Guanxi Township or Guansi Township () is an
urban township
An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in several countries.
United States
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in
Hsinchu County
Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county capital, where ...
,
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 ...
. The population of the township consists mainly of the
Hakkas
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan ...
with a minority of the
indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
Atayal people
The Atayal (), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group. The pre ...
.
Geography
It had an area of and an estimated population of 29,380 as of January 2017.
Administrative divisions
Tungxing, Xian, Nanxiong, Beidou, Beishan, Renan, Nanshan, Tungan, Tungshan, Tungguang, Nanxin, Xinfu, Yushan, Jinshan, Jinshan, Datong, Shiguang, Tungping, Shanglin, Xinli and Nanhe Village.
Economy
The township is known for its production of
grass jelly
Grass jelly, also known as leaf jelly or herb jelly, is a jelly-like dessert eaten in East and Southeast Asia. It is created by using Chinese mesona (a member of the mint family) and has a mild, slightly bitter taste. It is served chilled, wit ...
.
Infrastructure
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Hsintao Power Plant
The Hsintao Power Plant () is a gas-fired power plant in Guangxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
History
The development of the power plant started after the second Independent power producer bidding held by Taiwan Power Company in 1995. The ...
is operated by
Hsin Tao Power Corporation
Tourist attractions
![KuanhsiOldStreet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/KuanhsiOldStreet.jpg)
*
Leofoo Village Theme Park
The Leofoo Village Theme Park () is a theme park and a safari located in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It features three roller coasters, including an inverted shuttle coaster, Screaming Condor, an Intamin twist-and-turn coaster dub ...
Mawudo Exploration Forest* Taihe Temple
* Dong'an Bridge
* Chaoyin Temple
* Guanxi Catholic Church
* Formosa Black Tea Company
* Lo House
* Niou Lan River Waterfront Park
* Guanxi Old Police Station
Transportation
Guanxi Bus Station is served by Hsinchu Bus. The township is connected to
National freeway 3
National Freeway 3 (), also known as Formosa Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan. It is the second north–south freeway in Taiwan, beginning in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the provincial highway 2 (Jijin Road) and ending in Linbian, Ping ...
via the Guanxi Interchange.
References
External links
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Townships in Hsinchu County