan County, with an area of around 17 hectares.
In Xietian Temple ( 協天廟 , Xiétiān Miao ) in the village Dazhong is Guan Yu worshiped. The temple dates back to 1803 and was expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Yuqing Temple ( 玉 清宮 , Yùqīng gōng ) is a temple complex for the worship of the "Jade Emperor" Yu Di from 1976.
Every year, the dragon boat race in Erlong village ( 二 龍 競渡 - "Erlong race, two-dragon race") attracts tourists.
Xietian Temple
Dragon boat racing
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 行政 區域 ("administrative regions"). Jiaoxi website, accessed June 19, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 說話 從頭. Jiaoxi website, accessed June 19, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 原住民 戶數 及 人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 14, 2020 (Chinese, English).
- ↑ 農業 介紹 (Introduction to Agriculture).礁溪 鄉農 會 (Jiaoxi Farmers' Union), accessed June 20, 2020 (Chinese (traditional)).
- ↑ 產業 資源 (Industrial Resources). Jiaoxi website, accessed June 20, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ Introduction. Fo Guang University website, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ The Lanyang Campus - The Garden of Wisdom. Tamkang University website, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ 礁溪 鄉 觀光 導覽 圖 (Map of Jiaoxi Tourist Attractions). Jiaoxi website, accessed June 20, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ Jiaoxi Hot Spring Park. travel.yilan.tw (Yilan County website), September 28, 2017, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ George Liao: A wonderful hike up to Wufongchi Waterfalls in Jiaoxi, northeastern Taiwan. Taiwan News, December 24, 2017, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Houtong Waterfall. travel.yilan.tw (Yilan County website), September 28, 2017, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Longtan Lake. travel.yilan.tw (Yilan County website), September 28, 2017, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ 勅建 礁溪 協 天 廟. Jiaoxi website, accessed June 20, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 九龍山 - 玉 清宮 (Jiulongshan Yuqing Temple). Jiaoxi website, accessed June 20, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
- ↑ 二 龍 競渡 (Erlong Race). Jiaoxi website, accessed June 20, 2020 (Traditional Chinese).
