Jiaoxi Township () or Chiaohsi Township is a rural township in the northern section of Yilan County,

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Geography

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: 101.43 km² *

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: 35,945 people (2014)

Administrative divisions

The township includes eighteen rural villages: *Baiyun (), Yushi (Yushih; ), Deyang (), Dazhong (), Dayi (), Liujie (), Erlong (), Shichao (), Yutian (), Sanmin (), Linmei (), Baie (), Yuguang (), Guangwu (), Wusha (), Longtan (), Paolun () and Erjie Village ().

Education

Fo Guang University Fo Guang University (FGU; ; lit. ''Buddha's Light University'') is a private university in Linmei Village, Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist monastic order Fo Guang Shan in 2000 and as ...

Tamkang University Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 ...

Lanyang Campus

Tourist attractions

Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi rural township

Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi Township - another perspective

Aerial panorama of the Jiaoxi countryside

Jiaoxi is famous for its

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s. These attract large numbers of visitors so as the result, Jiaoxi has become a favorite weekend resort, mostly people from

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, featuring an array of hotels from the budget to the luxurious. There is also a few free public hot springs, mostly sheltered, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely foot bath at any time. Aerial perspective of a fish farm in Jiaoxi Township in Yilan county

Aerial perspective of a fish farm in Jiaoxi Township in Yilan county

In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. Other notable points of interests include: *

Wufengqi Waterfall The Wufengqi Waterfall () is a waterfall in Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. Geology The waterfall consists of three levels, which are the upper part, middle part and lower part. Transportation The waterfall is accessible by bus from J ...

Events

* Jiaoxi Hot Spring Festival

Transportation

Jiaoxi is served by

Jiaoxi Station Jiaoxi () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan line. It is located in Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 15 November 1919. Around the station * Fo Guang University See also * ...

on the

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run by the

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. Another convenient way of transportation to/from Taipei and further to Yilan City is by bus route that uses the

National Freeway 5 National freeway 5 is a freeway in Taiwan, which begins in Taipei City at Nangang Junction on National freeway 3 and ends in Su-ao, Yilan on Masai Road. Although it was called the Beiyi Freeway (Chinese abbreviation for Taipei to Yilan) prior to i ...

and passes through the Snow Mountain Tunnel. It is operated b
Kamalan Bus Inc.
an

(首都之星). The Provincial Highway 9 also serves the township.

Notable natives

* Chang Chuan-tien, member of

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(1999–2006) * Lai In-jaw, President of

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(2007-2010) * Wu Tze-cheng, Minister of

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References

External links

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2019 礁溪溫泉盃櫻花陵園馬拉松宣傳影片
('2019 Jiaoxi Hot Springs Cup, Cherry Memorial Park Marathon Publicity Clip') {{Coord, 24, 49, N, 121, 46, E, display=title, region:TW_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Townships in Yilan County, Taiwan