Changbin Township Office, Taitung County 20160802

Changbin Township () is a rural township in Taitung County,

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. It is the northernmost township in Taitung County. The population of the township consists mainly of the

Amis people The Amis ( ami, Amis, Ami, Pangcah; ), also known as the Pangcah, are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially recognized Ta ...

with a Kavalan minority.

Geography

* Area: 155.19 km² * Population: 7,756 people

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Changbin, Ningpu, Sanjian/Sanchien, Zhangyuan/Changyuan, Zhongyong/Chungyung and Zhuhu/Chuhu.

Tourist attractions

Baxian Caves Baxian Caves () are sea caves located in the east coast of Changbin Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. History Recently, the caves have been occupied and used as temples or places to place cremation ashes. However since 10 years ago, the Cultur ...

Chilin Ruins Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

* Chungyung Ruins

Transportation

* Changbin Port * Wushibi Port

References

Townships in Taitung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub