Puyan Township () is a
rural township in
Changhua County,
Taiwan.
History
Puyan used to be a barren plain inhabited by the
Babuza people dwellers who arrived from
Quanzhou
Quanzhou, postal map romanization, alternatively known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China. It is Fujian's largest metrop ...
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Fujian around 300 years ago.
Geography
The township has an area of 38.61 km
2 consisting of 22 villages, 262 neighborhoods and 8,452 households with a total population of 31,380 people. Around 87.8% of its total area is arable land. The township is located in central Changhua County.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 22 villages: Buzi, Chushui, Dalian, Dayou, Fengze, Haoxiu, Jiaoshu, Kunlun, Nangang, Nanxin, Punan, Puyan, Sanxing, Shibei, Taiping, Tiancheng, Wayao, Xihu, Xinxing, Xinshui, Yongle and Yongping.
Economy
Vegetable and glutinous rice planting are the main plantation in the township. Its milled long-grain glutinous rice accounts for 27% of the total production in Taiwan. Other produces are broccoli, leeks, spring onions, peas, cucumbers, bitter gourds, squashes and water chestnuts. Its livestock industry is also quite developed, in which most of the livestock are pigs and chickens, with additional cattle, sheep, deer and rabbits.
Commercial business is dominated by traditional shops. Small and medium enterprises or family-owned business operate in the production of parts and components of bikes, plywood, plastic processing or
original equipment manufacturer.
Tourist attractions
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Chang Sheng Echeveria Peacockii Farm
Chang may refer to:
People Surname
* Chang (surname), the romanization of several separate Chinese surnames
* Chang or Jang (Korean name), romanizations of the Korean surname
Given name
* Chang Bunker () (1811–1874), one of the origin ...
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Cisinglun and Rihyue Pool
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Lushan Taoist Temple
Mountain Lu or Lushan (, Gan: Lu-san), officially named Mountain Lu National Park, is a mountain in China. It was also known as Kuanglu () in ancient times. It is situated in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, and is one of the most renowned mount ...
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Puyan Shunze Temple
Puyan Shunze Temple (), is a temple in Puyan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. It mainly serves Xuanwu () as their traditional religious center in the Puyan village of Puyan Township.
Gallery
File:埔鹽順澤宮 (1)外觀.jpg, View of t ...
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Tian Jhuang Echeveria Peacockii Farm
''Tiān'' () is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion. During the Shang dynasty (17th―11th century BCE), the Chinese referred to their supreme god as '' Shàngdì'' (, " ...
Transportation
Puyan System Interchange, spider web of freeway no. 1 and expressway no. 76.
References
External links
Puyan Township Office, Changhua County
Townships in Changhua County
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