Emei Township () is a rural township in Hsinchu County,

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History

Emei Township was originally named ''Goeh-bai'' (), taking the name from the curved crescent moon shape of the Emei Stream (峨眉溪). In 1904, during Japanese rule, the township was renamed to , which is retained as the present ''Emei''.

Geography

* Area: * Population: 5,591 (January 2017)

Administrative divisions

* Emei Village * Zhongcheng Village * Shijing Village * Qixing Village * Fuxing Village * Huguang Village

Tourist attractions

* Emei Lake * Erliao Divien Tree * Fuxing Old Street * Mount Shitou * Qixing Camphor Tree * Qixing Tree * Shierliao Leisure Agricultural Region * Xi Mao Bu Hanging Bridge

Notable natives

Chiu Ching-chun Chiu Ching-chun (; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018. Education Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and T ...

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...

of Hsinchu County (2009–2018) *

Yang Wen-ke Yang Wen-ke (; born 22 March 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 25 December 2018 after winning the 2018 municipality election of the Republic of China on 24 November 2018. Political career Hsinchu Co ...

of Hsinchu County

References

External links

* Townships in Hsinchu County {{Taiwan-geo-stub