Sanxing Township (), also spelled Sanshing Township, is a rural township in the western part of Yilan County,

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Geography

It has an area of 144.22 km² and estimate population of 21, 503 people as of 2014.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 18 villages: Dayi, Dayin, Dazhou, Gongzhao, Guilin, Hangjian, Jiqing, Renhe, Shangwu, Shuangxian, Tianfu, Tianshan, Wande, Wanfu, Weiqian, Yide, Yuanshan and Yuemei.

Education

* St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College

Tourist attractions

Changpi Lake The Changpi Lake () is a lake in Sanxing Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The lake used to be cavalry stable area for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Geography Changpi Lake is located at an altitude of ab ...

Spring Onion Culture Museum Spring Onion Culture Museum () is a museum located in Sanxing Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The museum was opened in 2005. Architecture The museum is housed in a facility used as a rice-storage building during the Japanese rule. ...

* Sanxing Ganquan Temple * Yuzun Temple

Transportation

* Highway 7 *County Road 196

Notable natives

Chen Chu Chen Chu or Kiku Chen (; born 10 June 1950) is the current President of the Control Yuan and Chair of the National Human Rights Commission. Before assuming her current post, Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President from 2018 t ...

, Mayor of

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiu ...

(2006–2018) *

John Deng John Deng (; born 29 July 1952) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan), currently minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs since 8 December 2014 until 20 May 201 ...

, Minister of

Economic Affairs An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the p ...

(2014-2016)

References

External links

* {{taiwan-geo-stub Townships in Yilan County, Taiwan