Shetou Township is a
rural township in
Changhua County
Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...
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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 ...
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Geography
Shetou has a population of 43,315 (January 2016)
and an area of .
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 24 villages: Beidou, Guangfu, Guangxing, Jiushe, Liren, Longjing, Lunya, Meiya, Nande, Nanya, Pinghe, Qiaotou, Qingshui, Renhe, Renya, Shanhu, Shetou, Songzhu, Taian, Tungxing, Xiehe, Xincuo, Zhangcuo and Zhaoxing.
Tourist attractions
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Fangqiaotou Tianmen Temple
Fangqiaotou Tianmen Temple ( zh, t=枋橋頭天門宮, p=Fāngqiáotóu Tiānmén Gōng) is a temple located in Fangqiaotou, Shetou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, and is protected as a county- ...
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Houtanjing Sky Bridge
The Houtanjing Sky Bridge () is a pedestrian suspension bridge in Shetou Township, Changhua County in Taiwan.
Architecture
The bridge spans over a length of 204 meters with 265 steps. The clearance below it to the bottom of the valley is 150 m ...
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Shetou Doushan Temple
The Shetou Doushan Temple () is an ancestral temple in Shetou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.
History
The temple underwent renovation in 1971 in which the verandas at the two sides were changed to a flat-top format.
Architecture
The templ ...
Transportation
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TRA Shetou Station
Shetou () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Shetou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.
Around the station
* Shetou Doushan Temple
* THSR Changhua Station
See also
* List of railway stations ...
Notable natives
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Fang Wen-lin
Chen Mei-ling (born 13 June 1965), better known by her stage name Fang Wen-lin (), is a Taiwanese singer and actress. In the 1980s she was part of the popular girl group Feiying Trio (飛鷹三姝) with Annie Yi and Donna Chiu.
Fang released 10 ...
, singer and actress
References
External links
Shetou Township Office Information Network, Changhua County
Townships in Changhua County
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