Shoufeng

	Shoufeng ; 壽豐鄉
	; Location of Shoufeng in Hualien County
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Hualien
Coordinates :	23 ° 51 ' N , 121 ° 33' E Coordinates: 23 ° 50 '59 " N , 121 ° 33' 9" E
Area :	218.4448 km²
Residents :	18,017 (March 2018)
Population density :	82 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 3
Postal code :	974
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-HUA
Community type :	Rural community ( 鄉 )
Structure :	15 villages ( 村 )
Mayor :	Zhang Huaiwen ( 張懷文 ) ( KMT )
Website :	www.shoufeng.gov.tw
	Shoufeng
	Shoufeng

Shoufeng ( Chinese 壽豐鄉 , Pinyin Shòufēng Xiāng ) is a rural community in Hualien County in the Republic of China, Taiwan .

Location, climate

Shoufeng is located on Taiwan's Pacific coast. The neighboring communities are Ji'an in the north, Xiulin in the northwest, Fenglin in the southwest and south, and Fengbin in the south. The maximum north-south extension is about 21.3 kilometers and the maximum east-west extension about 14 kilometers. Geographically, the municipality consists of three parts: in the west it shares in the Huatung Valley , which extends parallel to the coast. In the east it covers an approximately 23 km long strip of the Pacific coast. Both parts are separated from one another by the Haian Mountains , which also extend parallel to the coast.

The climate is subtropical and characterized by the monsoon (see the climate diagram for nearby Hualien ).

history

The first historically tangible inhabitants of the area were Austronesians , who belonged to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan . Currently the membership of Taiwan to the Chinese Empire of the Qing Dynasty began the Han Chinese immigration since the second half of the 19th century. During the time of the Japanese rule over Taiwan (1895–1945) numerous model settlements for Japanese immigrants were established on the sparsely populated east coast of Taiwan. This also included the villages of Toyoda and Hayashida in what is now Shoufeng. In 1920 the area was organized as the Kotobuki District ( Japanese 寿区; ことぶき ) in Karenkō Prefecture . After Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China in 1945, it became today's Shoufeng Municipality. In 1987 there was a correction of the boundary to the neighboring communities.

Outline of Shoufeng
a b c a: b: c: Guangrong 光榮村 Shoufeng 壽豐村 Fengli 豐裡村 Zhixue 志學村 Fengshan 豐山村 Xikou 溪口村 Shuhu 樹湖村 Fengping 豐坪村 Mizhan 米棧村 Chinam 池南村 Pinghe 平和村 Gonghe 共和村 Yuemai 月眉村 Shuilian 水璉村 Yanliao 鹽寮村

Administrative division

Shoufeng Township Building

Shoufeng is divided into 13 villages: Guangrong ( 光榮村 ), Shoufeng ( 壽豐村 ), Fengli ( 豐裡村 ), Zhixue ( 志學村 ), Fengshan ( 豐山村 ), Xikou ( 溪口村 ), Shuhu ( 樹湖村 ), Fengping ( 豐坪村 ), Mizhan ( 米棧村 ), Chinam ( 池南村 ), Pinghe ( 平和村 ), Gonghe ( 共和村 ), Yuemai ( 月眉村 ), Shuilian ( 水璉村 ), Yanliao ( 鹽寮村 ).

population

At the end of 2017, according to official statistics, 5832 people (around 32%) belonged to the indigenous peoples.

traffic

The main traffic connections are Provincial Road 11, which runs directly along the coast, Provincial Road 9, which runs through the Huatung Valley, and Provincial Road 11C (11 丙), which branches off from the former north of Shoufeng and connects to the latter manufactures.

The Taitung Line ( 臺東線 ) of the Taiwan Railroad, which connects the cities of Hualien and Taitung , runs through the Huatung Valley . There are four train stations in Shoufeng Township: Zhixue ( 志學 ), Pinghe ( 平和 ), Shoufeng ( 壽豐 ), and Fengtian ( 豐田 ).

Educational institutions

The main site of Dong Hwa National University is in Shoufeng .

Attractions

A tourist destination is Liyu Lake (" Carp Lake ") in the village of Chinam, which is the largest lake in Hualien County , with an area of approximately 104 hectares , situated in a beautiful landscape between mountains . In summer, schools of fireflies can be seen over the lake . The Chinam Forest Recreation Area ( 池南國家森林遊樂區 ) is located on the eastern mountain slopes of the village of Chinam . There used to be a transport center for the timber industry here and the old facilities ( cable cars etc.) can be viewed or rededicated for tourism purposes. In the village of Fengli, a culture and history museum was opened in a former police station, which is supposed to commemorate the time of the Japanese rule.