Shoufeng Township is a
rural Township in
Hualien County
Hualien County ( Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. I ...
,
Taiwan
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. The township sits in the north segment of
East Rift Valley between Taiwan's
Central Range and
Coastal Mountain Range near the
Pacific Ocean
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. The Township is best known as home to
National Dong Hwa University
National Dong Hwa University (NDHU; ; shortened as "") is a national research university located in Hualien, Taiwan. Established in 1994, NDHU is widely considered as the most potential research university and the most prestigious university ...
(NDHU), a
national
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research university
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and famous tourist attraction in East Taiwan.
Geography
![Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550512-suirembi-2418-iii](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550512-suirembi-2418-iii.jpg)
A large part of the township is located centered on the
Huadong Valley
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north of where the
Shoufeng River empties into the
Hualien River. The township extends eastward over the
Hai'an Range
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to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Administrative divisions
![Shoufeng Township Office](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Shoufeng_Township_Office.jpg)
The township comprises 15 villages: Chinan, Fengli, Fengping, Fengshan, Gonghe, Guangrong, Mizhan, Pinghe, Shoufeng, Shuhu, Shuilian, Xikou, Yanliao, Yuemei and Zhixue.
Demographics
It has 17,119 inhabitants in 7,370 households.
Education
Higher education
![NDHU Campus View](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/NDHU_Campus_View.jpg)
The
National Dong Hwa University
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dominates the township of Shoufeng, providing the township with its distinctive
college-town character. University buildings are located in the north of the township and the campus is directly adjacent to the Zhixue Street, Papaya Creek Delta, and
Zhixue Railway Station
Zhixue railway station () is a railway station located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the Taitung line and is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration
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.
Mandarin education
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National Dong Hwa University Chinese Language Center
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Tourist attractions
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Taroko National Park
Taroko National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the Taroko Gorge, the landmark gorge of the park carved by the Liwu River. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County and is lo ...
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Liyu Lake
* Honan Temple
* Niushan Hunting Reserved Area
* Lichuan Fishing Farm
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Farglory Ocean Park
The Farglory Ocean Park () or Hualien Ocean Park is a water theme park in Yanliao Village, Shoufeng Township, Hualien, Taiwan
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Chihnan National Forest
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Fengtian Immigrant Village
Transportation
Taiwan Railways Administration
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stations on the
Taitung line
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in Shoufeng include:
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Zhixue Station
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Pinghe Station
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Shoufeng Station
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Fengtian Station
Highways
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in Shoufeng include:
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Provincial Highway 9, a north-south route through the Huadong Valley
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Provincial Highway 9C, (9), a north-south alternative route to PH 9
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Provincial Highway 11, a north-south route along the Pacific coast
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Provincial Highway 11C (11), a north-south route connecting National Dong Hwa University with PH 9 and PH 11.
*, along the east bank of the Hualien River
References
External links
Hualien Shoufeng TownshipEast Rift Valley National Scenic AreaEast Coast National Scenic AreaHualien Ocean Park
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Townships in Hualien County