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Fenyuan Township () is a rural
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
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Changhua County
Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...
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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 ...
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Geography
Fenyuan encompasses and a population of 23,843, including 12,533 males and 11,310 females as of January 2017.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 15 villages: Dapu, Dazhu, Fengkeng, Fenyuan, Jiapei, Jiaxing, Jinfen, Jiushe, Shekou, Tongan, Xianzhuang, Xitou, Zhonglun, Zhulin and Zunqi.
Tourist attractions
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Alice's Garden
The Alice's Garden () is a garden in Fenyuan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.
Architecture
The garden has various themes, with Lychee as their main theme, the special farm produce of Fenyuan. There are 22 Lychee figurines installed around the ...
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Baozang Temple
The Baozang Temple () is a Guanyin Temple in Fenyuan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.
History
The temple was originally built in 1672, during the Qing Dynasty rule. It was then rebuilt in 1971. The temple is designated as a third grade hist ...
Notable natives
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Lin Shu-fen
Lin Shu-fen (; born 17 January 1973) is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party who is in the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
Early life
Lin obtained her bachelor's degree in social development from Shih Hsin University
Shih Hsin University ...
, member of 7th, 8th and 9th
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
References
External links
Fenyuan Government website
Townships in Changhua County
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