Ruisui
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Ruisui 瑞穗 鄉 |
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.svg) Location Ruisuis in Hualien County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Hualien | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 32 ' N , 121 ° 24' E | ||
| Area : | 135.5862 km² | ||
| Residents : | 11,665 (March 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 86 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 3 | ||
| Postal code : | 978 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-HUA | ||
| Community type : | Rural community ( 鄉 ) | ||
| Structure : | 11 villages ( 村 ) | ||
| Mayor : | Chen Jinguang ( 陳進光 ) ( KMT ) | ||
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Ruisui ( Chinese 瑞穗 鄉 , Pinyin Ruìsuì Xiāng ) is a rural community in Hualien County in the Republic of China (Taiwan) .
Geography and climate
Rusui is located in the central to northern section of the Huatung Valley , an elongated valley that extends parallel to the east coast of Taiwan. The two mountains bordering the valley, the Central Mountains in the west and the Haian Mountains in the east, also form the natural geographical boundaries of the municipality of Ruisui. Across Ruisui extending Tropic of Cancer and the climate Ruisuis is therefore, by definition, on the border of tropics and subtropics . The annual precipitation is over 2000 mm and the rainiest months are May to October (maximum in September). The annual mean temperature is 23.9 ° C with a minimum temperature of 12.5 ° C in January and a maximum temperature of 34.4 ° C in July. The neighboring communities are Guangfu in the north, Fengbin in the east, Yuli in the south, Zhuoxi in the southwest and Wanrong in the west.
history
The original inhabitants of the area were from Austronesian ethnic groups. The first permanent Chinese settlement was established during the reign of the Qing Emperor Xianfeng (1850–1861). During the time of the Japanese rule (1895-1945) the region was systematically developed through the construction of the railroad and roads. In 1946, one year after Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China , the Ruisu Community was reorganized as part of an administrative reorganization.
population
According to the official statistics from the end of 2017, 4,702 members of indigenous peoples lived in Ruisui, corresponding to a population share of 40%. Most of them were Americans .
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a: Ruisui 瑞穗 村
b: Ruimei 瑞 美 村
c: Ruiliang 瑞 良 村
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Ruibei
瑞 北 村 Ruixiang
瑞祥 村 Maihe
舞 鶴 村 Fuxing
富 興村 Fuyuan
富源 村 Fumin
富民 村 Hegang
鶴 岡村 Chimei
奇美 村 |
Administrative division
Ruisui is divided into 11 villages ( 村 , Cūn ): Ruisui ( 瑞穗 村 ), Ruimei ( 瑞 美 村 ), Ruiliang ( 瑞 良 村 ), Ruibei ( 瑞 北 村 ), Ruixiang ( 瑞祥 村 ), Maihe ( 舞 鶴 村 ), Fuxing ( 富 興村 ), Fuyuan ( 富源 村 ), Fumin ( 富民 村 ), Hegang ( 鶴 岡村 ), Chimei ( 奇美 村 ).
Agriculture
About two thirds of the population are employed in agriculture. The main crops are rice, wendan ( 文旦 ) grapefruit , pineapple , tea , watermelon , papaya , sugar cane and various vegetables (especially pumpkins and bitter melon ). There is also dairy farming and aquaculture. Tobacco cultivation, which was important at the time of the Japanese colonial rule, has declined sharply since the 1970s and cattle farming has taken its place.
traffic
The Taitung Line ( 花 東線 ) of the Taiwanese Railway runs through Rusui . There are two train stations: Fuyuan ( 富源 ) and Ruisui ( 瑞穗 ). Provincial road 9 runs largely parallel to the railway line and county road 193 runs along the eastern edge of the valley.
tourism
The two megaliths of Satokoay are historical evidence. They are remnants of the Late Stone Age Beinan culture that took place in eastern Taiwan around 3000 years ago.
The Wuhe tea plantation is one of the tourist attractions. Tea has been grown here since 1973 (mostly semi-fermented oolong ). A specialty is the award-winning honey black tea ( 蜜 香 紅茶 ), which has a characteristic sweet and aromatic aroma and is made by processing tea leaves that have been eaten by small green cicadas. Also worth seeing is the Buddhist Qinglian Temple ( 青蓮 寺 ) in the village of Ruimei, which was built in 1924 instead of a previous wooden temple and has since changed its appearance several times through renovations (most recently in 1986). In the grapefruit orchard ( 文旦 觀光 果園 ) in the village of Hegang, tourists can pick their own citrus fruits in an area of 20 hectares.
In the forest recreation area Fuyuan ( 富源 森林 遊樂 區 , Fùyuán Guójiā Sēnlín Yóulè Qū ) in the village of the same name, you can experience camphor trees and a rich butterfly fauna.
Rusui also has access to the Ruisui Hongye hot springs. These springs are no longer in the municipality of Ruisui, but in the village of Hongye in the western neighboring municipality of Wanrong .
Partner municipality
Ruisui has signed a partnership agreement with the Japanese town of Misato in Akita Prefecture .
Tea plantation with palm trees, in the background the Hongye River
Satokoay megaliths
Bridge over the Hongye River, the Taitung Railway Line in the back, 11 Provincial Road in front
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 自然環境 ("Natural Environment"). Ruisui website, accessed July 2, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 歷史 沿革 ("Historical Development"). Ruisui website, accessed July 2, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 原住民 戶數 及 人數 Households and Persons of Indigenous People. (xls) Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 19, 2018 (Chinese / English).
- ↑ 社會 結構 ("Social Composition"). Ruisui website, accessed July 2, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 行政 區域 ("administration area"). Ruisui website, accessed July 1, 2018 (Chinese).
- ^ Ian Bartholomew: Mid-Autumn Fruit. Taipei Times, October 3, 2015, accessed July 1, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ Satokoay Historical Site. Taiwan Tourism Office, accessed July 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Wuhe Tourist Tea Plantation.花 東 縱 谷 國家 風景區 (Huatung Valley National Landscape Area), accessed on July 1, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Ruisui Qinglian Temple.花 東 縱 谷 國家 風景區 (Huatung Valley National Landscape Area), accessed on July 1, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Hegang Pomelo Tourist Orchard.花 東 縱 谷 國家 風景區 (Huatung Valley National Landscape Area), accessed on July 1, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Fuyuan Forest Recreation Area.花 東 縱 谷 國家 風景區 (Huatung Valley National Landscape Area), accessed July 1, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Ruisui-Hongye Hot Springs.花 東 縱 谷 國家 風景區 (Huatung Valley National Landscape Area), accessed July 1, 2018 (English).
- ↑ 姊妹 鄉鎮 ("sister city"). Ruisui website, accessed July 1, 2018 (Chinese).
